University of Northern British Columbia Courses & Fees

Gain the education you need to become a Registered Professional Forester while developing a comprehensive knowledge of the science, philosophy, and practice of managing forested ecosystems.

The Forestry Ecology and Management degree introduces you to contemporary knowledge and techniques drawn from a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences. 

Through study and active learning experiences, you'll obtain a consistent and broad background in coursework that encompasses foundational and integrative forestry management topics.

Challenge conventional knowledge paradigms and approaches to forest management while pursuing minors in specialized areas for advanced expertise.

Forestry education and research at UNBC involves experiential learning at two research forests—the 10,000-hectare Aleza Lake Research Forest near Prince George and the 13,000-hectare John Prince Research Forest near Fort St. James.

From marketing to accounting to everything in between, gain a broad-based understanding of the Canadian business environment. Advance your business sense and integrative management skills as you gain the background knowledge you will need to succeed in any field or pursue your business endeavours.

Learn how to effectively manage people to unlock their potential and make any organization stronger. Build the fundamental skills required to pursue a career in human resources management.

Effective human resources management enables an organization to build success through people.

Begin by gaining a fundamental understanding of business through courses in macroeconomics, microeconomics, accounting, marketing and financial management. 

In the upper years, examine the leadership role that human resources professionals play in developing organizational visions. Learn to design equitable compensation systems and benefit plans from legal, ethical and strategic perspectives. Explore industrial and labour relations, including the collective bargaining process.
 

Explore the fields of finance, marketing and human resources management through an international lens as you prepare for a career in the global economy.

Build a foundational understanding of all areas of business. Take specialized courses in international accounting, international financial management, cross-cultural workplace practices or international marketing. 

Learn about trade theory, multilateral institutions and hedging foreign exchange risk. Explore the environmental, social, economic and legal influences which have affected accounting evolution in various countries. 

Gain exposure to the impact of the international environment on the functional areas of business management.

Address the contemporary challenges that face the sustainable use and conservation of our environment to ensure healthy ecosystems for future generations.

Our Landscape Conservation and Study degree focuses on integrated landscapes that support a wide variety of values and activities including the maintenance of biodiversity, the rights of Indigenous populations, ecosystem services and resource extraction.  

Combine your passion for technology and your curiosity for business as you discover how you can use data to help organizations reach their goals.

Build a foundation in all aspects of modern business through courses in accounting, marketing and finance.

Acquire the knowledge to use, analyze, and manage information systems to succeed in the business world through specialized courses in e-business, production and operations management, and information system analysis.
 

Discover the skill set to become an expert marketer. Let your creative juices flow and discover innovative ways to find, build and serve markets for products and services.

As a civil engineer, you will help people get where they need to go and design the spaces where everyone lives, works and plays. You will learn how to design and maintain buildings and other infrastructure essential to modern society while applying the principles of environmentally responsible development.

As an environmental engineer, you can serve society by ensuring we all have clean air, water and soil, and by creating sustainable solutions to today’s critical environmental questions.

This program prepares you for important employment opportunities where your technical expertise and problem-solving skills as an engineer are required, in addition to your strong awareness and understanding of environmental issues and a passion to improve the communities you live in.

As an environmental engineer, you will gain a solid background in environmental issues that are at the forefront of important discussions of how the environment and the economy are integrated with future development decisions.

This program prepares you for a wide range of employment opportunities where the technical expertise and problem-solving skills of engineers are required in conjunction with a strong awareness and understanding of environmental issues.

Explore how molecules work in living systems and develop a deeper understanding of how simple biochemical interactions support life. A biochemistry and molecular biology degree gives you the foundation to further your study in medicine, pharmacy, biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology or a career in teaching.

Biology is the scientific study of living organisms through which you gain a fundamental understanding of the world we live in. The subject is complex, fascinating and vital to all of our lives.

Establish your basic and advanced knowledge to succeed in a biology-related career. This degree will prepare you for entry into professional schools, such as medicine, dentistry, optometry or veterinary medicine programs.

Our Biology BSc. degree offers you the flexibility to pursue a specialization in Field Biology and Natural History, Applied Ecology, Ecology and Evolution, Zoology, Botany and Mycology, or Cell Biology and Genetics. We also offer two minors for students who are interested in biology but who are pursuing other degrees.

Build a foundational, multi-disciplinary knowledge base that focuses on the natural, physical and social sciences and includes population health and research methodology.

A biomedical studies degree prepares you for career opportunities in various fields. It provides the background knowledge to attend professional programs in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy, dentistry, speech pathology or physiotherapy.

Gain a deeper understanding of why chemical reactions are the basis of all life as everything we are or do depends in one way or another on chemistry. Learn to interpret and predict the behaviour of matter as it relates to the world around us.
 

Develop advanced applied-computing and problem-solving skills without losing focus on the core computer science subjects such as programming languages and operating systems.

Receive hands-on experience in robotics, networking, and cybersecurity labs. Be among alumni hired at Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, and many companies in California's Silicon Valley.

Conserving healthy environments while developing and managing sustainable uses of them is crucially important now and for future generations. This program teaches you about the challenges and approaches used to identify, advocate, and manage for healthy ecosystems.

This degree builds your knowledge to enter a solutions-based career as a conservation professional who contributes to solving today’s conservation and management problems.

Learn to be an effective agent of environmental, sustainability and social innovation as you promote the mitigation of, and/or adaptation to, environmental and sustainability challenges.

A degree in Environmental and Sustainability Studies leads to a rewarding career in sectors such as government, Indigenous government and agencies, the non-profit sector, law (with additional training), international development, environmental consulting, environmental health and more.

Acquire the necessary expertise to address the complexity of current environmental and ecological problems and future unanticipated ones.

Our Environmental Science degree prepares you for a career in natural resource management and environmental health and safety while meeting the educational components of the National Occupational Standards for Environmental Employment.

Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary degree teaching you the core aspects of environmental studies. You will be introduced to the human dimensions underlying environmental issues such as production, consumption, and ultimately disposal of natural resources. 

Learn about air pollution, climate change and global warming, waste management, meteorology, energy systems and sustainability among other issues. 

Apply your knowledge in practical settings such as the Quesnel River Research Centre, where students participate in groundbreaking research projects, or choose from many field schools.

If you have an interest in more than one area of science, the Bachelor of Science degree in Integrated Science may be just for you.

Expand your horizons on a broad base of science, including biology, chemistry, physics and math, and apply your knowledge to real-world challenges such as climate change and global health.

Cultivate a deeper understanding of pure mathematics, applied mathematics and statistics in a program that provides you with the flexibility to pursue your individual interests.

Our graduates are employed in education, academia, government, finance, information technology and consulting services.