Graduate Certificate in Aquaculture (Co-op) and Graduate Certificate in Environmental Visual Communication (Bundle Program) Fleming College - Frost Campus (Lindsay), Canada

Aquaculture
Aquaculture involves a range of activities, related principally to farming marine and freshwater fish and seafood. The salmon industry accounts for the majority of aquaculture operations in Canada.

Program Highlights
This compressed, one-year program is the only Aquaculture program offered as a Post-Graduate Certificate in Ontario. Food aquaculture operations encompass a wide variety of species and culture techniques. In addition to food production, aquaculture activities include production of fish for conservation, and production for ornamental species. The global demand for aquaculture products is growing, along with demands for stewardship, sustainability and food safety and security. This unique program combines:

• Significant hands-on operational experience
• Numerous field trips to experience aspects of the aquaculture industry such as trout farming and conservation stocking
• Business training so that graduates can both promote the industry and understand the diverse challenges facing aquaculture enterprises

During first semester, students will address aquaculture fundamentals. Much of the program will take place in the campus hatchery facilities, which include an Atlantic salmon hatchery and a muskellunge hatchery.
The focus in second semester is on operational and business practices, and internship planning.

Environmental Visual Communication
Develop visual communication skills and strategies to inspire environmental awareness and advocacy in this new program offered on-site at the Royal Ontario Museum.

Program Highlights
There is no other program like this in Canada. Positioned at the convergence of science and art, the Environmental Visual Communication program is designed to fill a recognized need for individuals who are passionate about environmental issues and storytelling and who want to effectively engage people to foster change.

With a focus on strategic messaging and technical savvy, you will learn to use photography, videography, multimedia and design principles to bridge environmental competencies with thoughtful communication through diverse media channels. The program takes place in a truly unique learning environment - at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in downtown Toronto.

Throughout the Environmental Visual Communication (EVC) program, you will learn how to identify strategies to inform and educate, garner engagement and support, and build and share campaigns to address conservation issues.

Equipped with hybrid skills and a sense of active environmental stewardship, graduates of this innovative, integrated, and applied program will be able to connect ideas among diverse groups and tell compelling stories with fluency.

Solutions to long-term sustainability are not found solely in the realm of science. Environmental visual communication is an emerging field and its practitioners are key leaders who, through collaboration and deliverables, can build bridges between science and society. The ultimate goal is to motivate the public to care about and become active participants in sustaining our ever-changing world.

Program Learning Outcomes
As a graduate of this program, you will be able to:

• Evaluate global environmental issues, and articulate the relevance of such issues to various stakeholder groups and the general public
• Interpret information and underlying meaning presented in the form and content of a visual image using knowledge of symbols and semantics of visual literacy
• Create innovative photographs, videos, and multimedia pieces that convey a compelling conservation message across a variety of platforms
• Direct and influence marketing and branding strategy in conservation campaigns that bridge gaps between collaborators to strengthen alliances with scientists, NGOs, government agencies, and educational institutions
• Manage and disseminate image and video files, including facilitation of online presence using knowledge of digital workflow techniques
• Distill and translate essential messages from scientific and legal documents to public audiences
• Analyze, select and negotiate the psychological factors that motivate people to take action on social issues within a real world experience
• Implement integrated social media management plans that convey strategic messaging through appraisal of social media platforms and selection optimal channels
• Produce and disseminate effective deliverables to meet identified needs and to provide leadership in environmental visual communication