At Coast Mountain College in Terrace, Canada, Applied Coastal Ecology Post-Degree Diploma is offered as a postgraduate diploma in Ecology & Conservation programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 13,909 per year (CAD 3,274 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Diploma
Field:Ecology & Conservation
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,274 / year
International tuition: CAD 13,909 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Applied Coastal Ecology (ACE) Post-degree Diploma prepares you for careers in coastal natural resources management, ecosystem restoration, environmental monitoring, and many others. You will balance foundational learning in areas suchs a biology, geography, chemistry and oceanography with applied courses in areas such as salmon, ground fish and shellfish management, stream habitat restoration, rainforest ecology, and wildlife management. You will participate in real-world, community-based projects to gain employment-ready experience.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows the Applied Coastal Ecology (ACE) Post-Degree Diploma page in Coast Mountain College's catalogue. Unlike CMTN's undergraduate diploma track, this post-degree program requires applicants to already hold a B.Sc., or a B.A. in Environmental Studies, from an accredited post-secondary institution, including 6 credits of university-level Biology within that degree, plus Grade 12 English Studies, English First Peoples 12, or equivalent. English proficiency is required of every CMTN applicant; per the institution's general admission requirements, international applicants meet it through an approved test — IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, CAEL, or Duolingo English Test, at the level set for this program's tier — or by completing senior secondary or post-secondary study, including a passing English 12, in a designated English-speaking country. No portfolio or interview is listed. The one-year program, completable full- or part-time, admits for Fall 2026 in Prince Rupert.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Coast Mountain College runs one common application calendar across its campuses rather than a single date per programme. Domestic applicants: for the 2026-27 academic year, applications opened 1 October 2026; the final day to apply is 24 December 2026 for Winter (January 2027) entry, 23 April 2027 for Spring/Summer 2027, and 30 August 2027 for Fall 2027. International applicants share the same opening date but face earlier cut-offs: 1 October 2026 for Winter, 1 February 2027 for Spring/Summer, and 1 June 2027 for Fall, and some high-demand programmes may close sooner. Trades and other varying-start programmes are judged against their own start dates (international due three months, domestic one week, before start), and continuous-intake programmes accept applications year-round. No single closing date exists beyond these cut-offs. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
