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Do you love words and stories? Literature invites you to participate in experiences and ideas beyond your own and grants you access to some of history's and today's most imaginative minds. Studying English is a great place to start if you are interested in exploring philosophy, history, psychology, religion, anthropology, sociology or politics. You can also continue towards an associate of arts degree in English at Selkirk (two years) and then a bachelor of arts degree in English (two more years at a university).
The English Language Program includes instruction in all English skill areas at fundamental, intermediate, and advanced stages. Students at all levels have a choice of oral communication seminars as well as additional elective courses. Advanced students may choose courses with either a communicative, business or an academic focus.
Our program will get you started on your way to becoming a successful professional pharmacist and having a fulfilling career in medicine arts. Fulfill the admissions requirements for an entry-to-practice PharmD degree in the beautiful West Kootenay region.
In our supportive and creative environment, you’ll have unique opportunities to gain a solid foundation in this refined profession. We’ll teach you woodworking operations basics and technological advancements to develop your personal areas of interest and perfect your craft. This nine-month program prepares students for apprenticeship positions in the cabinet makers (joiners) trade or for careers as fine furniture builders.
For over forty years the Selkirk College Forest Technology program has been preparing students to balance values and manage BC’s forest land. The program has its roots in serving land management agencies and the BC forest industry with skilled graduates who are job ready and who can make an impact in today’s complex land management environment.
Giving you a full two years of study, the general associate of arts degree fulfills most, if not all, course requirements for third-year entry into BC approved bachelor of arts university degree programs. Mix and match your courses to suit your needs and interests. If you are not quite sure what you want to major in yet, but know you want to get your bachelor’s degree eventually, the associate of arts general degree is right for you. It gives you a well-rounded blend of arts courses designed to let you see some of the options you will have later, once you decide on a specialty to focus on.
Get freedom of choice with your General Associate of Science degree. You won’t have to decide on which specialty you’d like right away, but you will open the doors of possibility and have plenty of career options, plus be prepped for further education. Choose this program if you love figuring out how things work and want to give yourself time to decide on the future path that’s right for you.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a highly valued workplace asset with industries increasingly needing GIS experts. With our Advanced Certificate and Advanced Diploma, that can continue into Bachelor's Degree, we provide you with top quality GIS training and education to prepare you with essential skills to succeed in today's ever-changing Geomatics industry.
A Geography degree will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to begin a variety of rewarding careers. Geographers work as urban planners, GIS technicians and analysts, disaster preparedness planners, teachers, environmental scientists, remote sensing analysts, transportation planners, demographers, hydrologists and in a variety of other areas.
Selkirk College offers a great start to an undergraduate degree in geology. After completing your first year at Selkirk, you can go on to most universities and continue into the second year of a geology degree program. If science isn’t your passion, but you need science credit for another program or degree, geology is a great option for students coming from a wide variety of backgrounds. Geology provides an integrated perspective because it is a synthesis of chemistry, physics, geography, biology and mathematics.