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Wildfire Studies Program – Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops
Last week, TRU and the BC Wildfire Service announced that six wildfire science and communication programs – five certificates and a diploma – have been approved by the university’s Senate and Board of Governors and completed a 30-day public feedback process. These programs mark the university’s first steps toward an independent and distinct wildfire studies discipline, which will be a first in Canada.
Three of the certificates, including the Wildfire Science Certificate (Faculty of Science), the Sociocultural Dynamics of Wildfire Certificate (Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism), and the Wildfire Communications and Media Certificate (Faculty of Arts), are expected to start at TRU in September 2025.
The Sociocultural Dynamics of Wildfire and Wildfire Science Certificates form the first year of the Wildfire Studies Diploma within the Faculty of Arts.
Two other approved certificates –Wildfire Leadership and Emergency Communications — will begin in 2026 along with the Diploma in Wildfire Studies.
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