Wilderness Studies Minor

Joanna Campbell, Director of Education Programs, Wilderness Institute

The Wilderness Studies minor is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program that combines campus- and field-based experiences. Students investigate sustainability, wildland conservation, and the human-environment relationship through the lenses of ecology, humanities, arts, and social sciences. Students earn the Wilderness Studies minor by completing the Wilderness and Civilization program, an 18 credit fall semester immersion program. Wilderness and Civilization is open to all majors. Students must apply for the program, which is limited to 25 students each year. Applicants must have sophomore standing or higher and a cumulative GPA ≥ 3.0 for all college work. Applications are due by April 1 and are available online at http://www.cfc.umt.edu/wi/.

Minor - Wilderness Studies

W.A Franke College of Forestry & Conservation

Degree Specific Credits: 18

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2021-22

Summary

Lower-Division Required courses		7
Upper-Division Required Courses		5
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences		6
Total Hours		18

Lower-Division Required Courses

Note: NRSM 271N is an Honors course.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ECP 102	Wilderness First Aid	1
NRSM 271N	Conservation Ecology	3
NRSM 273	Wilderness & Civilization Field Studies	3
Total Hours		7

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Required Courses

Note: NRSM 373 is an Honors course.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
NRSM 373	Wilderness and Civilization	5
Total Hours		5

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Note: LIT 280L is an Honors course.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete two of the following courses:		6
ARTZ 321	Painting II Contemporary Landscape
ARTZ 394A	Environmental Drawing
ENST 410	TEK of Indigenous Peoples
LIT 280L	Ecology of Literature
NASX 303E	Ecological Perspectives in Native American Traditions
NRSM 370S	Wildland Conservation Policy/Governance
NRSM 398	Internship
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-