Wilderness Studies Minor
Andrea Stephens, Director of Undergraduate and Field Education for the 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 on the Wilderness Institute website.
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
MINOR - WILDERNESS STUDIES
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| NRSM 271N | Conservation Ecology | 3 |
| NRSM 273 | Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies | 4 |
| NRSM 373 | Wilderness and Civilization | 2 |
| Complete 3 of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Environmental Drawing | ||
| Painting II | ||
| TEK of Indigenous Peoples | ||
| Ecology of Literature | ||
| Ecological Perspectives in Native American Traditions | ||
| Watershed Dynamics and Management Issues | ||
| Wildland Conservation Policy/Governance | ||
| Internship | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |