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.
Minor - Wilderness Studies
W.A Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
Catalog Year: 2022-23
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
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Lower-Division Required courses | 7 | |
Upper-Division Required Courses | 5 | |
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | 6 | |
Total Hours | 18 |
Degree Specific Credits: 18
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Lower-Division Required Courses
Note: NRSM 271N is an Honors course.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following courses: | ||
ECP 102 | Wilderness First Aid | 1 |
NRSM 271N | Conservation Ecology | 3 |
NRSM 273 | Wilderness and 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 |
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Complete the following course: | ||
NRSM 373 | Wilderness and Civilization | 5 |
Total Hours | 5 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Electives
Note: LIT 280L is an Honors course.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete two of the following courses: | 6 | |
Environmental Drawing | ||
Painting II | ||
TEK of Indigenous Peoples | ||
Ecology of Literature | ||
Ecological Perspectives in Native American Traditions | ||
Watershed Dynamics | ||
Wildland Conservation Policy/Governance | ||
Internship | ||
Total Hours | 6 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-