Environmental and Nature Writing Certificate
The Certificate in Environmental and Nature Writing (ENW) offers students multiple course opportunities to practice and improve their understanding of and skills in writing about nature and the environment, as well as in evaluating and critiquing such writing. It provides hands-on internship experiences with a biannual environmental literary journal and an annual community reading series, both run by EVST graduate students and advised by EVST faculty.
General Certificate Requirements
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.
POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE - ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURE WRITING
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| ENST 335L | Literature of the Earth | 3 |
| ENST 373A | Writing the Earth: Workshop on Nature, Environment & Justice | 3 |
| ENST 398 | Cooperative Education/Intern | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Earth Ethics | ||
| Culture & Agriculture | ||
| Environmental Writing 1 | ||
| Graduate Seminar 1 | ||
| Rhetoric, Nature, and Environmentalism | ||
| Introductory Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Writing the News | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |