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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Environmental Ethics Graduate Certificate

General Graduate Program Requirements

Graduate School policies and standards can be found on the Graduate School Policies page

The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing. 

The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any requirement is C. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE - ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

Course Requirements

Core Courses
Complete three of the following courses:9
Environmental Philosophy
Topics in Value Theory
Issues in the Anthropocene
Science and the Environment
Environmental Aesthetics
Philosophy and Animals
Thoreau
Elective Courses
Complete two of the following courses:6
Earth Storytelling: Nature, Climate, Resistance
Environmental Issues of Indigenous Peoples
The Greening of Religion
Conservation Without Borders
The Politics of Food
Ethics & Restoration
Special Topics in Ecocriticism
Nature, Language and Politics
International Environmental Law
Animal Law
Introduction to Environmental Law
Water Law
Natural Resource Conflict Resolution
Collaborative Skills for Natural Resource Leaders
Climate and Society
American Wilderness Philosophy & Policy
Political Ecology
Environment & Development
Perspectives in Human Dimensions
Ethics in Public Administration
Special Topics (Introduction to Public Policy Making)
Special Topics (Renewable Energy and Climate)
Special Topics (Women, Policy, and Public Administration)
Special Topics (Environmental Governance and Policy)
Seminar in Inequality & Social Justice
Special Topics (Wildlife Policy)
Total Hours15

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