Fire Science & Management Minor

The minor in Wildland Fire Sciences and Management provides focused, complementary studies in wildland fire to prepare you for careers in fire-related natural resource management and for graduate school in fire sciences. The minor capitalizes on Missoula’s unique environment and location to educate and train in applied fire management, the natural and physical sciences, and in the human dimensions of fire.

The Wildland Fire Sciences & Management minor requires 23 credits in four subject areas. You are required to complete a fire core which includes coursework in ecology, weather and climate, fire management, and a field-based practicum. You must also select from electives in measurements, natural/management sciences, and human dimensions. The program is very complementary to our majors in Resource Conservation; Forestry; Parks, Tourism and Recreation Management; Wildland Restoration; or Wildlife Biology but is also open to students from majors outside the CFC. The minor requires a significant number of upper division credits and many of the classes have pre-requisites, which means that you should consider the minor early in your academic careers.

The advisors expect that students will actively take part in fire management activities via summer jobs, fire training, and the UM Student Association of Fire Ecology and Management chapter.

The Wildland Fire Sciences & Management program will produce knowledgeable, creative, problem-solvers who can contribute immediately in areas of wildland fire planning, implementation, and measurements/monitoring. We have access to the College’s nearby Lubrecht Experimental Forest, where students actively participate in fire and forestry operations.

Courses for a Minor in Wildland Fire Sciences and Management