International Conservation emphasis

Goals:

The International Conservation emphasis is an interdisciplinary course of study that addresses opportunities and constraints to the use, management and conservation of forests, lands and their resources around the world. The focus is on ecological, social, economic, and political processes and change. Students who complete the International Conservation emphasis will be well prepared to pursue international conservation assignments such as with the Peace Corps or private non-governmental conservation organizations. The emphasis also provides an excellent foundation for graduate study by providing students with the basic knowledge, skills and critical analyses essential for a career in international conservation.

Students interested in completing the International Conservation emphasis must complete the required Resource Conservation curriculum and are strongly advised to complete the university-wide International Development Studies, including the specific courses recommended below.

Contact Information

International Conservation contact person:
Dr. Stephen Siebert, 406-243-4661, Science Complex 406

Coursework

To earn a minor in International Development Studies (IDS), students must complete a minimum of 21 credits (at least 7 of which must be upper-division). Of the 21 credits, 12 must be in designated core courses and 9 in content courses. Courses with a C after the number in the list of courses below are core IDS courses.
See: http://www2.umt.edu/catalog/internat.htm for specific requirements and contact information for the International Development Studies minor.

All Resource Conservation majors must successfully complete a minimum of 36 traditional letter-graded credits in the College of Forestry and Conservation, at least 20 of which must be taken while an approved Resource Conservation major, and complete a minimum of 400 hours of appropriate and approved professional work experience. Courses required for a Resource Conservation degree are in bold and recommended courses are in regular font. Specific course requirements include at least three quantitative courses, three communication skills courses, For 200: NRM camp, a course in ecology (For 330, For 462, or Biol 340/341), a course in natural resource policy (For 422, Recm 370, WBio 410 or 475), For 480: Project design and analysis, and the upper-division writing requirement.

First Year
ENEX 101	Composition	3
COMM 111a	Public speaking	2
Chem 151N *	General chemistry	3
Biol 108/109*	Diversity of life	5
For 170C	Inter envir change	2
Math 117**	Prob & linear math	3
Gen Ed & Electives		10
Summer
For 200	Natural resources meas. camp	2
Second Year **
For 201**	Biometrics	3
For 210	Soils	3
For 220	Tech writing	2
For 230	Forest fire management	2
For 275	Wildlife con	3
Econ 111	microeconomics	3
Recm 217	Wildland rec man	3
Gen Ed, IDS minor & Electives		11
Third and Fourth year ***
For 330****	Forest ecology	3
For 303	Intro to GIS	3
For 320	Forest economics	3
For 385	Watershed hydrology	3
For 422	Natural resource policy	3
For 424C	Com forestry and cons	3
For 475C	Social of envi & dev	3
For 480	Proj design & analysis	3
Wbio 460	Inter wildlife cons	2
Gen ed, IDS minor & Electives		34

* required prerequisite course.

** or other quantitative course (e.g., Math 121, 150 or 241 and others).

*** Students interested in pursuing graduate studies are strongly encouraged to complete an independent study project in their junior/senior years.

**** or other approved ecology course (e.g., For 462, Biol 340/341).