Wilderness and Civilization Program

Courses

Students analyse data from a plant monitoring study

Interdisciplinary Coursework Wilderness and Civilization is truly interdisciplinary, drawing from a range of courses in the sciences and humanities. Students study wilderness and the human-nature relationship from a variety of perspectives including literature, policy, art, ecology, economics, and Native American studies. Faculty use a variety of teaching techniques, combining seminar-style discussions, group projects and presentations, extensive reading and writing, lectures, and examinations. These assignments encourage students to connect their studies to personal experience and develop their own values and ethics.
Combining Wilderness & Civilization with a Major in Resource Conservation>>

2007-2008 Program Courses
(Courses may vary; see full range of courses and syllabi below.)
Fall 2007
Wilderness and Civilization I, RESCON 373
Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies I, RESCON 273
Issues in Wilderness Ecology, RESCON 271N
Literature and the Environment, ENLT 371L
Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans, NAS 303E

Spring 2008
Wilderness and Civilization II, RESCON 373
Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies II, RESCON 273
Montana Wilderness Policy and Politics, RESCON 423
Wilderness Conservation Policy and Governance, RESCON 370S
Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, RECM/EVST 371
Wildlands Community Project (Internship), RESCON 398

Course Syllabi
Wilderness and Civilization I, RESCON 373 Fall
Wilderness & Civilization II, RESCON 373 Spring
Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies I, RESCON 273 Fall
Wilderness & Civilization Field Studies II, RESCON 273 Spring
Issues in Wilderness Ecology, RESCON 271N ^
Literature and the Environment, ENLT 371L*^
Ecological Perspective of Native Americans, NAS 303E**
Wildland Conservation Policy and Governance, RESCON 370S
Montana Wilderness Policy and Politics, RESCON 423
Wildlands Community Project, RESCON 398
Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, RECM/EVST 371
Dream Solutions, ART 295

^ Fulfills honors requirement
* Fulfills upper division writing requirement
** Fulfills non-western course requirement

Completion of the program leads to a minor in Wilderness Studies. Students interested in the program are encouraged to contact their advisor to see how these courses might also fulfill requirements within their major.

Ecology Professor Paul Alaback photographs alpine flora in the Bob Marshall Wilderness

Wilderness Institute
College of Forestry and Conservation
The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812
Tel: (406)243-5361; E-mail: wi@forestry.umt.edu