Wilderness and Civilization Program Courses

Wilderness and Civilization is truly interdisciplinary, drawing from a range of courses in the sciences andhumanities. 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

Fall 2012 (17 credits)

• Wilderness and Civilization, NRSM 373, 3 credits
• Literature and the Environment/Honors, LIT 373L (meets upper division writing requirement), 3 credits
• Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans, NASX 303EX (meets non-western requirement), 3 credits
• Conservation Ecology/Honors; NRSM 271N, 3 credits
• Wildland Conservation Policy and Governance, NRSM 370S, 3 credits
• Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies I, NRSM 273, 2 credits

Wintersession 2013 (3 credits)

(one-week just before spring semester, plus 4-5 follow-up classes in the spring)

• Sound in the Natural World MUSI 304A

Spring 2013 (4 credits)

• Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies II, NRSM 273, 1 credit
• Internship/Service Learning, NRSM 398, 2 credits
• Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, NRSM/ENST 371, 1 credit

Course Syllabi

Wilderness and Civilization I, NRSM 373 Fall
Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies I, NRSM 273 Fall
Wilderness & Civilization Field Studies II, NRSM 273 Spring
Conservation Ecology, NRSM 271N ^
Literature and the Environment, LIT 373*^
Ecological Perspective of Native Americans, NASX 303EX**
Wildland Conservation Policy and Governance, NRSM 370S
Montana Wilderness Policy and Politics, NRSM 423
Internship / Service Learning, NRSM 398
Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, NRSM/ENST 371
Sound in the Natural World, MUSI 304A

^ 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.