The University of Montana's Wilderness Institute invites your students to participate in the fall 2011 Wilderness and Civilization Program, based in Missoula. For more than 30 years, the Wilderness Institute has been offering this innovative immersion program focused on conservation and environment in the Northern Rockies. Out-of-state students can participate as exchange students for the fall semester only or for an entire academic year. _____________________________________
The Wilderness and Civilization Program
Explore Wildland Conservation in Montana
Offering a Minor in Wilderness Studies in just over one semester |
Field Ecology and Conservation
In Wilderness and Civilization, a small community of 25 students gets the best of both worlds: campus and field learning. Students spend 30 days in the field throughout the program, learning firsthand how the ecology, politics, history, and culture of a place shape conservation efforts. Field trips include a ten-day backpack into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area and shorter trips to Yellowstone National Park, the Flathead Reservation, and the Blackfoot, Bitterroot and Mission Valleys. Field trips complement campus-based classes by exploring the specific ways that managers, community activists, tribal members, and landowners meet today's conservation challenges.
Small Learning Community
Program courses at the University of Montana campus are limited to Wilderness and Civilization students to encourage critical thinking and creative problem-solving. Students study wilderness and conservation issues from a variety of perspectives including literature, policy, art, ecology, economics, and Native American studies. Classes are taught by faculty from across campus, teachers who bring unique experience and expertise to the program and share a remarkable dedication to student learning. Program faculty include award-winning teachers, internationally-renowned scientists, and inspiring artists and writers. Students earn a Wilderness Studies Minor upon successful completion of the program.
Practical Experience through Internships
Students learn practical skills and build their resumes through internships specifically focused on an area of their interest. Wilderness and Civilization students are placed with one of hundreds of educational, agency, and non-profit organizations in the Missoula area.
Apply Now
Because the Wilderness and Civilization Program is limited to 25 students, interested students need to apply soon. Applications can be obtained online at www.cfc.umt.edu/wc. The program is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors of any major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. We encourage participation of out-of-state students through National Student Exchange and other similar programs. ^ The general application deadline is April 1st.
For more information visit www.cfc.umt.edu/wc or email wi@cfc.umt.edu. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need additional information.
* Wilderness and Civilization Program Courses and schedule:
Fall Semester 2011 (17 credits)
- Wilderness and Civilization, RSCN 373, 3 credits
- Literature and the Environment/Honors, LIT 373L (meets upper division writing requirement), 3 credits
- Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans, NAS 303EX, 3 credits
- Conservation Ecology/Honors; RSCN 271N, 3 credits
- Wildland Conservation Policy and Governance, RSCN 370S, 3 credits
- Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies I, RSCN 273, 2 credits
Wintersession 2012 ^ (one week intensive in late January) (3 credits)
- Environmental Drawing Seminar, ART 324A, 3 credits
Spring Semester 2012 ^ (4 credits)
- Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies II, RSCN 273, 1 credit
- Internship/Service Learning, RSCN 398, 2 credits
- Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, RECM/EVST 371, 1 credit
^ While exchange students are encouraged to remain in residency at UM during the spring semester, program requirements can be completed from their home college or university. Please contact us to learn more about options for exchange students.
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Sarah Potenza
Instructor and Program Manager
Wilderness Institute
College of Forestry and Conservation
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
ph: 406.243.6956
fax: 406.243.4845
http://www.cfc.umt.edu/wi
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