Thomas M. Roy , Director
The Environmental Studies Program (EVST) seeks to provide students
with the literacy, skills and commitment needed to foster a
healthy natural environment and to create a more sustainable,
equitable, and peaceful society. To this end, the EVST program
helps students become knowledgeable, motivated, and active in
environmental affairs. We want our students to acquire skills
that will enable them to promote positive social change. Our
program is organized upon the following principles:
-Environmental studies requires an interdisciplinary approach
that integrates the natural sciences, social sciences, and
humanities.
-Creating solutions to environmental problems requires both
action and reflection; therefore, an effective environmental
education should generate thinkers who can do and doers who
can think.
-It is important to provide both classroom and experiential
learning opportunities in the arts of civic participation,
including communication, collaboration, and activism.
-EVST should strive to maintain connections with alumni and
former students and with the community of environmental activists
nationally, regionally and in Montana.
-Students should be co-creators of their educational experience.
High School Preparation: Students in high school who are planning
to major in environmental studies should take their schools'
college preparatory curriculum. Courses in biology, chemistry,
math through pre-calculus, and writing are recommended.
Admission Requirements
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To be admitted to the environmental studies major, a student
must satisfy the following requirements:
1. Overall grade point average of 2.75.
2. Successful completion of ENEX 101; EVST 101N, 167H;
CHEM 151N, 152N or ECON 111S, 112S.
3. Complete a formal application to the environmental
studies major including a written essay on an assigned topic
(details available in the department office) for departmental
approval for admission to the major. Essays are evaluated
for quality of thought and relevance to the major. Applications
for autumn semester admission must be completed by March 15;
for spring semester admission, October 15. Applications are
available in the Environmental Studies Department, Rankin
Hall.
Advising: Students who intend to major in environmental
studies but who have not yet met the above admission requirements
may declare themselves pre-environmental studies majors. Pre-environmental
studies students will be advised by an advising director with
environmental studies. If accepted into the environmental studies
major, students will be assigned an environmental studies faculty
advisor.
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Refer to graduation requirements listed previously in the catalog
(see index). For the Bachelor of Arts degree, every major in
environmental studies will complete the following requirements:
Environmental Studies: EVST 101N, 167H, 201, 302, 360,
367, 427E, 484.
Required courses outside Environmental Studies: ENEX 101;
BIOL 100N; CHEM 151N, 152N; COMM 111A; CS 171; ECON 111S, 112S;
FOR 210 or GEOG 112N or GEOL 109N; one science lab from CHEM
154N or GEOL 101N; MATH 117, 121, 241; PHIL 200E; UNC 194.
The Upper-division Writing Expectation must be met by successfully
completing an upper-division writing course from the approved
list in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of this
catalog. See index.
Special Emphasis
Students are encouraged to select a minor or double major from
another campus discipline or an emphasis in one of the following
areas:
Environmental Management: In addition to satisfying the
general requirements for a degree in environmental studies,
students desiring an emphasis in environmental management must
complete BADM 201, 202, 257, 270, 322, 340S, 341, 360, and 445
or 446 or 448.
Pre-Law: In addition to satisfying the general requirements
for a degree in environmental studies, students desiring an
emphasis in environmental law must consult with the pre-law
faculty advisor within environmental studies to design a suitable
pre-law program. The pre-law emphasis is a flexible program
designed to prepare students for law school and allow students
to strengthen their background within their area of interest.
Water Resources: In addition to satisfying the general
requirements for a degree in environmental studies , student
desiring an emphasis in water resources must complete 20 credits
of advisor-approved courses or internships. (Could include such
courses as BIOL 366, 453, 454; GEOL 320, 431, 480; FOR 389,
485, 486.) Note: some of these courses require prerequisites
not in the environmental studies core requirements.
Suggested Course of Study
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First Year
CHEM 151N General and Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 152N Organic and Biological Chemistry
CS 171 Communicating via Computers
ENEX 101 Composition
EVST 101N Environmental Science
EVST 167H Nature and Society
MATH 117 Probability and Linear Mathematics
MATH 121 Precalculus
UNC 194 Environmental Studies Freshman Interest Group Seminar
Elective and General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Second Year
BIOL 100N The Science of Life
COMM 111A Introduction to Public Speaking
ECON 111S Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 112S Introduction to Macroeconomics
EVST 201 Environmental Information Resources
FOR 210 Introductory Soils or GEOG 112 or GEOL 109
MATH 241 Statistics
PHIL 200E Ethics: The Great Traditions
Electives and General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Third Year
EVST 302 Introduction to Environmental Regulation
EVST 360 Applied Ecology
EVST 367 Environmental Politics and Policies
EVST 427E Environmental Ethics
Electives and General Education
Total....................................................................................................................
Fourth Year
EVST 484 Senior Service Seminar
Electives and General Education
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Requirements for a Minor
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To earn a minor the student must complete 25 credits; 15 must
be at the 300 level or above. The following courses must be
completed: EVST 101N, 367, 427E and one of these ecology courses:
BIOL 121N, EVST 360, FOR 330, or BIOL 340. The remaining credits
can be from any other EVST courses.
Courses
U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or
graduate credit, G= for graduate credit. R after the credit
indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum
indicated after the R.
U 101N Environmental Science 3 cr. Offered autumn. An
introduction to the scientific principles that underpin environmental
science and discussion of how these shape national and local
environmental laws and policies. Approaches to solving environmental
problems.
U 167H Nature and Society 3 cr. Offered spring The relationship
between ideas about nature and the development of political
and social ideas, institutions, and practices, primarily in
western (Euro-American) society. Complements ethics offerings
in philosophy aimed at environmental studies majors.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 201 Environmental Information Resources 3 cr. Offered
spring. Student research using a variety of sources (refereed
literature, government sources, internet sources). Critical
evaluation of sources. Students write a research paper and put
it on a Web site for peer review.
U 295 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 302 Introduction to Environmental Regulation 3 cr. Offered
spring. Introduction to the history, law and theory of environmental
regulation in the United States using public and private land
regulation mechanisms as case studies. Basic principles of constitutional
and administrative law relevant to environmental regulation,
substantive public and private land use law and the history
of environmental problems and their regulation.
UG 360 Applied Ecology 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., BIOL
100N, CHEM 152N, EVST 201, MATH 241. Understanding the principles
and concepts of ecology and how they inform real life decisions
about human interactions with the environment. Emphasis on case
studies, field study design and conservation of watersheds and
biodiversity.
UG 367 Environmental Politics and Policies 3 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., EVST 167H or consent of instr. Environmentalism
as social movement, political and electoral issue. Focus is
domestic illustrated by case studies.
UG 371 Wilderness Issues Lecture Series 1 cr. (R 3) Offered
spring. Same as RECM 371. Explores current issues in wilderness
preservation, management and research.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 12) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 398 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R
6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., six credits in EVST and
consent of instr. Practical application of classroom learning
through internship with governments, organizations or industry.
UG 420 The U.S. Environmental Movement 3 cr.Study of
the environmental movement as a social movement. Examination
of different approaches to environmental protection and restoration
in view of the movement's historical roots and contemporary
debates.
UG 425 The Human Role in Environmental Change. 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., upper division standing or graduate
standing or consent of instr. Same as GEOG 425. A systematic
examination of the ways in which the major physical systems
and ecosystems of the earth have been modified by human activity.
UG 427E Environmental Ethics 3 cr. Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., lower-division course in Perspective 5 or consent
of instr. Same as PHIL 427E. Critical exploration of selected
philosophical and literary texts pertinent to the ethics of
human relationships with the natural environment.
UG 440 Environmental Economics 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., ECON 111S, 112S or consent of instr. Same as ECON 440.
Outlines a theoretical framework for the analysis of environmental
problems, including concepts of market failure and externalities,
materials balance and property rights. The policy implications
of this analytical model are explored for a range of topics
including pollution and the preservation of natural environments
and species.
UG 450 Food, Agriculture, and Environment 3 cr. Offered
spring. Exploration fo the premise that agricultural sustainability
requires practices, policies, and social arrangements that balance
concerns of environmental soundness, economic viability, and
social justice among all sectors of society.
UG 473 Collaboration in Natural Resources Decisions 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as FOR 473. Political and social
processes affecting natural resource decisions. Examination
of cases of multi-party collaboration in forestry, range, and
watershed management issues.
U 484 Senior Service Seminar 3-6 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., senior standing in EVST. Students perform
community service working with conservation organizations and
natural resource agencies.
UG 494 Seminar 3 cr. (R 6) Prereq., EVST 101N or consent
of instr. A seminar on a current environmental topic.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Experimental
offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study 1 12 cr. (R 12) Offered autumn
and spring.
G 501 Scientific Approaches to Environmental Problems 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., graduate standing in EVST or consent
of instr. The strength and limitations of the scientific approach
to investigating and solving selected environmental problems
with an emphasis on the natural sciences.
G 502 Environmental Law for Non Lawyers 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., graduate standing. Review of major substantive environmental
laws with an emphasis on areas of citizen involvement in the
legal process.
G 504 Colloquium in the Philosophy of Ecology 3 cr. (R
6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., graduate student in EVST
or consent of instr. Same as PHIL 504. Documents of ecology
studied in the context of social and political philosophy, metaphysics
and ethics, philosophy of science, and technology.
G 505 The Literature of Natural History 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Same as ENLT 523. Study of the literary history of natural history
from its classical origins to the present with an emphasis on
the American tradition of nature writing and its relationship
to conservation biology, and the practice of natural history.
G 506 Nature, Language and Politics 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Same as ENLT 524 and PHIL 506. Investigation of environmental,
social and political thought from the perspective of contemporary
language theory.
G 521 Foundations in Environmental Education 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., graduate standing in environmental studies.
Same as C&I 521. Problem solving approaches to environmental
education; problem identification, research and design and implementation
of an educational approach to selected environmental issues.
G 525 Teaching Environmental Science 1-3 cr. (R-6) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. Same as C&I
525. Identification and examination of potential solutions to
environmental problems and their impact on society. Major emphasis
on teaching methods as they apply to environmental science.
G 530 Environmental Policy 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
graduate standing in environmental studies or consent of instr.
Inquiry into the history, processes, and politics of state and
national environmental public policy. Includes a review of policy
processes, methods of studying public policy, and the role of
advocacy groups in the policy process.
G 537 Building Effective Environmental Organizations 3 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., graduate standing. Focus on the tasks
and skills necessary to building and managing effective environmental
organizations, particularly non-profit. Budgeting, fund-raising,
grant-writng, attracting and utilizing volunteers, working with
the media. Strategic approaches and how they are shaped by issue,
context, and structure.
G 540 Watershed Conservation Ecology 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., college ecology course or consent of instr. Overview
of the basic science, management, policy and social action aspects
of watershed conservation, preservation and restoration.
G 548 Supervision and Teaching in Environmental Education
3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EVST 521 or C&I
521. Design, selection and evaluation of materials for the teaching
of environmental education.
G 550 Pollution Ecology 3 cr. Offered spring even-numbered
years. Prereq., college ecology course or consent of instr.
Same as BIOL 550. Environmental fate and biological effects
of pollutants, especially in aquatic ecosystems.
G 551 Environmental Field Study 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered
autumn. Prereq. or coreq.,, EVST 540 or 550 or 560. Same as
BIOL 551. Designing, executing and interpreting environmental
studies. Project oriented.
G 555 Research Methods for Social Change 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Same as SOC 555. Introduction to qualitative methods
of research design, data collection, and analysis. Emphasis
on research that facilitates and documents social change processes.
Hands-on research experience through fieldwork projects. Includes
instruction on writing social science and on research ethics.
G 560 Environmental Impact Analysis 3 cr. Offered spring
odd-numbered years. Prereq., graduate standing in EVST or consent
of instr. Basis for analyzing environmental impacts of various
activities; preparing and critiquing federal and state environmental
impact documents, such as environmental reviews, impact statements,
etc.
G 561 Land Use Planning Law 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same
as GEOG 561 and LAW 687. Basic overview of the law of land use
planning including background in the traditional governmental
regulatory, proprietary, and fiscal land use tools. Examination
of modern techniques for land use planning; consideration of
constitutional limits of authority of state and local governments.
Focus on skills in interpreting, drafting and applying state
legislation and local ordinances.
G 562 Land Use Planning Clinic 2 cr. Offered every term.
Prereq. or coreq., EVST 561. Same as GEOG 562. Students assist
local communities in long-range planning efforts and development
of growth management plans as required by Montana law; ordinance
drafting, development proposals, and land use issues.
G 563 Introduction to Environmental Law 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., graduate standing in EVST. Same as LAW 650.
Philosophy and values underlying environmental regulation, basic
introduction to administrative law, in depth study of air and
water pollution and the environmental policy acts.
G 564 Advanced Environmental Law 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., graduate standing in EVST. Same as LAW 649. In depth
study of the laws addressing toxic substances and solid and
hazardous waste, and the Endangered Species Act. Exploration
of interaction between land use regulation and environmental
law.
G 565 Public Land and Resources Law 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., graduate standing in EVST and consent of instr. Same
as LAW 654. Historical development of United States public land
law, state federal relations, and the roles of Congress, the
executive and the courts; the law applying to specific public
land resources: water, minerals, timber, range, and preservation.
G 566 Advanced Problems in Public Land and Resources Law
2 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., graduate standing in EVST
and consent of instr. Same as LAW 619. Collaborative work on
practical problems arising in public land and resources law
and individual research and writing projects.
G 567 Water Law 2 cr. Offered spring. Same as LAW 663.
Interstate water problems; federal/state powers; federal/Indian
water rights; Montana water law.
G 570 Environmental Clinic 3 cr. (R 6) Offered autumn.
Prereq., graduate standing. Environmental projects for nonprofit
or community based organizations or agencies. Team client relationships;
project planning, execution (including research and analysis),
and presentation.
G 573 Environmental Writing 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
graduate standing. Writing workshop designed to improve skills
in writing on environmental topics for general audiences.
G 593 Professional Paper Variable cr. (R 6) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq.,
graduate standing in EVST.
G 594 Graduate Seminar 3 cr. (R 15) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., graduate standing in EVST or consent of instr. In depth
analysis of a current environmental topic. Different topics
offered each semester.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., graduate standing in EVST or consent of instr.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 596 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 12) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., graduate standing in EVST. Work on selected
problems by individual students under direct faculty supervision.
G 597 Research Variable cr. (R 12) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., graduate standing in EVST. Directed individual graduate
research and study appropriate to background and objectives
of the student.
G 598 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R 8)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., graduate standing in EVST.
Practical application of classroom learning during placements
off campus.
G 599 Thesis Variable cr. (R 6) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., graduate standing in EVST.
Faculty
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Professors
William Chaloupka, Ph.D., University of Hawaii, 1980
Thomas M. Roy, M.A., University of Chicago, 1966 (Director)
Vicki Watson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1981
Associate Professor
Leonard Broberg, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1995
Assistant Professors
Fletcher Brown, Ph.D., Miami University, 1994
Neva Hassanein, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1997
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