The University of Montana has seven professional schools: Business
Administration, Education, Fine Arts, Forestry, Journalism,
Law, and Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences. Each school has
a specific focus designed to develop professionals through specialized
course and practical training. At the same time, the professional
emphasis is balanced by a broad background in the liberal arts
and sciences. Each school also maintains contact with professional
organizations in its field and provides leadership through research
and service to the state of Montana and the nation.
The professional schools, each administered by a dean, have
both graduate and undergraduate programs with the exception
of the School of Law which is a graduate school only. The professional
schools concentrate on degree programs which ensure that a student
will be professionally qualified to function in his or her chosen
field, both as a successful practitioner and as a critical and
informed citizen. The quality of the professional schools is
reflected by the number of graduates who move on to excellent
positions in their chosen fields.