Mission
Continuing Education reflects The University of Montana's commitment
to quality and leadership through innovative outreach programs that
serve the lifelong learning needs of the citizens of Montana and beyond.
This is accomplished through partnerships on- and off-campus with
the goal of providing access to education to those individuals who
cannot come to the UM campus for traditional programs, for whatever
reason.
Credit, non credit, grant funded, sponsored and self supporting programs
are developed and managed by two departments within Continuing Education:
Educational Outreach and Community and Professional Services. In addition,
CE has a facility which offers state-of-the-art technology as well
as six climate-controlled conference rooms providing seating for 8
- 200 people. These rooms offer audio-visual capabilities featuring
the latest in technological advances including access to Montana's
METNET system, Internet and satellite downlink services. In addition,
we provide conference and event planning, equipment rental, technical
support and catering upon request. For more information, check out
our web site at www.umt.edu/ccesp/facility.asp.
Educational Outreach back
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The Educational Outreach Department is an integral part of the instructional
program of The University of Montana, offering credit courses and
programs for individuals on- and off- campus through a variety of
delivery methods. Educational Outreach is home to the following divisions:
Extended Studies; Summer Semester; Summer Spectrum; External Degree
Programs; UM Online and Winter Session.
Extended Studies offers ad hoc courses in a variety of subjects throughout
Montana and beyond. For updated course offerings go to our web site
at www.umt.edu/ccesp/essp/extended.studies.
Summer Semester offers several options for traditional and non-traditional
student through out the summer months. Graduate and undergraduate
courses are offered in more than thirty disciplines along with workshops
and seminars. The summer catalog includes complete information about
summer semester and may be obtained by writing to the Division Manager,
Summer Programs. View the website at montanasummer.com.
External Degree Programs administer several UM off-campus programs
around the state including the MBA program in Butte, Kalispell, Great
Falls, Billings, Helena, Missoula and Bozeman; Education cohort programs
at the Masters and Doctoral levels; an online PharmD program; as well
as a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies in Kalispell. For more information,
view the website at www.umt.edu/ccesp/external.
UM Online courses are available to students both on- and off- campus
at times and places convenient to the learner. Courses are offered
in cooperation with academic units, to students locally, throughout
Montana, nationally and globally. For more information, visit our
web site at umonline.umt.edu.
Community and Professional Services
The mission of the Community and Professional Services Department
is to provide comprehensive credit and non-credit training opportunities
to a broad spectrum of professional and community groups using a variety
of delivery media. The Department is responsible for the development
and implementation of programs that are outside the traditional education
format and cover professional development, technical support, training,
creative solutions, enhanced solutions and communications. Community
and Professional Services is home to the following two divisions:
Grants and Contracts; and Health and the Environment.
The Grants and Contracts Division is responsible for responding to
Requests of Proposals; managing successful sponsored projects; project
evaluations; and conducting grand-writing workshops for non-profit
groups.
The Health and Environment division is responsible for providing training
opportunities to health and human services professionals as well as
those working with environmental issues related to natural resources,
ecosystem management, fire, water, soil and air.
Work-Based Learning back
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Internships are available to students in most disciplines offered
at The University of Montana-Missoula. Work-Based Learning allows
a student to work in a field related to his or her academic and career
goals while utilizing skills learned in the traditional classroom
setting. Information, applications and other forms are available at
the Center for Work-Based Learning, Lommasson Center 154, phone 406-243-2815;
fax 406-243-5866; or visit the web site at: http://www.umt.edu/internships.