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.
Special Degree Requirements
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, 225, 360, 484,
498, two of the following three courses, 302, 367, 420 and at least
nine credits selected from 300 and/or 400 level courses offered by
EVST.
Required courses outside Environmental Studies: BIOL 100N or
101N or 103N; CHEM 151N; MATH 241.
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 210N, 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 |
A
|
S
|
BIOL 100N
The Science of Life |
3
|
-
|
ENEX
101 Composition |
(3)
|
(3)
|
EVST 101N
Environmental Science |
3
|
-
|
EVST 167H
Nature and Society |
3
|
-
|
MATH 117
Probability and Linear Mathematics |
-
|
3
|
UNC
180 Environmental Studies Freshman Interest Group Seminar |
1
|
-
|
Elective
and General Education |
3-6
|
10-13
|
Total |
16
|
16
|
Second Year
|
A
|
S
|
CHEM 151N
General and Inorganic Chemistry |
3
|
-
|
EVST 201
Environmental Information Resources |
-
|
3
|
EVST 225
Community and Environment |
-
|
3
|
MATH 241
Statistics |
4
|
-
|
Electives
and General Education |
9
|
9
|
Total |
16
|
15
|
Third
Year |
A
|
S
|
EVST
302 Introduction to Environmental Regulation |
-
|
3
|
EVST 360
Applied Ecology |
3
|
-
|
EVST 367
Environmental Politics and Policies |
-
|
3
|
EVST 420
U.S. Environmental Movement |
3
|
-
|
EVST upper-division
courses |
3
|
3
|
Electives
and General Education |
6
|
6
|
Total |
15
|
15
|
Fourth
Year |
A
|
S
|
EVST upper-division
course |
3
|
-
|
EVST 484
Senior Seminar |
-
|
1
|
EVST 498
Cooperative Education |
1-5
|
-
|
Electives
and General Education |
6-10
|
13
|
Total |
14
|
14
|
Requirements
for a Minor
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.
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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. Local approaches to solving environmental problems.
U 167H Nature and Society 3 cr. Offered autumn. 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.
Students write a research paper on a current environmental issue.
Focus on critical thinking and critical analysis of sources.
U 225 Community and Environment 3 cr. Offered spring. Same
as SOC 225. Exploration of the ways that communities address their
environmental concerns. Introduction of relevant social science concepts.
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 151N, 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. Offered autumn
odd-numbered years. 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 autumn. 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 Seminar 1 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., senior
standing in EVST. Seminar for seniors in the EVST major to pursue
topics of current interest.
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.
U 498 Cooperative Education Internship 1-5 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., major in EVST and at least junior standing. Practical application
of classroom learning through internships with conservation-environmental
non-profits or government.
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 513 Public Dispute Resolution in the American West 3 cr.
Offered spring. Same as LAW 613. Provides a conceptual framework for
understanding the history of ideas that have shaped the policies,
institutions, and strategies used to resolve natural resource and
other public policy conflicts in the American West. Focus on natural
resource and environmental dispute resolution.
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 531 Citizen Participation in Environmental Decision Making 3
cr. Offered spring. Review of the modes and methods of citizen
participation in governmental and corporate decision making. Review
of the National and Montana Environmental Policy Act; administrative
rule making and appeals, strategic planning, lobbying and corporate
governance. Students complete a project with an outside group.
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. Pollution reduction and prevention
strategies; related law and policies.
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 back
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Professors
Thomas M. Roy, M.A., University
of Chicago, 1966 (Director)
Vicki Watson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1981
Associate Professors
Leonard Broberg, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1995
Fletcher Brown, Ph.D., Miami University, 1994
Assistant Professor
Neva Hassanein, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1997