Wayne A. Freimund (Associate Professor of Recreation Management)
Director
The Wilderness Institute in the School of Forestry offers educational
opportunities and special presentations, and coordinates research
related to wilderness and wildlands management. In addition to
the Wilderness Issues Lecture Series and a summer educational
program, the Wilderness Institute offers the interdisciplinary
undergraduate program Wilderness and Civilization.
The Wilderness and Civilization program is designed to provide
students, at or beyond the sophomore level, with a broad interdisciplinary
introduction to the subject of wilderness, focusing on the multi
faceted values that wild lands hold for civilized society. The
intent is to produce informed citizens, better able to participate
in processes for public involvement concerning wilderness issues;
the program is not intended as a professional land management
qualification, although many students supplement their professional
education through this program. A special feature is that students
develop a sense of community by participating as a group in the
intensive package of courses and field experiences required. Students
who complete the Wilderness and Civilization program become eligible
for the wilderness studies minor.
Admission to Wilderness and Civilization is based on academic
ability and promise, commitment to wilderness studies, and over
quality of application. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA
of 3.0 or higher for all college and university work. Applications
are due by April 1st and are available at the Wilderness Institute,
University Hall 303.
Requirements for a Minor
To earn a minor in wilderness studies the student must participate
in the Wilderness and Civilization two semester program and fulfill
the course requirements shown below (a minimum of 18 credits).
The program's course offerings may vary from year to year, but
will include sufficient courses from the A and B lists:
First Year |
Credits |
Two semesters of:
FOR 272 Wilderness and Civilization
FOR 273 Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies |
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and at least two courses from
Section A: Arts and Humanities
DRAM 214A Wilderness and Expression
ENLT 324 Montana Writers
EVST 301E Ethics, Beauty and the Environment
HIST 364E Environmental History
LS 302L American Indian Literature
NAS 303E Ecological Perspectives in Native American Traditions
PHIL 327E Environmental Ethics |
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and at least two courses from
Section B: Biophysical and Social Sciences
BIOL 200N Trailside Botany
ECON 345S Economics of Wildland Preservation
EVST 101N Environmental Science
FOR 130N Introduction to Ecology
FOR 271N Wilderness Ecology
FOR 304 Conservation of Natural and Human Resources in Montana
RECM 370S Conservation of Wilderness, Wild Rivers and National
Parks |
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