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General Education

*See addendum for changes to the General Education requirements and available courses that were made after the catalog was published

Preamble

The University of Montana-Missoula's General Education Program provides a broad academic base that supports both undergraduate learning at The University of Montana-Missoula and continued learning following graduation. While the General Education Program offers students considerable flexibility in selecting courses, it has a set of common educational objectives for all students.

In accordance with the mission of The University of Montana- Missoula, these objectives are to develop competent and humane individuals who are informed, ethical, literate, and engaged citizens of local and global communities. Students should become acquainted with issues facing contemporary society, participate in the creative arts, develop an understanding of science and technology, cultivate an appreciation of the humanities, and examine the history of different American and global cultures. Upon completion of the general education requirements students should be able to articulate ideas orally and in writing, understand and critically evaluate tangible and abstract concepts, and employ mathematical and other related skills appropriate to a technologically focused society.

In summary, the General Education Program is designed to provide a high quality intellectual foundation that accommodates all UM students whether in liberal arts or professional programs. This foundation will be reinforced, expanded, and refined as students continue through their course of study. Students are encouraged to prepare for productive roles in their chosen fields by cultivating civic awareness vital to the greater community and a democratic society. The acquired skills will allow students to examine critically the human experience and achieve genuine confidence in their knowledge and abilities. For the General Education Program to accomplish its goals, students must assume primary responsibility for their growth and education.

General Education Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the following General Education Requirements. (Students who have completed an approved lower-division general education program at an approved Montana institution of higher education should refer to the catalog section on General Education for Transfer Students.

NOTE!  ***All courses taken to satisfy General Education Requirements must be taken for a traditional letter grade and must be passed with a grade of C- or better***.

Students are cautioned that approved courses may change from year to year. To be used for General Education credit, a course must be listed as approved in the Class Schedule for the semester a student registers for it.

Group I: English Writing Skills

  1. Composition course WRIT 101 or 201(ENEX 101, WTS 101, ENEX 200) or an equivalent
  2. One designated Writing Course
  3. Take and pass the Writing Proficiency Assessment (WPA)
  4. Upper-Division Writing Requirement (as specified by major department)

Credits
0-3

3
0
1-3

Group II: Mathematics

3

Group III: Modern and Classical Languages or Symbolic Systems
A two semester language sequence is the default option (test out provisions apply).  Students in majors granted exceptions may substitute a symbolic systems course or courses. The list of programs granted exceptions and their alternative options are found in the listing of those majors.

0-10 or 3-6

Group IV: Expressive Arts

3

Group V: Literary and Artistic Studies

3

Group VI: Historical and Cultural Studies

3

Group VII: Social Sciences

3

Group VIII: Ethics and Human Values

3

Group IX: American and European Perspectives

3

Group X: Indigenous and Global Perspectives

3

Group XI: Natural Sciences
One Natural Science course must include a laboratory experience.  

6

Total

*28-49

  *Some courses satisfy more than one group (see list at the end of this section).

Group I:  English Writing Skills

The ability to write effectively is fundamental to success in academic, professional, and civic endeavors. Specifically, a student should be able to:

  • Use writing to learn and synthesize new concepts;
  • Produce focused writing that is developed, logical, and organized;
  • Compose written documents that are appropriate for a given audience, purpose, and context;
  • Revise written documents based on constructive feedback;
  • Develop competence in information literacy, information technology and digital literacy;
  • Use discipline-specific style and citation conventions;
  • Demonstrate appropriate English language usage.

Students must satisfy the following four requirements in order:

  1. Composition course WRIT 101 or 201 ( ENEX 101, WTS 101, ENEX 200) or an equivalent;
  2. One approved writing course;
  3. The Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Assessment (WPA), to be taken between 45-70 credits;
  4. The upper-division writing requirement for the major.

Composition Course   All students must complete WRIT 101 or 201 (ENEX 101, WTS 101, ENEX 200), or an equivalent composition course with a grade of C-minus or better.  Students with Language and Composition AP scores of 4 or better are exempted from this requirement.

Entering students are placed into WRIT 095, WRIT 101 or WRIT 201 (WTS 100D, WTS or ENEX 101, or ENEX 200) based on their standardized test scores.  Students placed into WTS 100D are provided an opportunity to challenge their placement with specific scores.  Students placing into WRIT 201 (ENEX 200) may choose to take WRIT 101 (ENEX 101) instead.

One Writing Course All students, unless exempted, must pass an approved writing course (chosen from the following list of approved courses) before attempting the WPA. Students are exempted from this requirement by transferring more than 27 semester credits at the time of their initial registration at the University.

Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Assessment (WPA)  All students (including transfer students) who have completed the composition course requirement, the writing course requirement (unless exempted), and at least 45 semester credits must take the WPA.
The WPA consists of a two-hour proctored examination written in response to a text released two weeks prior to the examination date. The assessment is offered six times annually. Information on the assessment and copies of the text are available at:
http://umt.edu/writingcenter/upperdivisionwritingproficiencyexam.htm

Students must pass the WPA in order to graduate. The assessment is designed to ensure that the student is prepared for the writing required in upper-division major courses. Students are advised to satisfy the writing proficiency assessment prior to completing the upper-division writing requirement in their major.

Students should note the following:

  • Students must take the assessment after 45 but no later than 70 credits.
  • Transfer students may take the assessment concurrently with either their writing course or the writing requirement(s) in their major.

Upper-Division Writing Requirement  All students must meet the approved upper-division writing requirements specified by their majors  Students should seek specific information about the upper-division writing requirements in their major in the section of the catalog where information about their chosen major is given. 

Students cannot use the same writing course to meet both the approved writing course requirement and the upper-division writing requirement.

The following courses are designated as approved writing courses for 2010-2011. Students are cautioned that approved courses may change from year to year. To be used for General Education, a course must be listed as approved in the catalog and in the Class Schedule for the semester a student registers for it.

AAS 372

African American Identity

AAS 374

African American Religious Experience

AAS 450

Prayer and Civil Rights

AASC 167H

Nature and Society

ART 203L

Introduction to Art Criticism

ART 303L

Contemporary Art and Art Criticism

ART 368

Latin American Art

ART 384

Renaissance Art

C&I 287

Business Communication

COMM 410

Communication in Personal relationships

CRT 122E

Ethics and Information Technology

THTR 330H

(DRAM 320)

Theatre History

ECNS 433

(ECON 440)

Economics of the Environment
(Environmental Economics)

WRIT 201

(ENEX 200)

Advanced Composition

HC 121L

Ways of Knowing

HSTA 103 

Honors American History

HSTR 103

Honors European Civilization to 1715 

HSTR 300
(HIST 300)

The Historian's Craft

HSTR 401 

The Great Historians 

JOUR 270

Reporting

LIT 110
(ENLT 120L)

Introduction to Literature
(Introduction to Critical Interpretation)

LIT 120L
(ENLT 121L)

Poetry
(Introduction to Poetry)

LIT 201L
(ENLT 201)

Introduction to Literary Studies

LIT 210L
(ENLT 224L)

American Literature I
(American Literature to 1865)

LIT 211L
(ENLT 225L)

American Literature II
American Literature: 1865 to Present

LIT 220L
(ENLT 217L)

British Literature: Medieval through Early Modern

LIT 221L
(ENLT 218L)

British Literature: Enlightenment to Romantics

LIT 222L
(ENLT 219L)

British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary

LS 151L/152L

Introduction to the Humanities

MCLG 251L

The Epic

MCLG 252 

Greek Drama: Politics On-Stage

MUSI 302H

(MUS 325H)

Music History II

(History of Music II)

NAS 200

Native American Studies Research and Writing Methods

NASL 202L

Oral and Written Traditions of Native America

PHL 311E

(PHIL 300E)

Moral Philosophy

RTV 280

Reporting for Broadcast

UNC 270

Critical Writing II

WBIO 245

Science Writing

WRIT 120L
(WTS 121L)

Poetry
(Introduction to Poetry)

WRIT 121
(WTS 115)

Introduction to Technical Writing
(Technical Writing)

WRIT 221 

Intermediate Technical Writing 

WRIT 222
(FOR 220)

Technical Approach to Writing
(Technical Writing)

WRIT 240E
(WTS 240E)

Ethics and Rhetoric: Writing Arguments on Contemporary Issues

WRT 110
(WTS 120L)

Introduction to Literature
Introduction to Critical Interpretation

The following courses are approved as meeting the criteria for the upper-division writing requirement.  Students should consult with their advisor regarding the requirement specified by their major.

ANTH 314

Principles of Forensic Anthropology

ANTH 400 

History of Anthropology 

ANTH 402

Advanced Anthropological Statistics

ANTH 448 

Quantitative Ethnographic Methods 

ANTH 450

Archaeological Theory (2/26/09 follow-up: MacDonald)

ANTH 451

Cultural Resource Management

ANTH 455

Artifact Analysis

ART 303L 

Contemporary Art and Art Criticism 

BIOE 371

(BIOL 341)

General Ecology Lab

(Ecology Lab)

BIOE 428

(BIOL 366)

Freshwater Ecology

BIOO 470

(BIOL 304)

Ornithology

BIOO 475

(BIOL 306)

Mammalogy

C&I 318

Teaching Language Arts

CHMY 302
(CHEM 334)

Chemical Literature and Scientific Writing

COMM 377

Rhetoric, Nature, Environmentalism

COMM 410 

Communication in Personal Relationships 

COMM 421

Communication in Nonprofit Organization

COMM 422

Communication and Technology 

COMM 424 

Risk, Crisis and Communication 

COMM 455

Rhetorical Criticism and Theory

COMM 480

The Rhetorical Construction of "Woman"

COMM 481

The Rhetoric of U.S. Women's Activism, 1960 - present

CSCI 315E

Computer Ethics and Society

CSCI 499

Senior Thesis/Project

CSD 430 & CSD 440

Senior Capstone I and II

DANC 494

Seminar/Workshop

(Junior/Senior Dance Seminar)

THTR 331H

(DRAM 321)

Theatre History II

ECNS 488-489

Research Method & Thesis Design / Senior Thesis capstone

EVST 302

Introduction to Environmental Regulation

EVST 305L

The Environmental Vision

EVST 367

Environmental Politics and Policy

EVST 487

Globalization, Justice and the Environment

GEO  499

Senior Thesis

GEO 320N

Global Water Cycle

GPHY 433

(GEOG 333)

Cultural Ecology

GPHY 335

Water Policy

GPHY 499

Undergraduate Thesis

GRMN 351H 

German Culture to 1900 

GRMN 352H 

German Culture from 1900 to the Present

HHP 301

Instructional Strategies in Secondary Physical Education

HHP 372

Rehab of Athletic Injuries

HHP 450

Analytical and Communication Techniques

HSTA 418

Women and Slavery 

HSTA 419

Southern Women in Black and White

HSTA 420

America Divided, 1848-1865 

HSTA 455

Indians, Bison and Horse

HSTA 462

Regionalism and the Rocky Mountain West

HSTR 414 

Early Modern Britain 

HSTR 436

Latin American Workers and labor History

HSTR 457

The World of Anna Karenina

HSTR 470

(HIST 437)

The Dynamics of Diplomacy

IS 448

Management Game

JOUR 331

Public Affairs Reporting

JOUR 333

Magazine Freelance Writing

JOUR 415

Feature Writing

JPNS 311

Classical Japanese Literature in English Translation

JPNS 312

Japanese Literature from Medieval to Modern Times

JPNS 431

Postwar Japanese Literature

LING 473

Language and Culture

LING 484

North American Indigenous Languages and Linguistics

LIT 300

(ENLT 301)

Literary Criticism

(Applied Literary Criticism)

LIT 301

(ENLT 323)

Studies in Literary Forms

LIT 304

(ENLT 327)

U.S. Writers of Color

(Literature by US Writers of Color)

LIT 314

(ENLT 335)

The American Novel

LIT 315

(ENLT 331)

Voices of the American Renaissance

LIT 316

(ENLT 373)

Topics in Postcolonial Studies

LIT 327

(ENLT 320)

Shakespeare

LIT 331

(ENLT 321)

Major Author/s

(Studies in a Major Author)

LIT 335

(ENLT 336)

Women and Literature

(American Women Writers)

LIT 342

(ENLT 338)

Montana Writers

(Montana Literature)

LIT343

(ENLT 337)

African American Literature

LIT 353

(ENLT 353)

Milton

LIT 355

(ENLT 355)

British Romanticism

(British Romantic Literature)

LIT 362

(ENLT  334)

Postwar Poetry

LIT 369

(ENLT 369)

Short Fiction

(Advanced Studies in the Novella and Short Fiction)

LIT 373

(ENLT 371)

Literature & the Environment

LIT 375

(ENLT 322)

Literary History

(Studies in Literary History)

LIT 376

(ENLT 325)

Literature and Other Disciplines

(Studies in Literature and Other Disciplines: The Bible as Literature)

LIT 494

(ENLT 401)

Seminar: Literature Capstone

(Capstone Seminar in Literature)

MAR 450 

Topics in Film and Media 

M 499

Senior Thesis

M 429

(MATH 406)

History of Mathematics

MCLG 494

Seminar in Russian Studies

MGMT 444

Management Communications

MGMT 445

Small Business Management and Strategic Planning

MGMT 446

Strategic management

MUSI 415

(MUS 424)

Music of the 20th Century to the Present

MUSI 416

(MUS 436)

Topics in Music History

MUSI 417

(MUS 437)

Cultural Studies in Music

NAS 494

Capstone Reading Course

PHAR 550

Drug Literature Evaluation

PHL 499

(PHIL 480)

Senior Seminar

PHSX 330

(PHYS 330)

Methods of Communicating Physics 

PSCI 400

Advanced Writing in Political Sciences

PSYX  400

History and Systems of Psychology

PSYX 320
(PSYC 320)

Research Methods III
(Advanced Psychological Research Methods)

RECM 451

Tourism and Sustainability

RECM 482

Wilderness and Protected Area Management

RTV 360

Advanced Broadcast Reporting

RTV 361

Newscast Reporting and Producing

RTV 494

Senior Seminar

SOCI 441

Capstone: Inequality and Social Justice

SOCI 438

Seminar in Crime and Deviance

SOCI 460

Capstone in Rural & Environmental Change

SOCI 488

Religion and Political Movements

SW 310

Social Welfare Policies and Services

WBIO 408

Advanced Fisheries Science

WBIO 470

Conservation of Wildlife Populations

WBIO 497

Senior Thesis

Group II Mathematics

Mathematical literacy implies an appreciation of the beauty of mathematics, an ability to apply mathematical reasoning, and an understanding of how mathematics and statistics are used in many arenas. Mathematical literacy may be attained through the study of the properties of numbers, mathematical modeling, geometry, data analysis and probability, with the overarching goal of learning mathematical reasoning and problem solving

Mathematical literacy cannot be achieved in a single course.  However, for the purposes of general education, the mathematical literacy requirement can be met by any one of the following:

 1) achieving a grade of C-or better in one of the following courses which address different aspects of mathematical literacy: Math 105 (107), 104 (109), 121 (111), 122 (112), 115 (117), 151 (121), 135 (130), or a mathematics course of 3 or more credits for which one of these is a prerequisite. 

 2) achieving a score of 50 or better on the CLEP College Algebra Test, the CLEP College Precalculus Test, or the CLEP College Mathematics Test.

3) passing the Mathematical Literacy Examination administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences. To qualify to take the Mathematical Literacy Examination, a student must have achieved a score of 630 or better on the SAT Math exam or a score of 28 or better on the ACT Math exam. A student may take the Mathematical Literacy Examination only once. Further details are available from the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

 Students must complete the mathematical literacy requirement by the time they have earned 30 credits; if not, they must register for a mathematical sciences course every semester until they have completed the requirement. Because many other courses at the university assume some mathematical literacy, it is strongly recommended that all students complete their mathematical literacy requirement as soon as possible.

 Upon completion of the mathematical literacy requirement, a student will be able to effectively apply mathematical or statistical reasoning to a variety of applied or theoretical problems.

Group III:  Modern and Classical Language

Students must complete successfully the second semester of a Modern and Classical Language at the University of Montana.  Courses encompass the comprehensive study of a natural language other than written or spoken contemporary English.

Upon completion of the Modern and Classical Languages sequence, students will have a basic functional knowledge of a second natural language sufficient to:

  1. read and write if the language is classical, such as Latin;
  2. speak and aurally comprehend, if the language does not have a written tradition, such as Salish;
  3. perform all four skills (speaking, aural comprehension, reading, and writing) if the language is modern and has a written tradition, such as Japanese or French.
  4. demonstrate both receptive (visual comprehension) and expressive (manual production) proficiency if the language is American Sign Language. 

ARAB 101

Elementary Modern Arabic I
(Elementary Standard Arabic)

ARAB 102

Elementary Modern Arabic II
(Elementary Modern Standard Arabic)

CHIN 101

Elementary Chinese I

CHIN 102

Elementary Chinese II

FRCH 101
(FREN 101)

Elementary French I

FRCH 102
(FREN 102)

Elementary French II

GRMN 101
(GERM 101)

Elementary German

GRMN 102
(GERM 102)

Elementary German

GRK 101

Elementary Greek I

GRK 102

Elementary Greek II

ITLN 101
(ITAL 101)

Elementary Italian I

ITLN 102
(ITAL 102)

Elementary Italian II

JPNS 101

Elementary Japanese I

JPNS 102

Elementary Japanese II

LATN 101
(LAT 101)

Elementary Latin

LATN 102
(LAT 102)

Elementary Latin

RUSS 101

Elementary Russian I

RUSS 102

Elementary Russian II

SPNS 101
(SPAN 101)

Elementary Spanish

SPNS 102
(SPAN 102)

Elementary Spanish

*ENIR 101

Elementary Irish One

 *ENIR 102

Elementary Irish Two

* ENIR 103

Elementary Irish Three

  * Three 3 credit courses of Irish are required to fulfill the general education requirement

  • Students may satisfy the requirement by demonstrating equivalent skill in any of these or other languages in testing administered by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.
  • International students from non English speaking countries may satisfy this requirement by presenting a TOEFL score of 580 or greater, or by successful completion of ESL/LING 250 or 450, or by presenting a department approved application for degree.

Group III: Exceptions to the Modern and Classical Language requirement - Symbolic Systems 

The majors listed below have been granted exceptions to the Modern and Classical Language requirement. Students graduating in any one of these majors may substitute the symbolic system course or courses designated by the major.

 Each of these courses presents the foundations of a symbolic system, defined as a relationship that maps real-world objects, principles and doctrines with abstractions of the real-world. 

Symbolic systems facilitate communication in specialized ways but do not comprise a spoken or written language by which members of a culture typically communicate with each other.

 Upon completion of a symbolic systems course or courses, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the symbols and the transformations of the system
  2. relay and interpret information in terms of the given symbolic system.
  3. apply creative thinking using the symbolic system in order to solve problems and communicate ideas;

Major

Symbolic Systems Course(s)

Accounting & Finance

STAT 216 (MATH 241)

Anthropology

ANTH 401 or FOR 201 or STAT 216  (MATH 241) or SOCI 202 (SOC 202) or PSYX 222(PSYC 220)

Biochemistry
Biochemistry / Health Profession Option 

M171 (MATH 152)
M162 (MATH 150)

Chemistry

One course in Mathematical Science at 162 (150) level or above

Communication Studies

STAT 216 (MATH 241) or PSYX 222 (PSYC 220) or SOCI 202 (SOC 202) or HHP 486

Computer Science

CSCI 131(CS 131) and CSCI 136(CS 132)

Curriculum & Instruction

M136 (MATH  131)

Division of Biological Sciences

M162 (MATH 150) or M171 (MATH 152)

Economics

STAT 216 (MATH 241) and either  M162 (MATH 150) or  M171 (MATH 152) or M172 (MATH 153)

Forestry

M162 (MATH 150)

Geography

STAT 216 (MATH 241)

Geoscience

M162 (MATH 150) or M171 (MATH 152)

Health and Human Performance

C&I/HHP 486 or STAT 216 (MATH 241) or PSYX 222 (PSYC 220) or SOCI 202 (SOC 202) or WBIO 210

Management Information Systems

STAT 216 (MATH 241)

Management & Marketing

STAT 216 (MATH 241)

Mathematics or combined Mathematics / Computer Science

M171 (MATH 152), or any course for which it is a prerequisite

 

Music-
Bachelor of Music Education
Bachelor of Music in Composition/Music Technology
Bachelor of Music Specialization in Instrumental Performance
Bachelor of Music Specialization in Piano Performance and Pedagogy
Bachelor of Music Specialization in Piano Performance

MUSI 105, 106, 140 & 141 (MUS 111, 112, 137 & 138)

Pharmacy

M162 (MATH 150) and [STAT 216 (MATH 241) or PSYX 222 (PSYCH 220) or SOCI 202 (SOC 202)]

Psychology

PSYX 222 (PSYC 220)

Recreation Management

STAT 216 (MATH 241) or FOR 201 or SOCI 202 (SOC 202)

Resource Conservation

STAT216 (MATH 241) or WBIO 240 or FOR 201 or SOCI 202 (SOC 202)

Sociology

SOCI 202 (SOC 202) or PSYX 222 (PSYC 220) (for double majors) or STAT 216 (MATH 241)

Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts(Acting Emphasis) 

THTR 210, 211 & 310 

Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design/Technology Emphasis) 

THTR 255 & THTR 345 or 355

Wildland Restoration

[M162 (MATH 150) or M171(MATH 152)] and [FOR 201 or WBIO 240 or STAT 216 (MATH 241)]

Wildlife Biology

M162 (MATH 150) or higher and WBIO 240 or two Math courses 162 (150) and Higher

Students are advised that most courses meeting the symbolic systems exception have prerequisites, as indicated in the chart below:

Course

Title

Pre-requisite(s)

ANTH 401

Anthropological Data Analysis

College algebra or consent of instructor

CSCI 135

(CS 131)

Fundamentals of Computer Science I

Computer programming experience in a language such as BASIC, Pascal, C, etc.; coreq., M 095 D (MAT 100D) or consent of instr.  CS 102 highly recommended as prereq. or coreq

CSCI 136

(CS 132)

Fundamentals of Computer Science II

CS 131; coreq., M151 (MATH 121) or consent of instr

C&I 486

Statistical Procedures in Education

M 115 (MATH 117) or equiv. or consent of instr

FOR 201

Forest Biometrics

M 115 (MATH 117) or M 151 (MATH 121) or equivalent

HHP 486

Statistical Procedures in Education

M 115 (MATH 117) or equiv. or consent of instr

M 136
(MATH 131)

Mathematics for K-8 Teachers II

M 135 (MATH 130)

M 162

(MATH 150)

Applied Calculus

Appropriate placement score or one of M 121, 122, or 151 (MATH 111,112 or 121)

M171

(MATH 152)

Calculus I

M 122 or 151 (MATH 112 or 121) or appropriate placement score

STAT 216

(MATH 241)

Statistics

M 115 (MATH 117) or consent of instructor

STAT 451

(MATH 444)

Statistical Methods

One year of college mathematics including M 115 (MATH 117) or equiv. course in probability or consent of instr

MUSI 105

(MUS 111)

Music Theory I (Theory I)

Coreq., MUS 137

MUSI 106

(MUS 112)

Music Theory II (Theory II)

MUS 111

MUSI 140

(MUS 137)

Aural Perception I

Coreq., MUS 111

MUSI 141

(MUS 138)

Aural Perception II

MUS 137

MUSI 139

(MUS 162)

Language of Music II

MUS 161

PSYX 222

(PSYC 220)

Psychological Statistics

PSYX 100S, 120:  M 115, 162,  or 171 (MATH 117, 150 or 152)

SOCI 202
(SOC 202)

Social Statistics

M 115 (MATH 117) or consent of instructor

THTR 211 

Voice and Speech II 

THTR 210 

THTR 310 

Voice and Speech III

THTR 211 

THTR 345 

Flat Pattern Design and Drafting 

THTR 255 

THTR 355 

Computer-Aided Drafting and Computer Applications for the Theatre 

THTR 255 

WBIO 240

Introduction to Biostatistics

Calculus and consent of instructor

Group IV: Expressive Arts (A)

Expressive Arts courses are activity-based and emphasize the value of learning by doing in an artistic context.  Upon completion of an Expressive Arts course, students will be able to express themselves in the making of an original work or creative performance; understand the genres and/or forms that have shaped the medium; and critique the quality of their own work and that of others.

ART 101A

Visual Language: Drawing

ART 102A

Visual Language: 2-D Design

ART 103A

Three Dimensional Fundamentals

ART 129A

Ceramics for Non-Majors

ART 314A

Elementary School Art

ART 324A

Drawing Studio Seminar

COM 160A

Oral Communication

COM 217A

Oral Interpretation of Literature

COMM 111A

Introduction to Public Speaking

DANC 100A

(DAN 100A)

Modern Dance I

DANC 110A

(DAN 104A)

Ballet I

DANC 115A

(DAN 107A)

Jazz Dance I

DANC 118A

Dance Forms: Tap 

DANC 160A 

Dance Forms: Irish 

DANC 165A 

Dance Forms: African 

DANC 200A

(DAN 200A)

Modern Dance II

DANC 220A

(DAN 201A)

Beginning Composition

DANC 210A

(DAN 204A)

Ballet II

DANC 215A

(DAN 207A)

Jazz Dance II

THTR 102A

(DRAM 103A)

Introduction to Theatre Design

THTR 106A

(DRAM 106A)

Theatre Production I: Running Crew

THTR 107A

(DRAM 107A)

Theatre Production I: Construction Crew

THTR 113A 

Introduction to Vocal Acting 

THTR 120A

(DRAM 111A)

Introduction to Acting I (Acting for Non-Majors)

THTR 121A

(DRAM 112A)

Introduction to Acting II (Acting for Non-Majors II)

THTR 229A

(DRAM 216A)

Production Acting I 

ENCR 210A

Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction

ENCR 211A

Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry

ENCR 212A

Introduction to Creative Writing: Nonfiction

ENCR 312A

Creative Writing: Nonfiction

EVST 373A

Nature Works

MAR 111A

Integrated Digital Art

MAR 112A

Intro to Non-Lin Editing

MUSI 102A

(MUS 100A)

Performance Study

MUSI 108A

(MUS 108A)

Orchestras: USMO (Orchestras)

MUSI 110A

(MUS 113A)

Opera Theatre

MUSI 111A

(MUS 118A)

Singing for Non-Majors

MUSI 112A

(MUS 107A)

Choir: Chamber Choral (Choral Ensemble)

 MUSI 114A

(MUS 110A)

 Band: UM Concert Band

(Concert Bands)

MUSI 122A

(MUS 150A) 

Percussion Ensemble: UM

(Chamber Ensembles)

MUSI 131A

(MUS 114A)

Jazz Ensemble: UM Jazz Bands

(UM Jazz Bands)

MUSI 135A

(MUS 115A)

Keyboard Skills I

(Piano In Class I)

MUSI 136A

(MUS 116A)

Keyboard Skills II

(Piano In Class II)

MUSI 155A

(MUS 104A)

Marching: Grizzly Marching Band

(Marching Band)

MUSI 160A

(MUS 147A)

Beginning Guitar

(Beginning Folk Guitar)

WRIT 184A
(WTS 184A)

Beginning Creative Writing: Multiple Genres

WRIT 185A
(WTS 185A)

Beginning Creative Writing: Fiction

WRIT 186A
(WTS 186A)

Beginning Creative Writing: Poetry



Group V: Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

In these courses, students develop familiarity with significant works of artistic representation, including literature, music, visual art, and/or performing arts.  Through this experience, students enhance their analytical skills and explore the historical, aesthetic, philosophical, and cultural features of these works.

Upon completion of a Literary and Artistic Studies course, students will be able to:

  1. analyze works of art with respect to structure and significance within literary and artistic traditions, including emergent movements and forms; and
  2. develop coherent arguments that critique these works from a variety of approaches, such as historical, aesthetic, cultural, psychological, political, and philosophical.       

ART 100L

Art Appreciation

ART 203L

Introduction to Art Criticism

DAN 234L

Dance in Popular Movies (Dance in Cinema)

DANC 360L

(DAN 335L)

World Dance

THTR 101L

(DRAM 101L)

Introduction to Theatre Appreciation

(Theatre Appreciation)

THTR 235L

(DRAM 220L)

Dramatic Literature (Script Analysis)

ENCR 110L

Montana Writers Live!

ENFM 180L

Introduction to Film

EVST 305L

Environmental Vision

HC 121 L

Ways of Knowing

LIT 110L
(ENLT 120L/ WTS 120L)

Introduction to Literature
(Introduction to Critical Interpretation)

LIT 120L
(ENLT 121L/ WTS 121L)

Poetry
(Introduction to Poetry)

LIT 210L
(ENLT 224L)

American Literature I
American Literature to 1865

LIT 211L
ENLT 225L

American Literature II
American Literature since 1865

LIT 220L
(ENLT 217L)

British Literature: Medieval to Renaissance

LIT 221L
(ENLT 218L)

British Literature: Enlightenment to Romanticism

LIT 222L
(ENLT 219L)

British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary

LIT 270L
(ENLT 227L)

Film and Literature
(Film as Literature, Literature as Film)

LIT 342L
(ENLT 338L)

Montana Writers
(Montana Literature)

LIT 349L
(ENLT 349L)

Medieval Literature

LIT 350L
(ENLT 350L)

Chaucer

LIT 373 

Literature and the Environment 

LIT 378L
(ENLT 372L)

Gay and Lesbian Studies

GRMN 322L
(GERM 222L)/ LS 282L

The German Cinema

LS 151L

Introduction to Humanities

LS 152L

Introduction to Humanities

LS 327L

Gender and Sexuality in English Fiction

MAR 101L

Intro to Media Arts

MCLG 155L

Survey of Classical Literature

MCLG 160L

Classical Mythology

MCLG 251L

The Epic

MCLG 252L

Greek Drama:  Politics on Stage

MCLG 313L

Classical Chinese Poetry in Translation

MCLG 314L

Traditional Chinese Literature
(Traditional Chinese Literature in English Translation)

MCLG 332L

Introduction to Multicultural Literature in Germany

MUSI 101L

(MUS 134L)

Enjoyment of Music

(The Art of Western Music)

MUSI 130L

(MUS 132L)

History of Jazz

MUSI 132L

(MUS 133L)

History of Rock and Roll

MUSI 133L 

Country Music: Cowboys, Opry and Nashville 

MUSI 202L

(MUS 135L)

Introduction to Music Literature

RUSS 312L
(RUSS 307L)/ MCLG/ LS 307L

Russian Literature II                       
(Introduction to 19th Century Russian Literature)

RUSS 313L
(RUSS 307L)/ MCLG 307/LS 307L

Russian Literature III
(Introduction to 20th Century Russian Literature)

Group VI:  Historical and Cultural Studies (H)

These courses present the historical or cultural contexts of ideas and institutions, and examine cultural development or differentiation in the human past. They are foundational in that they are wide-ranging in chronological, geographical, or topical focus, or in that they introduce students to methods of inquiry specific to a particular discipline.

Upon completion of a Historical and Cultural Studies course, students will be able to:

  1. synthesize ideas and information with a view to understanding the causes and consequences of historical developments and events;
  2. evaluate  texts or artifacts within their historical and/or cultural contexts;
  3. analyze human behavior, ideas, and institutions within their respective historical and/or cultural contexts.

AAS 161H

Introduction to African American Studies

AAS 342H / HISTA342H
(AAS 262H)

African American History to 1865

AAS 343H/ HISTA 343H
(AAS 263H)

African American History since 1865

ANTH 101H

Introduction to Anthropology

ANTH 103H

Food and Culture

ANTH 106H

The Silk Road

ANTH 251H

Foundation of Civilization

ANTH 252H

Archaeological Wonders of the World

ANTH 351H

Archaeology of North America

ANTH 354H

Mesoamerican Prehistory

ART 150H

Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art

ART 151H

Art of World Civilization: Early Modern to Contemporary Art

COMM 250H

Introduction to Rhetorical Theory

THTR 330H

(DRAM 320H)

Theatre History I

THTR 331H

(DRAM 321H)

Theatre History II

THTR 335H

(DRAM 336H /ART 336H)

Architectural History

(History of Architectural Design, Pre-History to 1850)

EVST167H/ AASC 167H

Nature & Society

GRMN 351H (GERM 303H)

German Culture, Beginnings to 1900
                                             Crosslisted with LS 321H, MCLG 330H

GRMN 352H (GERM 304H)

German Culture, 1900 to the Present
                                              Crosslisted with LS 322H, MCLG 331H

HSTA 270H 

Women in America from the Colonial Era through the Civil War 

HSTA 271H 

Women in America from the Civil War to the Present 

HSTR 101H/ 103H (HIST 104H/107H)

Western Civilization I /Honors Western Civilization I
(European Civilization to 1715)

HSTR 102H/ 104H (HIST 105H/108H)

Western Civilization II / Honors Western Civilization II
(Modern Europe)

HSTA 101H/103H HIST 151/154H

American History I/ Honors American History I
(The Americans: Conquest to Capitalism & Honors)

HSTA 102H/104H
HIST 152H/ 155H

American History II/ Honors American History II
(The Americans: 1877 to the Present)

HSTR 230H

(HIST 286H)

Colonial Latin America

HSTR 231H

(HIST 287H)

Modern Latin America

HSTR 377H

(HIST 330H)

European International Relations

HSTR 380H
(HIST 331H)

Foreign Relations of the Great Powers

HSTR 374H
(HIST 334H)

War, Peace, and Society

JPNS 350H
(JPNS 210H)

Japanese Culture and Civilization

LS 119H

Historical Perspective on Women

LS 161H

Introduction to Asian Humanities

MCLG 100H

Introduction to Latin American Studies

MCLG 105H, RUSS 105H, LS 105H

Introduction to Russian Culture

MCLG 113H 

French Cultural Identity through the Ages 

MCLG 211H

Chinese Culture and Civilization

MCLG 231H

Germanic Mythology and Culture 

MCLG 360H, ART 380H, LS 340H

Ancient Greek Civilization and culture

MUSI 207H

(MUS 136H)

World Music (Music of the Worlds People)

MUSI 301H

(MUS 324H)

Music History I (History of Music I)

MUSI 302H

(MUS 325H)

Music History II (History of Music II)

NAS 100H

Introduction to Native American Studies

PHL 241H

(PHIL 240H)

History and Philosophy of Science

RLST 204H

(RELS 210H)

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

(Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and the History of Ancient Israel)

RLST 232H

(RELS 232H)

Buddhism

 Group VII: Social Sciences (S)

Social science courses describe and analyze human social organization and interaction, employing social data at a broad scale with statistical relevance, experimental data on individuals or groups, or qualitative data based on observation and discourse. 

Upon completion of a Social Sciences course, students will be able to: 

  1. Describe the nature, structure, and historical development of human behavior, organizations, social phenomena, and/or relationships;
  2. use theory in explaining these individual, group, or social phenomena; and/or
  3. understand, assess, and evaluate how conclusions and generalizations are justified based on data

ANTH 102S

Race and Minorities

ANTH 220S

Comparative Social Organization

ANTH 250S

Introduction to Archaeology

BUS 103S

Principles of Business

BUS 160S / CCS 160S

Issues in Sustainability

COM 150S

Interpersonal Communication

COM 260S

Survey of Children's Communication

COMM 110S

Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

COMM 202S

Nonverbal Communication

COMM 230S

Organizational Communication

ECNS 101S
 (ECON 100S)

Economic Way of Thinking
(Introduction to Political Economy)

ECNS 201S
(ECON 111S)

Principles of Microeconomics
(Introduction to Microeconomics)

ECNS 202S (ECON 112S)

Principles of Macroeconomics
(Introduction to Macroeconomics)

EVST 477S

Environmental Justice Issues and Solutions

GPHY 121S
(GEOG 101S)

Human Geography
(Introduction to Human Geography)

GPHY 141S
(GEOG 103S)

Geography of World Regions

GPHY 241S
(GEOG 201S)

Montana

GPHY 323S
(GEOG 315S)

Economic Geography of Rural Areas

IS 100S/ BADM 100S

Introduction to Business

LING 270S

Introduction to Linguistics

MGMT 101S

Introduction to the Entertainment Business

MGMT 340S

Management and Organizational Behavior

PSCI 210S
(PSC 100S)

Introduction to American Government

PSCI 220S
(PSC 120S)

Introduction to Comparative Government

PSYX 100S
(PSY 100S/ PSYC 100S)

Introductory Psychology
(Introduction to Psychology/ Introductory Psychology)

PSYX 161S
(PSY 110S)

Fundamentals of Organizational Psychology
(Organizational Psychology)

PSYX 230S (PSYC 240S)

Developmental Psychology
(Child and Adolescent Development)

PSYX 270S
(PSYC 260S)

Fundamental Psychology of Learning
(Fundamentals of Learning)

PSYX 280S
(PSYC 265S)

Fundamentals of Memory and Cognition
(Cognition)

PSYX 340S
(PSYC 330S)

Abnormal Psychology

PSYX 378S
(PSYC 335S)

Introduction to Clinical Psychology
(Fundamentals of Clinical Psychology)

PSYX 360S
(PSYC 350S)

Social Psychology

PSYX 385S
(PSYC 351S)

Psychology of Personality

RECM 110S

Introduction to Parks, Recreation & Tourism

RECM 217S

Wildland Recreation Management

RSCN 121S

Nature of Montana

RSCN 370S

Wildland Conservation Policy and Governance

SOCI 101S
(SOC 110S)

Introduction to Sociology
(Principles of Sociology)

SOCI 130S
(SOC 130S)

Sociology of Alternative Religions

SOCI 212S
(SOC 212S)

Social Issues in Southeast Asia

SOCI 220S
(SOC 220S)

Race, Gender, and Class

SOCI 211S
(SOC 230S)

Introduction to Criminology
(Criminology)

SOCI 275S (SOC 275S) /WGS 275S

Gender and Society

WGS 263S

Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies


 Group VIII: Ethics and Human Values (E)

Ethics and Human Values courses familiarize students with one or more traditions of ethical thought. These courses rigorously present the basic concepts and forms of reasoning that define and distinguish each tradition. The focus of these courses may be on one or more of these traditions, or on a concept such as justice or the good life as conceptualized within one or more of these traditions, or on a professional practice within a particular tradition.


Upon completion of an Ethics and Human Values course, students will be able to:

  • 1. correctly apply the basic concepts and forms of reasoning from the tradition or professional practice they studied to ethical issues that arise within those traditions or practices;
  • 2. analyze and critically evaluate the basic concepts and forms of reasoning from the tradition or professional practice they studied.

AHMS 175E

(MED 280E) 

Medical Law and Ethics (Ethics in the Health Professions) 

ANTH 385E

Indigenous Peoples and Global Development

C&I 407E

Ethics and Policy Issues

CHMY 302E
(CHEM 334E)

Chemical Literature and Scientific Writing

CRT 122E

Ethics and Information Technology

CSCI 216E

(SCI 220E) 

Technology, Ethics and Society 

CSCI 315E 

Computer Ethics and Society 

FOR 489E

Ethics and Management of Public Lands

GEO 304E
(GEOS 304E)

Science and Society

HC 320E

Research Portfolio Seminar

HHP 475E

Legal & Ethical Issues in the Health & Exercise Professions

HSTR 272E
(HIST 226E)

Terrorism: Violence in the Modern World
(Terrorism from the French Revolution to Today)

HSTR 374E
(HIST 334E)

War, Peace, and Society

HSTR 384E
(HIST 335E)

History of International Human Rights
(International Human Rights)

HSTR 472E
(HIST 460E)

Problems of Peace and Security

MGMT 440E

Business Ethics

NAS 301E

American Indian Religion and Philosophy

NAS 303E

Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans

PHAR 514E

CASE Studies in Pharmacy Ethics

PHL 110E

(PHIL 200E)

Introduction to Ethics (Ethics: Great Traditions)

PHL 112E

(PHIL 202E)

Introduction to Ethics and the Environment (Ethics and the Environment)

PHL 114E

(PHIL 201E)

Introduction to Political Ethics (Political Ethics)

PHL 220E

(PHIL 223E)

Business and Ethics

PHL 311E

(PHIL 300E)

Moral Philosophy

PHL 421E

(PHIL 421E) 

Ethical Issues in Medicine 

PSCI 250E
(PSC 150E)

Introduction to Political Theory

RLST 381E

(RELS 381E)

Comparative Ethics

SW 410E

Ethics and the Helping Professions

WRIT 240E
(WTS 240E)

Arguments and Contemporary Issues
(Rhetoric and Ethics:  Writing Arguments about Contemporary Issues)

 Group IX: American and European Perspectives (Y)

These courses present a critical introduction to the antecedents, principles, institutions, cultures, traditions and legacies of the United States and Europe.

Upon completion of an American and European Perspective course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate  informed and reasoned understanding of American and/or European historical and contemporary behavior, ideas, institutions, and culture; and  
  2. Analyze and evaluate what is distinctive and significant about the American and/or European experience and legacy.

ANTH 102S

Race and Minorities

ART 151H

Art of World Civilizations II: Renaissance to Modern

ART 389Y

American Art

LIT 110L
(ENLT 120L)

Introduction to Literature
(Introduction to Critical Interpretation)

LIT 120L
(ENLT 121L)

Poetry
Introduction to Poetry

LIT 222L
(ENLT 219L)

British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary

HSTR 101H/103H

(HIST 104H/107H)

Western Civilization I /Honors Western Civilization I
(European Civilization to 1715)

HSTR 102H/104H

(HIST 105H/108H)

Western Civilization II / Honors Western Civilization II
(Modern Europe)

HSTA 101H/103H

(HIST 151H/154H)

American History I/ Honors American History I
(The Americans: Conquest to Capitalism & Honors)

HSTA 102H/104H
(HIST 152H/ 155H)

American History II/ Honors American History II
(The Americans: 1877 to the Present)

HSTR 377H
(HIST 330H)

European International Relations
(European International Relations: Origins of the State System to 1870)

HSTR 380H
(HIST 331H)

Foreign Relations of the Great Powers

MCLG 105Y, RUSS 105Y, LS 105Y

Introduction to Russian Culture

GRMN 351H

(GERM 303H/MCLG 330H/ LS 321H)

German Culture to 1900
(German Culture, Beginnings to 1900)

GRMN 352H
(GERM 304H/MCLG 331H/ LS 322H)

German Culture, 1900 to Present

GRMN 362H
(GERM 362H/ MCLG 231H/ LS 221H)

Germanic Mythology and Culture

MUSI 301H

(MUS 324H)

Music History I

(History of Music I)

MUSI 302H

(MUS 325H)

Music History II

(History of Music II)

PHL 261Y

(PHIL 251Y)

History of Ancient/Medieval Philosophy

(History of Ancient Philosophy)

PHL 262Y

(PHIL 252Y)

History of Modern Philosophy

PSCI 210Y
(PSC 100Y)

Introduction to American Government

Group X: Indigenous and Global Perspectives (X)

This perspective instills knowledge of diverse cultures in comparative and thematic frameworks. Students are encouraged to cultivate ways of thinking that foster an understanding of the complexities of indigenous cultures and global issues, past and present. Students will learn how geographically and culturally separate parts of the world are linked by various, multiple interactions.

Indigenous studies focus upon "first peoples" and their descendants who derive their cultural communal identities from their long-standing and/or historical habitation of particular places. These courses foster an appreciation for indigenous peoples, their histories and cultures, and their struggles both to maintain their ways of life and gain equal positions in world spheres of power and change.

Global studies investigate how societies and nations interact through human endeavor and /or natural processes. These courses encourage students to relate their knowledge of particular parts of the world, with their individual identities, and to larger trends and issues that affect multiple societies and environments. These include regional, national, and even transnational cultural flows, as well as a multiplicity of environmental processes and economic relationships.

 Upon completion of an Indigenous and Global Perspective course, students will be able to:

  1. place human behavior and cultural ideas into a wider (global/indigenous) framework, and enhance their understanding of the complex interdependence of nations and societies and their physical environments;
  2. demonstrate an awareness of the diverse ways humans structure their social, political, and cultural lives; and
  3. analyze and compare the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in the 21st century including those of their own societies and cultures.

ANTH 101H

Introduction to Anthropology

ANTH 103H

Food and Culture

ANTH 106H

The Silk Road

ANTH 220S

Comparative Social Organization

ANTH 251H

Foundation of Civilization

ANTH 252H

Archaeological Wonders of the World

ANTH 323X

Native Peoples of Montana

ANTH 330X

Peoples and Cultures of the World

ANTH 341X

Contemporary Issues of American Indians

ANTH 351H

Archaeology of North America

ANTH 352X

Archaeology of Montana

ANTH 354H

Mesoamerican Prehistory

ANTH 357X

Archaeology of the Southwestern United States

ANTH 385E

Indigenous Peoples and Global Development

ANTH 388X

Native American Health and Healing

ART 150H

Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art

COMM 251X

International and Development Communication

DANC 360L

(DAN 335L)

World Dance

ECNS 317X
(ECON 350X)

Economic Development

GPHY 243X
(GEOG 207X)

Africa

GPHY 245X
(GEOG 213X)

The Middle East

HSTR 230H
(HIST 286H)

Colonial Latin America

HSTR 231H
(HIST 287H)

Modern Latin America

HSTR 384E
(HIST 335E)

History of International Human Rights
(International Human Rights)

LING 375X

Endangered Languages

LS/

SSEA 202X (AS 202S) 

South Asia 

LS/RLST 232H

(RELS 232H)

Buddhism 

LS/

RLST 234X(RELS 234) 

Hinduism 

LS/

RLST 236X(RELS 236) 

Chinese Religions 

LS/

RLST 238X(RELS 238) 

Japanese Religion 

MCLG 100H

Introduction to Latin American Studies

MUSI 207H

(MUS 136H)

World Music (Music of the Worlds People)

NAS 100H

Introduction to Native American Studies

NASL 201X 

(NAS 201H)

Indian Culture as Expressed through Language 

NASL 202L

(NAS 202L)

Oral and Written Traditions of Native America

NAS 210X

Native American Sports and Games

NAS 231X

Indigenous Worldview Perspectives

NAS 301X

American Indian Religion and Philosophy

NAS 303E

Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans

NAS 464X/HSTA 465

History of American Indian Affairs to 1776

NAS 465X/HSTA 452

History of American Indian Affairs in the 19th Century

NAS 466X/HSTA 453

History of Indian Affairs from 1890

NAS 324X

Indians of Montana

NAS 400X

Tribal Sovereignty

NAS 429X

Gender Issues in Native American Studies

PSCI 230X
(PSC  130X)

Introduction to International Relations

RECM/FOR 345X

Sustaining Human Society and the Natural Environment

SOCI 212S
(SOC 212S)

Social Issues in Southeast Asia

Group XI: Natural Science

These courses present scientific conclusions about the structure and function of the natural world, and demonstrate or exemplify scientific questioning and validation of findings.

 Upon completion of a Natural Science course, a student will be able to:

  1.  understand the general principles associated with the discipline(s) studied;
  2. understand the methodology and activities scientists use to gather, validate and interpret data related to natural processes;
  3. detect patterns, draw conclusions, develop conjectures and hypotheses, and test them by appropriate means and experiments;
  4. understand how scientific laws and theories are verified by quantitative measurement, scientific observation, and logical/critical reasoning; and
  5. understand the means by which analytic uncertainty is quantified and expressed in the natural sciences 

Courses without a laboratory experience

ANTH 210N

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

ANTH 211N

Human Genetics

ANTH 286N

Survey of the Forensic Sciences

ASTR 131N

Elementary Astronomy I

ASTR 132N

Elementary Astronomy II

BIOB 170N

(BIOL 108N)

Principles of Biological Diversity

(Diversity of Life)

BIOE 172N

(BIOL 121N)

Introductory Ecology

BIOL 130N

Evolution and Society

BIOL 135N

Biology of Yellowstone Hot Springs

BIOM 250N

(BIOL 106N) 

Microbiology for Health Sciences (Elementary Medical Microbiology) 

BIOO 101N

(BIOL 201N)

Survey of Montana Wildlife & Habitats

(Montana Wildlife)

BMED 145N

Introduction to Cancer Biology

CHMY 121N
(CHEM 151N)

Intro to General Chemistry
(General and Inorganic Chemistry)

CHMY 123N
(CHEM 152N)

Intro to Organic and Biochem
(Organic and Biological Chemistry)

CSD 221N

Fundamentals of Acoustics: Applications in Speech, Hearing & Language

ERTH 303N
(GEOG 322N)/CCS 303N

Weather and Climate

EVST 101N

Environmental Science

FOR/RSCN 271N

Conservation Ecology

GEO 101N
(GEOS 100N)

Intro to Physical Geology
(General Geology)

GEO 105N
(GEOS 105N)

Oceanography

GEO 107N
(GEOS 103N)

Natural Hazards
(Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Natural Hazards)

GEO 108N
(GEOS 108N)/ CCS 108N

Climate Change, Past and Future

GPHY 111N
(GEOG 102N)

Introduction to Physical Geography

HHP 236N

Nutrition

PHAR 110N

Use and abuse of Drugs

PHSX 205N

(PHYS 111N)

Fundamentals of Physics I

PHSX 207N

(PHYS 112N)

Fundamentals of Physics II

PHSX 141N

(PHYS 141N)

Relativity: From Galileo to Einstein and Beyond

PHSX 215N

(PHYS 211N)

Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I

PHSX 217N

(PHYS 212N)

Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II

PSYX 250N
(PSYC 270N)

Fundamentals of Biological Psychology

SCN 100N

Issues in Biology

SCN 105N 

Montana Ecosystem 

SCN 175N

Integrated Physical Science

WBIO 105N

Wildlife and People

Courses with a laboratory experience:

ASTR 134N

Elementary Astronomy Laboratory I

ASTR 135N

Elementary Astronomy Laboratory II

ASTR 142N

The Evolving Universe: Theories and Observation

BIOB 101N

(BIOL 100N)

Discover Biology

(The Science of Life)

BIOB 102N 

Discover Biology Lab 

BIOB 160N

(BIOL 110N)

Principles of Living Systems (Principles of Biology)

BIOB 161N 

Principles of Life Laboratory 

BIOB 171N

(BIOL 109N) 

Diversity of Life Lab 

BIOO 105N

(BIOL 120N)

Introduction to Botany (General Botany)

CHMY 101N
(CHEM 101N)

Chemistry for the Consumer
(Consumer Chemistry)

CHMY 124N
(CHEM 154N)

Intro to Org & Biochem Lab
(Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory)

CHMY 141N
(CHEM 161N)

College Chemistry I

CHMY 143N
CHEM 162N

College Chemistry II

FOR 210N

Introductory Soils

FOR 241N

Dendrology

GEO 102N
(GEOS 101N)

Intro to Physical Geology Lab
(General Geology Laboratory)

GEO 106N
GEOS 106N

The History of Life

PHSX 206N

(PHYS 113N)

Physics Laboratory I

PHSX 208N

(PHYS 114N)

Physics Laboratory II

PHSX 216N

(PHYS 213N)

Physics Laboratory I with Calculus

PHSX 218N

(PHYS 214N)

Physics Laboratory II with Calculus

SCI 225N

General Science: Physical and Chemical Science

SCI 226N

General Science: Earth and Life Science

SCN 105N

Montana Ecosystems

SCN 201N

Human Anatomy & Physiology I 

SCN 202N

Human Anatomy & Physiology II 

Courses that satisfy more than one Group are listed below:

General Education Group

Course Number

Course Title

I

II

IIIb

IV
(A)

V
(L)

VI
(H)

VII
(S)

VIII
(E)

IX
(Y)

X
(X)

AASC 167

Nature and Society

x

       

x

       

ANTH 101

Introduction to Anthropology

         

x

     

x

ANTH 102

Race and Minorities 

           

x

 

x

 

ANTH 103

Food and Culture

         

x

     

x

ANTH 106

The Silk Road

         

x

     

x

ANTH 251

Foundation of Civilization

         

x

     

x

ANTH 252

Archaeological Wonders of the World

         

x

     

x

ANTH 351

Archaeology of North America

         

x

     

x

ANTH 354

Mesoamerican Prehistory

         

x

     

x

ANTH 385

Indigenous Peoples and Global Development

             

x

 

x

ART 151

Art of World Civilizations II: Renaissance to Modern

         

x

   

x

 

ART 150

Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art

         

x

     

x

ART 203

Introduction to Art Criticism

x

     

x

         

CRT 122

Ethics and Information Technology

x

           

x

   

DANC 360

World Dance 

       

x

       

x

GRMN 351H 

German Culture to 1900 

x       . x . . . .

GRMN 352H 

German Culture from 1900 to the Present 

x . . . . x . . . .

HSTA 101/103

American History I

         

x

   

x

 

HSTA 102/104

American History II

         

x

   

x

 

HSTR 102/ 104

Western Civilization II

         

x

   

x

 

HSTR 230

Colonial Latin America

         

x

     

x

HSTR 231

Modern Latin America

         

x

     

x

HSTR 377

European International Relations: Origins of the State System to 1870

         

x

   

x

 

HSTR 380

Foreign Relations of the Great Powers

         

x

   

x

 

HSTR 101/ 103

Western Civilization I

         

x

   

x

 

HSTR 374

War, Peace, and Society

         

x

 

x

   

HSTR 384

History of International Human Rights

             

x

 

x

LIT 110

Introduction to Literature

x

     

x

         

LIT 120

Poetry

x

     

x

         

LIT 210

American Literature I

x

     

x

         

LIT 211

American Literature II

x

     

x

         

LIT 220

British Literature: Medieval through Early Modern

x

     

x

         

LIT 221

Enlightenment to Romantics

x

     

x

         

LIT 222

British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary

x

     

x

         

LS 151/152

Introduction to the Humanities

x

     

x

         

M 162

Applied Calculus

 

x

x

             

M 171

Calculus I

 

x

x

             

MCLG 251

The Epic

x

     

x

         

MUSI 207

World Music

         

x

     

x

MUSI 301

Music History I 

         

x

   

x

 

MUSI 302

Music History II

         

x

   

x

 

NAS 100

Introduction to Native American Studies

         

x

     

x

NASL 202

Oral and Written Traditions of Native America

x

               

x

NAS 301

American Indian Religion and Philosophy

             

x

 

x

NAS 303

Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans

             

x

 

x

PHL 311

Moral Philosophy

x

           

x

   

PSCI 210

Introduction to American Government

           

x

 

x

 

RUSS 105

Introduction to Russian Culture

         

x

   

x

 

SOCI 212

Social issues in Southeast Asia

           

x

   

x

STAT 216

Intro to Statistics

 

x

x

             

STAT 451

Statistical Methods I

 

x

x

             

WRIT 110

Introduction to Literature

x

     

x

         

WRIT 120L

Poetry

x

     

x

         

WRIT 240

Rhetoric and Ethics:  Writing Arguments about Contemporary Issues

x

           

x

   

General Education for Transfer Students


Students transferring credits from other institutions must meet all requirements by transfer, by examination, or by completing courses at The University of Montana-Missoula.

According to Board of Regents policy, students who can demonstrate that they have completed an approved lower-division general education requirement at an approved Montana institution of higher education will be deemed to have completed general education requirements except for the upper-division writing proficiency assessment and the upper-division writing requirements in their majors.

Transfer students who believe they have completed an approved lower-division general education requirement at another Montana school should request that the registrar of the other school send a letter to the University Registrar’s Office certifying that the requirement has been met.

If students transfer 20 or more approved Montana University System core course credits with their initial registration at UM-Missoula, they may choose to complete the MUS General Education rather than the UM-Missoula General Education requirement

Students governed by the 2006-2007 catalog or later catalogs must earn a traditional letter grade of C- or better in courses used to satisfy General Education (except English composition and the Mathematical Literacy course must be a C or better). Students enrolled in a post-secondary institution prior to autumn 2006 may be eligible to choose an earlier governing catalog. Refer to the Governing Catalog information in the previous section. See index.

Students who have completed a bachelor degree at the University or elsewhere will be presumed to have completed the General Education Requirement.

Admissions & New Student Services will evaluate all transfer credits for General Education credit. Students who wish to appeal that evaluation may petition the Graduation Appeals Subcommittee of the Academic Standards and Curriculum Review Committee, but such petitions must be initiated during the first semester of the student's attendance following that evaluation.

Major and Minor Requirements

Major Requirements

Declaring a Major and Changing a Major

Students indicate on the application for admission the major or majors in which they are interested. Students undecided as to a field of interest may elect to be Undeclared while making program and career decisions. Students must declare a major in a degree granting program prior to completion of 45 credits or after three semesters, whichever occurs first.

Students must complete a major in order to earn a degree or certificate.

Students may change their majors or minors by obtaining the proper approval on a change of major or minor form available from the Registration Counter in Griz Central in the Lommasson Center. Because of enrollment limitations, students must request a change to a program in the College of Technology by completing an application for admission and submitting it to the College. Students whose initial admission was to the College of Technology may change to a major outside the College by submitting an application for admission to Enrollment Services-Admissions & New Student Services in the Lommasson Center.

Credits Required for a Major

Students in a bachelor degree program must complete a minimum of 30 credits in their major. Most majors require more.

Students may elect to earn a single degree with more than one major. Students may complete a double major (two majors) or any number of majors. All requirements for the majors must be completed even though students will receive a single degree such as a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Psychology and Sociology. It is only necessary to complete the total credit requirement for a single bachelor degree.

Courses completed to satisfy the requirements of a major also may be applied toward the General Education Requirement if they appear on the list of approved courses at the time they are taken.

Students in programs in the College of Technology complete requirements as listed in the College section of this catalog. See index.

Credit Limitations in a Major

A maximum of 60 credits in the student's major may be counted toward the baccalaureate degree, except some options in Health and Human Performance and Education, majors in Computer Science, and majors in the Schools of Business Administration, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Journalism, Law, The College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences and the College of Forestry and Conservation are allowed more. Students with combined majors, as opposed to two majors, are allowed to apply 75 credits in the major.

Grade Requirement

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the major must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

A minimum grade average of 2.00 in all work attempted in the major at The University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation.

Options

Groups of courses have been identified which lead to a specialization within one major or between two or more majors. These specializations are called options. The names of approved options will be recorded on the permanent records of those students who have satisfactorily completed the requirements as given in the catalog governing their graduation. A student desiring a particular option must satisfy the requirements of the major offering it. If one option is offered within two or more majors, the student must satisfy the requirements of only one.

Only courses listed within the supporting major count toward the 60 credit limitation in the major. Courses in other fields do not count toward the maximum of 60 credits in the major even though they may be required or elected for the options.

If one major has two or more options, a student may satisfy the requirements for more than one option so long as the maximum credit limitations are observed.

Minor Requirements

Baccalaureate students may elect to complete one or more minors in fields outside their majors. Minors may be in fields unrelated to students' majors or they may be complementary or supportive of majors. A student may not take a minor in the same field of study as his or her major.

A student will not be required to satisfy the requirements of a minor in order to graduate unless that minor is required by the student's major department or school.

Courses completed to satisfy the requirements of a minor also may be applied toward the General Education Requirement if they appear on the list of approved courses at the time they are taken.

Credits Required for a Minor

To complete a minor, students must earn at least 18 credits in an approved minor listed in this catalog and complete a baccalaureate degree.

Students possessing a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university may earn a minor if they have been accepted by the University as an undergraduate degree student. In addition to meeting minor requirements, students must earn from The University of Montana-Missoula a minimum of 9 credits in the minor field and 15 credits overall.

Grade Requirement

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

A minimum grade average of 2.00 in all work attempted in the minor at The University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation with the minor.

Teaching Minors

Teaching minors are separate entities from degree minors as described in this section. Teaching minors are identified and requirements listed in the School of Education section of this catalog.

Registrar's Office

Lommasson Center 201

Phone: (406) 243-2995

Fax: (406) 243-4807