General Education

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

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.

All General Education courses must be at least 3 credits, must be introductory and foundational, and have no more than one pre-requisite.  The General Education Committee may allow exceptions for upper-division courses, courses fewer than three credits, and for courses with more than one pre-requisite, if the proposing unit can justify such an exception.

Some courses may satisfy both the "Writing Course" requirement (1.2) and one of the Groups IV through XI.

Some courses may satisfy both Group II and Group III Symbolic Systems.

Some courses may satisfy both Group IX and one of the Groups IV through VIII.

Some courses may satisfy both Group X and one of the Groups IV through VIII. No course may satisfy both Group IX and Group X.

Many of the general education courses listed below require prerequisites be met before registration. The prerequisites are listed in the individual course descriptions.

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 Letter and Description

Credits

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. Upper-Division Writing Requirement (as specified by major department)

3

1-3

3

Group II: Mathematics

3

Group III: Modern and Classical Languages or Symbolic Systems
Successful completion of a second semester language is the default option (test out provisions apply). Students may substitute a symbolic system sequence required by their major and approved by the General Education Committee. The list of programs granted exceptions and their alternative options are found in the listing of those majors.

0-9

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).

Course # and Title

General Education Groups

AAST 141H/HIST 141H Black: Africa to Hip-Hop and Beyond, An introduction

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ANTY 101H Anthropology and the Human Experience 

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ANTY 102H Introduction to South and Southeast Asia

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ANTY 122S Race and Minorities 

VII. Social Sciences (S) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

ANTY 141H The Silk Road

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ANTY 220S Culture and Society

VII. Social Sciences (S) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ANTY 241H Central Asian Cultures and Civilizations: Peoples and Environments

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ANTY 251H Foundation of Civilization

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ANTY 254H Archaeological Wonders of the World

I. English Writing Skills and VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ANTY 326E Indigenous Peoples and Global Development

I. English Writing Skills and VIII. Ethics and Human Values (E) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ANTY 351H Archaeology of North America

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ARTH 200H Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ARTH 201H Art of World Civilizations II: Renaissance to Modern 

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

ARTH 250L Introduction to Art Criticism

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

CHMY 305E Ethics and Writing in Science

I. English Writing Skills and VIII. Ethics and Human Values (E)

CLAS 180H Environment and Nature in the Classical World

I. English Writing Skills and VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) 

CLAS 251L The Epic

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

CLAS 252L Greek Drama:Politics on Stage

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

CSCI 215E Ethics and Information Technology

I. English Writing Skills and VIII. Ethics and Human Values (E) 

CSCI 216E Technology, Ethics and Society

I. English Writing Skills and VIII. Ethics and Human Values (E) 

CSCI 315E Computer, Ethics, and Society

I. English Writing Skills and VIII. Ethics and Human Values (E)

DANC 360L World Dance 

V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

ENST 231H Nature and Society - Missoula College 

I. English Writing Skills and VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) 

ENST 335L The Environmental Vision

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

GPHY 121S Introduction to Human Geography

VII. Social Sciences (S) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

GPHY 141S Geography and World Regions

VII. Social Sciences (S) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

GRMN 340L Nature and the Environment in German Literature and Film

V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

GRMN 351H German Culture to 1900 

I. English Writing Skills and VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

GRMN 352H German Culture from 1900 to the Present 

I. English Writing Skills and VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

HONR 121L Ways of Knowing

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

HONR 122E Ways of Knowing II

VIII. Ethics and Human Values (E) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

HSTA 102H/104H American History II

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

HSTR 101H/103H Western Civilization I

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

HSTR 102H/104H Western Civilization II

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

HSTR 230H Colonial Latin America

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

HSTR 231H Modern Latin America

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X) 

HSTR 240H East Asian Civilizations

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X) 

HSTR 241H Central Asian Cult & Civ

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X) 

HSTR 301X Ancient Greek Social History

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X) 

HSTR 384E History of International Human Rights

VIII. Ethics and Human Values (E) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

JRNL 100H Media History and Literacy

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

JPNS 150H Japanese Culture and Civilization

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity  (X)

LIT 110L Introduction to Literature

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

LIT 120L Poetry

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

LIT 202L The Environmental Imagination

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

LIT 210L American Literature I

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

LIT 211L American Literature II

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

LIT 220L  British Literature: Medieval through Early Modern

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

LIT 221L Enlightenment to Romantics

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

LIT 222L British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

LIT 353L Milton

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

LSH 151L Introduction to the Humanities Bible, Greeks, Romans

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

LSH 152L  

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

M 162 Applied Calculus

II. Mathematics and III. Modern and Classical Languages or Symbolic Systems

M 171 Calculus I

II. Mathematics and III. Modern and Classical Languages or Symbolic Systems

MCLG 100H/ANTY 103H Introduction to Latin American Studies

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

MUSI 207H World Music

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

MUSI 301H Music History I 

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

MUSI 302H Music History II

I. English Writing Skills and VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship  (Y)

NASX 105H Introduction to Native American Studies

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

NASX 235X Oral and Written Traditions of Native America

I. English Writing Skills and V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

NASX 239X Native North American History and Art

V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

NASX 303E Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans

VIII. Ethics and Human Values (E) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

NASX 304E American Indian Religion and Philosophy

VIII. Ethics and Human Values (E) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

PHL 210E Moral Philosophy

I. English Writing Skills and VIII. Ethics and Human Values (E) 

PHL 241N History and Philosophy of Science

XI Natural Science without a lab (N) and VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H)

PSCI 210S Introduction to American Government

VII. Social Sciences (S) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

RLST/SSEA 232H Buddhism

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and X. Cultural & International Diversity (X)

RUSS 105H Introduction to Russian Culture

VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

STAT 216 Intro to Statistics

II. Mathematics and III. Modern and Classical Languages or Symbolic Systems

STAT 451 Statistical Methods I

II. Mathematics and III. Modern and Classical Languages or Symbolic Systems

THTR 101L Introduction to Theatre

V. Literary and Artistic Studies (L) and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

THTR 330H Theatre History I

I. English Writing Skills and VI. Historical and Cultural Studies (H)

THTR 331Y Theatre History II

I. English Writing Skills and IX. Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

Requirements:

Students must satisfy the following three requirements in order:

  1. Introductory College Writing;
  2. Intermediate College Writing;
  3. Advanced College Writing  

Introductory College Writing  

Students must complete WRIT 101, WRIT 201, 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 who are placed into WRIT 095, based on their standardized test scores, must successfully complete WRIT 095 prior to enrolling in WRIT 101 or WRIT 201. Such students may challenge their placement with specific scores from the University Writing Assessment. Entering student who place into WRIT 201 may choose to take WRIT 101 instead.

Intermediate College Writing 

Students must pass one Intermediate College Writing course with a grade of C-minus or better. The courses satisfying this requirement are listed in the catalog. Students are exempted from this requirement by transferring more than 27 semester credits at the time of their initial registration at the University. Transfer students transferring fewer than 27 credits need to petition the Writing Committee to have writing courses from other institutions accepted for this requirement. View details regarding this process on the transfer student admission page of the catalog.

Advanced College Writing 

All students must complete one Advanced College Writing course with a grade of C-minus or better. The courses satisfying this requirement differ according to the student's major. Students should consult the University catalog and their major advisor for the specific courses that fulfill this requirement. 

Students may not use the same writing course to meet both the Intermediate College Writing and the Advanced College Writing requirement.

Intermediate Writing Courses

The following courses are designated as Intermediate Writing Courses for 2016-2017. Students are cautioned that courses may change from year to year. To be used for General Education, a course must be listed as Intermediate Writing in the catalog and in the Class Schedule for the semester a student registers for it.

Course # Title
AAS 347/HSTA 347 African American Religious Experience
AAS 372 African American Identity
ANTY 310 Human Variation
ANTY 254H Archaeological Wonders of the World
ARTH 250L Introduction to Art Criticism
BMGT 205 Professional Business Communications
BUS 210 Critical Analysis for Business 
C&I 287 Business Communication
CLAS 251L  The Epic
CLAS 252L  Greek Drama: Politics on Stage
CSCI 215E  Social & Ethical Issues
CSCI 216E  Robots, Genetic Engineering and Ethics
ECNS 433 Economics of the Environment
ENST 201 Environmental Information Resources
ENST 231H Nature and Society - Missoula College
FILM 320 English Literature Shakespeare
HONR 121L Ways of Knowing
HSTA 315  Early American Republic
HSTA 347/AAS 347 African American Religious Experience
HSTA 385 Families & Children in America
HSTR 300 Writing For History
HSTR 334 Latin American: Reform and Revolution
HSTR 358 Russia since 1881
HSTR 401 The Great Historians
IRSH 380 Topics in Irish Studies
JRNL 270  Reporting 
LIT 110L  Introduction to Literature 
LIT 120L  Poetry
LIT 202L The Environmental Imagination
LIT 210L  American Literature I 
LIT 211L American Literature II 
LIT 220L British Literature: Medieval Renaissance
LIT 221L  British Literature: Enlightenment to Romantics
LIT 222L  British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary
LSCI 391 Who Owns Culture (one time only Autumn 2016)
LSH 151L Introduction to the Humanities Bible, Greeks, Romans
LSH 152L   
MART 300 Visions of Film
NASX 280  Native American Studies Research Theories Methods
NASX 235X  Oral and Written Traditions of Native America
NRSM 200 Natural Resources Professional Writing
PHL 210E  Moral Philosophy
THTR 330H  Theatre History I
WRIT 121 Introduction to Technical Writing 
WRIT 201 Advanced Composition
WRIT 221  Intermediate Technical Writing
WRIT 325 Writing in the Sciences

Advanced Writing Courses

The following courses are designated as Advanced Writing Courses for 2015-2016. Students should consult with their advisor regarding the requirement specified by their major.

Course # Title
AHAT 342  Rehab of Athletic Injuries
ANTY 314  Principles of Forensic Anthropology
ANTY 400  History of Anthropology
ANTY 402  Quantitative Ethnographic Methods 
ANTY 408  Advanced Anthropological Statistics
ANTY 430 Social Anthropology
ANTY 450  Archaeological Theory
ANTY 451  Cultural Resource Management
ANTY 455  Artifact Analysis
ARTH 350  Contemporary Art and Art Criticism 
ARTH 434 Latin American Art
BGEN 499 Strategic Management
BIOH 462 Principles of Medical Physiology
BMGT 486 Strategic Venture Management
CHMY 305E  Ethics and Writing in Science
COMX 347  Rhetoric, Nature, Environmentalism
COMX 413  Communication and Conflict-Writing
COMX 414  Communication in Personal Relationships
COMX 421  Communication in Nonprofit Organization
COMX 422  Communication and Technology 
COMX 424  Risk, Crisis and Communication 
COMX 445  Rhetorical Criticism and Theory
COMX 447  The Rhetorical Construction of Woman
COMX 449  The Rhetoric of U.S. Women's Activism, 1960 - present
CSCI 315E Computer Ethics and Society
CSCI 499 Senior Thesis/Project
CSD 430 Senior Capstone I
DANC 494  Seminar/Workshop (Junior/Senior Dance Seminar)
ECNS 488 Research Method & Thesis Design
ECNS 499 Senior Thesis/Capstone
EDU 397  Methods: PK-8 Language Arts
EDEC 454 PK-3 Language Arts and Reading Methods
ENST 382  Environmental Law
ENST 335L  The Environmental Vision
ENST 367  Environmental Politics and Policy
ENST 487  Globalization, Justice and the Environment
GEO 320  Global Water Cycle
GEO  499  Senior Thesis/Capstone
GPHY 335  Water Policy
GPHY 433  Cultural Ecology
GPHY 499  Senior Thesis/Capstone
GRMN 351H  German Culture to 1900 
GRMN 352H  German Culture from 1900 to the Present
HEE 301 Methods of Secondary HE 
HSTA 415/AAS 415  The Black Radical Tradition
HSTA 417/AAS 417 Prayer and Civil Rights
HSTA 418  Women and Slavery
HSTA 419  Southern Women in Black and White
HSTA 422 Research: U.S. After WWII
HSTA 461 Research in Montana History
HSTA 471 Writing Women's Lives 
HSTR 400 Historical Research Seminar
HSTR 418 Research Seminar: Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century
HSTR 437 U.S. Latin American Relations
JPNS 311 Classical Japanese Literature in English Translation
JPNS 312 Japanese Literature from Medieval to Modern Times
JRNL 340  Intermediate Audio 
JRNL 352 Int. Video Reporting and Producing
JRNL 362  Feature Writing
JRNL 370 Public Affairs Reporting
KIN 447  Analytical and Communication Techniques
LING 473 Language and Culture
LING 484 North American Indigenous Languages and Linguistics
LIT 300  Literary Criticism 
LIT 304  U.S. Writers of Color 
LIT 314 The American Novel
LIT 316 Topics in Postcolonial Studies
LIT 327 Shakespeare
LIT 342 Montana Writers 
LIT 343  African American Literature
LIT 353L  Milton
LIT 376  Literature and Other Disciplines
LIT 494  Seminar: Literature Capstone 
LSH 484 Novel Ancient and Modern
M 499 Senior Thesis
M 429  History of Mathematics
MART 450 Topics in Film and Media 
MCLG 315 Major Hispanic Authors
MCLG 494/RUSS 494 Seminar in Russian Studies
MUSI 302H Music History II
MUSI 415  Music of the 20th Century to the Present
MUSI 416  Topics in Music History
MUSI 417  Cultural Studies in Music
NASX 494 Reading Seminar in Native American Studies
PHAR 550 Drug Literature Evaluation
PHL 499  Senior Seminar
PHSX 330  Methods of Communicating Physics 
PSCI 400  Advanced Writing in Political Sciences
PSYX 320 Research Methods III 
PSYX  400  History and Systems of Psychology
PTRM 451  Tourism and Sustainability
PTRM 482  Wilderness and Protected Area Management
RUSS 494 Seminar in Russian Studies
SOCI 438  Seminar in Crime and Deviance
SOCI 441  Capstone: Inequality and Social Justice
SOCI 460  Capstone in Rural & Environmental Change
SOCI 488  Writing for Sociology
SW 300 Human Behavior in the Social Environment
SW 310 Social Welfare Policies and Services
THTR 331Y  Theatre History II
WGSS 363  Feminist Theory and Methods
WILD 408  Advanced Fisheries Science
WILD 470 Conservation of Wildlife Populations

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: M 104, 105, 115, 118, 121, 122, 132, 135, 151, 162 and STAT 216; 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.

The language requirement can be met in any of the following ways:

  1. by achieving a C- or better in a second-semester language course offered at the University of Montana (see list of courses below);*
  2. by achieving a grade of C- or above in a language course numbered 201 or above at the University of Montana (see list of courses below);
  3. by presenting a transcript record of completion with a grade of C- or better of a second- semester (or more advanced) language course at an accredited college or university;
  4. by achieving an appropriate score on a placement exam administered by the offering department;
  5. by receiving verification of an appropriate level of proficiency in any other natural language in collaboration with the department of Modern and Classical Languages and  Literatures. Note that the student’s native language, if it is not English, can be used to fulfill this requirement.

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

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

read and write if the language is classical, such as Latin or classical Greek;

speak and aurally comprehend, if the language does not have a written tradition, such as Salish;

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;

demonstrate both receptive (visual comprehension) and expressive (manual production) proficiency if the language is American Sign Language.

The courses listed below require prerequisites be met before registration. The prerequisites for the following courses are listed in the individual course descriptions.

Course Subject Code

Course Number

ARAB 

102 or 201 or 202 or 301 or 302

CHIN

102 or 201 or 202 or 301 or 302

CSD 

132

FRCH

102 or 201 or 202 or 301

GRMN

102 or 201 or 202 or 301 or 302

GRK 

102 or 201 or 202

ITLN 

102

JPNS

102 or 201 or 202 or 301 or 302

LATN 

102 or 201 or 202

LSH or MCLG

191 - Elementary Hindi 2 sections only

NASX

142

RUSS 

102 or 201 or 202 or 301 or 302

SPNS

102 or 201 or 202 or 301

*IRSH

101 and 102 and 103
  • * 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.

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 

Biology

M 162 or M 171 or M 181

Chemistry

M 162 or M 171 or M 181 (or any course for which one of them is a prerequisite)

Computer Science

CSCI 131 and CSCI 136

Curriculum & Instruction

M 133 and 234

Ecological Restoration

FORS 201 or STAT 216

Forestry

FORS 201 or STAT 216

Geoscience

M 162 or M 171 or M 181

Health and Human Performance: Exercise Science, Pre-Professional Exercise Science, Pre-Athletic Training 

M 121 or M 151 and STAT 216, PSYX 222. SOCI 202 or EDU 421

Health and Human Performance: Health Enhacement, Community Health and Prevention Sciences

M 115 and STAT 216, PSYX 222. SOCI 202 or EDU 421

Management Information Systems

STAT 216, SOCI 202, FORS 201, or PSYX 222 

Management & Marketing

STAT 216, SOCI 202, FORS 201, or PSYX 222

Mathematics or combined Mathematics /Computer Science or Computer Science/Mathematics

M 171 or M 181 (or any course for which one of them is a prerequisite)

Media Arts - Bachelor of Fine Arts Only (BA students take Foreign Language)

MART 340 and 341

Medical Laboratory Science

M 162 or M 171 or M 181

Microbiology 

M 162 or M 171 or M 181

Music and Music Education

MUSI 105, 106, 140 & 141

Neuroscience

M 162 and STAT 216 or PSYX 222

Pharmacy

M 162 and STAT 216 or PSYX 222 or SOCI 202 

Parks, Tourism and Recreation Management

FORS 201, STAT 216, WILD 240 or SOCI 202

Resource Conservation

FORS 201, STAT 216, WILD 240 or SOCI 202

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 

Wildlife Biology

M 162 or higher and WILD 240

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

Course 

Title

Pre-requisite(s)

CSCI 135 

Fundamentals of Computer Science I

Computer programming experience in a language such as BASIC, Pascal, C, etc.; coreq., M 095 D  or consent of instr. CSCI 104 highly recommended as prereq. or coreq

CSCI 136 

Fundamentals of Computer Science II

CSCI 135 ; coreq., M 151  or consent of instr

EDU 421 

Statistical Procedures in Education

M 115  or equiv. or consent of instr

FORS 201 

Forest Biometrics

M 115  or M 151  or equivalent

M 133

Geometry and Measurement for Elementary Teachers

M 132

M 162 

Applied Calculus

Appropriate placement score or one of M 121, 122, or 151 

M 171 

Calculus I

M 122 or 151 or appropriate placement score

M 181

Honors Calculus I

Consent of Instructor

M 234

Higher Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers

 M 132

MUSI 105 

Music Theory I 

Coreq., MUSI 140 

MUSI 106 

Music Theory II 

MUSI 105 and Coreq., MUSI 141

MUSI 139

Language of Music II

MUSI 138

MUSI 140 

Aural Perception I

Coreq., MUSI 105 

MUSI 141 

Aural Perception II

MUSI 140 and Coreq., MUSI 106

PSYX 222 

Psychological Statistics

PSYX 100S, 120: M 115, 162, or 171

SOCI 202

Social Statistics

M 115 or consent of instructor

STAT 216

Statistics

M 115 (preferred), or one of M 121, 135, 151, 162 or 171, or ALEKS placement >= 4

STAT 451

Statistical Methods

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

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 

WILD 240 

Introduction to Biostatistics

M 162

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.

Course #

Title

ARTZ 103A

Art for Non-Majors

ARTZ 105A 

Visual Language: Drawing

ARTZ 106A

Visual Language: 2-D Design

ARTZ 108A 

Three Dimensional Fundamentals

ARTZ 131A 

Ceramics for Non-Majors

ARTZ 211A 

Drawing I

ARTZ 221A

Painting I

ARTZ 231A 

Ceramics I

ARTZ 251A 

Sculpture I

ARTZ 271A 

Printmaking I

ARTZ 284A 

Photo I - Techs and Processes

ARTZ 302A 

Elementary School Art

ARTZ 394A

Environmental Draw Seminar

COMX 111A 

Introduction to Public Speaking

COMX 217A 

Oral Interpretation of Literature

CRWR 210A

Introduction Fiction Workshop 

CRWR 211A 

Introduction Poetry Workshop 

CRWR 212A 

Introduction Nonfiction Workshop 

CRWR 312A 

Interm Nonfiction Workshop 

DANC 100A 

Introduction to Modern Dance

DANC 108A

Dance Forms

DANC 110A 

Introduction to Ballet

DANC 115A 

Introduction to Jazz Dance

DANC 118A

Dance Forms: Tap 

DANC 129A

Dance Performance Lab I

DANC 130A

Introduction to Dance

DANC 160A 

Dance Forms: Irish 

DANC 165A 

Dance Forms: African 

DANC 170A

Dance Forms: Tribal Style Belly

DANC 200A 

Contemporary Modern II

DANC 210A

Ballet II

DANC 215A

Jazz Dance II

DANC 220A 

Creative Practice I

DANC 229A

Dance Performance Lab II

ENST 373A 

Nature Works

JRNL 140A 

Beginning Radio/Audio Storytelling

MART 112A

Intro to Non-Lin Editing

MART 111A 

Intro to Photoshop

MUSI 102A 

Performance Study

MUSI 108A 

Orchestras: USMO (Orchestras)

MUSI 110A 

Opera Theatre

MUSI 111A 

Singing for Non-Majors

MUSI 112A

Choir: Chamber Choral 

MUSI 114A

Band: UM Concert Band

MUSI 122A 

Percussion Ensemble: UM 

MUSI 123A

World Percussion Ensemble

MUSI 131A 

Jazz Ensemble: UM Jazz Bands 

MUSI 135A 

Keyboard Skills I 

MUSI 136A 

Keyboard Skills II 

MUSI 155A 

Marching: Grizzly Marching Band

MUSI 160A 

Beginning Guitar 

MUSI 162A 

Chamber Ensembles

MUSI 267A

Composers' Workshop I

MUSI 304A

Sound in the Natural World

MUST 227A

Mountain Electroacoustic Laptop Ensemble I

THTR 102A 

Introduction to Theatre Design

THTR 106A 

Theatre Production I: Run Crew

THTR 107A 

Theatre Production I: Construction Crew

THTR 113A 

Introduction to Voice Acting 

THTR 120A 

Introduction to Acting I 

THTR 220A

Acting I

THTR 239A

Creative Drama/Dance: K-8

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.

Course #

Title

ARTH 160L

Global Visual Culture

ARTH 250L 

Introduction to Art Criticism
CHIN 313L Classical Chinese Literature

CHIN 314L

Traditional Chinese Literature (Traditional Chinese Literature in English Translation)

CLAS 155L

Survey of Greek and Roman Literature

CLAS 160L

Classical Mythology

CLAS 251L 

The Epic

CLAS 252L 

Greek Drama: Politics on Stage

COMX 140L 

Introduction to Visual Rhetoric

CRWR 115L

Montana Writers Live!

DANC 234L 

Dance in Popular Movies

DANC 360L 

World Dance

ENST 335L 

Environmental Vision

FILM 103L 

Introduction to Film

GRMN 322L 

Survey of German Cinema

GRMN 340L

Nature and the Environment in German Literature and Film

HONR 121L

Ways of Knowing

IRSH 345L

Literature in the Irish Language

LIT 110L 

Introduction to Literature 

LIT 120L

Poetry 

LIT 202L

The Environmental Imagination

LIT 210L

American Literature I 

LIT 211L

American Literature II 

LIT 220L 

British Literature: Medieval to Renaissance

LIT 221L

British Literature: Enlightenment to Romanticism

LIT 222L

British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary

LIT 270L

Film and Literature 

LIT 280L

Introduction to the Ecology of Literature

LIT 349L 

Medieval Literature

LIT 350L 

Chaucer

LIT 353L

Milton

LIT 378L 

Gay and Lesbian Studies

LSH 151L 

Introduction to the Humanities Bible, Greeks, Romans

LSH 152L 

 

LSH 327L 

Gender and Sexuality in English Fiction

MART 101L

Intro to Media Arts

MUSI 101L 

Enjoyment of Music 

MUSI 130L 

History of Jazz

MUSI 132L 

History of Rock and Roll

MUSI 133L 

Country Music: Cowboys, Opry and Nashville 

MUSI 202L 

Introduction to Music Literature

NASX 235X 

Oral and Written Traditions Native Americans

NASX 239X

Native North American History and Art

RUSS 306L

Evil and the Supernatural in Russian Literature

RUSS 307L

Beauty, Power and Pride in Russian Literature

THTR 101L

Introduction to Theatre 

THTR 235L 

Dramatic Literature

WGSS 163L

Historical and Literary Perspectives on Women

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.

Course #

Title

AAST 141H/HIST 141H

Black: Africa to Hip-Hop and Beyond, An introduction

AAST 208H/HIST 208H 

Discovering Africa

ANTY 101H 

Anthropology and the Human Experience 

ANTY102H

Introduction to South & Southeast Asia 

ANTY 103H

Introduction to Latin American Studies

ANTY 141H 

The Silk Road

ANTY 241H

Central Asian Cultures and Civilizations: Peoples and Environments

ANTY 251H

Foundation of Civilization

ANTY 254H 

Archaeological Wonders of the World

ANTY 351H 

Archaeology of North America

ANTY 354H 

Mesoamerican Prehistory

ARTH 200H

Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art

ARTH 201H 

Art of World Civilization: Early Modern to Contemporary Art
ARTH 333H Architectural History I

ARTH 334H

Architectural History II

ARTH 402H

Greek Art and Architecture

ARTH 433H

Ancient American Art

CHIN 211H

Chinese Culture and Civilization

CLAS 180H

Environment and Nature in the Classical World

CLAS 360H

Ancient Greek Civilization and Culture

COMX 240H 

Introduction to Rhetorical Theory

CSWA 262H

Islamic Civil: Classical Age

ENST 230H

Nature & Society

ENST 231H

Nature & Society - Missoula College

GRMN 106H

Introduction to German Culture and Civilization

GRMN 351H 

German Culture, Beginnings to 1900 

GRMN 352H 

German Culture, 1900 to the Present

HSTA 101H/103H 

American History I/Honors American History I 

HSTA 102H/104H 

American History II/ Honors American History II 

HSTA 342H/AAS 342H

African American History to 1865

HSTA 343H

African American History since 1865

HSTA 370H 

 Women in America from the Colonial Era through the Civil War 

HSTA 371H 

Women in America from the Civil War to the Present 

HSTR 101H/103H 

Western Civilization I /Honors Western Civilization I 

HSTR 102H/104H 

Western Civilization II /Honors Western Civilization II 

HSTR 230H 

Colonial Latin America

HSTR 231H 

Modern Latin America

HSTR 241H

Central Asian Cult & Civ

HSTR 262H

Islamic Civilization: Classical Age

HSTR 264H

Islamic Civilization: Modern Era

HSTR 301X

Ancient Greek Social History

HSTR 302H

Ancient Greece

HSTR 304H

Ancient Rome

JPNS 150H

Japanese Culture and Civil

JRNL 100H

Media History and Literacy

LSH 102H 

Introduction to South & Southeast Asia 

LSH 161H 

Introduction to Asian Humanities

MCLG 100H

Introduction to Latin American Studies

MUSI 207H 

World Music 

MUSI 301H 

Music History I 

MUSI 302H 

Music History II 

NASX 105H 

Introduction to Native American Studies

NASX 405H 

Gender Issues in Native American Studies

PHL 241N 

History and Philosophy of Science

PHL 363H

Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

RLST 204H 

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible 

RLST 232H/SSEA 232H 

Buddhism

RUSS 105H

Introduction to Russian Culture

THTR 330H

Theatre History I

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

Course #

Title

ANTY 122S 

Race and Minorities

ANTY 220S 

Culture & Society

ANTY 250S 

Introduction to Archaeology

BFIN 205S

Personal Finance

BGEN 105S 

Introduction to Business 

BGEN 160S/CCS 160S 

Issues in Sustainability

BMGT 101S 

Introduction to Entertainment Management

COMX 115S 

Interpersonal Communication

COMX 202S 

Nonverbal Communication

COMX 219S 

Survey of Children's Communication

COMX 220S 

Organizational Communication

COUN 242S

Intimate and Family Relationships

ECNS 101S

Economic Way of Thinking 

ECNS 201S 

Principles of Microeconomics 

ECNS 202S

Principles of Macroeconomics 

ENST 489S 

Environmental Justice Issues and Solutions

GPHY 121S 

Human Geography 

GPHY 141S

Geography of World Regions

GPHY 323S

Economic Geography of Rural Areas

LING 270S

Introduction to Linguistics

NRSM 121S 

Nature of Montana

NRSM 370S 

Wildland Conservation Policy and Governance

PSCI 210S 

Introduction to American Government

PSCI 220S 

Introduction to Comparative Government

PSYX 100S 

Introductory Psychology 

PSYX 161S

Fundamentals of Organizational Psychology

PTRM 210S

Nature Tourism and Commercial Recreation

PTRM 217S 

Wildland Recreation Management

SOCI 101S 

Introduction to Sociology 

SOCI 130S

Sociology of Alternative Religions

SOCI 211S 

Introduction to Criminology 

SOCI 212S 

Social Issues in Southeast Asia

SOCI 220S

Race, Gender, and Class

SOCI 275S

Gender and Society

WGSS 263S 

Women, Men, and Sexuality

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.

Course #

Title

AHMS 270E 

Medical Law and Ethics 

ANTY 326E

Indigenous Peoples and Global Development

ANTY 403E

Ethics and Anthropology

BGEN 220E

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility 

CHMY 305E 

Ethics and Writing in Science

CLAS 365E

Roots of Western Ethics

CSCI 215E 

Ethics and Information

CSCI 216E 

Technology, Ethics, and Society

CSCI 315E 

Computer, Ethics, and Society 

EDU 407E

Ethics and Policy Issues

GEO 304E 

Science and Society

HONR 122E

Ways of Knowing II

HONR 320E

Research Portfolio Seminar

HSTR 272E 

Terrorism: Violence in the Modern World

HSTR 374E

War, Peace, and Society

HTH 475E 

Legal & Ethical Issues in the Health & Exercise Professions

LSH 389E

Placebos: The Power of Words

NASX 303E 

Ecological Perspectives of Native American Traditions

NASX 304E 

Native American Beliefs and Philosophy

NRSM 449E

Climate Change Policy and Ethics

NRSM 489E 

Ethics, Forestry and Conservation  

PHAR 514E

CASE Studies in Pharmacy Ethics

PHL 110E 

Introduction to Ethics 

PHL 112E 

Introduction to Ethics and the Environment 

PHL 114E 

Introduction to Political Ethics 

PHL 210E 

Moral Philosophy

PHL 321E 

Philosophy and Biomedical Ethics 

PSCI 250E 

Introduction to Political Theory

RLST 281E

Comparative Ethics

SW 410E

Social Work Ethics

These courses ground students in the ideas, institutions, and practices of democratic societies and their historical antecedents. Knowledge gained through courses in the Y perspective prepares students to understand the rights and responsibilities of engaged citizenship and to assess the characteristics, contributions, and contradictions of democratic systems.

Upon completion of a Democracy and Citizenship course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate informed and reasoned understanding of democratic ideas, institutions and practices, from historical and/or contemporary perspectives;
  2. Analyze and evaluate the significance and complexities of engaged citizenship; and
  3. Articulate the causes and consequences of key historical and/or contemporary struggles within democratic systems or their antecedents, including but not limited to those pertaining to issues of diversity, equity, and justice. 

Course #

Title

ANTY 122S 

Race and Minorities

ARTH 201H

Art of World Civilizations II: Renaissance to Modern

GRMN 340L

Nature and the Environment in German Literature and Film

GRMN 351H 

German Culture to 1900 

GRMN 352H 

German Culture, 1900 to Present

HONR 122E

Ways of Knowing II

HSTA 101H/103H 

American History I/ Honors American History I 

HSTA 102H/104H 

American History II/ Honors American History II 

HSTR 101H/103H 

Western Civilization I /Honors Western Civilization I 

HSTR 102H/104H 

Western Civilization II / Honors Western Civilization II 

JRNL 100H

Media History and Literacy

JRNL 102Y 

News Literacy

LIT 222L

British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary

MCLG 105Y, RUSS 105Y

Introduction to Russian Culture

MUSI 301H 

Music History I 

MUSI 302H 

Music History II 

PHL 101Y

Introduction to Philosophy

PHL 102Y

Topical Introduction to Philosophy

PHL 261Y 

History of Ancient Philosophy

PHL 262Y 

History of Modern Philosophy

PSCI 210S 

Introduction to American Government

RUSS 105H  

Introduction to Russian Culture

THTR 101L

Introduction to Theatre

THTR 331Y

Theatre History II

These courses foster an appreciation for diverse cultures, their histories and contemporary forms, and their positions in world spheres of power and change. This includes knowledge of diverse cultures in comparative and thematic frameworks. Knowledge gained through courses in the X perspective prepares students to cultivate ways of thinking that foster an understanding of the complexities of indigenous or international cultures and global issues, past and present.

Upon completion of a course in this group, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the diverse ways humans structure their social, political, and cultural lives;
  2. Interpret human activities, ideas, and institutions with reference to diverse cultural, historical and geo-political perspectives and physical environments; and
  3. Recognize the complexities of inter-cultural and international communications and collaborative endeavors, and relate this to the complex challenges of the 21st century. 

Course #

Title

AAST 141H/HIST 141H

Black: Africa to Hip-Hop and Beyond, An introduction

ANTY 101H 

Anthropology and the Human Experience 

ANTY 102H

Introduction to South & Southeast Asia

ANTY 103H

Introduction to Latin American Studies

ANTY 133X

Food and Culture

ANTY 141H 

The Silk Road

ANTY 220S

Culture & Society 
ANTY 241H Central Asian Cultures and Civilizations: Peoples and Environments

ANTY 251H

Foundation of Civilization
ANTY 254H Archaeological Wonders of the World

ANTY 306X

Contemporary Issues of American Indians

ANTY 323X

Native Peoples of Montana

ANTY 326E

Indigenous Peoples and Global Development

ANTY 330X

Peoples and Cultures of World

ANTY 351H 

Archaeology of North America

ANTY 352X 

Archaeology of Montana

ARTH 200H 

Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art

CAS 140X

Diversity and Addictions

CCS 103X

Introduction to Climate Change: Science and Society

COMX 204X 

International and Development Communication

COMX 212X

Introduction to Intercultural Communication

DANC 360L 

World Dance

ECNS 317X 

Economic Development

GPHY 121S

Human Geography

GPHY 141S

Geography and World Regions

GPHY 245X 

The Middle East

HSTR 230H

Colonial Latin America

HSTR 231H 

Modern Latin America

HSTR 241H

Central Asian Cult & Civ

HSTR 301X

Ancient Greek Social History

HSTR 384E 

History of International Human Rights 

JPNS 150H 

Japanese Culture and Civilization

LING 375X

Endangered Languages

LSH 102H 

Introduction to South & Southeast Asia

MCLG 100H

Introduction to Latin American Studies

MUSI 207H 

World Music

NASX 105H 

Introduction to Native American Studies

NASX 260X

Indig Community Developmnt

NASX 201X 

Indian Culture as Expressed through Language

NASX 210X 

Native American Sports and Games

NASX 231X

Indigenous World View Perspectives

NASX 235X 

Oral and Written Traditions of Native America

NASX 239X

Native North American History and Art

NASX 260

Indians of North America

NASX 303E

Ecological Perspectives of Native American Traditions

NASX 304E 

American Indian Religion and Philosophy

NASX 354X 

Indians of Montana

PSCI 230X 

Introduction to International Relations

PTRM 345X 

Sustaining Human Society and the Natural Environment

RLST 232H/SSEA 232H

Buddhism

RLST 234X

Hinduism 

RLST 238X

Japanese Religion

SSEA 202X

Introduction to India 

WGSS 150X

Women's Rights and Women's Roles around the World

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; 
  5. and understand the means by which analytic uncertainty is quantified and expressed in the natural sciences

Natural Science courses without a laboratory experience

Course #

Title

ANTY 210N 

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

ANTY 211N 

Human Genetics

ASTR 131N

Elementary Astronomy I

ASTR 132N

Elementary Astronomy II

BIOB 130N

Evolution and Society

BIOB 160N

Principles of Living Systems

BIOB 170N 

Principles of Biological Diversity 

BIOE 172N 

Introductory Ecology

BIOM 135N

Biology of Yellowstone Hot Springs

BIOM 250N 

Microbiology for Health Sciences 

BIOO 101N 

Survey of Montana Wildlife & Habitats 

CHMY 121N 

Intro to General Chemistry 

CJUS 125N 

Fund of Forensic Science 

CSD 221N

Fundamentals of Acoustics: Applications in Speech, Hearing & Language

ENSC 105N 

Environmental Science

ERTH 303N/CCS 303N

Weather and Climate

GEO 101N 

Intro to Physical Geology 

GEO 105N

Oceanography

GEO 107N

Natural Disasters

GEO 108N/CCS 108N

Climate Change, Past and Future

GPHY 111N 

Introduction to Physical Geography

GPHY 311N 

Biogeography

NRGY 101N

Introduction to Sustainable Energy

NRSM 246N 

Natural History, Ecology & Environmental Management South Queensland

NRSM 271N 

Conservation Ecology

NUTR 221N 

Basic Human Nutrition 

PHAR 110N

Use and abuse of Drugs

PHAR 145N 

Introduction to Cancer Biology

PHL 241N

History and Philosophy of Science

PHSX 141N 

Relativity: From Galileo to Einstein and Beyond

PHSX 205N 

Fundamentals of Physics I

PHSX 207N 

Fundamentals of Physics II

PHSX 215N

Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I

PHSX 217N 

Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II

PSYX 250N 

Fundamentals of Biological Psychology

SCN 100N

Issues in Biology

SCN 175N

Integrated Physical Science

WILD 105N

Wildlife and People

Natural Science courses with a laboratory experience:

Course #

Title

ANTY 213N  

Introduction to Physical Anthropology Lab

ASTR 134N

Elementary Astronomy Laboratory I

ASTR 135N

Elementary Astronomy Laboratory II

ASTR 142N

The Evolving Universe: Theories and Observation

BIOB 101N 

Discover Biology 

BIOB 161N 

Principles of Living Systems Lab

BIOB 171N 

Principles of Biological Diversity Lab

BIOB 226N

Gen Science: Earth & Life Science

BIOH 201N

Human Anatomy Phys I

BIOH 202N

Human Anatomy Phys I Lab

BIOH 211N

Human Anatomy Phys II

BIOH 212N

Human Anatomy Phys II Lab

BIOO 105N 

Introduction to Botany 

CHMY 141N

College Chemistry I

CHMY 143N 

College Chemistry II

FORS 241N 

Dendrology

GEO 102N 

Intro to Physical Geology Lab 

GEO 106N 

The History of Life

GPHY 112N 

Intro to Phys Geography Lab

NRSM 210N

Soils, Water and Climate

PHSX 206N

Physics Laboratory I

PHSX 208N 

Physics Laboratory II

PHSX 216N 

Physics Laboratory I with Calculus

PHSX 218N 

Physics Laboratory II with Calculus

PHSX 225N

General Science: Physical and Chemical Science

SCN 105N

Montana Ecosystems

SCN 260N

The Biology of Behavior