The environmental studies graduate
program is designed to provide students
with course work and experience required to deal effectively with
environmental issues. By combining
lectures, seminars, discussions and problem-oriented projects with specially-designed courses, we hope to
expose students to three basic phases of
education: familiarity with the subject
matter, skills in problem analysis and
solutions, and direct involvement with
environmental groups.
The current offerings lead to a Master
of Science with a major in
Environmental Studies, and include
content from the humanities and the
social sciences, particularly those social
and cultural aspects necessary to define
what kind of environment we need and
want.
Requirements for admission follow
general University graduate requirements, but in addition, the student must
be accepted into the Environmental
Studies degree program. A special
faculty committee passes on
applications. At present, the number
admitted is limited by the number of
volunteer faculty advisors available to
guide graduate students in this endeavor.
The minor in environmental studies is
designed to complement majors as
diverse as biology and business
administration. To earn a minor the
student must complete 25 credits, of
which a minimum of 15 must be at the
300 level or above. The following courses must be completed: EVST 101N,
102N, 367, 427E and Biol 121N, 122N.
The remaining credits must be from
EVST 304, 340, 364, 370, 371, 425,
494, or other classes approved by the
EVST minor advisor.
U = for undergraduate credit only, UG
= for undergraduate or graduate credit,
G= for graduate credit. R after the credit
indicates the course may be repeated for
credit to the maximum indicated after the
R.
U 101N Environmental Science 4 cr.
Offered autumn. Using an ecosystems
approach, analyzes how we have created
environmental problems from our land,
water, resource and energy uses.
U 102N Environmental Science
Laboratory 1 cr. Prereq. or coreq.,
EVST 101N. Design and execution of
field-oriented studies including
ecological studies, surveys of human
populations and other interdisciplinary
efforts. Emphasis on good study design,
problem-solving, critical reasoning, data
analysis and communication of results.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-6) Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 295 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
UG 304 Conservation of Natural
and Human Resources in Montana 3
cr. Prereq., consent of instr. Same as For
304. Conservation in Montana;
environmental problems such as air
pollution, water pollution, mining
impacts and resource management of
wildlands, timberlands, and wildlife.
UG 340 Environmental Economics
3 cr. Prereq., Econ 111S, 112S or
consent of instr. Same as Econ 340.
Outlines a theoretical framework for the
analysis of environmental problems,
including concepts of market failure and
externalities, materials balance and property rights. The policy implications of
this analytical model are explored for a
range of topics including pollution and
the preservation of natural environments
and species.
UG 350 Environmental Perspectives
2 cr. Same as Sci 350. Critical analysis
of the assumptions and effects of past
and present patterns of land use, based
on readings drawn from both the
sciences and humanities.
UG 367 Natural Resource Politics 3
cr. Offered spring. Prereq., EVST 101N
or consent of instr. General review of the
political issues and processes involving
natural resources and the environment
with primary emphasis on issues in U.S.
politics.
UG 370 Environmental Studies
Lecture Series 1 cr. (R-3) Offered
intermittently. Periodic public offerings
on important environmental topics.
UG 371 Wilderness Issues Lecture
Series 1 cr. (R-3) Offered spring. Same
as Recm 371. Explores current issues in
wilderness preservation, management
and research.
UG 372 Wildlife Film Festival 1 cr.
(R-3) Offered spring. In conjunction
with International Wildlife Film
Festival; attend showings, workshops,
discussion groups. Public offering.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 398 Cooperative Education
Experience Variable cr. (R-3) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., six credits in
EVST and consent of instr. Practical
application of classroom learning through internship with governments,
organizations or industry.
UG 425 The Human Role in
Environmental Change. 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., upper-division standing
or graduate standing or consent of instr.
Same as Geog 425. A systematic
examination of the ways in which the
major physical systems and ecosystems
of the earth have been modified by
human activity.
UG 427E Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
lower-division course in Perspective 5 or
consent of instr. Same as Phil 427E.
Critical exploration of selected
philosophical and literary texts pertinent
to the ethics of human relationships with
the natural environment.
UG 494 Seminar 3 cr. (R-6) Prereq.,
EVST 101N or consent of instr. A
seminar on a current environmental
topic.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 496 Independent Study 1-12 cr.
(R-12)
G 501 Scientific Approaches to
Environmental Problems 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., graduate
standing in EVST or consent of instr.
The strength and limitations of the
scientific approach to investigating and
solving selected environmental problems
with an emphasis on the natural
sciences.
G 502 Environmental Law for
Non-Lawyers 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., graduate standing. Review of
major substantive environmental laws
with an emphasis on areas of citizen
involvement in the legal process.
G 504 Colloquium in the
Philosophy of Ecology 3 cr. (R-6)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
graduate student in EVST or consent of
instr. Same as Phil 504. Documents of
ecology studied in the context of social
and political philosophy, metaphysics
and ethics, philosophy of science, and
technology.
G 505 The Literature of Natural
History 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as
Enlt 523. Study of the literary history of
natural history from its classical origins
to the present with an emphasis on the
American tradition of nature writing and
its relationship to conservation biology,
and the practice of natural history.
G 506 Nature, Language and
Politics 3 cr. Same as Phil 506.
Investigation of environmental, social
and political thought from the
perspective of contemporary language
theory
G 521 Foundations in
Environmental Education 3 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., graduate
standing in environmental studies. Same
as C&I 521. Problem-solving approaches to environmental education;
problem identification, research and
design and implementation of an
educational approach to selected
environmental issues.
G 525 Teaching Environmental
Education 3 cr. Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., consent of instr. Same as
C&I 525. Offered alternate years.
Identification and examination of
potential solutions to environmental
problems and their impact on society.
Major emphasis on teaching methods as
they apply to environmental science.
G 530 Environmental Policy 3 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., graduate
standing in environmental studies or
consent of instr. Inquiry into the history,
processes, and politics of state and
national environmental public policy.
Includes a review of policy processes,
methods of studying public policy, and
the role of advocacy groups in the policy
process.
G 531 Environmental Legislation 3
cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., graduate
standing in environmental studies or
consent of instr. Inquiry into the
processes, history, and politics of state
and national environmental public
policy. Includes a review of policy processes, methods of studying public
policy, and the role of advocacy groups
in the policy process.
G 537 Building Effective
Environmental Organizations 3 cr.
Prereq., graduate standing. Focus on the
tasks and skills necessary to building and
managing effective environmental
organizations, particularly non-profit.
Budgeting, fund-raising, grant-writng,
attracting and utilizing volunteers,
working with the media. Strategic
approaches and how they are shaped by
issue, context, and structure.
G 548 Supervision and Teaching in
Environmental Education 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., EVST
521 or C&I 521. Design, selection and
evaluation of materials for the teaching
of environmental education.
G 550 Biological Effects of
Pollution-Concepts 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., graduate standing in
environmental studies or consent of
instr. Same as Biol 550. Environmental
fate and biological effects of pollutants,
especially in aquatic ecosystems.
G 551 Biological Effects of Pollution
Methods 2 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
EVST 550. Same as Biol 551.
Designing, excuting and interpreting
environmental studies. Project oriented.
G 560 Environmental Impact
Analysis 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
graduate standing in EVST or consent of
instr. Basis for analyzing environmental
impacts of various activities; preparing
and critiquing federal and state
environmental impact documents, such
as environmental reviews, impact
statements, etc.
G 563 Introduction to
Environmental Law 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., graduate standing in
EVST. Same as Law 650. Philosophy
and values underlying environmental
regulation, basic introduction to
administrative law, in-depth study of air
and water pollution and the
environmental policy acts.
G 564 Advanced Environmental
Law 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
graduate standing in EVST. Same as
Law 649. In-depth study of the laws
addressing toxic substances and solid
and hazardous waste, and the Endangered Species Act. Exploration of
interaction between land use regulation
and environmental law.
G 565 Public Land and Resources
Law 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
graduate standing in Evst and consent of
instr. Same as Law 654. Historical
development of United States public
land law, state-federal relations, and the
roles of Congress, the executive and the
courts; the law applying to specific
public land resources: water, minerals,
timber, range, and preservation.
G 566 Advanced Problems in Public
Land and Resources Law 2 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., graduate standing in
EVST and consent of instr. Same as Law
619. Collaborative work on practical
problems arising in public land and
resources law and individual research
and writing projects.
G 567 Water Law 3 cr. Offered
spring. Same as Law 663. Interstate
water problems; federal/state powers;
federal/Indian water rights; Montana
water law.
G 570 Environmental Clinic 3 cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
graduate standing. Environmental
projects for nonprofit or
community-based organizations or
agencies. Team-client relationships;
project planning, execution (including
research and analysis), and presentation.
G 591 Environmental Law Clinic 3
cr. Prereq., course in EVST or Law
approved by instructor. Placement with
practicing attorneys to work on pending
environmental cases. Legal research
methods, information gathering methods,
and substantive and procedural aspects
of environmental law. Preparation of
written memoranda, summaries and
pleadings. Participation in client
meetings and attendance in court
hearings.
G 592 Proposal Preparation 1 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
graduate standing and consent of instr.
Preparation of the graduate research and
funding proposals. Review of potential
research methodologies. A ten week
course.
G 593 Professional Paper Variable
cr. (R-3) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., graduate standing in EVST.
G 594 Graduate Seminar 3 cr.
(R-15) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., graduate standing in EVST or
consent of instr. In-depth analysis of a
current environmental topic. Different
topics offered each semester.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., graduate standing in EVST or
consent of instr. Experimental offerings
of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one-time
offerings of current topics.
G 596 Independent Study Variable
cr. (R-12) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., graduate standing in EVST.
Work on selected problems by individual
students under direct faculty supervision.
G 597 Research Variable cr. (R-12)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
graduate standing in EVST. Directed
individual graduate research and study
appropriate to background and
objectives of the student.
G 598 Cooperative Education
Experience Variable cr. (R-8) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., graduate
standing in EVST. Practical application
of classroom learning during placements
off campus.
G 599 Thesis Variable cr. (R-6)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
graduate standing in EVST.