Thomas M. Roy (Professor of Social Work), Director

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.

Requirements for a Minor

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 approved by the EVST minor advisor.

Courses

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. Offered autumn. 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) Offered intermittently. 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) Offered intermittently. 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. Offered autumn. 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. Offered spring. 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. Offered autumn. 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.

U 355 Environmental Workshop 1-12 cr. (R-12)Offered intermittently. Special courses experiential-experimental in nature dealing with a specialized topic of current interest.

UG 367 Environmental Politics and Policies 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 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 375 Agriculture, Society and Ecology 1 cr. Offered spring. Same as SOC and PHIL 375. Lecture series that accompanies cooperative education credit for students participating in the Program in Ecological Agriculture and Society (PEAS).

U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

U 398 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R-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) Offered autumn and spring.

G 501 Scientific Approaches to Environmental Problems 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., graduate standing in EVST or consent of instr. The strength and limitations of the scientific approach to investigating and solving selected environmental problems with an emphasis on the natural sciences.

G 502 Environmental Law for Non-Lawyers 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., graduate standing. Review of major substantive environmental laws with an emphasis on areas of citizen involvement in the legal process.

G 504 Colloquium in the Philosophy of Ecology 3 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., graduate student in EVST or consent of instr. Same as PHIL 504. Documents of ecology studied in the context of social and political philosophy, metaphysics and ethics, philosophy of science, and technology.

G 505 The Literature of Natural History 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as ENLT 523. Study of the literary history of natural history from its classical origins to the present with an emphasis on the American tradition of nature writing and its relationship to conservation biology, and the practice of natural history.

G 506 Nature, Language and Politics 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as ENLT 524 and PHIL 506. Investigation of environmental, social and political thought from the perspective of contemporary language theory.

G 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 Science 1-3 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. Same as C&I 525. Identification and examination of potential solutions to environmental problems and their impact on society. Major emphasis on teaching methods as they apply to environmental science.

G 530 Environmental Policy 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., graduate standing in environmental studies or consent of instr. Inquiry into the history, processes, and politics of state and national environmental public policy. Includes a review of policy processes, methods of studying public policy, and the role of advocacy groups in the policy process.

G 531 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. Offered spring. Prereq., graduate standing. Focus on the tasks and skills necessary to building and managing effective environmental organizations, particularly non-profit. Budgeting, fund-raising, grant-writng, attracting and utilizing volunteers, working with the media. Strategic approaches and how they are shaped by issue, context, and structure.

G 540 Watershed Conservation Ecology 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., college ecology course or consent of instr. Overview of the basic science, management, policy and social action aspects of watershed conservation, preservation and restoration.

G 548 Supervision and Teaching in Environmental Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EVST 521 or C&I 521. Design, selection and evaluation of materials for the teaching of environmental education.

G 550 Pollution Ecology 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., college ecology course or consent of instr. Same as BIOL 550. Environmental fate and biological effects of pollutants, especially in aquatic ecosystems.

G 551 Environmental Field Study 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered autumn. Prereq. or coreq.,, EVST 540 or 550 or 560. Same as BIOL 551. Designing, executing and interpreting environmental studies. Project oriented.

G 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. Offered spring. 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.

Faculty

Professors

William Chaloupka, Ph.D., University of Hawaii, 1980

Henry Harrington, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1971

Thomas M. Roy, M.A., University of Chicago, 1966 (Director)

Vicki Watson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1981

Assistant Professors

Leonard Broberg, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1995

Fletcher Brown, Ph.D., Miami University, 1994