University of Montana 1999-2000 Catalog

Environmental Studies

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

Developed from the Environmental Studies graduate program which was begun in 1970, the undergraduate Environmental Studies program at The University of Montana-Missoula offers an educational environment that stimulates creative attitudes and interests. A well-rounded perspective and range of skills are needed to be an effective environmentalist. In keeping with its interdisciplinary approach, the environmental studies degree directs students to take much of their course work outside environmental studies in other departments. Environmental studies students receive a broad-based education in the natural and the social sciences and the necessary communication, mathematical, and technical skills to engage in environmental thought and action. Environmental studies students conclude their course of study with a community service experience, coupled with a senior seminar where that experience is shared and analyzed with other environmental studies students.

High School Preparation: Students in high school who are planning to major in environmental studies should take their schools' college preparatory curriculum. Courses in biology, chemistry, math through pre-calculus, and writing are recommended.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the environmental studies major, a student must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Overall grade point average of 2.75.

2. Successful completion of ENEX 101, EVST 101N, 167H, CHEM 151N, 152N.

3. Complete a formal application to the environmental studies major including a written essay on an assigned topic (details available in the department office) for departmental approval for admission to the major. Essays are evaluated for quality of thought and relevance to the major. Applications for autumn semester admission must be completed by March 15; for spring semester admission, October 15. Applications are available in the Environmental Studies Department, Rankin Hall.

Advising: Students who intend to major in environmental studies but who have not yet met the above admission requirements may declare themselves pre-environmental studies majors. Pre-environmental studies students will be advised by an advising director with environmental studies. Once accepted into the environmental studies major, students will be assigned an environmental studies faculty advisor.

Special Degree Requirements

Refer to graduation requirements listed previously in the catalog (see index). For the Bachelor of Arts degree, every major in environmental studies will complete the following requirements:

Environmental Studies: EVST 101N, 167H, 201, 302, 304, 360, 367, 427E, 484.

Required courses outside Environmental Studies: ENEX 101; BIOL 101N; CHEM 151N, 152N; COMM 111A; CS 171; ECON 111S, 112S; FOR 210 or GEOG 112N or GEOL 109N; one science lab from BIOL 102N or CHEM 154N or GEOL 101N; MATH 117, 121, 241; PHIL 200E; UNC 194.

Special Emphasis

Students are encouraged to select a minor or double major from another campus discipline or an emphasis in one of the following areas:

Environmental Management: In addition to satisfying the general requirements for a degree in environmental studies, students desiring an emphasis in environmental management must complete BADM 201, 202, 257, 270, 322, 340S, 341, 360, and 445 or 446 or 448.

Pre-Law: In addition to satisfying the general requirements for a degree in environmental studies, students desiring an emphasis in environmental law must consult with the pre-law faculty advisor within environmental studies to design a suitable pre-law program. The pre-law emphasis is a flexible program designed to prepare students for law school and allow students to strengthen their background within their area of interest.

Water Resources: In addition to satisfying the general requirements for a degree in environmental studies , student desiring an emphasis in water resources must complete 20 credits of advisor-approved courses or internships. (Could include such courses as BIOL 366, 453, 454; GEOL 320, 431, 480; FOR 389, 485, 486.) Note: some of these courses require prerequisites not in the environmental studies core requirements.

Suggested Course of Study

First Year A S

CHEM 151N General and Inorganic Chemistry 3 -

CHEM 152N Organic and Biological Chemistry - 3

CS 171 Communicating via Computers 3 -

ENEX 101 Composition 3 -

EVST 101N Environmental Science 3 -

EVST 167H Nature and Society - 3

MATH 117 Probability and Linear Mathematics - 3

MATH 121 Precalculus - 4

UNC 194 Environmental Studies Freshman Interest

Group Seminar 1 -

Elective and General Education 3 3

Total 16 16



Second Year A S

BIOL 101N-102N Principles of Biology and

Laboratory - 4

COMM 111A Introduction to Public Speaking 2 -

ECON 111S Introduction to Microeconomics 3 -

ECON 112S Introduction to Macroeconomics - 3

EVST 201 Environmental Information Resources - 3

FOR 210 Introductory Soils or GEOG 112 or

GEOL 109 2-3 -

MATH 241 Statistics 4 -

PHIL 200E Ethics: The Great Traditions - 3

Electives and General Education 3-4 3

Total 14-16 16



Third Year A S

EVST 302 Introduction to Environmental

Regulation 3 -

EVST 304 Conservation of Natural and Human

Resources in Montana 3 -

EVST 360 Applied Ecology 3 -

EVST 367 Environmental Politics and Policies - 3

EVST 427E Environmental Ethics - 3

Electives and General Education 6 9

Total 15 15



Fourth Year A S

EVST 484 Senior Service Seminar 3 3

Electives and General Education 12 12

Total 15 15

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, 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 3 cr. Offered autumn. An introduction to the scientific principles that underpin environmental science and discussion of how these shape national and local environmental laws and policies. Approaches to solving environmental problems.

U 167H Nature and Society 3 cr. Offered spring The relationship between ideas about nature and the development of political and social ideas, institutions, and practices, primarily in western (Euro-American) society. Complements ethics offerings in philosophy aimed at environmental studies majors.

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 201 Environmental Information Resources 3 cr. Offered spring. Student research using a variety of sources (refereed literature, government sources, internet sources). Critical evaluation of sources. Students write a research paper and put it on a Web site for peer review.

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.

U 302 Introduction to Environmental Regulation 3 cr. Offered autumn. Introduction to the history, law and theory of environmental regulation in the United States using public and private land regulation mechanisms as case studies. Basic principles of constitutional and administrative law relevant to environmental regulation, substantive public and private land use law and the history of environmental problems and their regulation.

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 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.

UG 360 Applied Ecology 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., BIOL 101N, CHEM 154N, EVST 201, MATH 241. Understanding the principles and concepts of ecology and how they inform real life decisions about human interactions with the environment. Emphasis on case studies, field study design and conservation of watersheds and biodiversity.

UG 367 Environmental Politics and Policies 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., EVST 167H or consent of instr. Environmentalism as social movement, political and electoral issue. Focus is domestic illustrated by case studies.

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.

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 440 Environmental Economics 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., ECON 111S, 112S or consent of instr. Same as ECON 440. 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.

U 484 Senior Service Seminar 3-6 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., senior standing in EVST. Students perform community service working with conservation organizations and natural resource agencies.

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 autumn. 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 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 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


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