The Bachelor of Science in Wildland Restoration provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle the complex challenges of ecological restoration — perhaps the fastest growing area of focus and employment in natural resource management. There are two options within the major: the Terrestrial Option, which focuses on the repair and recovery of terrestrial ecosystems, and the Aquatic Option which focuses on stream, wetland, and groundwater restoration. Both options provide in-depth training in the ecological sciences, the science and practice of restoration, and the human dimensions of restoration practice. All students in the major spend a substantial amount of time in the field, learning cutting-edge practices in ecosystem restoration, attributes of restored ecosystems, and methods for evaluating treatment efficacy. The major requires completion of a seven-to-ten credit restoration capstone, during which students gain hands-on, real-world experience planning and implementing restoration projects in western Montana. The Wildland Restoration major prepares students for graduate school in ecology or natural resource management and careers as restoration practitioners with non-profit, private, or governmental agencies.
In addition to the major, the Wildland Restoration program also offers a minor for students who wish to gain basic competency in restoration while pursuing another UM major. For more information on degree options within the Wildland Restoration Program, see: http://www.cfc.umt.edu/wildland/.
| First Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| WRIT 101 (ENEX 101) College Writing I | 3 |
| BIOB 160N (BIOL 110N) Principles of Living Systems | 4 |
| GEO 101N/102N (GEOS 100N/101N) General Geology/Lab | 3 |
| COMM 111A Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| CHMY 121N (CHEM 151N) Introduction to General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHMY 123N (CHEM 152N) Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry | 3 |
| M 171 (MATH 152) Calculus I | 4 |
| NRSM 180 (FOR/RECM/WBIO 180) Careers in Natural Resources | 2 |
| Electives and General Education | 3-4 |
| Second Year | Credits |
| M 172 (MATH 153) Calculus II | 4 |
| FORS 201 (FOR 201) Forest Biometrics or WILD 240 (WBIO 240) Wildlife Monitoring and Biostatistics or STAT 216 (MATH 241) Statistics | 3-4 |
| NRSM 265 (FOR 265) Elements of Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| WRIT 222 (FOR 220) Technical Approach to Writing or WILD 245 (WBIO 245) Science Writing | 2-3 |
| PHSX 205N/206N (PHYS 111N/113N) Fundamentals of Physics I/Lab or PHSX 215N/216N (PHYS 211N/213N) Fundamentals of Physics II/Lab | 5 |
| BIOB 260 (BIOL 221) Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOB 272 (BIOL 223) Genetics and Evolution | 4 |
| Electives and General Education | 3-4 |
| Third and Fourth Years | Credits |
| NRSM 385 (FOR 385) Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| BIOE 428 (BIOL 366) Freshwater Ecology | 5 |
| NRSM 365 (FOR 365) Foundation of Restoration Ecology | 3 |
| NRSM 495 (FOR 445) Ecological Restoration Practicum | 3-6 |
| NRSM 422 (FOR 422) Natural Resource Policy and Administration | 3 |
| NRSM 444 (FOR 444) Integrative Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| NRSM 494 (FOR 494) Seminar in Ecological Restoration | 1 |
| NRSM 489E (FOR 489E) Ethics Forestry and Conservation | 3 |
| Electives and General Education | 33-36 |
| Rest/Aquatic Electives: At least nine credits must be completed from: | Credits |
| BIOO 340 (BIOL 308) Biology and Management of Fishes | 4 |
| NRSM 455 (FOR 455) Riparian Ecology and Management | 3 |
| NRSM 485 (FOR 485) Watershed Management | 3 |
| GEO 460 (GEOS 460) Process Geomorphology | 4 |
| FORS 250 (FOR 250) GIS Practicum | 2 |
| ENSC 245N (FOR 210N) Soils | 3 |
| GEO 260 (GEOS 260) River Systems | 3 |
| GEO 420 (GEOS 480) Hydrogeology | 3 |
| Rest/ Social-Science Electives: At least three credits must be completed from: | Credits |
| ECNS 433 (ECON 440) Environmental Economics | 3 |
| FORS 320 (FOR 320) Forest Environmental Economics | 3 |
| NRSM 379 (FOR 379) Collaboration in Natural Resource Decisions | 3 |
| NRSM 475 (FOR 475) Environment and Development | 3 |
| NRSM 449 (FOR/RSCN 449) Climate Change Ethics and Policy | 3 |
| First Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| WRIT 101 (ENEX 101) College Writing I | 3 |
| BIOB 160N (BIOL 110) Principles of Living Systems | 4 |
| BIOO 105N (BIOL 120) Introduction to Botany | 3 |
| COMM 111A Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| CHMY 121N (CHEM 151N) Introduction to General and Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHMY 123N (CHEM 152N) Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry | 3 |
| M 162 (MATH 150) Calculus | 4 |
| NRSM 180 (FOR/RECM/WBIO 180) Careers in Natural Resources | 2 |
| Electives and General Education | 3-4 |
| Second Year | Credits |
| FORS 201 (FOR 201) Forest Biometrics or WILD 240 (WBIO 240) Wildlife Monitoring and Biostatistics or STAT 216 (MATH 241) Statistics | 3-4 |
| NRSM 265 (FOR 265) Elements of Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| WRIT 222 (FOR 220) Technical Approach to Writing or WILD 245 (WBIO 245) Science Writing | 2-3 |
| ENSC 245N (FOR 210N) Soils | 3 |
| PHSX 205N/206N (PHYS 111N/113N) Fundamentals of Physics I/Lab or PHSX 215N/216N (PHYS 211N/213N) Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I/ Lab | 5 |
| BIOB 260 (BIOL 221) Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOB 272 (BIOL 223) Genetics and Evolution | 4 |
| Electives and General Education | 5-6 |
| Third and Fourth Years | Credits |
| FORS 330 (FOR 330) Forest Ecology or BIOE 374 (BIOL 340) General Ecology | 3-6 |
| NRSM 385 (FOR 385) Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| NRSM 365 (FOR 365) Foundation of Restoration Ecology |
3 |
| NRSM 444 (FOR 444) Integrative Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| NRSM 422 (FOR 422) Natural Resource Policy and Administration | 3 |
| NRSM 495 (FOR 445) Ecological Restoration Practicum | 3-6 |
| NRSM 494 (FOR 494) Seminar in Ecological Restoration | 1 |
| BIOO 335 (BIOL 350) Rocky Mountain Flora | 3 |
| NRSM 489E (FOR 489E) Ethics, Forestry and Conservation | 3 |
| Electives and General Education | 32-35 |
| Rest/Terrestrial Electives: At least nine credits must be completed from: | Credits |
| BIOO 320 (BIOL 316) General Botany | 3 |
| NRSM 335 (FOR 335) Environmental Entomology | 3 |
| FORS 250 (FOR 250) Intro to GIS for Forest Management | 2 |
| FORS 331 (FOR 331) Wildland Fuels Management | 3 |
| NRSM 363 (FOR 361) Range Forage Plants | 3 |
| NRSM 415 (FOR 415) Environmental Soil Science | 3 |
| NRSM 485 (FOR 485) Watershed Management | 3 |
| NRSM 360 (FOR 360) Rangeland Management | 3 |
| NRSM 462 (FOR 462) Range Ecology | 3 |
| BIOO 433 (BIOL 444) Plant Physiology | 3 |
| BIOE 448 (BIOL 448) Terrestrial Plant Ecology | 3 |
| WILD 370 (WBIO 370) Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Management | 3 |
| WILD 470 (WBIO 470) Conservation of Wildlife Populations | 3 |
| BIOM 430 (MICB 423) Applied and Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| Rest/Social-Science Electives: At least three credits must be completed from: | Credits |
| ECNS 433 (ECON 440) Environmental Economics | 3 |
| FORS 320 (FOR 320) Forest Environment Economics | 3 |
| NRSM 379 (FOR 379) Collaboration in Natural Resource Decisions | 3 |
| NRSM 475 (FOR 475) Environment and Development | 3 |
| NRSM 449 (FOR/RSCN 449) Climate Change Ethics and Policy |
3 |
To earn a minor in Wildland Restoration, students must fulfill the course requirements listed below.
|
Minor in Wildland Restoration |
Credits |
|---|---|
| NRSM 265 (FOR 265) Elements of Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| NRSM 365 (FOR 365) Foundations of Restoration Ecology | 3 |
|
FORS 330 (FOR 330) Forest Ecology or BIOE 370 (BIOL 340) Ecology or BIOE 428 (BIOL 366) Freshwater Ecology |
3 |
|
FORS 201 (FOR 201) Forest Biometrics or WBIO 240 (WBIO 240) Wildlife Monitoring and Biostatistics or STAT 216 (MATH 241) Statistics |
3-4 |
|
ENSC 245N (FOR 210N) Soils |
3 |
| BIOO 335 (BIOL 350) Rocky Mountain Flora or NRSM 385 (FOR 385) Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| Rest/Social-Science Electives: At least three credits must be completed from: | Credits |
|---|---|
| BIOO 340 (BIOL 308) Biology and Management of Fishes | 4 |
| BIOO 335 (BIOL 350) Rocky Mountain Flora | 3 |
| BIOE 448 (BIOL 448) Terrestrial Plant Ecology | 3 |
| WILD 370 (WBIO 370) Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Management | 3 |
| WILD 470 (WBIO 470) Conservation of Wildlife Populations | 3 |
| FORS 331 (FOR 331) Wildland Fuel Management | 3 |
| NRSM 335 (FOR 335) Environmental Entomology | 3 |
| FORS 347 (FOR 347) Multiple Resource Silviculture | 3 |
| NRSM 360 (FOR 360) Range Management | 3 |
| NRSM 385 (FOR 385) Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| Rest/Social - Science Electives: At least three credits must be completed from (If one of the proposed social science electives also is required for the students major degree, a second social science elective must be taken): | Credits |
|---|---|
| NRSM 422 (FOR 422) Natural Resource Policy and Administration |
3 |
| NRSM 489E (FOR 489E) Ethics Forestry and Conservation |
4 |
| NRSM 379 (FOR 379) Collaboration in Natural Resource Decisions |
3 |
| NSRM 475 (FOR 475) Environment and Development |
3 |
| NRSM 449 (FOR/RSCN 449) Climate Change Ethics and Policy |
3 |
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