History-Political Science

Individuals interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete a degree in the content area they want to teach plus the teacher preparation program through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Individuals must complete the teaching major/teaching track within that degree program, which may contain different course requirements than the academic major since the sequence of courses is designed to meet state standards. Upon completion of the degree program with the teaching track and the secondary licensure program, one will be eligible for a standard Montana teaching license in this content area.

This major is intended solely for students who want to be licensed to teach history, government, and one additional social science at the middle and high school levels.  Requirements for the combined history/political science major are as follows: in history, a minimum of 31 credits,  including: HSTR 101 or 102, HSTA 101 and 102, HSTR 200, HSTA 255, one elective course in world history, three upper-division elective courses to include at least one American and one European course, and one HSTA/HSTR 400-level approved writing course; in political science, a minimum of 30 credits, including:  PSCI 210, 220, 230, 250, three upper-division elective courses in American government or public law, and three upper-division elective courses in comparative or international relations; in one additional social science, a minimum of 9 elective credits in economics or geography or psychology or sociology; and EDU 497 (C&I 428). Students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the professional education licensure requirements.  Students are eligible for a teaching license in social studies broadfield.  See the Department of Curriculum & Instruction for more information.

To sign up for this option, you need to contact the Curriculum and Instruction Department. Do not fill out a major/minor form for graduation or the major/minor/concentration section of the major change form. Approvals for this option must come from the Curriculum and Instruction Department.  

Tracks will not appear on your UM transcript, diploma, university lists, student data system, or university publication and are used for advising purposes only. You do not fill out a major change for a track.

Bachelor of Arts - History-Political Science; Track: Teaching Social Studies

College Humanities & Sciences

Catalog Year: 2016-2017

Degree Specific Credits: 73

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Note: Students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the professional
education licensure requirements. Students who complete the history/political science combined major are
eligible for a teaching license in social studies broadfield. See the Department of Curriculum & Instruction in the College of Education and Human Sciences for more information. A major GPA of 2.75 is required to be eligible for student teaching.


Lower Division Core Courses

Rule: Must complete the following subcategories

28 Total Credits Required

Core Courses

Rule: Must complete all of the following courses:

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Show Description HSTA 255 - Montana History
(AM) Offered autumn.  An introductory and interpretive history from Lewis and Clark to 2000.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 200 - Intro: Historical Methods
Offered autumn and spring. Enrollment limited to history majors or by consent of the instructor. This course introduces students to the practice of history and prepares them for upper-division courses in the field. Students will learn to critically read secondary sources, research in primary sources, analyze documents, and write clear and convincing historical essays. This course is required for recently declared history majors and minors. Students should take it before taking upper-division history courses.
1 Credits
Show Description PSCI 210S - Intro to American Government
Offered every term. Not open to senior level political science majors except with consent of instructor. Constitutional principles, structures, and the political processes of the national government.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 220S - Intro to Comparative Govt
Offered every term. Not open to senior level political science majors except with consent of instr. Introduction to the basic political concepts, themes, values and dilemmas as they apply to the world's diverse societies and cultures.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 230X - Intro to International Rel
Offered every term. Not open to senior level political science majors except with consent of instr. Review of the evolution of the nation-state system and survey of contemporary international actors, issues and forces for stability and change.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 250E - Intro to Political Theory
Offered spring. Analysis of the various attempts (from Plato to Marx) to explain, instruct, and justify the distribution of political power in society. Emphasis is placed upon those theories whose primary concern is to define the nature of the "good" society.
3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 16 Total Credits Required

American History Introductory Courses

Rule: Must complete 2 of the following courses

Note: Student must select either the regular or honors version of a course to apply to the requirement.

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Show Description HSTA 101H - American History I
(AM) Offered autumn.  A comprehensive introductory history of Colonial, Revolutionary and 19th century America, to 1877. Lecture-discussion. Credit not allowed for both 101H and 103H.
4 Credits
Show Description HSTA 102H - American History II
(AM) Offered spring. A comprehensive introductory history of the U.S. since 1877. Lecture-discussion. Credit not allowed for both HSTA 102H and 104H.
4 Credits
Show Description HSTA 103H - Honors American History I
(AM) Offered autumn.  Enrollment by consent of instructor. A comprehensive introductory history of Colonial, Revolutionary, and 19th century America, to 1877. Lecture-honors discussion. Credit not allowed for both 103H and 101H.
4 Credits
Show Description HSTA 104H - Honors American History II
(AM) Offered spring. Enrollment by consent of instructor. A comprehensive introductory history of the U. S. since 1877. Lecture-honors discussion. Credit not allowed for both HSTA 102H and 104H.
4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 8 Total Credits Required

Western History Introductory Courses

Rule: Must complete 1 of the following courses

Note: Student must select either the regular or honors version of a course to apply to the requirement.

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Show Description HSTR 101H - Western Civilization I
(EU) Offered autumn.  A comprehensive, introductory history of western civilization from classical antiquity to 1648. Lecture-discussion. Credit not allowed for both 101H and 103H.
4 Credits
Show Description HSTR 102H - Western Civilization II
(EU) Offered spring. A comprehensive, introductory history of western civilization from 1648 to the present. Lecture-discussion. Credit not allowed for both HSTR 102H and 104H.
4 Credits
Show Description HSTR 103H - Honors Western Civilization I
(EU) Offered autumn.  Limited enrollment by consent of instr. only. A comprehensive, introductory history of western civilization from classical antiquity to 1648. Lecture-honors discussion. Credit not allowed for both 103H and 101H.
4 Credits
Show Description HSTR 104H - Honors Western Civilization II
(EU) Offered spring. Limited enrollment by consent of instructor only. A comprehensive introductory history of western civilization from 1648 to the present. Lecture-honors discussion. Credit not allowed for both HSTR 102H and 104H.
4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 4 Total Credits Required

Upper Division History Elective

Rule: Must complete at least 3 credits of upper division HSTA or HSTA electives

Minimum Required Grade: C-
3 Total Credits Required

American History Elective

Rule: Choose at least 3 credits from the following courses

Note: Students are expected to take 3 additional Upper Division History credits beyond those specified and may be selected from this category.

Note: HSTR 391, 392, 491, 492 and HSTA 391 and 491 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.

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Show Description HSTA 311 - Early America
(AM) Emphasis changes from year to year. Can touch upon the political economy of Puritanism, through gender and family to the preconditions for the American Revolution.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 315 - Early American Republic
(AM) Democracy, nationalism and sectionalism, the War of 1812, the second party system, social order and disorder, the capitalist revolution.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 316 - American Civil War Era
(AM) Civil War and Reconstruction; the triumph of the industrialist and capitalist ethic.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 320 - Birth of Modern US
(AM) The history of the U.S. from 1877 to 1920 is largely the story of Americans responding to profound social, cultural and economic change.  In an effort to bring order to their changing world, Americans created new institutions, retooled their ideologies, and improved the nation's infrastructure.  The order they created is, in modified form, still with us today.  Students will explore the myriad changes that transformed the United States during this period and study the social, political, and cultural struggles that shaped the emergence of Modern America.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 321 - America in Crisis
(AM) This era in U.S. history was marked by a series of crises: the contested transition to modernity during the 1920s, the Great Depression, and World War II and its aftermath. This course will explore how Americans responded to these crises, why they responded to them the way they did, and how their responses altered the society in which they lived.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 322 - American History: WWII to Pres
(AM) The Cold War and its consequences, the civil rights revolution, affluence and anxiety, counter-culture, political radicalism, feminism, the Nixon years, Watergate and after.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 323 - U.S. in the 1950s
(AM) Examines the political, social, cultural, intellectual developments of America in the 1950s.  Particular emphasis is placed on cultural history. 
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 324 - U.S. in the 1960s
(AM) Examines the political, social, cultural, intellectual developments of America in the 1960s. Topics include the Great Society, political radicalism, the counter culture, black radicalism, and Vietnam. 
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 333 - Key Events in American Militar
(R-6) (AM) The French and Indian Wars to Vietnam and beyond; chronological and topical accounts.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 335 - Movie America
(AM) This course examines major topics and themes in United States history from the early twentieth century to the present using movies as primary sources.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 342H - Afr Amer Hist to 1865
(AM) Offered intermittently. Same as AAS 342H. Survey of the African American experience from the African background to the end of the Civil War.  Focus on Black American quest for the American Dream, and how Blacks attempted to deal with the challenges of enslavement and racism.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 343H - Afr Amer Hist Since 1865
(AM) Same as AAS 343H.  Study of the African American experience since the Civil War. Change and continuity in the African American experience, the fight against Jim Crow, the struggle for civil rights, and post-civil rights economic, political, social and cultural developments and challenges.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 347 - Voodoo, Muslim, Church
(AM) The African American religious experience encompasses Islam, Christianity, Santeria, voodoo, and many others. In this course, students will examine the history of religious expression within the African-American community from the colonial era through the twentieth century. Central to the course question, "How did religion shape the experience of the African-American community?" Students will also examine the ways in which religious practice influenced social, political, and cultural changes in American history.  Same as AAS 347.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 354X - Ind MT Since Reserv Era
(AM) Offered autumn odd-numbered years.  Same as ANTH 324X and NAS 324X.  Examination of the history of Montana Indians since the establishment of the reservations, contemporary conditions, and issues among both reservation and non-reservation Indian communities in the state.  Special attention given to social and economic conditions, treaty rights, tribal sovereignty, and legal issues.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 361 - The American South
(AM) Social history of the American South with particular attention to race, class, and gender.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 370H - Wmn Amer Colonial to Civil War
Offered autumn.  Interpretive overview of major themes and events in U.S. womens history to 1865. Same as WGS 370H.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 371H - Wmn Amer Civil War to Present
Offered spring. Interpretive overview of major themes and events in U.S. women’s history from 1865 to the present. Same as WGS 371.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 372 - The American Revolution
(AM) Delving into the history of the early modern Atlantic world, this course examines the transnational ramifications of the American Revolution. Specifically, it examines the Revolution’s economic and ideological origins, European involvement in the Revolutionary War, as well as the Revolution’s impact on African American slavery and the slave trade. We will also consider its implications for Haitian and Latin American independence. And finally, we will discuss the creation of the U.S. Constitution, America’s struggle for political sovereignty, and the Revolution’s impact on Native Americans, women and families, and conceptions of American identity during the Early National period.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 380 - AmericanConstitutional History
(AM) An examination of major issues in the American constitutional past. Topics include the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the problem of ?original intent,? courts and judicial review, slavery and anti-slavery, the bill o frights, industrial capitalism and the welfare state, and majority rule and minority rights in American democracy.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 382H - History of American Law
(AM) Issues in the social history of law from the colonial period to the present.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 385 - Families & Children in America
(AM) Historical overview of families and children in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Topics include changing patterns of family life, the evolution of attitudes toward children and youth, the relationship between the American family and the nation-state, and debates over "family values" from the nation's founding to the present.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 494 - Seminar
(R-6) Consent of instructor.
1 To 6 Credits
Show Description HSTR 364 - Environmental History
(AM) Prereq., lower-division course in Perspective 5 or consent of instr. A history of the human-nature interaction in the United States.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 367 - 19th Cent Amer West
(AM) Euro-American movement and conflict in the nineteenth century trans-Mississippi west.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 369 - 20th Cent Amer West
(AM) The contemporary trans-Mississippi West.
3 Credits
Show Description NASX 464 - Hist Amer Indian Affrs to 1776
Offered Autumn. Same as HIST 464. A study of American Indian relations with Europeans and the United States from first contact to 1776.
3 Credits
Show Description NASX 465 - Hist Amer Indian Affrs 10 Cent
Offered Spring. Same as HIST 465. A study of tribal encounters and adjustments to the American nations in the nineteenth century.
3 Credits
Show Description NASX 466 - Hist of Indian Affrs from 1890
Offered Autumn. Same as HIST 466. A study of tribal encounters and adjustments to the American nation from 1890.
3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

World History Elective

Rule: Choose at least 3 credits from the following courses

Note: Students are expected to take 3 additional Upper Division History credits beyond those specified and may be selected from this category.

Note: HSTR 191, 291, 391, 392, 491, 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.

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Show Description ANTY 141H - The Silk Road
Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to the study of the human communities, cultures, and economies in Central and Southwest Asia along the ancient four thousand mile-long Silk Road.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 230H - Colonial Latin America
(WRLD) Offered autumn. Latin America from conquest by Spain and Portugal to wars for independence. Focus on social relations, imperial and local politics, hegemony, resistance, and change.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 231H - Modern Latin America
(WRLD) Offered spring. Latin America from wars of independence to the present. Focus on social relations, development models, politics, and popular movements.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 240 - East Asian Civilizations
(WRLD) An interdisciplinary, pluralist, and exploratory introduction to civilizations of East Asia. Primary focus on China, Japan, and Korea, the relations among them and their patterns of interaction with the outside world in pre-modern and modern periods.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 241H - Central Asian Cult & Civ
(WRLD) Same as ANTY 241H. Introduction to Central Asia's history, culture and ways of thinking. Focus on the political and social organization of Central Asia and cultural changes as expressed in art and interactions with China, India and the Middle East.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 262H - Islamic Civil: Classical Age
(WRLD) A concise history of the Islamic world from the 6th century to the fall of the Abbasid Empire in the 13th century, focusing primarily on the teachings of Islam and the causes for the rapid expansion of the Islamic empire.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 264 - Islamic Civ: Modrn Era
(WRLD) History of the Islamic world and particularly the Persian, Arabic, and Turkish speaking lands between 1453 and 1952.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 272E - Terrorism:Viol Mod Wrld
(WRLD) The rise and spread of terrorism in the modern world, from the French Revolution to the present.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 334 - Latin America: Reform and Revo
(WRLD) Different ideologies and projects in Latin America aimed at gradual or radical transformation of political systems and/or socio-economic relations. From the Haitian Revolution to the Bolivarian vision of Hugo Chavez.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 335 - Lat Am Workers & Labor
(WRLD) Study of the experiences and agency of diverse working people in Latin America. Influence of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, and generation on working class identity and movements. Labor organizations and politics in historic context.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 345H - Modern China
(WRLD) Offered autumn. China since 180, emphasizing internal weaknesses of the Manchu dynasty, confrontation with the west, and the emergence of Nationalist and Communist regimes.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 435 - Lat Am Human Rgts & Memory
(WRLD) The legacy of state violence and ongoing struggles for truth and justice in select Latin American case studies. Different uses of memory and narration in bearing witness to social and political conflict and human rights violations. 
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 449 - Revolution & Reform in China
(WRLD) Offered autumn.  A history of the rise and fall of the Maoist regime and the complicated impact of the epochal post Mao reform movement.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 459 - Artistic Trad Cent & SW Asia
(WRLD) Analysis of the study of human artistic creativity and scientific innovations of various cultures in Central and Southwest Asia since ancient times.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 420 - Exp Offering: Comp Politics
(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental or one-time offerings in the subfield of comparative politics.
1 To 9 Credits
Show Description PSCI 422 - Revolution & Reform in China
Offered autumn. A history of the rise and fall of the Maoist regime and the complicated impact of the epochal post Mao reform movement.
3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

European History Elective

Rule: Choose at least 3 credits from the following courses

Note: Students are expected to take 3 additional Upper Division History credits beyond those specified and may be selected from this category.

Note: HSTR 391, 392, 491, 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.

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Show Description HSTR 302 - Ancient Greece
(EU) Offered intermittently. Same as MCLG 301H. Greek history from the earliest times through the Macedonian ascendancy, based on the writings of the Greek historians. Cannot receive credit for both HSTR 302 and MCLG 301H.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 312 - Age of Absolut 1648-1789
(EU) The political, economic, intellectual, and social development of Europe 1648-1789.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 320 - Europ Social & Intellect Hist
(EU) The influence of the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical Ages, and the Enlightenment on early modern history.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 323 - Europ Social & Intellect Hist:
(EU) Romanticism, Realism, and the Avant-Garde against the historical background of the Industrial Revolution and urbanization.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 348 - Britain 1485-1688
(EU) Social, political, religious, and intellectual history of the British peoples during the tumultuous period of reformation, exploration, constitutional crisis, and civil war.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 349 - Britain from Rev - Reform 1688
(EU) The social, political, cultural, and intellectual consequences of British expansion, financial and industrial revolutions, and revolutionary movements.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 352 - France Revol 1789-1848
(EU) Political, economic, and social upheaval and development.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 353 - Modern France
(EU) Political, economic and social development.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 354 - Italy: 1300-1800
(EU) The emergence of the Italian states with an emphasis on cultural achievements in the late Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical periods.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 355 - Italy: 1800-Present
(EU) The emergence of a united Italy, the triumph of fascism and contemporary Italian society.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 357 - Russia to 1881
(EU) Emphasis on the autocratic political tradition, Westernization, and territorial expansion.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 358 - Russia Since 1881
(EU) Emphasis on modernization and the revolutionary movement; the Bolshevik Revolution and Stalinist era; the decline of Soviet system.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 361 - Germ:Augsburg-Bismarck
(EU) Political, economic and social development of the states of the Holy Roman Empire from 1555-1866.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 363 - Eastern Europe
(EU) Main currents in the history of Eastern Europe from earliest times to the present. Focus on the lands of Poland, Bohemia, Hungary, and the Balkan region.
3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

American Government/Public Law Electives

Rule: Must complete 9 credits in the following courses

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Show Description PSCI 340 - Exp Offering: American Govt
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental or one-time offerings in the subfield of American government.
1 To 6 Credits
Show Description PSCI 341 - Political Parties and Election
Offered spring even-numbered years. Prereq., PSCI 210S and junior standing. Political party organization, nominations, campaigns and elections in the United States.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 342 - Media, Public Opinion, Polling
Offered intermittently. Prereq., PSCI 210S. Study of the role played by mass media in shaping public opinion, policy agendas, and governmental institutions.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 344 - State and Local Government
Offered intermittently. Prereq., PSCI 210S and junior standing. Analysis of American state and local government with emphasis on governmental organization, intergovernmental relations, local government powers, and self-government charters. Special attention to Montana.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 346 - American Presidency
Offered autumn. Prereq., PSCI 210S. The constitutional foundation and evolution of the executive branch, the structure of the office and executive functions and powers.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 348 - US Multicultural Politics
Offered intermittently.  Examines the politics of diversity in the U.S., including national community, identity, citizenship, immigration, assimilation, and racial issues such as voting rights, affirmative action, segregation and integration, and public opinion.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 352 - American Political Thought
Offered spring. Prereq., PSCI 250E or consent of instr. The study of representative political thinkers is used to illustrate the theme of American democracy as a multifaceted experiment with self-government.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 365 - Pub Policy Issues and Analysis
Examines a variety of public policy issues including economic, social welfare, health care, environmental and criminal justice policy.  Emphasis is placed on substantive policies and policy analysis.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 370 - Courts and Judicial Politics
Offered spring. Prereq., PSCI 210S and junior standing. Introduction to American courts with emphasis on judicial policy making.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 433 - International Law & Org
Offered fall. Prereq. PSCI 230 and junior standing or consent of instr. Introduction to classical principles and contemporary issues of the law of nations and the organizations created to facilitate international cooperation.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 440 - Exp Offering: American Govt
(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental or one-time offerings in the subfield of American government.
1 To 9 Credits
Show Description PSCI 443 - Politics of Social Movements
Offered spring. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. The role of social movements in shaping the politics of power, reflected in public policy, electoral politics, relations of class, race, and gender, and people's understanding of the world and their place in it.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 444 - Am Political Participation
Offered intermittently. Prereq., PSCI 210S. Examination of the individual and institutional factors affecting voter turnout, the influences on voter decision making, and non-electoral forms of participation in the United States.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 445 - Political Psychology
Offered intermittently.  Applies psychological theories such as personality, emotion, cognition, and social influence to political attitudes and actions, including political opinion formation, conformity, prejudice, genocide, and political leadership.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 461 - Administrative Law
Offered autumn. Prereq., PSCI 210S and junior standing. The legal foundations of public administration with emphasis on legislative delegation, administrative rulemaking and adjudication, judicial review, and public participation.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 462 - Human Resource Management
Offered spring. Study of the essential elements of human resource management, including analysis and evaluation of work, and the selection, management, and evaluation of public employees.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 468 - Public Policy
Offered intermittently. Prereq., Junior standing. Follows specific policy problem through each stage of the public policy cycle, including how policy is formulated in the legislative branch, implemented by the executive branch and reviewed by the judicial branch.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 471 - American Constitutional Law
Offered autumn. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. Survey of U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of the U.S. Constitution's provisions on separation of powers, federalism, civil rights, and civil liberties.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 474 - Civil Rights Seminar
Offered spring. Prereq., PSCI 471 or consent of instr. Intensive analysis, discussion, and writing about key U.S. Supreme Court constitutional cases on expression, religion, privacy, criminal justice, and discrimination.
3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 9 Total Credits Required

Comparative/International Relations Electives

Rule: Must complete 9 credits in the following courses

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Show Description PSCI 320 - Exp Offering: Comp Politics
(R- 6) Offered intermittently. Experimental or one-time offerings in the subfield of comparative politics.
1 To 6 Credits
Show Description PSCI 321 - Post-Communist Politics
Offered spring. Prereq junior standing or consent of instructor. Historical and contemporary analysis of politics in post-communist states with an emphasis on Eastern Europe and Russia.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 322 - Politics of Europe
Offered autumn. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. Comparative analysis of parliamentary forms of government and politics with emphasis on Great Britain, France and Germany.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 324 - Climate Policies: China & U.S.
Offered every other year. Same as CCS 324. Explores historic, current, and future greenhouse-gas emissions of the United States and China, reasons why both are the two largest C02 emitters, and prevailing national and subnational government policies and nongovernmental actions that affect emissions mitigation and adaptation.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 325 - Politics of Latin America
Offered autumn. Prereq., junior standing. Latin American politics from both historical and contemporary perspectives.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 326 - Politics of Africa
Offered autumn. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. Development of the political systems of sub-Saharan Africa. Analysis of the interaction between African and Western social, political, and economic forces. Consideration of African political thought.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 327 - Politics of Mexico
Offered spring. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. A review of contemporary politics of Mexico from the Revolution to the present.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 328 - Politics of China
Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. Institutions and political development in China.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 329 - Politics of Japan
Offered autumn. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. Institutions and political development in Japan.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 330 - Exp Offering: Intrnt Relations
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., junior standing. Experimental or one-time offerings in the subfield of international relations.
1 To 6 Credits
Show Description PSCI 332 - Global Environmental Pol.
Offered fall. Prereq. PSCI 230X and junior standing or consent of instructor. This course focuses on the unique set of collective action problems faced by global actors in the governance of the environment and the institutions they use to overcome those problems. Themes include the tragedy of the commons, climate change, and environmental security.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 334 - International Security
Offered Spring. Prereq. PSCI 230 and junior standing or consent of instr. Explores the meaning, sources, and future of human, national, and international security. Considers a range of historical and contemporary threats (interstate war, civil war, terrorism, crime, natural disaster, human accident, disease, and deprivation), assesses the vulnerability of individuals and states to each threat, and evaluates national and international strategies to reduce them.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 335 - American Foreign Policy
Prereq., PSCI 230X and junior standing or consent of instr. American diplomatic, economic and defense policies since World War II and their significance in international politics.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 336 - European Union
Offered spring. Prereq junior standing or consent of instructor. Historical and contemporary analysis of political and economic integration in Europe with a focus on the political system of the European Union.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 337 - Model United Nations
Offered autumn. Prereq., sophomore standing or consent of instr. History and structure of the UN. Contemporary global problems, and the UN's role in addressing them. Class has both active learning and service learning dimensions. Students plan, organize and run the annual Montana Model UN high school conference.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 420 - Exp Offering: Comp Politics
(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental or one-time offerings in the subfield of comparative politics.
1 To 9 Credits
Show Description PSCI 422 - Revolution & Reform in China
Offered autumn. A history of the rise and fall of the Maoist regime and the complicated impact of the epochal post Mao reform movement.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 430 - Exp Offering: Intrnt Relations
(R-9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., junior standing. Experimental or one-time offerings in the subfield of international relations.
1 To 9 Credits
Show Description PSCI 431 - Politics of Global Migration
Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. Exploration of the elective and forced migration of peoples within countries and across national boundaries. Geographical coverage includes Asia, North and Central America, Africa, and Europe. Attention to policy and gender issues surrounding economic and political migration.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 433 - International Law & Org
Offered fall. Prereq. PSCI 230 and junior standing or consent of instr. Introduction to classical principles and contemporary issues of the law of nations and the organizations created to facilitate international cooperation.
3 Credits
Show Description PSCI 463 - Development Administration
Offered autumn. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. Study of the functions and processes of public administration in the Third World. Focus on alleviating poverty and underdevelopment. Includes project design and development planning activities.
3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 9 Total Credits Required

Additional Electives

Rule: Must complete 9 credits in 1 of the following fields

9 Total Credits Required

Economics

Rule: May complete 9 credits

Note: ECNS 191, 391, 392, 491, and 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.

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Show Description ECNS 101S - Economic Way of Thinking
Offered autumn and spring.  A critical examination of the market mechanism as a social decision-making device to guide the use of a nation's resources. The limitations of these processes in light of current economic problems such as the rise of the large corporation, monopoly, environmental degradation, economic discrimination and the increasing role of the government.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 201S - Principles of Microeconomics
Offered every term.  The nature of a market economy, economic decisions of the household and firm, competition and monopoly, value and price determination, distribution of income and applied microeconomic topics.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 202S - Principles of Macroeconomics
Offered every term.  Prereq., ECNS 201S.  The determination of the level of national economic activity, inflation, economic instability, the role of money and financial institutions, and selected topics in public economic policy.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 217X - Issues in Economic Development
Offered intermittently. Prereq., ECNS 201S. Study of the processes of economic growth and development in the less developed world.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 301 - Intermediate Micro with Calc
Offered spring and  autumn.  Prereq., ECNS 201S and M 162 or equiv. Analysis of consumer behavior, production, factor pricing, externalities and public goods.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Offered autumn and spring.  Prereq., ECNS 202S.   Analysis of national income determination, unemployment, and inflation with emphasis on the role of fiscal and monetary policy.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 310 - Intro Health Economics
Offered intermittently.  Prereq., economics course. Survey of market forces that govern the production and consumption of medical care in the U.S. market; uncertainty, asymmetric information, and concentrations of market power resulting in inefficient outcomes. Topics include cost escalations, role of medical insurance, and problems of an aging population.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 312 - Labor Economics
Offered intermittently.  Prereq., ECNS 201S. Economic analysis of labor markets. Theories of wage determination, discrimination and poverty with implications for manpower policy.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 313 - Money and Banking
Offered intermittently.  Prereq., ECNS 202S. Definition and role of money; banks and other financial institutions as suppliers of money; the federal reserve system as a regulator of money; monetary theories, history, and policy.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 315 - History of Economic Thought
Offered intermittently.  Prereq., ECNS 202S.  A survey of economic ideas from antiquity through the present.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 320 - Public Finance
Offered intermittently.  Prereq., ECNS 201S. Rationale for governmental expenditure; public goods; public choice. Analysis of expenditure policy. Intergovernmental relations.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 403 - Introduction to Econometrics
Offered autumn.  Prereq., an introductory statistics course.  Quantitative methods in economics with emphasis on regression analysis.
4 Credits
Show Description ECNS 405 - Game Theory
Offered every other autumn.  Prereq., ECNS 201S. An introduction to the tools of game theory and how they are applied.  In many real-world economic situations, outcomes are jointly determined where one agent's choices will affect another's welfare, and vice versa.  Game theory provides a method of analyzing these economic situations where decisions are interrelated, and each agent recognizes this fact and thus makes decisions strategically.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 406 - Industrial Organization
Offered intermittently.  Prereq., ECNS 201S.  The theoretical basis for public policy solutions to market power. Emphasis on case studies in matters of antitrust, regulation of public utilities, and public ownership of business enterprises.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 431 - International Trade
Offered intermittently. Prereq., ECNS 201 or consent of instr. International trade: theory, policy, institutions, and issues. Analysis of comparative advantage and trade restrictions, negotiations, and agreements.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 433 - Economics of the Environment
Offered intermittently.  Prereq., ECNS 201S. 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.  Formally cross-listed with EVST 440.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 445 - Int Env Econ & Clim Change
Offered autumn every other year. Same as CCS 445. Prereq., ECNS 201S. An introduction to the economics of various policy approaches towards climate change and other international environmental issues such as trans-boundary pollution problems, international trade and the environment and pollution haven hypothesis.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 450 - Adv. Topics in Economic Dev.
Offered intermittently.  Prereq., ECNS 201S and ECNS 202S, or consent of instructor.  Advanced treatment of the processes of economic growth and development in the less developed world.
3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 488 - Res Meth & Thesis Design
Offered autumn.  Prereq., senior standing, economics major. Development of senior thesis proposal; presentation of research topics and methods by economics faculty and seminar participants.
2 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 9 Total Credits Required

Geography

Rule: May complete 9 credits

Note: GPHY 391, 491, and 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.

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Show Description GPHY 111N - Intro to Physical Geography
Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to the earth’s major natural environmental systems, their spatial distribution and interrelationships, including weather and climate, vegetation and ecosystems, soils, landforms, and earth-surface processes.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 112N - Intro to Phys Geography Lab
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq. or coreq., GPHY 111N. Introduction to concepts and techniques needed to understand and analyze the information contained in various types of maps, graphs, aerial photos, imagery, and other graphics and geographic data sets. This is prerequisite to GPHY 385.
1 Credits
Show Description GPHY 121S - Human Geography
Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to Human Geography focuses upon the linkages between geography and society including analysis of regions, ethnic groups, urban landscapes, migration and population change, geopolitics, economics, and cultural differences.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 141S - Geography of World Regions
Offered autumn and/or spring. An overall view of how the lands and peoples of the world are organized into coherent geographical regions, how landscapes differ from region to region, and how the people differ in terms of their traits, beliefs, ways of life, and economic livelihood.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 144 - Montana's Mountains
Consent of Instructor. A field-based course offered during winter session in the winter splendor of the North Fork of the Flathead River and Glacier National Park. Topics addressed include physical geography, geology, winter ecology, national park management, environmental history, and the changing economy of the region.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 241 - Montana
Offered autumn.  The physical, cultural, economic, political,  and historical geography of the state including Montana’s mountains and the prairies.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 243S - Africa
Offered autumn even numbered years. A survey of the biophysical and cultural geography of Sub Saharan Africa. Emphasis is on the region's cultural historical development and current ecological, demographic, and economic patterns.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 245X - The Middle East
Offered intermittently. A survey of the biophysical and cultural geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa. Emphasis on environmental change; prehistory; patterns of cultural and historical change; issues of socio-economic, religious, and political diversity; and the broader political significance of the region.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 284 - Intro to GIS and Cartography
Offered every term. Basic computer competency required. This course is designed as a practical introduction to the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for storing, retrieving, analyzing and displaying spatial data. It will also cover the history of cartography and the conventions of the modern map-making process. Students need to register for a required lab section.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 291 - Special Topics
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
1 To 6 Credits
Show Description GPHY 314 - Global Mountain Environments
Offered autumn odd-numbered years. The study of mountain environments and their physical processes around the globe: Andes, Appalachians, East African Mountains, European Alps, Hindu Kush-Himalaya-Karakoram, Pamir, Rocky Mountains, Southern Alps of New Zealand, Tien Shan, and others. Topics include mountain building, alpine glaciers, mountain geomorphology and climatology, mountain watersheds, mountain biogeography, and mountain hazards such as earthquakes and mass movements.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 317 - Geomorphology
Offered autumn even-numbered years. Prereq., GPHY 111N or GEO 101N. Important landforms and landscapes, their biophysical processes, and their formative elements.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 323S - Econ. Geog. of Rural Areas
Offered spring odd-numbered years. Study of the location of economic activities, including agriculture, industry, and services.  Focus on the changing nature of rural areas.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 335 - Water Policy
Offered autumn. Prereq., WRIT 101 or WRIT 201, and one Intermedite Writing Course or consent of instructor. Exploration of water resources issues facing the public, resource managers, and water users in the western United States today. Examines concepts, terms, and regulatory environment which provide the foundation for modern water management and policy.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 336 - Exploration & Discovery
Offered intermittently. Emphasis on the evidence of language, genetics, material culture, and transoceanic plant and animal exchanges in assessing mobility and population distributions in prehistory; factors that motivate exploration; the history of navigation; the impacts of exploration upon science, society, economics, and government.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 338 - Mountains and Society
Offered spring. Physical and cultural aspects of the mountains of North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Emphasis on combining the physical landscape with an overview of the indigenous people who inhabit the worlds’ heights.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 342 - North America
Offered intermittently. Physiographic regions of North America; highlights of historical geography blended with physical and cultural aspects of the continent. Lesser known places are explored.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 344 - Crown of the Continent
Offered autumn. The study of the geographical setting of the Crown of the Continent of North America, including the richness of physical geography, history, culture, and models of conservation. Examines ongoing research initiatives, impacts of climate change, regional transformations, and the relationship between people and this mountainous environment.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 347 - Regional Geography (Mult Reg)
(R-9) Offered intermittently. Selected regions will be listed as appropriate in each Class Schedule.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 348 - Field Studies in Geography
(R-12)  Offered autumn and spring.  Through extended backcountry travel, experiential examination of regional landforms, climate, hydrology, soils, and patterns of vegetation and wildlife.  Local landscapes, natural-resource endowment, and societies with particular emphasis on human-environmental interaction.  Geographical skills and techniques, including map reading and navigational skills.  Offered by the Wild Rockies Field Institute as part of a semester-long, 12-credit field experience with corequisite courses in allied fields.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 378 - Preceptorship in Geography
(R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Consent of instructor. Assisting a faculty member by tutoring, conducting review sessions, helping students with research projects, and carrying out other class-related responsibilities. Open to juniors and seniors who apply to instructor for consent.
1 To 3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 385 - Field Techniques
Offered autumn and intermittently in spring. Prereq., GPHY 112N or Consent of Instructor. Field techniques used by geographers and planners in making field observations and in collecting data.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 421 - Sustainable Cities
Offered spring even-numbered years. Prereq., upper-division or graduate standing. Same as CCS 421. A discussion of sustainability efforts in cities around the world.  Topics include, for example, urban sprawl and smart growth, alternative energy, public transportation, integrated waste management, integrated water management, green architecture, and urban agriculture.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 423 - Migration & Population Change
Offered intermittently. Focus on internal migration and population change in the U.S., in particular in the Mountain West. Review of migration theories and empirical research; development of practical skills for conducting empirical research related to migration and population change.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 432 - Human Role Environ Change
Offered intermittently. A systematic examination of the ways in which the major physical systems and ecosystems of the earth have been modified by human activity, and approaches to the rehabilitation of these systems.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 433 - Cultural Ecology
Offered most springs. Prereq., WRIT 101 or WRIT 201 and one Intermediate Writing Course or Consent of Instructor. Examines issues related to culture and the natural environment. Topics include cultural origins and diversity, geography of religion, geolinguistics, plant and animal domestication, livelihood systems, folk and popular culture, ethnic geography, political patterns, demography, industries, urban genesis, and the transformation of environmental systems.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 434 - Food and Famine
Offered intermittently. Exploration of the production, distribution, and consumption of food; the causes and consequences of hunger; and measures that might be taken to relieve hunger.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 438 - Mountain Field Study
(R-6) Upper-division or graduate standing and consent of instructor. Examination of aspects of the study of mountain geography through a two-week field course based in a mountainous country and/or region. Possible areas of focus include, but are not limited to, the Northern Rocky Mountains, the Alps, the Himalaya, and the Andes.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 442 - Regionalism & Rocky Mtn West
Offered intermittently. Investigation of regionalism as a concept and its future in the Rocky Mountain West. Regionalism as a geographical, economic, political, and cultural entity.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 443 - Cultural & Global Competence
Offered intermittently.  Prereq., upper-division or graduate standing.  Designed to increase awareness of student’s own culture and increase cross-cultural sensitivity.  Understanding the perspectives of other cultures and resolving possible conflicts.  Examination of the role of perception, belief systems, social structures, and culture practices.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 444 - High Asia
Offered intermittently. A study of the geography and mountain-society interactions in High Asia.  The course includes attention to the theory and methodology of mountain geography, with attention to physical and human systems and their interaction.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 445 - Regional Geography
Offered intermittently. In-depth treatment of a geographic region, a particular regional problem, or the methodology of regional geography. Topics vary.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 465 - Planning Princ & Processes
Offered autumn even-numbered years. Prereq., upper-division or graduate standing. Surveys planning principles, practices and issues in urban and rural environments. Attention is devoted to Montana, state planning programs in the United States., and federal programs and policies that influence land-use planning. Emphasizes skills and techniques used in plan development and implementation.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 466 - Environmental Planning
Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Introduction to practice of environmental planning which includes elements of physical planning, planning design at the landscape scale, and conservation planning. Includes field visits and project-based work.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 468 - Community & Regional Analysis
Offered autumn. Coreq., GPHY 469. Socio-demographic analysis of communities and regions: population, employment, and spatial interaction. Hands-on course designed for future planners, GIS analysts, and others interested in socio-demographic change. To succeed in this course students should have comfort with basic algebra.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 469 - Planning & Analysis Laboratory
Offered autumn.  Coreq., GPHY 468.  Laboratory to accompany GPHY 468.
1 Credits
Show Description GPHY 481 - Advanced Cartographic Design
Offered autumn. Prereq., GPHY 284 or FORS 250 or Consent of Instructor. The course concentrates on the presentation of spatial data and the construction of cartographic products that have clear communication and excellent aesthetic design. The class meets the University's service learning course objectives through a semester long project where students consult with a client, design and construct a map, and deliver a final product.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 482 - Spatial Analysis & GIS
Offered intermittently. Prereq., GPHY 284 or Consent of Instructor. Coreq., GPHY 489. Quantitative analysis of spatial data, including techniques for pattern analysis, classification, and interpolation within a GIS environment.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 485 - Internet GIS
Offered intermittently. Prereq., GPHY 284 or FORS 250 or Consent of Instructor. Principles and techniques for distributing GIS and mapping applications through the Internet. Students need to register for a required linked lab section.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 486 - Transport, Planning & GIS
Offered intermittently during wintersession (2 credits) or spring semester (3 credits.) Coreq., GPHY 489. A project-oriented course focusing on patterns and trends in urban passenger transportation, principles of transport planning, and modeling in GIS-T. To succeed in this course students should have comfort with basic algebra and statistics.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 487 - Remote Sensing/Raster GIS
Offered autumn. Prereq. or coreq., GPHY 284 or FORS 250 or Consent of Instructor. Coreq., GPHY 489. Basic principles of remote sensing and analyzing images within a raster GIS. Review current data sources.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 488 - Thematic Cartography & GIS
Offered spring. Prereq., GPHY 284 or GPHY 381 or FORS 250 or Consent of Instructor. Application of GIS for managing natural and cultural resources. Covers choropleth maps, dot maps, proportional figure maps, isarithmic maps, and others. Includes computer mapping and GIS exercises. Students need to register for a required linked lab section.
3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 489 - Cartography/GIS Laboratory
(R-4) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., or coreq., GPHY 482, 486 or 487. Lab to accompany cartography and GIS courses.
1 Credits
Show Description GPHY 497 - Workshop in Teaching Geography
Offered intermittently. Concepts and techniques in geography, with emphasis on their use in teaching geography in Montana schools. Students are required to prepare and present a teaching unit project. Designed for pre-service or in-service teachers.
2 To 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 9 Total Credits Required

Psychology

Rule: May complete 9 credits

Note: PSYX 191, 192, 290, 291, 292, 390, 391, 392, and 491 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.

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Show Description PSYX 100S - Intro to Psychology
Offered every term. Introduction to the scientific study of behavior in humans and other animals. Credit not allowed for both PSY 100S and PSYC 100S.
4 Credits
Show Description PSYX 105 - Careers in Psychology
Offered intermittently. Exploration of the various careers available in the general area of mental health research and practice.
1 Credits
Show Description PSYX 120 - Research Methods I
Offered every term. Prereq., PSYX 100S. Experimental and other quantitative methods employed in the scientific study of behavior.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 161S - Fund of Organizational Psych
Offered intermittently. Foundation in the psychological processes that influence behavior of people in organizational settings.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 222 - Psychological Statistics
Offered every term. Prereq., PSYX 120; M 115, M 162 or 171. Application of statistical techniques to psychological data. Credit not allowed for both PSYX 222 and SOCI 202.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 230 - Developmental Psychology
Offered autumn, spring, summer. Prereq., PSYX 100S. The study of human physical, cognitive and psychosocial development throughout the life span. Content covers major theories, the influence of genetics, and the environment from a chronological aspect. Appropriate for Social Work, Nursing, Addiction Studies, Education, and Psychology.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 233 - Fund of Psychology of Aging
Offered every term. An overview of theories and research findings in the psychology of adulthood and aging.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 238 - Adolescent Psychology
Offered every term. PreReq., PSYX 100S or PSYX 230S. This course is designed to provide an introduction to the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive developmental changes that occur during adolescence, as well as their relationships and cultural influences. Appropriate for students in Addiction Studies, Psychology, Social Work, Education, and other disciplines where a study of the adolescent is desired.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 240 - Fund of Abnormal Psychology
Offered every term. Prereq., PSYX 100. This course provides a broad introduction to abnormal psychology, which includes defining abnormality, examining the history of abnormal psychology, identifying how abnormal psychology relates to other disciplines in psychology, exploring major research methods used in abnormal psychology, discussing various mental illnesses and their potential causes and possible treatments, and applying major abnormal psychological findings to practical problems.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 250N - Fund of Biological Psychology
Offered every term. Prereq., PSYX 100S. Introduction to the study of how psychological processes are supported by biological processes. Mechanisms across levels of analysis, from cells to individuals, are addressed.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 270 - Fund Psychology of Learning
Offered autumn. Prereq., PSYX 100S. Basic theory and research on the nature of animal learning and behavior.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 280 - Fund of Memory and Cognition
Offered intermittently. Prereq., PSYX 100S. The acquisition and uses of knowledge. An examination of research and theories of human learning, memory, and thinking.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 320 - Research Methods III
Offered every term. Prereq., PSYX 222. An appreciation of the experimental approach to the scientific study of behavior through student-conducted experiments.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 339 - Curr Tpcs/Development Psyc
Offered intermittently. Prereq., PSYC 240S or 245. Topical reviews of theories, research and applications in developmental psychology.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 340 - Abnormal Psychology
Offered every term. Prereq., PSYX 100S. Description and classification of abnormal behavior.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 345 - Child & Adolescent Psych Dis
Offered intermittently. Prereq., PSYX 100S and 230. Study of causes, characteristics, assessment and treatment of emotional, social and intellectual disorders. The age span studied will range from infancy through adolescence.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 348 - Psychology of Family Violence
Offered spring. Prereq., PSYX 100S. Same as WGS 385. Exploration of theoretical explanations for the presence of violence in American families; research and interventions in such areas as child physical and sexual abuse, battering of women, marital rape, spousal homicide, etc.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 352 - Comparative Psychology
Offered autumn. Prereq., PSYX 250N. Advanced evaluation and analysis of animal behavior through the synthesis of theory, research, and methods found in comparative psychology, behavioral biology, ethology, and sociobiology.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 356 - Human Neuropsychology
Offered spring. Prereq., PSYX 250N. Study of the organization of the nervous system, functional neuroanatomy, neuropathology, neurological disorders, behavioral neurology, and clinical neuropsychology.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 360 - Social Psychology
Offered every term. Individual behavior as a function of interpersonal interaction.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 362 - Multicultural Psychology
Offered autumn even-numbered years. Current theories and research on culture, race, and ethnicity, and how the sociocultural context influences psychological processes.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 376 - Prin Cognit Behav Mod
Offered intermittently. Prereq., PSYX 270S. Study of basic principles, assumptions, methodology and applications of behavior modification. Discussion of current literature relevant to behavioral assessment and treatment of major psychological disorders.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 377 - Personalized Student Instr
Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Experience with the personalized student instruction method of teaching, gained through participating as a proctor in the introductory psychology course.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 378 - Intro to Clinical Psyc
Offered intermittently. Prereq., PSYX 340. Clinical psychology as a science and a profession. Theoretical models and techniques of assessment and intervention. Case illustrations.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 385 - Psychology of Personality
Offered intermittently Prereq., PSYX 100S. Introduction to theories and research in personality. Intensive survey of theoretical concepts and a detailed examination of experimental methods and experiments in the field of personality.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 400 - History & System in Psychology
Offered every term. Prereq., 15 credits in psychology. Origin and development of basic concepts and methods in scientific psychology.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 435 - Clinic Topic Rural Bioethics
Offered autumn.  The class focuses on ethical issues that emerge and complicate decision making when providing health care and human services in rural settings.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 436 - Ethical Foundation Qual Impov
Offered intermittently.  The class focuses on ethical issues that emerge and complicate decision making when developing and implementing quality assessment and improvement activities.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 437 - Intro Emp Research Bioethics
Offered spring.  The class focuses on ethical issues that emerge when developing research protocols and conducting multi-method empirical research in rural settings.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 438 - Bioethics Health Policy
Offered summer.  The class focuses on ethical issues that emerge and complicate decision making when developing, implementing, and assessing the efficacy of health and human service policies in rural and underserved settings.
3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 442 - Counseling Theories in Context
Offered autumn. Prereq., PSYX 100S. Same as COUN 485 and SW 485. This course introduces students to the primary theories that constitute the intellectual foundation for common counseling and psychotherapy techniques, with a special focus on gender, interpersonal influence strategies and diversity issues.
3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 9 Total Credits Required

Sociology

Rule: May complete 9 credits

Note: SOCI 191, 291, 391, 491, and 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.

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Show Description SOCI 101S - Introduction to Sociology
Offered every term. Overview of the principles and concepts used in the study of human social interaction, groups, communities and societies. Required of all majors.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 130S - Soc of Alternative Religions
Offered spring. Unconventional religious groups in American society. Topics include recruitment, conversion, commitment, defection, leadership, belief systems, organizational structure and change.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 202 - Social Statistics
Offered every term. Prereq., M 115, Sociology majors only, or consent of instr. Application of descriptive and inferential statistical techniques to sociological data. Required of all majors.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 211S - Introduction to Criminology
Offered autumn. A critical examination of crime in society: how crime is defined, the extent and distribution of crime, theoretical explanations of criminal behavior, and crime control efforts.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 212S - Social Issues Southeast Asia
Offered every other year. Introduction to the cultures, societies, and contemporary social problems of Southeast Asia.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 220S - Race, Gender & Class
Offered autumn. Same as WGS 220S. Analysis of the intersecting structure and dynamics of race, gender and class. Focus on power relationships, intergroup conflict and minority-group status.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 221 - Criminal Justice System
Offered spring.  A systematic survey of crime and the administration of justice in the United States, including the organizational structures, processes, and dynamics of law enforcement, criminal adjudication, and corrections.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 270 - Intro Development Sociology
Offered autumn.  Introduction to sociological perspectives on international development, globalization, and sustainability.  Rural and environmental issues emphasized.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 275S - Gender and Society
Offered spring. Exploration of the social construction of gender, especially in western, post-industrial societies such as the U.S.; gender ideologies affect the social definition and position of gendered individuals in work, family, sexual relationships, gendered divisions of labor, and social movements.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 306 - Sociology of Work
Offered intermittently.  An introduction to contemporary sociological debates on work including overwork, working poor, housework, globalization, mechanization, routinization, surveillance, and unions. Special focus on gender and class impacts on working life.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 308 - Soc of Education
Offered intermittently. Prereq., SOCI 101S. The structure and operation of the educational system in the United States, with special attention to the organization and effectiveness of schools.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 312 - Criminal Adjudication
Offered spring odd-numbered years. Prereq., SOCI 101S, 221 and either 211S or 330. An examination of adjudicatory processes applied to the criminally accused. Includes pretrial, trial, and sentencing practices and procedures. Special attention to the sociological dimensions of criminal adjudication: its cultural underpinnings, structural characteristics and interactional dynamics.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 314 - Extraordinary Group Behavior
Offered intermittently. Prereq., SOCI 101S. The study of emergent social behavior including rumors, crowds, crazes, riots, panics, terrorism, revolutions and social movements.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 318 - Sociological Research Methods
Offered every term. Prereq., SOCI 101S, Sociology majors only, or consent of instr. Methods of research in the social sciences including naturalistic observation, interviewing, measurement, experiments, surveys, content analysis, and basic data analysis. Required of all majors.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 325 - Social Stratification
Offered intermittently. Prereq., SOCI 101S or SOCI 220S or SOCI 275S. The origins, institutionalization and change of class, status, prestige, power and other forms of social inequality. Special attention to the effects of stratification on individuals.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 330 - Juvenile Delinquency
Offered spring. Prereq., SOCI 101S. The study of juvenile delinquency as a social phenomenon, including the emergence of "juvenile delinquency" as a social and legal concept, the nature of delinquency, and theoretical explanations of delinquent behavior.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 332 - Sociology of the Family
Offered autumn. Prereq., SOCI 101S. Historical, cross-cultural, and analytical study of the family. Emphasis on ideology, social structures, and agency affecting family composition and roles.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 335 - Juvenile Justice System
Offered autumn. Prereq., SOCI 101S and 211S or 330. An analysis of the juvenile justice system in the United States, including the historical development of policies and practices. The role of various social agencies in defining, preventing, and responding to delinquency.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 342 - Urban/Metropolital Soc
Offered intermittently. Prereq., SOCI 101S. Classical social theories of urban growth. Contemporary urbanization in local, regional, national and global contexts. Internal urban/metropolitan social organization in terms of race, ethnicity, social class and gender.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 345 - Sociology of Organizations
Offered intermittently. Prereq., SOCI 101S. Historical and analytical study of organizations as social systems, with an emphasis on applying theoretical models to analyzing organizational behavior and change.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 346 - Rural Sociology
Offered intermittently. Prereq., SOCI 101S recommended. Demographic, economic and sociocultural change in rural communities with an emphasis on global economy, political structure, urbanization, and economic and social infrastructure. Special attention given to the rural west and Montana.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 350 - The Community
Offered intermittently. Prereq., SOCI 101S. The study of families, peer groups, neighborhoods, voluntary associations, power structures, social classes and large scale organizations as they come together in local communities.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 355 - Population and Society
Offered spring. Prereq., SOCI 101S. An introduction to contemporary world population problems including population growth, trafficking, fertility, mortality, population policy, and the relationship between population and environment. Emphasizes gender issues in international context.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 362 - Sociology of Law Enforcement
Offered autumn even-numbered years. Prereq., SOCI 101S, 221 and either 211S or 330. An examination of policing in society, with emphasis on the cultural context in which it occurs, its structural characteristics, and social psychological processes.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 382 - Soc Psych and Social Structure
Offered autumn. Prereq., SOCI 101S. The study of the behavior of individuals in social contexts ranging from small groups to societies. Topics include attitude change, conformity, power, status, self-concept formation, and decision-making.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 386 - Preceptorship in Sociology
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SOCI 101S and consent of instr. Assisting a faculty member by tutoring, conducting review sessions, helping students with research projects, and carrying out other class-related responsibilities. Open to juniors and seniors with instructor's consent. Proposals must be approved by department chair.
2 To 3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 423 - Sociology of Corrections
Offered spring. Prereq., SOCI 101S, 221 and either 211S or 330. An examination of the purposes, structures, and processes of jails, prisons, and community corrections, including probation and parole. Emphasis on historical development and current trends and issues in corrections.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 435 - Law and Society
Offered spring even-numbered years. Prereq., SOCI 101S. The study of the law and society, including the origin, institutionalization, and impact of law and legal systems.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 438 - Seminar in Crime & Deviance
Offered every term. Consent of instructor. Advanced studies in criminology theory, research, and practice. This course will meet the upper-division writing expectation for sociology majors only.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 441 - Capstone: Inequal and Soc Just
Offered spring. SOCI 101S and two inequality and social justice courses and consent of instr. Research and writing on Inequity and Social Justice. Students bring together readings from other inequality content courses and/or independent readings, research methods training, and data and/or internship experience to write a final research paper on a topic of their choice within the ISJ area. Meets advanced writing expectation.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 442 - ISJ Service Learning
Prereq, consent of instr.  Supervised fieldwork and research in settings relevant to Inequality and Social Justice, building participatory research and critical thinking skills; relationships with people in groups marginalized by systems of inequality; citizenship awareness.
3 To 4 Credits
Show Description SOCI 443 - Sociology of Poverty
Offered autumn. Prereq. junior or senior standing or consent of instr. An examination of the roots, prevalence, and social characteristics of poverty. Analysis of policies intended to end poverty.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 444 - Issues in Inequality
Offered intermittently. Consent of instr. Analysis of selected topics in inequality and social justice. Possible topics include Native Americans, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, and gender.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 455 - Classical Sociological Theory
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SOCI 101S, or consent of instr. Exploration of the classical foundations of sociological theories, emphasizing Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Required of all sociology majors.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 460 - Capstone: Rural and Env Change
Offered spring. Prereq., SOCI 101S and consent of instr.  Advanced study of issues in rural, environmental, and development sociology with an emphasis on theoretical perspectives and applications. Meets upper-division writing expectation for sociology majors only.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 470 - Environmental Sociology
Offered autumn. Introduction to environmental sociology and the social dimensions of environmental change.  Case studies of major environmental problems as applications of environmental sociological perspectives.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 471 - Gender and Global Development
Offered every other year. Prereq., SOCI 270 or consent of instructor. Advanced perspectives on the relationships between gender and colonization, international development, and globalization.
3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 485 - Political Sociology
Offered spring odd-numbered years. Prereq., junior or senior standing. Analysis of power; states; institutional interrelationships; production and transmisison of ideologies; political participation and membership; social movements.
3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 9 Total Credits Required

Education Methods

Rule: Complete the following course.

Note: The EDU 497 course number is used for multiple courses. Students should register for EDU 497 Methods: 5-12 Social Studies.

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Show Description EDU 497 - Teaching and Assessing
(R-15) Offered autumn and/or spring. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. This course number is used for multiple elementary and secondary methods courses. Check the class schedule or with your advisor regarding appropriate sections. 5-8 Mathematics: 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. This class must be taken concurrently with Level 3 courses and is restricted to students who have completed coursework in Levels 1 & 2. Methods of teaching, assessing, and evaluating mathematics in the 5-8 middle grades including number and operations, rational numbers, ratio and proportion, measurement, algebra, expressions and equations, geometry, probability, statistics, and functions. K-8 Social Studies: 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. This class must be taken concurrently with Level 3 courses and is restricted to students who have completed coursework in Levels 1 & 2. Emphasis on developing teaching and assessing social studies teaching/learning opportunities that incorporate literature, primary sources and other developmentally appropriate activities. Overarching themes address diversity, integration across the curriculum and understanding state and national curriculum standards. K-8 Science: 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. This class must be taken concurrently with Level 3 courses and is restricted to students who have completed coursework in Levels 1 & 2. Emphasis on developing, teaching, and assessing science teaching/learning opportunities that are inquiry-based, developmentally appropriate, integrated across the curriculum, and aligned with state and national curriculum standards. 4-8 Reading: 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. This class must be taken concurrently with Level 3 courses and is restricted to students who have completed coursework in Levels 1 & 2. Preparation for teaching reading in a 4-8 setting so that all students are successful. Emphasis on reading to learn. Focus on using assessment to guide instruction, learning from trade books, textbooks, and electronic texts, activating prior knowledge, studying texts, and developing student enthusiasm for reading. 5-12 Science: 3 cr. Offered autumn. Methods of teaching science in the middle and secondary school. This course emphasizes the use of inquiry, problem-solving, appropriate use of technology, and assessment techniques that align with state and national curriculum standards. 5-12 Social Studies: 3 cr. Offered autumn. Foundations and purpose of the middle and secondary social studies curriculum. Elements of curricular design, including instructional methods, materials and assessment. 5-12 Mathematics: 4 cr. Offered autumn. Methods for teaching mathematics in grades 5-12 focusing on presentation of mathematics concepts and procedures through models, problem solving, and technology. Development of instructional strategies and classroom organizational models, discourse in the classroom, and multiple means for assessing student progress. 5-12 Business Subjects: 4 cr. Offered autumn. Methods for teaching business subjects in grades 5-12 focusing on content-specific topics in business, marketing, and information technology to include: instructional planning; effective teaching strategies (F2F & online); multiple means for assessing student progress; classroom management; and the relationship of the content area to standards-based curricula.
0 To 4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

History Advanced Writing Courses

Rule: Must choose one of the following courses:

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Show Description HSTA 415 - The Black Radical Tradition
Offered intermittently. Same as HSTA 415. Prereq., HSTR 200 and only open to majors and minors in history or consent of instructor. From slave revolts through to the Move rebellion in Philadelphia, this course examines how the African-American community has engaged in radical efforts to change the status quo in the name of seeking justice.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 417 - Prayer & Civil Rights
(AM) Same as HSTA 417. HSTR 200 and only open to majors and minors in history or consent of instructor. This course explores the meaning of public prayer in the Civil Rights Movement. Built around the question, "Does religion help or hinder the pursuit of social change?" this class combines historical and religious studies inquiry to trace changes in civil rights activists' efforts to make use of religion. By focusing on a particular religious practice - in this case prayer - in a specific, but limited period of time, this course challenges students to consider how meaning is formed through historical action and study the social significance of religious practice. This formed through historical action and study the social significance of religious practice. This course complicates prevailing ideas about the normalcy of African-American religious practitioners' prayer, invites students to examine their assumptions about the nature of prayer, and traces how religion spilled out of sanctuaries into the streets during the civil rights era.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 422 - U.S. After WWII: Research Sem
(AM) Prereq. HSTR 200. Enrollment for history majors and minors , graduate students in history, or by consent of the instructor. This course offers students an opportunity to do original research and produce an article-length research paper on a topic in post-war American history. It meets the department’s requirement of an upper-level research seminar as well as the upper-division writing expectation in the major.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 461 - Research in Montana History
(AM) Prereq. HSTR 200. Enrollment for history majors and minors, graduate students in history, or by consent of the instructor. This course is a research and writing seminar in Montana history. Students will learn advanced research methodology in history and will be exposed to a variety of databases and source collections in Montana history that are available locally and online. Students will research and write a primary-source based paper on a topic in Montana history. This course fulfills the upper-division writing requirement for the history department and the university.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTA 471 - Writing Women's Lives
(AM) Prereq. HSTR 200. Enrollment for history majors and minors, graduate students in history, or by consent of the instructor. Consent of instructor required. Upper-division writing-intensive seminar in women’s history. Students will write an original research paper based on primary source materials.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 400 - Historical Research Seminar
Prereq., HSTR 200. Enrollment for history majors and minors, graduate students in history, or by consent of the instructor. Topics vary according to the instructor. The goal of this course is for students to propose and execute a substantial research project. Upper division writing course for the history major.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 418 - Britain 1500 - 1800
(EU) Prereq., HSTR 200. Recommended HSTR 348 or 349. Enrollment for history majors and minors, graduate students in history, or by consent of the instructor. Students will discuss specific issues in the historiography of the early modern period in British history (c1500-1800) and produce research papers grounded in primary sources.
3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 437 - US-Latin America Relations
(WRLD) Prereq., HSTR 200. Enrollment for history majors and minors, graduate students in history, or by consent of the instructor. Research and writing seminar on U.S.-Latin American relations from the late 18th century through the 20th century.
3 Credits
3 Total Credits Required