Northern Rockies Outdoor Leadership Certificate
The Northern Rockies Outdoor Leadership Certificate is designed through collaboration of multiple University of Montana programs as a certificate to complement any major across campus for students interested in gaining and strengthening leadership skills through engagement in diverse conceptual courses and outdoor field settings. The purpose of the program is to provide undergraduate students or individuals with an undergraduate degree with leadership training and application that can be applied to any professional, academic, and personal setting in their future.
Post-Secondary Certificate - Northern Rockies Outdoor Leadership Certificate
W.A Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
Degree Specific Credits: 15
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.00
Catalog Year: 2018-2019
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
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Theory and Experience | 6 | |
Theory | ||
Experience | ||
Optional Courses | ||
Field Courses | 6 | |
Internship | 3 | |
Total Hours | 15 |
Theory and Experience
Rule: 6 total credits are required from the categories below. Students must complete at least one course each from the Theory and Experience categories.
Theory
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Communication in Small Groups | ||
Models of Leadership | ||
Leading Health and, Human Perform Orgs | ||
Wilderness and Civilization | ||
Human Resource Management | ||
Parks & Outdoor Rec. Mgmt. | ||
Rec Admin & Leadership | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Experience
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 1 | |
Beginning Rock Climbing | ||
Fly Fishing | ||
Fundamentals of Whitewater Rafting | ||
Fundamentals of Kayaking | ||
Intermediate Rock Climbing | ||
Total Hours | 1 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Optional Couses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
The following courses may be completed to fulfill the 6 credit requirement: | ||
ECP 102 | Wilderness First Aid | 1-6 |
ECP 122 | Wilderness First Responder | 2 |
ECP 331 | Wilderness EMT | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Field Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
Wilderness/Civ Field Stds | ||
Sustaining Human Soc & Nat Env | ||
Tourism, Livelihoods and Sustainability in Mountains | ||
Wild. Med. And Risk Mgmt. | ||
Wild. Rescue and Survival | ||
Winter Wilderness Field Studies | ||
Total Hours | 6 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Internship
Note: Students are required to do an internship where they can apply their leadership skills with a professional partner. Internships can include on-campus initiatives like the Freshman Wilderness Experience and other student-led trips as well as off-campus internships with local, regional, or global partners. Internships will be approved by the coordinating committee and will be tracked through the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Internship | ||
Internship | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-