The Environmental Studies major is interdisciplinary in nature. The program's core courses provide students with a common interdisciplinary base to enable them to learn basic data analysis, understand foundational issues, and see the relationship of environmental ideas from several fields of study.
The core is not limited to classroom learning: students will do research in campus and area laboratories, work in the field with professionals in government, industry or the nonprofit sector, and strive to use their classroom, research, and field education and experiences in practical efforts to improve the Helena-area environment.
The areas of concentration enable students with varying academic and career interests and abilities, who share a common interest in the environment, to become proficient in an area that best prepares them for their future work.
Major Program Requirements:
ES 101 Human Ecology
ES/BI XX Environmental Science
GIS 110 Introduction to GIS
EC 201 Principles of Economics
AN/SO 218 Introduction to Native American Studies
PHI L 206 Environmental Ethics
EAS 201 Earth Science
PO 330 Topics: Green Political Thought
TH 3XX Religion and Science
ES 495 Environmental Studies Seminar
Environmental Studies students are strongly encouraged to engage one or more of the following applied experiences:
ES 201 Environmental Studies Practicum
ES 496 Internship
ES 498 Environmental Studies Research/Project
Environmental Studies Students are required to select an academic concentration to direct their studies in an area of dedicated interest:
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
COMMUNITY FORMATION
CULTURAL INTEGRATION
PUBLIC POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Biology
BI 171-172 Biological Principles
CH 101-102 General Chemistry
ES 2xx Conservation Biology/Wildlife Management
ES 3xx Soil Science
BI 306 Plant Biology
BI 311 Ecology
EAS 302 Advanced Earth Science
Strongly Recommended Courses:
GIS 2XX GIS Databases
BI 300 Genetics
CH 301 Organic Chemistry
BI 370 Evolutionary Analysis
GIS 3XX GIS Remote Sensing and Data Acquisition
GIS 4XX GIS Geospatial Data Analysis
ENWR 305 Technical Writing
Chemistry
CH 101 General Chemistry I
CH 102 General Chemistry II
CH 205 Quantitative Analysis
CH 301 Organic Chemistry
CH 3XX Environmental Chemistry
MA 121-122 or MA 131
Plus seven additional credits from the following:
ENGR 202 Water Dist. Systems
CH 306 Instrumental Methods
ENGR 313 Hydrology
ENGR 402 Env. Engineering
ES 3XX Soil Science
EAS 302 Advanced Earth Science
Strongly Recommended Course:
ENWR 305 Technical Writing
Community Formation
CH 111 Essentials of Chemistry – General
CO 206 Small Group Communication
CO 215 /216 Introduction to Public Relations
CO 280 Gender Communications
CO 308 Communication Ethics
EC 202 Principles of Economics
PO 314 Public Administration and Politics
SO 215 Rural and Urban Sociology
PAD 205 Introduction to Public Administration
Strongly Recommended Courses:
MA 207 Elementary Statistics
AN 318 American Indians
GIS 3XX GIS Remote Sensing and Data Acquisition
Cultural Integration
AN/SO 318 American Indians
CO 325 Intercultural Communication
ENWR 337 Nature Writing
ENLT 411 Native American Authors
HI 231 Montana and the West
HI 424 H story of the Trans-Mississippi West
PHI L 255 Philosophy of Art and Beauty
PHI L 252 Philosophy & History of Science
PO 250 Contemporary Issues in American Politics
TH 209 Christian Social Teachings
Strongly Recommended Course:
MA 207 Elementary Statistics
Public Policy & Management
MA 117 Difference Equations and Linear Algebra
CH 111 Essentials of Chemistry - General
EC 202 Principles of Economics
EC 309 Financial Markets and Institutions
BA 375 Fundamentals of Management
PAD 205 Introduction to Public Administration
PO 314 Public Administration and Politics
PO 306 Data Analysis for Public Policy
AN 318 American Indians
GIS 2XX GIS Databases
Strongly Recommended Courses:
MA 207 Elementary Statistics
GIS 2X GIS Remote Sensing and Data Acquisition
GIS 4XX GIS Geospatial Data Analysis
ENWR 305 Technical Writing
