Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Wilderness Studies Minor
Department/program
Add MUSI 304A (3 credits) as an option within the minor requirements;
Summary
delete RSCN 423, which will no longer be offered.
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Please type / print name Signature
Date
Requestor:
Phone:
Program Chair/Director:
Laurie Yung
6934
Laurie Yung, Director,
Wilderness Institute
Department Dean
Perry Brown, Dean,
College of Forestry and
Conservation
Other affected Programs:
Maxine Ramey, Chair,
(Use additional sheet if
Music Department
needed)
Stephen Kalm, Dean,
College of Visual and
Performing Arts
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from the
modification because of
Chair/Director of any such department/
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites,
program (above) before submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Minor X
Option
Teaching major/minor
Other
Please
Add MUSI 304A (3 credits) Sound in the Natural
describe
World as an option to fulfill the fine arts requirement
in the Wilderness Studies minor. This course is being
submitted as a new course by the Music Department.
The course will alternate with Art 324A (ART 324A
will be taught odd numbered years and MUSI 304A
will be taught even numbered years).
Also, we are deleting RSCN 423 as an option as the
course will no longer be offered.
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or
major, please cut and paste the requirements as they
appear in the current catalog below.
www.umt.edu/catalog 
Please provide the proposed copy as you wish
it to appear in the catalog. 
Wilderness Studies
Wilderness Studies
Laurie Yung (Assistant Professor) Director of
Wilderness Institute
Students who successfully complete the requirements
of the Wilderness and Civilization Program are eligible
for the Wilderness Studies minor. Wilderness and
Civilization is an interdisciplinary campus and field-
Laurie Yung, Wilderness Institute
Director
based program. Each year, 25 students investigate
wildland conservation and the human-nature
relationship through the lenses of policy, ecology, art,
Native American Studies, and literature. Wilderness
and Civilization combines the strengths of classroom
and field learning, interactive classes, innovative
faculty, and applied learning through internships. Field
trips include extended backcountry trips as well as
shorter field trips examining ecology, environmental
issues, land use, and natural history. Wilderness and
Civilization offers students the opportunity to explore
contemporary conservation debates, make connections
between disciplines, and learn how to work for positive
change.
Wilderness and Civilization is an undergraduate,
immersion program geared toward sophomore-,
junior-, and senior-level students in any major.
Students take a 16-17.0 credits of campus and fieldbased courses during the fall, and then continue in the
spring with an art course, an internship, a 1.0 credit
field course, and a 1.0 credit lecture series. The
Wilderness and Civilization program is administered
by the Wilderness Institute of the College of Forestry
and Conservation. The program is offered in
collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences, the
School of Fine Arts, and the Davidson Honors College.
Students who successfully complete the
requirements of the Wilderness and
Civilization Program are eligible for the
Wilderness Studies minor. Wilderness and
Civilization is an interdisciplinary campus
and field-based program. Each year, 25
students investigate wildland conservation
and the human-nature relationship through
the lenses of policy, ecology, art, Native
American Studies, and literature.
Wilderness and Civilization combines the
strengths of classroom and field learning,
interactive classes, innovative faculty, and
applied learning through internships. Field
trips include extended backcountry trips as
well as shorter field trips examining
ecology, environmental issues, land use,
and natural history. Wilderness and
Civilization offers students the opportunity
to explore contemporary conservation
debates, make connections between
Students must apply for admission to the Wilderness disciplines, and learn how to work for
and Civilization program, which is limited to 25 positive change.
students each year. Applicants must have a cumulative
GPA of 3.0 or higher for all college and university work.
Applications are due by April 1 and are available at the
Wilderness Institute, University Hall 303.
Wilderness and Civilization is an
undergraduate, immersion program geared
toward sophomore-, junior-, and seniorlevel students in any major. Students take
Requirements for a Minor in
Wilderness Studies
a 16-17.0 credits of campus and field-based
To earn a minor in wilderness studies the student must courses during the fall, and then continue
successfully complete the Wilderness and Civilization in the spring with an art course, an
program and the course requirements below (23-24.0 internship, a 1.0 credit field course, and a
credits).
1.0 credit lecture series. The Wilderness
and Civilization program is administered
Course # and Description
Credits
by the Wilderness Institute of the College
of Forestry and Conservation. The
RSCN 373 Wilderness and
program is offered in collaboration with the
College of Arts and Sciences, the School of
Civilization
3
Fine Arts, and the Davidson Honors
College.
LIT 373 (ENLT 371)
Literature and the
Environment/Honors
3
RSCN 271N Wilderness
Ecology/Honors
3
NAS 303E Ecological
Perspectives of Native
3
Students must apply for admission to the
Wilderness and Civilization program,
which is limited to 25 students each year.
Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of
3.0 or higher for all college and university
work. Applications are due by April 1 and
are available at the Wilderness Institute,
University Hall 303.
Requirements for a Minor
Americans
3
To earn a minor in wilderness studies the
student must successfully complete the
Wilderness and Civilization program and
the course requirements below (23-24.0
credits).
3
Course
ART 324A Environmental
Drawing Seminar
RSCN 273 Wilderness and
Civilization Field Studies
Credits
RSCN 398 Internship:
Wildlands Community
Project
2
LIT 373L Literature and the
Environment/Honors
RECM 371 Wilderness
Lecture Series
RSCN 373 Wilderness and Civilization
3
3
1
RSCN 271N Wilderness Ecology/Honors
3
RSCN 370S Wildland
Conservation Policy and
RSCN 370S Wildland Conservation Policy
and Governance
3
Governance or RSCN 423
Montana Wilderness Policy
and Politics
Total
2 or 3
NAS 303E Ecological Perspectives of
Native Americans
3
RSCN 273 Wilderness and Civilization
Field Studies
3
RSCN 398 Internship: Wildlands
Community Project
2
RECM 371 Wilderness Lecture Series
1
&
ART 324A Environmental Drawing
Seminar
3
or
MUSI 304A Sound in the Natural World
3
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
The Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts suggested we work with the Music Department
to develop a music course to alternate with the Art course to relieve some of the pressure on Art to
provide the course every year. The proposed Music course very much meets our curricular goals for the
fine arts component of the Wilderness Studies minor and was thus a very workable solution to this
problem.
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate
Office, UH 221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document
list program title and proposed change of all proposals.
Revised 11-2009