ACCOUNTING
TECHNOLOGY (ACC)
FINANCIAL PLANNING – ACC 295T
This course deals with personal financial planning and
investments. The course will focus on a variety of personal
finance topics, including the time value of moeny, liquied
asset management, federal income and estate taxes, credit
cards, consumer loans, automobile purchases, and insurance.
The course will then focus on long-term investing. Topics
include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and tax-deferred
retirement plans. This course will provide students with
knowledge to help avoid commonly occurring errors in the
management of personal finances and will introduce students
to key concepts underlying the discipline of finance.
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ANTHROPOLOGY
(ANTH)
FIELD SCHOOL: ARCH, CRM YELLOWSTONE - ANTH 495
This field school in Yellowstone National Park will introduce
students to the world of archaeological fieldwork and
cultural resource management. This course will provide
experience working with a variety of archaeological site
types, from historic building ruins along the Yellowstone
River to prehistoric Native American camps and lithic
quarries in uplands near Mammoth Hot Springs. Students
will learn how to identify archaeological sites and evaluate
their importance within the world of cultural resource
management laws. National Park Service archaeologists
will provide hands-on guidance during projects to facilitate
a real-world cultural resource management experience.
This field school is ideal for students interested in
learning about archaeology, Yellowstone National Park,
and/or cultural resource management.
FILM AS ANTROPOLOGY – ANTH 495
This course will teach students to use films to teach
anthropology in the most culturally sensitive fashion.
Films are an excellent way to educate but can reinforce
cultural bias. Graduate students will complete an extra
paper.
FIELD SCHOOL: COLOMA GHOST TOWN – ANTH 495
An archaeological field school provides an intense "learning
lab" where students will decide whether they want
to be professional archaeologists. This field school will
expose students to basic field and lab methods, with special
skills related to fieldwork at an historic ghost town.
This course will provide instruction in archaeological
field methods, such as general survey techniques, map
making, excavation, and laboratory analyses. In addition,
students may be exposed to laser scanning documentation
of the ghost town's historic environment.
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ART
(ART)
MISSOULA'S HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE – ART 395
Explore Missoula's historic architecture with art historian
and author Rafael Chacon. This intensive course will focus
primarily on the work of Missoula's best-known architect
A.J. Gibson, and will be taught on-site with tours of
historic neighborhoods and visits to great buildings and
archives. Bring your bike or skateboard!
DRAWING AS DAILY RECORD– ART 495
Drawing can be a direct record of observation, memory,
and imagination. It can facilitate idea development whether
your primary material is paint, print, media, photo, clay,
or sculpture. In this course students will work on large-scale
drawings daily throughout the session. At first students
will work unedited and in a free associateive manner with
anonymous feedback. As the session progresses, students
will have open discussions and critiques in preparation
for a public exhibition. Studio practicum, lectures, critiques,
reading, and writing.
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BIOMEDICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL
SCIENCES (BMED)
INTRODUCTION TO CANCER BIOLOGY – BMED 195
This course systematically develops a sound foundation
for students to understand the mechanisms, nomenclature,
history, treatment options, and types of data associated
with cancer biology. Basic principles of normal and aberrant
cell growth, common elements of cancer causing agents,
and modern treatment protocols will be discussed. After
completing this course, students will be expected to understand
basic concepts of genetics, control of cell and tissue
growth, and mechanisms of tumor formation.
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CHEMISTRY
(CHEM)
POTIONS 101 – CHEM 195
Have you ever wondered where the notions of wizards and
witches arose? They grew out of early scientific explorations
of captivating chemical and physical phenomena. Potions
101 uses an extensive selection of dramatic demonstrations
to delve into chemical fundamentals and focuses on understanding
both the thermodynamic and kinetic underpinnings of chemical
reactions. Students prepare and perform feats of chemical
magic including an enigmatic ink-making spell, a mesmerizing
freezing spell, a scintillating cauldron of colored fire,
a mysterious oscillating arabesque reaction and some eye-popping
pyrotechnics! This course is open only to high school
students who have been accepted to the Schwanke Honors
Institute for Summer 2009.
SCIENCE IN SCIENCE FICTION – CHEM 495
While all science fiction films let our imaginations take
flight, how much of what is portrayed in these fanciful
settings is a reasonable extrapolation of an established
scientific principle? How much is pure fantasy or actually
violates what we know can't be? We risk promoting scientific
misconceptions if we accept at face value what is portrayed
in some films. This course examines classic and contemporary
science fiction films to evaluate how well the filmmakers
knew their science. Students explore how these films can
be used as a teaching tool to reinforce correct science
concepts in some films and laugh at great scientific gaffes
that have been made in others.
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COMMUNICATION
STUDIES (COMM)
AMERICAN PUBLIC ADDRESS – COMM 295
This course is a critical survey of American public discourse
from 1860 to the present which analyzes the rhetorical
artistry and persuasive effectiveness of cultural and
political speeches. Key issues about the study of public
address are also considered, including the ethical dimensions
of public disocurse; the criteria we use to evaluate speeches;
the limitations of free speech; and the influence of mass-mediated
broadcasting on public address.
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COUNSELOR
EDUCATION (COUN)
BODY-ORIENTED APPROACHES TO COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY–
COUN 595
Research in attachment theory and related neuroscience
findings supports the integration of the body into the
practice of counseling and psychotherapy. Body-oriented
psychotherapy can be particularly helpful in working with
relational and physical trauma, PTSD, attachment wounds,
and implicit memories that are difficult to access using
language alone. Students will give attention to recent
scientific findings of neuroscience, attachment theory,
and related clinical practice, and will review techniques
appropriate to body-oriented psychotherapy, incorporating
the live practice fo these techniques in class. Examples
are developing existing somatic and emotional client resources,
tracking sensation and movement impulses, maintaining
relational contact, noticing posture, tone of voice, nervous
system activation and deactivation, and other body-based
experiential indicators. The course is open to graduate
students admitted to the mental health professions as
well as licensed mental health practitioners.
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CURRICULUM
& INSTRUCTION (C&I)
PROFESSIONAL PROJECT - C&I 595
This three-credit course culminates the online master's
degree in Curriculumm & Instruction. Students demonstrate
connections across content areas through a mini-thesis,
research-based product that is shared with other professionals
through a publication and/or presentation at a conference
or workshop.
SUMMER IMMERSION: EARLY CHILDHOOD - C&I 595
This site-based course will immerse students in the application
of core skills that facilitate effective care and education
for young children with and without identified disabilities
with a special emphasis on children with low-incidence
disabilities. Students will have experience with curriculum
modifications and adaptations, embedded learning opportunities
and child-focused instructional strategies. This course
will combine readings on relevant topics, practicum experience,
video-taped opportunities for self reflection and feedback,
observation, and discussion.
PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN – C&I 595
This course is designed to introduce students to the world
of Philosophy for Children. Students will explore some
areas that undergrid the methodology, such as dialogical
pedagogy, critical thinking, childhood studies, and ethics.
Students will also spend a great deal of time with K-12
curriculum materials so that both aspiring and veteran
teachers become comfortable facilitating philosophical
dialogue. As a final project, students will construct
philosophical novels and accompanying teachers' manuals
that can be used in the classroom.
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EDUCATIONAL
LEADERSHIP (EDLD)
INDIAN EDUCATION
AND THE LAW – EDLD 595
This course surveys federal Indian policy and law related
to Indian education, including historical sources for
Indian education rights. Special attention will be given
to the unique Indian education matters in the state of
Montana, including those programs implemented by the state
as well as special tribal education programs.
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ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY (NRG)
POWER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
– NRG 295
This course reviews the principles of electricity, magnetism,
and transformer action; the application of these principles
in the operation of single-phase and three-phase ac/dc
motors, alternators, and generators; and the control methods
for these electrical devices.
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ENGLISH
- CREATIVE WRITING (ENCR)
CREATIVE WRITING – ENCR 195
This course is designed to introduce students to reading
and writing the three major genres of creative writing:
poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Students will read examples
of each of the major genres and analyze how they were
crafted by their authors. After careful craft-study in
each genre, students will create their own poems, short
stories, and non-fiction pieces. This course is open
only to high school students who have been accepted to
the Schwanke Honors Institute for Summer 2009.
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ENGLISH
- FILM (ENFM)
FILM AS ANTHROPOLOGY – ENFM 495
This course will teach students to use films to teach
anthropology in the most culturally sensitive fashion.
Films are an excellent way to educate but can reinforce
cultural bias. Graduate students will complete an extra
paper.
SCIENCE IN SCIENCE FICTION – ENFM 495
While all science fiction films let our imaginations take
flight, how much of what is portrayed in these fanciful
settings is a reasonable extrapolation of an established
scientific principle? How much is pure fantasy or actually
violates what we know can't be? We risk promoting scientific
misconceptions if we accept at face value what is portrayed
in some films. This course examines classic and contemporary
science fiction films to evaluate how well the filmmakers
knew their science. Students explore how these films can
be used as a teaching tool to reinforce correct science
concepts in some films and laugh at great scientific gaffes
that have been made in others.
NATIVE AMERICAN FILMMAKERS – ENFM 495
Most of us are familiar with typical Hollywood representations
of Native Americans in film, but much less familiar with
films made by Native Americans themselves. Do these films
engage in or confront our history? Who is their audience?
How can they affect change or challenge the status quo?
In this class students explore a broad range of Native
American film genres emphasizing important directors,
writers, and actors. Students discuss how to use these
films in the classroom to address issues of representation,
as well as social and political issues of importance to
Native communities.
FILM & CONSTRUCTION OF VIRTUE – ENFM 495
What do Fight Club, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and
Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors have in common?
Not only are all three examples of expert filmmaking,
but each of these films also implicitly or explicitly
poses answers to the question of how moral character is
formed. In this intensive one-week class, students examine
these and other films in light of a variety of theories
that focus on the development of virtue.
MAKING MOVIES: JUST DO IT! – ENFM 495
Learn the very basics of video production in one intensive
course. From scriptwriting to editing, directing and shooting,
students will learn the fundamental principles involved
in the three phases of production.
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY THROUGH FILM - ENFM 495
This course harnesses one of the most powerful forms of
media - film. Film has the ability to transport people
mentally to locations and remote regions they may never
otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Cultural
geography is defined as the study of people and their
ways of life in different parts of the world. The universal
messages in the films students will enable them to transcend
regional, economic, ethnic, cultural, and religious distinctions
that often separate people from their fellow citizens.
Students will also take a closer look at selected problems
in cultural geography as exhibited through film.
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ENGLISH
- TEACHING (ENT)
ADVANCED STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING READING IN SECONDARY
SCHOOL – ENT 595
Learn effective strategies for teaching reading in all
genres and all subject areas. In this interactive course,
students will read and discuss the research regarding
classroom practices that support and empower middle and
secondary school students as readers, thinkers, and learners.
Students will also experience these strategies using the
reading workshop model. As a result of the course, students
will have practical, engaging, and creative ways to help
their students grow as readers.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES (EVST)
WRITING FROM THE OUTSIDE IN – EVST 395
In this field course in writing about nature, wildness,
community, and self, students enjoy 5 days outside in
the Rockies in May, walking, observing, talking, and writing.
The class travels in and around Missoula by bus and on
foot, above Missoula on the back side of Mt. Sentinel
between Pattee Creek and the Clark Fork, on campus in
the UM Native Gardens, Herbarium and Zoological Museum,
up Blodgett Canyon in the Bitterroot, and along Welcome
Creek in the Sapphire Mtns. The hiking pace is mild –
sauntering - and offers frequent chances for close observation,
solitude journaling, and group reading and discussion.
Transportation is provided; bring Griz Card for city bus,
lunch, water, walking shoes, writing materials, and field
guides and rain gear as needed.
CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY – EVST 495
This course will be a review of climate change policy/regulation
as it exists currently in the United States and internationally.
Starting with some grounding material on the current state
of affairs, the course will explore the potential for
certain policy tools to solve the problem and actual policy
implementation. Students will be familiar with cap and
trade regulation mechanisms and international agreement
negotiating positions of the parties by the end of the
course. The course assumes students know that climate
change is an issue to be addressed.
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GEOGRAPHY
(GEOG)
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY THROUGH FILM - GEOG 495
This course harnesses one of the most powerful forms of
media - film. Film has the ability to transport people
mentally to locations and remote regions they may never
otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Cultural
geography is defined as the study of people and their
ways of life in different parts of the world. The universal
messages in the films students will enable them to transcend
regional, economic, ethnic, cultural, and religious distinctions
that often separate people from their fellow citizens.
Students will also take a closer look at selected problems
in cultural geography as exhibited through film.
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HEALTH
SCIENCE (HS)
PHARMACEUTICAL SELF-CARE STRATEGY – HS 395
This course is designed for pre-pharmacy students and
students interested in medication self-care who are not
enrolled in the professional pharmacy program. This course
will cover the use of medications that are available without
a prescription, including natural products and dietary
supplements. Topics will include health screening, self-assessment,
and self-treatment involving non-prescription medication,
diagnostic aids, herbals, and dietary supplements. Certain
legal and ethical aspects of self-treatment will also
be discussed.
GERIATRIC HEALTH PROBELMS - HS 495
This course will present a review of normal aspects of
aging, common health problems associated with aging, and
common pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
of these problems in older persons.
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HISTORY
(HIST)
ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT–
HIST 395
This course will examine the origins of the dispute between
Israelis and their forebears, on the one hand, and Palestinians
and theirs, on the other, from the mid-nineteenth century
through the present day. Topics to be examined include
the nature of empires and nations and the origins and
diffusion of nationalism in the Middle East.
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JOURNALISM
(JOUR)
NEWWEST.NET MULTIMEDIA REPORTING PROJECT –
JOUR 495
This class will undertake a major multimedia reporting
project in Montana. Pursuing this story will require extensive
use of court documents, financial documents, archives,
on-the-ground reporting, telephone interviews, and other
techniques. The storytelling will include photography,
video, sophisticated interactive maps and graphics and
a variety of long-form and short-form narratives. The
story is expected to be of major interest not only in
Montana but nationally, and students will work in close
collaboration with the New West staff. Some travel may
be required. The class provides an opportunity to play
a central role in reporting an important story, and using
the latest multimedia techniques to tell that story. Students
are expected to make a significant contribution to the
project, and will receive appropriate recognition when
it is published.
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LAW
(LAW)
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT - LAW 595
CLE credit available: 15 hours
This course looks at past federal policies which resulted
in the removal of Indian children from their families
and led to Congress passing the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The course discusses the legal requirements of the Indian
Child Welfare Act, various aspects of working with Indian
families, potential conflicts with state and other federal
laws, and the difficulties in getting compliance with
the Act.
TRIBAL CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE - LAW 595
CLE credit available: 15 hours
This course provides information about crime and criminal
jurisdiction in Indian country. Topics include an overview
of the law affecting criminal jurisdiction, some of the
unique criminal problems affecting Indian country, the
traditional methods of resolving unacceptable behavioral
problems within tribal communities, and the evolution
of current responses to crime. Following completion of
the course, students should have a basic understanding
of the foundational principles of Indian law, as well
as a more fully developed understanding of crime and law
enforcement in Indian country.
INDIAN WATER LAW - LAW 595
CLE credit available: 15 hours
This course starts with an introduction to state, federal,
and Indian water law. It next addresses the unique attributes
of Indian reserved and aboriginal water rights. It includes
discussion on protection of Indian water rights, state-tribal
water disputes, and the premptive role of Congress in
Indian Country.
TAXATION & FINANCE IN INDIAN COUNTRY - LAW 595
CLE credit available: 15 hours
This course provides an introduction to finance and tax
law as it applies to Indian Country. The course will begin
with an introduction of the mechanics that tribes can
use to access capital and the concomitant legal requirements
and impediments. The course will also cover the general
principles, historical background, and application of
federal and state taxation in Indian Country, including
the tribal authority to tax and federal limitations on
tribal taxing jurisdiction.
INDIAN ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE - LAW 595
CLE credit available: 15 hours
This course will focus on the historical policies behind,
and the current provisions of, the American Indian Probate
Reform Act. In particular, the Act's creation of the first
federal Indian probate code, testate and intestate succession
rules applicable to federal trust realty and personalty,
land consolidation opportunities for individuals and tribes,
and tribal probate code development. Additionally, this
course will explore estate planning options that individual
trust land owners can use to control and distribute their
trust lands during their lifetime and through the probate
process.
INDIAN EDUCATION AND THE LAW - LAW 595
CLE credit available: 15 hours
This course surveys federal Indian policy and law related
to Indian education, including historical sources for
Indian education rights. Special attention will be given
to the unique Indian education matters in the state of
Montana, including those programs implemented by the state
as well as special tribal education programs.
INDIAN LAW RESEARCH - LAW 595
CLE credit available: 15 hours
Because tribes are sovereign governments, the field of
Indian Law encompasses distinct legal issues and sources.
Researching both federal Indian law (the relationships
between tribal governments and the U.S. government) and
tribal law (the law of individual tribes) requires a unique
set of tools and research skills. In this course, students
will learn the skills and sources necessary to research
general Indian law issues as well as the very specialized
skills and sources used in researching the legal history
of a tribe, including reserved treaty rights. The course
will cover researching treaties, Indian land claims, statutory
and case law, and tribal law.
MEDIATION ADVOCACY - LAW 595
Profesional advocates invariably find themselves in mediation
or mediation-like settings. Lawyers and social workers,
for example, often advocate in such formal settings as
court-annexed mediations, and activists and journalists
in such informal settings as disputes involving neighborhood
problems and news access. How do such situations differ
from litigation? How should people advocate in them? Taking
an expansive view of "mediations," this seminar
will look at the characteristics of extra-legal dispute
resolution mechanisms and introduce effective advocacy
strategies appropriate in such settings.
VETERANS LAW - LAW 595
CLE credit available: 30 hours
As American service members are engaged in combat across
the globe, this course will help prepare a new generation
of lawyers to meet the ever-increasing need for knowledgeable
and effective veterans' advocates. Students will explore
the history and theory of veterans' benefits and recent
developments in veterans' benefits law. Students will
also survey recent studies of the veterans' disability
benefits system and examine in more depth the unique issues
facing service members returning from Afghanistan and
Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom. Finally,
students will learn the fundamental structure of the benefits
system and the Department of Veterans Affairs claims adjudication
process, and the basics of advocacy on behalf of VA claimants.
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LIBERAL
STUDIES (LS)
GENDER AND LOVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES – LS 395
Do our modern notions of romance and love really have
their origins in the courtly literature and attitudes
of the Middle Ages? This course will interrogate that
commonplace belief through an examination of a variety
of texts dealing with medieval notions of love with a
particular focus on the problem of courtly love and gender.
Students will look in particular at the gender implications,
both masculine and feminine, of the love represented in
these texts and they misogyny, some argue, is inherent
in courtly love. Students will come away with a better
appreciation of the role of literature in shaping society's
construction of love and an understanding of the problematics
of a facile concept like courtly love.
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MEDIA
ARTS (MAR)
DIGITAL ART IN MOTION – MAR 195
Everyone has a story to tell and the possibilities expand
dramatically when the story is created within the environment
of 21st century digital technology. This course helps
lead the way by providing the opportunity for students
to write, design, record, and edit their own still-image
and time-based digital artwork projects. This course
is open only to high school students who have been accepted
to the Schwanke Honors Institute for Summer 2009.
INTRO TO PHOTOSHOP – MAR 395
An introduction to the basic principles and techniques
of still-image design and manipulation using Adobe Photoshop.
This project-based course demystefies the powerful Photoshop
toolsets and workspace and enables students to actualize
their ideas by helping them develop an efficient production
process.
INTRO TO WEB DESIGN – MAR 395
Students will gain invaluable skills in this introduction
to the fundamentals of website structure, content design,
and navigation. Areas of focus will be directory structure,
graphic design, navigation, audio/video integration, and
domain management. Students will create a simple HTML
website. The primary software used will be Dreamweaver
and Photoshop. No previous experience required.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING – MAR 395
This course is an introduction to digital photography
and the use of Adobe Photoshop as it pertains to making
the best photographic images possible. There will be a
series of assignments meant to enhance the photographic
vision of students and use photography as an art form.
The course will focus on composition, cropping, controlling
contrast and color, and use of camera modes. Concentrated
efforts will be made to help students translate their
ideas into a visual product.
PHOTOSHOP – MAR 395
From digital artwork to magazine layouts, students will
immerse themselves in the creative aspects of digital
image design. Students will learn to create for both computer
and print media and work with composite images, photo
retouching, adding and formatting text vectors vs. pixels,
basic print layout, and saving formats for the web.
AFTER EFFECTS – MAR 395
In this course students are introduced to the world of
motion design and special effects using the industry standard
applications After Effects and Photoshop. Working in a
project-based environment, students develop the necessary
skill sets to combine the elements of video, still image,
text and graphics.
STOP MOTION ANIMATION – MAR 395
If you love claymation, modeling 3-D objects and creating
work frame by frame, this is the hands-on, Tim Burton
way of doing it (think “Nightmare before Christmas”).
Students also explore hand drawn animation and blue screen
techniques – all methods in the physical and real
world.
ILLUSTRATOR– MAR 395
This course provides an introduction to the practices
of digital illustration and vector graphics, with emphasis
on concept, layering, and digital design. Basic to advanced
production techniques, project planning, narrative, and
the integration of various forms of digital concepts will
be covered in this course.
INTRO TO FINAL CUT PRO– MAR 395
An intensive course concentrating on the basic toolsets
of the Final Cut Pro non-linear editing system and their
application to narrative digital video material. An excellent
course for the beginner or intermediate user of Final
Cut Pro.
WEB DESIGN – MAR 495
Students will gain invaluable skills in this introduction
to the fundamentals of website structure, content design,
and navigation. Areas of focus will be directory structure,
graphic design, navigation, audio/video integration, and
domain management. Students will create a simple HTML
website. The primary software used will be Dreamweaver
and Photoshop. No previous experience required.
MAKING MOVIES: JUST DO IT! – MAR 495
Learn the very basics of video production in one intensive
course. From scriptwriting to editing, directing and shooting,
students will learn the fundamental principles involved
in the three phases of production.
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MODERN
AND CLASSICAL LITERATURE - GENERAL (MCLG)
SOVIET & NAZI CAMP EXPERIENCES – MCLG 395
Students examine Soviet "labor camp" and Nazi
"death camp" experiences. Coursework focuses
on memoirs and films dedicated to these experiences, and
participants analyze and discuss the literature and film
in depth. Russian authors include Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn,
Varlam Shalamov, and Lydia Ginzburg, while Polish authors
include Tadeusz Borowski and Gustav Herling-Grudzinkski.
All texts are read in translation and films are subtitled.
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MUSIC
(MUS)
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC – MUS 195
This course traces the roots and branches of American
folk music beginnings with the early settlers in the southern
Appalachian mountains. Students will learn the history
of songs showing how diverse music traditions merged to
create uniquely American music including the blues; spirituals;
ragtime; music of the minstrels; Civil War, cowboy, outlaw,
and railroad songs; Tin Pan Alley, ballads, old-time,
bluegrass, gospel, and country-western music.
STUDIO RECORDING TECH & SOUND ENGINEERING - MUS 195/495
Learn how to record, mix, and master a CD of recording
sessions of your band or chamber ensemble, and engineer
sounds in digital multi-track, using industry standard
equipment, hardware, and software.
MUSIC NOTATION SOFTWARE: SIBELIUS – MUS 195/495
In this course students will learn to use Sibelius notation
software to compose and arrange music. Online assignments
will teach students how to input, edit, and format publishable
quality scores and parts. This course is designed to get
students using the software quickly.
ADVANCED CONDUCTING– MUS 511
This graduate conducting workshop is presented by UM Director
of Bands James Smart and nationally-known guest conductor/clinician
Scott Teeple. Geared towards music educators, this workshop
is designed to meet the needs of today's public school
music teachers.
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NATIVE
AMERICAN STUDIES (NAS)
NATIVE AMERICANS FILMMAKERS – NAS 495
Most of us are familiar with typical Hollywood representations
of Native Americans in film, but much less familiar with
films made by Native Americans themselves. Do these films
engage in or confront our history? Who is their audience?
How can they affect change or challenge the status quo?
In this class students explore a broad range of Native
American film genres emphasizing important directors,
writers, and actors. Students discuss how to use these
films in the classroom to address issues of representation,
as well as social and political issues of importance to
Native communities.
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT - NAS 595
This course looks at past federal policies which resulted
in the removal of Indian children from their families
and led to Congress passing the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The course discusses the legal requirements of the Indian
Child Welfare Act, various aspects of working with Indian
families, potential conflicts with state and other federal
laws, and the difficulties in getting compliance with
the Act.
TRIBAL CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE - NAS 595
This course provides information about crime and criminal
jurisdiction in Indian country. Topics include an overview
of the law affecting criminal jurisdiction, some of the
unique criminal problems affecting Indian country, the
traditional methods of resolving unacceptable behavioral
problems within tribal communities, and the evolution
of current responses to crime. Following completion of
the course, students should have a basic understanding
of the foundational principles of Indian law, as well
as a more fully developed understanding of crime and law
enforcement in Indian country.
INDIAN WATER LAW - NAS 595
This course starts with an introduction to state, federal,
and Indian water law. It next addresses the unique attributes
of Indian reserved and aboriginal water rights. It includes
discussion on protection of Indian water rights, state-tribal
water disputes, and the premptive role of Congress in
Indian Country.
TAXATION & FINANCE IN INDIAN COUNTRY - NAS 595
This course provides an introduction to finance and tax
law as it applies to Indian Country. The course will begin
with an introduction of the mechanics that tribes can
use to access capital and the concomitant legal requirements
and impediments. The course will also cover the general
principles, historical background, and application of
federal and state taxation in Indian Country, including
the tribal authority to tax and federal limitations on
tribal taxing jurisdiction.
INDIAN ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE - NAS 595
This course will focus on the historical policies behind,
and the current provisions of, the American Indian Probate
Reform Act. In particular, the Act's creation of the first
federal Indian probate code, testate and intestate succession
rules applicable to federal trust realty and personalty,
land consolidation opportunities for individuals and tribes,
and tribal probate code development. Additionally, this
course will explore estate planning options that individual
trust land owners can use to control and distribute their
trust lands during their lifetime and through the probate
process.
INDIAN EDUCATION AND THE LAW - NAS 595
This course surveys federal Indian policy and law related
to Indian education, including historical sources for
Indian education rights. Special attention will be given
to the unique Indian education matters in the state of
Montana, including those programs implemented by the state
as well as special tribal education programs.
INDIAN LAW RESEARCH - NAS 595
Because tribes are sovereign governments, the field of
Indian Law encompasses distinct legal issues and sources.
Researching both federal Indian law (the relationships
between tribal governments and the U.S. government) and
tribal law (the law of individual tribes) requires a unique
set of tools and research skills. In this course, students
will learn the skills and sources necessary to research
general Indian law issues as well as the very specialized
skills and sources used in researching the legal history
of a tribe, including reserved treaty rights. The course
will cover researching treaties, Indian land claims, statutory
and case law, and tribal law.
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PHARMACEUTICAL
SCIENCES (PHAR)
PHARMACEUTICAL SELF-CARE STRATEGY - PHAR 395
This course is designed for pre-pharmacy students and
students interested in medication self-care who are not
enrolled in the professional pharmacy program. This course
will cover the use of medications that are available without
a prescription, including natural products and dietary
supplements. Topics will include health screening, self-assessment,
and self-treatment involving non-prescription medication,
diagnostic aids, herbals, and dietary supplements. Certain
legal and ethical aspects of self-treatment will also
be discussed.
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WOMEN
& GENDER STUDIES (WGS)
GENDER AND LOVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES – WGS 395
Do our modern notions of romance and love really have
their origins in the courtly literature and attitudes
of the Middle Ages? This course will interrogate that
commonplace belief through an examination of a variety
of texts dealing with medieval notions of love with a
particular focus on the problem of courtly love and gender.
Students will look in particular at the gender implications,
both masculine and feminine, of the love represented in
these texts and they misogyny, some argue, is inherent
in courtly love. Students will come away with a better
appreciation of the role of literature in shaping society's
construction of love and an understanding of the problematics
of a facile concept like courtly love.
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SCHWANKE
HONORS INSTITUTE
Designed to introduce highly motivated high school students
to The University of Montana and college life, the Schwanke
Honors Institute invites students who have completed their
sophomore or junior years to live and learn on the Missoula
campus. Students choose one of the following three introductory
courses and receive two semester college credits upon
successful completion of the course.
COURSES
POTIONS 101 - CHEM 195
Have you ever wondered where the notions of wizards and
witches arose? They grew out of early scientific explorations
of captivating chemical and physical phenomena. Potions
101 uses an extensive selection of dramatic demonstrations
to delve into chemical fundamentals and focuses on understanding
both the thermodynamic and kinetic underpinnings of chemical
reactions. Students prepare and perform feats of chemical
magic including an enigmatic ink-making spell, a mesmerizing
freezing spell, a scintillating cauldron of colored fire,
a mysterious oscillating arabesque reaction and some eye-popping
pyrotechnics!
CREATIVE WRITING - ENCR 195
This course is designed to introduce students to reading
and writing the three major genres of creative writing:
poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Students will read examples
of each of the major genres and analyze how they were
crafted by their authors. After careful craft-study in
each genre, students will create their own poems, short
stories, and non-fiction pieces.
DIGITAL ART IN MOTION - MAR 195
Everyone has a story to tell and the possibilities expand
dramatically when the story is created within the environment
of 21st century digital technology. This course helps
lead the way by providing the opportunity for students
to write, design, record, and edit their own still-image
and time-based digital artwork projects.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship support is available on the bases of merit
and financial need.
ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION
Applicants must have completed their sophomore year of
high school by June 2009. Enrollment in the Institute
is limited to 20 students per class, and early applications
are encouraged. Applications are available at:
Davidson Honors College
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
telephone 406.243.2541
email dhc@mso.umt.edu;
or visit
www.dhc.umt.edu/schwanke.htm
Completed application forms must be received by the Davidson
Honors College by April 1, 2009.
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FLATHEAD
LAKE BIOLOGICAL STATION
Study ecological science in a hands-on setting at UM's
Flathead Lake Biological Station near Polson. From June
15-August 7, UM and outstanding visiting faculty offer
two- and four-week courses in ecology. Complete program
information and updates are posted at www.umt.edu/flbs.
Numerous scholarships are available and a very high percentage
of applicants receive awards. For more information, students
should contact:
Flathead Lake Biological Station
The University of Montana
32125 Bio Station Lane
Polson, MT 59860-6815
406.982.3301; flbs@flbs.umt.edu
www.umt.edu/flbs
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FIELD
GEOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FIELD GEOLOGY – GEOS 429
Based at The University of Montana-Western in Dillon,
students travel to surrounding regions to complete exercises
in geologic mapping and field interpretation. The study
area in southwestern Montana is geologically spectacular
and tectonically active. The region contains a wide variety
of geological structures that include thin-skinned thrust
faults and related folds, basement-involved reverse faults,
and various extensional structures. Student activities
are focused on recognizing and documenting geological
structures through detailed mapping, interpreting geologic
history based on field relations, and gaining experience
in the use of digital field mapping techniques. GEOS 429,
sec. 80, May 18-June 15, 6 cr.
Students from outside the UM Department of Geoscience
are welcome and should contact the Department for special
registration instructions. Enrollment is limited, and
early application is advised. For more information visit
http://umt.edu/geosciences/fieldcamp/default.html.
For more information contact:
Dr. Marc Hendrix, Dept of Geoscience
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
406.243.5278 or 406.243.2341
marc.hendrix@umontana.edu
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MEXICO
SUMMER 2009 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM
Each summer since 2000 UM Professor Paul Haber has led
a group of students in study in Patzcuaro, Michoacan,
a town located in the mountains of west central Mexico
in one of Mexico's most beautiful and culturally rich
areas. The Mexico summer program offers an affordable
way for students to improve language skills and study
Latin American politics, economics, and culture. Bilingual
instructors from Mexico, under the supervision of Professor
Haber, teach language classes. Participants study in small
groups (3-4 students per instructor) at their appropriate
level of language proficiency and earn UM Spanish credits
Students also register for two political science classes
taught by Professor Haber. Central themes of these courses
include sustainable development and Mexican migration
to the United States. Field trips offer diverse experiences,
ranging from excursions to indigenous villages to visits
with local non-governmental organizations dedicated to
fostering sustainable economic development in the region.
Students are offered the option of living with Mexican
families during the program. June 22-July 30. 9-12 cr.
Enrollment is limited to 15 students, and spaces fill
quickly. Interested students should contact Professor
Haber early to discuss their interest and begin to make
plans. Students may contact Professor Haber at paul.haber@umontana.edu,
406.243.5202, or visit www.cas.umt.edu/mexico/default.html.
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P.E.A.S
- PROGRAM IN ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE AND SOCIETY
Grow Organically... For Credit
PEAS – PROGRAM IN ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE AND SOCIETY
– EVST 390/EVST 590
Want to learn on a working farm in the Rocky Mountain
West, challenge your mind, and get your hands dirty? Spend
the summer at The University of Montana's P.E.A.S. farm
in Missoula, MT. At the P.E.A.S. farm, students blend
hands-on-work, academics, and service. This integrated
approach to learning ecologically-based agriculture creates
a powerful experience for students and a valuable asset
for the community. P.E.A.S. students grow food for an
80-member Community Sponsored Agriculture Cooperative
(CSAC) and supply local emergency food shelters with tens
of thousands of pounds produced annually.
In EVST 390, students examine crucial scientific agricultural
production issues, such as soil fertility, weed management,
crop physiology, and pest management, in light of the
health of the whole system. EVST 590 graduate students
play a management role in the CSAC and experience first-hand
the challenge of maintaining commitments to quality, ecological
health, and education necessary for the CSAC and the farm
to function smoothly.
Course instruction combines four days of work on a diverse
and productive four-acre vegetable farm from 8 am - noon,
with one hour of formal class and a weekly field trip
to an area farm. Each day, two students make lunch for
the class from the food grown. Students get ten days off
during the summer; these days are arranged individually.
May 18-August 28. EVST 390, 6 cr. or EVST 590, 3 cr.
For more course information, contact Josh Slotnick at
joshua.slotnick@mso.umt.edu
or 406.239.6993.
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