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Flathead Lake Biological Station of The University of Montana - A great place for ecological research, public workshops, summer courses in ecology & limnology, and graduate programs and state-of-the-art research focused on the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem.
Field Ecology Degree Option
 
Flathead Lake Biological Station of The University of Montana - A great place for ecological research, public workshops, summer courses in ecology & limnology, and graduate programs and state-of-the-art research focused on the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem.
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Field Ecology Option

The Division of Biological Sciences and the Board of Regents have approved a "Field Ecology" curriculum that is a new option for the Bachelor's Degree in Biology at The University of Montana (UM). 

This Field Ecology Option requires students to take advantage of at least one summer of courses at the Biological Station, while allowing additional summers of coursework to apply to degree requirements as well. 

The required coursework includes four courses total: Landscape Ecology, Conservation Ecology and either the Aquatic or Terrestrial Emphasis Ecology courses:

1 Landscape Ecology  
2 Conservation Ecology  
3 Stream Ecology Aquatic Emphasis
Lake Ecology
or    
3 Ecology of Forests and Grasslands Terrestrial Emphasis
Alpine Ecology 

Students may complete the Ecology course and lab requirements on the UM campus or take Field Ecology at the Biological Station. Additional degree requirements for the Field Ecology Option, including other major courses and required supporting courses, are fulfilled on campus.

Students who plan their academic years and summer programs carefully and who enroll for two or three summer sessions at the Biological Station may be able to complete degree requirements in three years.

 

UNDERGRADUATE FIELD ECOLOGY OPTION

B.S. in Biology with Field Ecology Option — UM Division of Biological Sciences
Requires summer courses offered at the Flathead Lake Biological Station
 
First summer after sophomore year (optional): Two 4-week Classes plus seminar, 11 credits total
Field Ecology
Ecological Methods and Analysis
 
Second summer(required): Four 2-week classes, aquatic or terrestrial series, plus seminar, 13 credits
Landscape
Ecology
Aquatic
Emphasis
Stream Ecology
Lake Ecology
Conservation
Ecology
Terrestrial
Emphasis
Ecology of Forests & Grasslands
Alpine Ecology
 
Third summer (optional): Eight-week session of specialty courses as offered at FLBS or research, plus Seminar, 4-11 credits (CR/NCR)
Undergraduate Research Experience, Undergraduate Thesis, Seminars in Ecology and Resource Management

 
   
 
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