Law students, graduate students, attorneys and other interested community members have the opportunity to take up to seven one or two-week courses in the area of Indian Law. Professors from around the country participate, offering students the opportunity to learn from the foremost experts in the nation. Students earn oneor two credits per course as appropriate; attorneys may earn up to 15 CLE credits per course.
Visit the American Indian Law Program Web site or contact Professor Elizabeth Kronk, 406.243.6781, elizabeth.kronk@umontana.edu for additional information regarding the program.
Presented by the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Creative Pulse is an Arts and Education program for educators and administrators. Participants can earn a Master's degree in two summers through a combination of independent studies, a credited field project, two five-week residences each summer, and a final creative project.
Visit the College of Visual and Performing Arts Web site or contact Rick Hughes, 406.243.4970, cvpadean@mso.umt.edu.
Based at The University of Montana-Western in Dillon, students travel to surrounding regions to complete exercises 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.
Visit the Field Geology Web site or contact Mark Hendrix, 406.243.5278, marc.hendrix@umontana.edu
The Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) is a Center of Excellence of The University of Montana. Operated year-round as a research, information and education center, the Biological Station offers an outstanding summer academic program for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
Researchers, faculty and students live and study together in a pristine mountain setting on the shores of Flathead Lake, 85 miles north of Missoula. Hands-on learning outside under the open sky, as opposed to traditional college courses in lecture halls and laboratories, is emphasized throughout the field ecology courses. Each course involves multiple field trips to relevant sites within Flathead Basin, including Glacier National Park and the National Bison Range.
Visit the Flathead Lake Biological Station Web site or contact the Station, 406.982.3301, flbs@flbs.umt.edu.
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 Study Abroad Program offers an affordable way for students to improve language skills and study Latin American politics, economics, and culture. 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 courses. 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. May 31-July 8. Financial Aid available.
Visit the Mexico Study Abroad Program Web site or contact Paul Haber, 406.243.5202, paul.haber@umontana.edu.
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 (CSA) and supply local emergency food shelters with tens of thousands of pounds produced annually.
Undergraduate 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. Graduate students play a management role in the CSA and experience first-hand the challenge of maintaining commitments to quality, ecological health, and education necessary for the CSA and the farm to function smoothly.
Course schedule is as follows: four days each week, Monday-Thursday 8:00-12:00, students and instructors work on the diverse and productive 9.75-acre P.E.A.S. farm. Each day, two students make lunch for the class from the food grown, and the class eats at noon. On Fridays there is a one-hour formal class from 8:00 to 9:00 followed by a field trip to an area farm. Students get ten days off during the summer; these days are arranged individually.
Visit the P.E.A.S. Web site or contact Josh Slotnick, 406.239.6993, joshua.slotnick@mso.umt.edu.
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.
Visit the Schwanke Honors Institute Web site or contact the Honors College, 406.243.2541, dhc@umontana.edu.
Courses offered in this summer's Teaching with Film Institute are ideal for students interested in films related to their areas of interest and for teachers who want to learn to effectively incorporate film into their classroom. The Teaching with Film Institute offers five one-week three credit courses, which may be taken for either undergraduate or graduate credit.
Visit the Teaching with Film Institute Web site or contact Sean O'Brien, 406.243.5791, sean.o'brien@mso.umt.edu
Students in the School of Music, or those interested in music, have the opportunity to spend six weeks abroad in Vienna, Austria. Students will study with UM faculty and through the internationally recognized Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) program. The program will include courses (offered in both art and music), tours, concerts, and performances by UM groups.
Visit the Vienna Study Abroad Web site or contact Director Maxine Ramey, 406.243.6880, maxine.ramey@umontana.edu for additional information regarding the program. You may also find course descriptions here.
