Make the Most of Your Summer!
Summer Session 2026 courses are available for registration at umt.edu/grizportal.
Summer is the perfect time to catch up, stay on track, or get ahead toward degree completion.
Leaving Missoula for the summer? Many courses are available online, so you can learn from anywhere.
Staying local? Enjoy Missoula's vibrant arts scene, cultural events, and outdoor recreation while earning credits this summer.
Catch Up, Stay on Track, Get Ahead
ART
Introduction to Art History
ARTH 150H.50 * 3 cr * 6/22-7/24
*Online CourseSurveys world art from prehistory through the present day with the objective of developing a critical understanding of art forms in their historical and cultural context. This course satisfies the Historical Studies, Cultural & International Diversity general education requirement.
Visual Language - Drawing
ARTZ 105A.01 * 3 cr * 6/22-7/24
MTWR, 10-11:50 a.m.Introduction to basic drawing skills and concept integration. Studio practice with research in historical and contemporary approaches. This course satisfies the Expressive Arts general education requirement.
Visual Language - Drawing
ARTZ 105A.50 * 3 cr * 5/18-6/19
*Online CourseIntroduction to basic drawing skills and concept integration. Studio practice with research in historical and contemporary approaches. This course satisfies the Expressive Arts general education requirement.
DANCE
Introduction to Dance
DANC 130A.50 * 3 cr * 5/18-6/19
*Online CourseStudents learn various elements of dance and basic artistic principles underlying dance and all of the arts. Introduces the student to beginning-level dance vocabulary and dance skills as well as the creative process through direct experience. This course satisfies the Expressive Arts general education requirement.
JOURNALISM
Calling Bullshit
JOUR 102Y.50 * 3 cr * 6/22-7/24
*Online CourseThis is a survey course about bullshit. Why is it so easy to make and so hard to combat? What are the goals of those spreading it? Why are the tools that democratizing publishing the very weapons used to spread misinformation? How do we become better consumers and producers of information? Students will learn basic critical thinking and media literacy skills to help them become smart media consumers. This course satisfies the Democracy and Citizenship general education requirement.
MEDIA ARTS
Introduction to Media Arts
MART 101L.50 * 3 cr * 5/18-7/24
*Online CourseHow do narrative and literary techniques manifest themselves in the media arts? Using the language of film as a starting point, students analyze storytelling through various media, including movies, television, the Internet, animation and video games. This course satisfies the Literary & Artistic Studies general education requirement.
History of Digital Arts and Culture
MART 201H.50 * 3 cr * 5/18-6/19
*Online CourseThis course places current digital technologies within a historical context in order to understand and articulate how the digital world in which we live, and the tools with which we create, are connected to people, cultures and times before the latest innovations were conceived. This knowledge prepares students to engage with creative professionals across areas of expertise and to have a broader sense of their lives as citizens in a globally and historically connected world. This course satisfies the Historical Studies general education requirement.
Horror Cinema
MART 491.50 * 3 cr * 5/18-7/24
*Online Course
MUSIC
Enjoyment of Music
MUS 101L.50 * 3 cr * 6/22-7/24
*Online CourseStudents learn the development of music listening skills and explore of the relationship between musical materials and the expressive qualities of a musical composition or performance. Concert attendance required. No musical background is expected. This course satisfies the Literary & Artistic Studies general education requirement.
History of Rock & Roll
MUS 132L.50 * 3 cr * 5/18-6/19
MUS 132L.50 * 3 cr * 6/22-7/24
*Online CourseA study of the roots, components, and development of the musical art form "Rock and Roll". Significant performing artists and movements with the style identified and presented. Includes traditional lecture with substantial use of audio and visual aids. This course satisfies the Literary & Artistic Studies general education requirement.
THEATRE
Introduction to Theatre
THTR 101L.50 * 3 cr * 6/22-7/24
*Online CourseStudents examine various elements of play production and dance and the basic artistic principles underlying dance, theatre and all of the arts. This course satisfies the Literary & Artistic Studies general education requirement.