Northern Rockies Outdoor Leadership Certificate
The Northern Rockies Outdoor Leadership Certificate is designed through collaboration of multiple University of Montana programs as a certificate to complement any major across campus for students interested in gaining and strengthening leadership skills through engagement in diverse conceptual courses and outdoor field settings. The purpose of the program is to provide undergraduate students or individuals with an undergraduate degree with leadership training and application that can be applied to any professional, academic, and personal setting in their future.
Post-Secondary Certificate - Northern Rockies Outdoor Leadership Certificate
W.A Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
Degree Specific Credits: 15
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.00
Catalog Year: 2019-2020
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Theory and Experience | 6 | |
Theory | ||
Experience | ||
Optional Courses | ||
| Field Courses | 6 | |
| Internship | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Theory and Experience
Rule: 6 total credits are required from the categories below. Students must complete at least one course each from the Theory and Experience categories.
Theory
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
COMX 210 | Communication in Small Groups | |
GBLD 220 | Models of Leadership | |
HTH 465 | Leading Health and, Human Perform Orgs | |
NRSM 373 | Wilderness and Civilization | |
PSCI 462 | Human Resource Management | |
PTRM 217S | Parks & Outdoor Rec. Mgmt. | |
PTRM 380 | Rec Admin & Leadership | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Experience
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 1 | |
ACT 114 | Beginning Rock Climbing | |
ACT 175 | Fly Fishing | |
ACT 176 | Fundamentals of Whitewater Rafting | |
ACT 177 | Fundamentals of Kayaking | |
ACT 214 | Intermediate Rock Climbing | |
| Total Hours | 1 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Optional Couses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The following courses may be completed to fulfill the 6 credit requirement: | ||
| ECP 102 | Wilderness First Aid | 1-6 |
| ECP 122 | Wilderness First Responder | 2 |
| ECP 331 | Wilderness EMT | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Field Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
NRSM 273 | Wilderness/Civ Field Stds | |
PTRM 345X | Sustaining Human Soc & Nat Env | |
PTRM 353 | Tourism, Livelihoods and Sustainability in Mountains | |
PTRM 355 | Wild. Med. And Risk Mgmt. | |
PTRM 356 | Wild. Rescue and Survival | |
PTRM 418 | Winter Wilderness Field Studies | |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Internship
Note: Students are required to do an internship where they can apply their leadership skills with a professional partner. Internships can include on-campus initiatives like the Freshman Wilderness Experience and other student-led trips as well as off-campus internships with local, regional, or global partners. Internships will be approved by the coordinating committee and will be tracked through the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
CHTH 498 | Internship | |
KIN 498 | Internship | |
NRSM 498 | Internship | |
PTRM 398 | Internship | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-