Students on this program will gain an academic and experience-based understanding of the issues faced by the cultures and landscapes of the Colorado Plateau. "Resilience and Revolution in a Region on the Edge" is the unifying theme of the course.
The Colorado Plateau program includes the following five courses:
- ENST 395 Public Lands Issues of the Colorado Plateau, 3 undergraduate credits
- ENST 395 Environment & Culture of the Colorado Plateau, 3 undergraduate credits
- NRSM 311 Natural History of the Colorado Plateau, 3 undergraduate credits
- GPHY 348 Geography of the Colorado Plateau, 3 undergraduate credits
- NASX 391 Indians of the American Southwest: Relationships with the Land, 3 undergraduate credits
Course meets online initially and in southern Utah and northern Arizona for the remainder. Course is available for undergraduate credit only. It is the student’s responsibility to verify the transferability of courses to their degree-granting institution and intended major.
Registration for this course is required through the Wild Rockies Field Institute, www.wrfi.net. The sponsoring agency charges a course registration fee.
Students wanting to earn academic credit from the University of Montana must pay an additional $775 credit recording fee below.