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: 2020-21

Summary

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 Courses

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-