Wild Rockies Field Institute

Academics

• When will I register? According to class standing
• Syllabus Request for Course Pre-Approval: Contact Host Coordinator for assistance

• Montana Afoot and Afloat: Human/Land Relations - Montana Afoot and Afloat one of WRFI's flagship semester programs, offering 15 academic credits through a 63-day field experience exploring the stunning landscapes of Montana. Students backpack in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, learn from Indigenous elders across Montana, visit both Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, paddle an iconic section of the Missouri River, explore the Big Snowy mountain range, and paddle the Tounge River. Academics include Environmental Studies, Geography, and Native American Studies. Gain a holistic picture of Montana’s landscapes, ecosystems, and geography by tracing the path of water in Montana’s dramatic landscape from headwaters high up in the mountains to flood plains in valleys that host important wildlife and communities alike. Students on this course will gain an integrated understanding of future, past, and present relationships between the human communities and landscapes that characterize Montana’s rich and diverse geography and is designed to give students the experiences and academic background to formulate a personal land ethic – that is, a vision of a wise and beneficial way to relate to the land.
• Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Cultures - Colorado Plateau is one of WRFI's flagship semester programs, offering 15 academic credits through a 63-day field experience exploring red rock country of Utah and Arizona. Students backpack both Horseshoe and Dirty Devil Canyons, visit Dine and Hopi elders, backpack in the Dark Canyon Wilderness, and float the Green River. Academics include Natural Resource Science and Management, Environmental Studies, Geography, and Native American Studies. Students on this course 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. We explore how these concepts apply to various biophysical and social systems experiencing disturbance – either by rebounding to a previous state (resilience) or with substantial shifts in structure and function (revolution).

Unique Academic Programs

• Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries - Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries is WRFI's summer semester, offering 12 credits over a 42 day field experience. Students learn about different land management strategies in Montana, the Blackfeet Nation, British Columbia, CA, Alberta, CA, and the tribal lands of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes while considering the conservation outcomes of differing land management strategies. The regions explored in this course are characterized by scenic mountain landscapes and a nearly complete assemblage of native wildlife. These conditions have helped draw a rapidly growing human population, with attendant development impacts on landscapes and wildlife. Students on this course will gain an academic and experience-based understanding of the issues faced by the rural communities and landscapes in this spectacular and evolving region.

Special Programs

• Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Cultures
• Montana Afoot and Afloat: Human/Land Relations
• Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
• Restoration Ecology in Greater Yellowstone
• Southwest Climate Studio Art: Change and Resilience in the American Southwest
• Cycle the Rockies: Energy and Climate Change in Montana
• Environmental Ethics: Climate Change and Visions of a Sustainable Future

Conditions

• General Eligibility Requirements
• None.

• Full-year exchange Accepted
• Single term exchange Accepted

• Host Pay only

• Will accept on Host Pay

• Will accept Host Payment Pay

Tuition / Finances

• Campus Budget
• Fees are subject to change without notice.

• Pay resident-rate tuition to your host campus. No tuition/fees are paid to your home campus
• Estimated cost: $-2.
• Figures are based on full-time enrollment.

• Host Payment: 15

Financial Aid for NSE Students
Regardless of Payment Plan, financial aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.

Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester

Room / Meals

• On-Campus Housing
• Approximate cost: $0
• Students must live on campus

Resources

• Campus Homepage

Health

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