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Office of Summer Session
Montana State University
P.O. Box 172560
Bozeman, MT 59717-2560

Tel: (406) 994-7136
Fax: (406) 994-7989
Location: 318 Montana Hall

Summer Session Staff
Jeff Adams
Ass't. Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education
Director, Summer Session

Anne Angermeyr
Program Coordinator
summer@montana.edu
> Summer Session
Special Summer Courses

A selection of unique academic credit courses offered at MSU this summer

A wide variety of special courses is available at MSU during Summer Session 2008, and we’ve highlighted a few of them here.  Many of these courses are offered only during the summer and take advantage of southwestern Montana’s natural environment; others provide professional development opportunities for teachers and coaches; still others offer international travel experiences.  There’s a little something for everyone—including selections in art, music, languages, history, geology, ecology, and gardening.

Course registration will take place through the MSU Registrar; through Extended University, Office of Continuing Education; or through the Office of International Programs.  The method of registration is noted with each course description.  To enroll in courses through the Registrar, students must be admitted to MSU; Continuing Education courses do not carry this requirement.  Registration methods for International Programs vary; check with the International Programs office for information about specific courses.

Please note: This is not a complete listing of Summer Session courses.   For a list of all courses and information on how to register, click on the following links:

To go directly to your area of interest, click on the subject headings listed below.


ACCOUNTING

ACCT 515-01—Professional Services Management

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 19-June 6, 3 graduate credits

Prerequisites: Admission to the MPAc program or consent of instructor

Instructor: Dan Moshavi

This course is designed to expose students to the internal operations and client management efforts of professional service organizations and providers, with a particular focus on accounting firms. Topics include managing service relationships, service firm structure and the service-profit chain.


ANIMAL & RANGE SCIENCES

ARNR 480-01—Yellowstone Range Ecology

(Enroll through Continuing Education)

June 9-14, 2 credits

Location: Bozeman

Instructor: Carl Wambolt

This course considers native communities of the Northern Yellowstone Winter Range as wildlife habitat, and explores ecosystem interrelationships as well as the consequences of past management.  Topics include plant taxonomy and geography; ecology of plants and wildlife; ungulate foraging relationships; habitat types and their successional trends and value to wildlife; fire ecology; and Park policy evolution.  Two one-day field trips (returning to Bozeman each evening) provide field experiences in all of the above topics.


ART

ART 202IA-01—Ancient through Medieval Art History

(Enroll through Registrar)

June 30-Aug. 7, 3 credits

Instructor: Regina Gee

This course examines the visual arts from their beginnings to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome through the Medieval period.  It focuses on an understanding of art as the nonverbal expression of universal cultural concepts.

ART 316-01—Indigenous Ceramics

(Enroll through School of Art)

June 23-28, 3 credits

Prerequisites: ART 111, Junior standing or consent of instructor

Instructor: Michael Peed

This field class takes place on a large ranch near Whitehall, Montana with an abundance of natural clay products.  Students will find natural clay deposits and process clay to create pieces. Firing will be done in bonfires and by digging chambers to make kilns.

 

ART 360-01—Yellowstone Digital

(Enroll through the School of Art)

June 2-6, 3 credits

Prerequisite: ART 224, ART 238, MTA 265, ARCH 261, or instructor consent

Instructor: Jeffrey Conger

A field workshop located along the Yellowstone River using either 35mm or a digital camera to create fine art digital prints.  This course is designed for individuals with a working knowledge of photographic basics and a fundamental familiarity with their own equipment who desire to explore the new media of the fine art digital print.


BIOLOGY

BIOL 407-01—Alpine Ecology

(Enroll through Registrar)

June 30-Aug. 6 (required field trip July 25-27), 3 credits

Prerequisites: Junior standing, BIOL 101

Instructor: Carol Johnson

Explore the ecological characteristics of alpine areas.  A three-day field trip will confirm and reinforce material presented in class and is a course requirement.

 

BIOL 420-01—Field Ornithology

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 19-June 6 (required field trip May 31), 3 credits

Prerequisites: Junior standing, and either BIOL 100 or BIOL 101

Instructor: Robert Moore

Field identification, habitat affinities and life histories of birds of the northern Rockies.  Includes early morning field trips.

 

BIOL 421-01—Yellowstone Wildlife Ecology

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 19-June 27 (required field trip June 7), 3 credits

Prerequisites: Junior standing, and either BIOL 100 or BIOL 101

Instructor: Harold Picton

Basic ecology of the major animal species of the Yellowstone area and the ecological controversies surrounding their management.


CIVIL ENGINEERING

CE 220CS-01—Civil Engineering and Construction: From the Ancient to the Modern

(Enroll through the Registrar)

May 19-June 25, 3 credits

Instructor: Anders Larsson

Through the lenses of civil engineering and construction, follow the advancement of civilizations.  Assess and evaluate decisions that we must make as a society with respect to protecting the health of the public and the environment with our finite resources.


COMPUTER SCIENCE

New!  CS 480—Germany: Web Programming in Germany
(Enroll through International Programs)

May 14-June 22 (approx. dates), 3 credits

Prerequisite: Restricted entry
Instructor: John Paxton
Come study web programming at The University of Leipzig while living in Leipzig, Germany. The course will be taught in English and will be open to both Montana State University students and University of Leipzig students.  Course topics include PHP, MySQL, XHTML, and JavaScript.  Leipzig is a dynamic, forward thinking city with a vibrant and exciting cultural scene. The University of Leipzig is the second oldest university in Germany and will celebrate its 600th anniversary in 2009. The course includes several group activities in Leipzig and a weekend trip to Berlin.  In addition, free days will give you the opportunity to explore nearby cities such as Prague and Dresden, easily reached from Leipzig by train.  For more information and to register, contact Daniel Hinkle, Office of International Programs, (406) 994-5045, daniel.hinkle@montana.edu, www.montana.edu/international.


EDUCATION

EDCI 280 or 480—London: Children’s and Young Adult’s Literature in Context
(Enroll through International Programs)

May 22-June 10 (approx. dates), 6 credits (total for both courses)
Prerequisite: Restricted entry
Instructors: Joyce Herbeck and Judi Franzak
Visit the haunts of Harry Potter; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Lord of the Rings; and other of your favorite characters.  Walk in the footsteps of Shakespeare, Beatrix Potter and Lewis Carroll.  This course will focus on both classic and contemporary British children’s and young adult literature and will satisfy requirements for EDEL 304 and EDCI 406.  Possible side trip to Paris, France for Madeline lovers! For more information and to register, contact Daniel Hinkle, Office of International Programs, (406) 994-5045, daniel.hinkle@montana.edu, www.montana.edu/international.

 

New!  EDCI 580-01—Project Archaeology: Investigating a Plains Tipi

(Enroll through Continuing Education)

June 16-19, 2 credits

Location: Bozeman

Instructor: Crystal Alegria

Follow archaeologists through the analysis of artifacts and archaeological structures using scientific and historical inquiry.  Take this experience back to the classroom to better guide students when teaching the curriculum guide Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter.


GEOLOGY

GEOL 419-01—Field Paleontology

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 14-25, 2 credits

Prerequisites: GEOL 210 or GEOL 307; consent of instructor for non-majors

Instructors: David Varricchio and Frankie Jackson

This two-week class provides field experience in vertebrate paleontology, including sedimentology, facies analysis, measuring stratigraphic sections, microsite screening, field identification of vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, excavation of fossil specimens, and taphonomic data collecting.  This summer's students will travel to Nevada to search for Cretaceous dinosaurs.

 

GEOL 423-01—Field Geology

(Enroll through Registrar)

Dates TBA, 6 credits

Prerequisites: ESCI 307, GEOL 309, GEOL 315 (must receive a minimum grade of "C" in these areas)

Instructor: TBA

A senior capstone course for the geology, geohydrology and paleontology options.  Early summer field course with application of field procedures and mapping techniques to a variety of field problems and exercises.  Extensive hiking and outdoor physical challenges require that students be physically fit.  A fee for supplies, transportation and other logistical expenses is required.


HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

HDPE 367-01—Coaching Application

(Enroll through Registrar)

June 16-Aug. 1, 1 credit

Prerequisite: HDPE 267

Instructor: Craig Stewart

Assignment of prospective coaches to specific sports.  Discussion and feedback on planning and implementation in practical setting.

 

HDPE 467-01—Advanced Concepts in Coaching

(Enroll through Registrar)

June 16-Aug. 1, 3 credits

Prerequisites: HDPE 267; HDPE 367 or coaching experience; consent of instructor (contact instructor at cstewart@montana.edu)

Instructor: Craig Stewart

The primary goal of this course is to implement the content of an advanced coach certification curriculum in cooperation with the Montana High School Association (MHSA).  The class is intended for experienced coaches who wish to examine current issues in coaching such as the female athlete, sportsmanship or coach/parent relationships in detail.


HISTORY

HIST 206CS-01—Darwinian Revolution: Its History, Science, and Impact

(Enroll through the Registrar)

May 19-June 27, 3 credits

Instructor: Michael Reidy

This course covers the history, philosophy, and our current understanding of the biological sciences, focusing especially on the theory of evolution.  It explores Darwin's ideas, the manner in which he came to them, his argument's explanatory power, and the diverse ramifications of evolutionary theory, including the modern debates in science and religion, stem cell research, cloning, sociobiology, and other tricky contemporary issues.

HIST 404-01—Montana and the West

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 19-June 27, 3 credits

Prerequisite: HIST 155 or HIST 156

Instructor: Dale Martin

From the end of the last ice age to the end of the Montana Power Company: a survey of Montana history which will cover the development of the territory and state, and examine the social, economic, cultural and political patterns that place Montana in the history of the U.S. and the Canadian West.


INTERCULTURAL STUDIES

The Office of International Programs is pleased to announce special study abroad opportunities for students and community members.  This is a unique opportunity to receive academic credit and experience the rich cultures and traditions of other nations, all at a very reasonable cost.  The programs will run two to five weeks, be worth college credits, and include groups of 10 to 20 participants accompanied by an MSU faculty or staff member.  We invite you to join us this summer for memories that will last a lifetime!

Registration will take place through Continuing Education.  For more information, contact:
        Daniel Hinkle
        Office of International Programs
        (406) 994-5045
        daniel.hinkle@montana.edu
        www.montana.edu/international

New!  CS 480—Germany: Web Programming in Germany

May 14-June 22 (approx. dates), 3 credits

Prerequisite: Restricted entry
Instructor: John Paxton
Come study web programming at The University of Leipzig while living in Leipzig, Germany. The course will be taught in English and will be open to both Montana State University students and University of Leipzig students.  Course topics include PHP, MySQL, XHTML, and JavaScript.  Leipzig is a dynamic, forward thinking city with a vibrant and exciting cultural scene. The University of Leipzig is the second oldest university in Germany and will celebrate its 600th anniversary in 2009. The course includes several group activities in Leipzig and a weekend trip to Berlin.  In addition, free days will give you the opportunity to explore nearby cities such as Prague and Dresden, easily reached from Leipzig by train.

EDCI 280 or 480—London: Children’s and Young Adult’s Literature in Context
May 22-June 10 (approx. dates), 6 credits (total for both courses)
Prerequisite: Restricted entry
Instructors: Joyce Herbeck and Judi Franzak
Visit the haunts of Harry Potter; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Lord of the Rings; and other of your favorite characters.  Walk in the footsteps of Shakespeare, Beatrix Potter and Lewis Carroll.  This course will focus on both classic and contemporary British children’s and young adult literature and will satisfy requirements for EDEL 304 and EDCI 406.  Possible side trip to Paris, France for Madeline lovers!

 

New!  MLS XXX (course number TBD)—Costa Rica: Language, Culture, Agriculture, Film, and Health/Medicine

May 17-June 27 (approx. dates), choice of one Spanish course, plus one other specialty course (6-7 credits total)

Prerequisite: Restricted entry
Faculty Director: Jason McAtee

Explore Costa Rica, a place where cloud forests, beaches, rivers, and volcanoes provide a backdrop to Universidad Veritas. This exciting new MSU summer program at Veritas allows students to take Spanish 101, 102, 219, 220, or medical Spanish classes as well as one of four other courses: Environmental Issues, Costa Rican History and Culture, Latin American Film, or a Health Care Professional course that compares Costa Rica’s health care systems to the U.S.  All programs include practical, hands-on experiential learning. Pick the course that fits your interests and major! Just think: spending six weeks in Costa Rica studying and living with a local family will allow you the time to really get to know the amazing diversity of landscape, people, and culture.

Other Opportunities
Additional summer study abroad options are available including programs based in San Jose; Costa Rica; Ifrane, Morocco; Salamanca, Spain; London, England; and Stellenbosch, South Africa. Participants may earn academic credit from MSU's partner universities.  For more information about these opportunities, contact Hilary Papendick, Office of International Programs, (406) 994-7151, hilaryp@montana.edu.


MEDIA & THEATRE ARTS

MTA 370-01/MTA 370-02—Sitcom Production I and II

(Enroll through Registrar)

June 9-July 3, 4 credits (2 credits each course; must be taken concurrently)

Prerequisite: Restricted entry

Instructor: Stephanie Campbell

This special four-week, two-course program is built upon the formation of a repertory group of actors, directors, studio technicians, and set builders who organize and record a complete sitcom episode in studio.


MODERN LANGUAGES—GERMAN

MLG 101-01—Elementary German I

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 19-June 27, 4 credits

Instructor: Britta Hanks

An elementary level course designed to help students acquire basic proficiency in communicating within culturally significant contexts. An integrated approach to teaching language skills with emphasis on vocabulary acquisition and basic grammatical structures.

 

MLG 102D-01—Elementary German II

(Enroll through Registrar)

June 30-Aug. 8, 4 credits

Prerequisite: MLG 101 or equivalent, or two years of high school German

Instructor: Sebastian Heiduschke

This course builds upon the foundation established in 101.  Greater emphasis is placed upon oral and written expression.  Reading and discussions are designed to increase comprehension of more linguistically complex texts and more conceptually complex cultural issues.


MODERN LANGUAGES—SPANISH

 

MLS 330IH-01—Travel in Latin American Fiction and Film

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 19-June 27, 3 credits

Location: On campus

Prerequisite: MLS 220 or Junior standing

Instructor: Patricia Catoira

This course examines travel in Latin American texts and films as exploration and search for individual and national identity.  It also considers disruptive displacements caused by political and economic forces and the problems of adapting to a new environment.  The course will be taught in English.

 

New!  MLS XXX (course number TBD)—Costa Rica: Language, Culture, Agriculture, Film, and Health/Medicine

(Enroll through International Programs)

May 17-June 27 (approx. dates), choice of one Spanish course, plus one other specialty course (6-7 credits total)

Prerequisite: Restricted entry
Faculty Director: Jason McAtee

Explore Costa Rica, a place where cloud forests, beaches, rivers, and volcanoes provide a backdrop to Universidad Veritas. This exciting new MSU summer program at Veritas allows students to take Spanish 101, 102, 219, 220, or medical Spanish classes as well as one of four other courses: Environmental Issues, Costa Rican History and Culture, Latin American Film, or a Health Care Professional course that compares Costa Rica’s health care systems to the U.S.  All programs include practical, hands-on experiential learning. Pick the course that fits your interests and major! Just think: spending six weeks in Costa Rica studying and living with a local family will allow you the time to really get to know the amazing diversity of landscape, people, and culture.  For more information and to register, contact Daniel Hinkle, Office of International Programs, (406) 994-5045, daniel.hinkle@montana.edu, www.montana.edu/international.


MUSIC

MUS 355-02—Bozeman Community Concert Band

(Enroll through Registrar)

June-August, 1 credit

Instructor: TBA

Beginning mid-June and continuing through early August, the Bozeman Community Concert Band presents concerts every Tuesday evening in the Bogert Park Band Shell, South Church Avenue.  Programs use traditional concert band literature including overtures, medleys, Broadway show tunes, and marches.  The membership of the band consists of students and adults from throughout the Gallatin Valley as well as MSU students and other guest performers.

Montana Chamber Music Workshop

(Enroll through Registrar)

June 14-21

  • MUS 355-01

1 credit

Prerequisite: Music 260 and/or successful audition

Instructor: Karen Leech

This workshop brings together musicians from throughout the United States, Canada and Europe for a week of intense music making.  The musicians are coached in various chamber music ensembles by members of the MSU faculty and by guest artists, including the Hyperion String Quartet.  The participants will also have numerous opportunities to perform and to attend seminars and concerts.

 

  • MUED 520-01

2 graduate credits

Prerequisites: MUS 260, MUS 356 and/or successful audition

Instructor: Alan Leech

Participants will explore music ranging from pre-Baroque through the 20th century in 10 coached assignments.  Coaches include the Hyperion String quartet, the Gallatin Woodwind Quintet and MSU faculty.  Other enrichment activities include daily performance forums, seminars on chamber music topics, and concerts by guest artists.

 

For more information visit the Montana Chamber Music Workshop Web site.

MUS 358-01—Parkening Observation

(Enroll through Registrar)

Dates TBA, 1 credit

Prerequisites: MUS 160; consent of instructor

Instructor: Johan Jonsson

Guided observation and critique of Parkening Master Class.

 

MUED 500-02—Parkening Master Class

(Enroll through Registrar)

Dates TBA, 1 graduate credit

Prerequisites: MUS 160; consent of instructor

Instructor: TBA

Guided observation and critique of Parkening Master Class for advanced students.

 

MUS 458-01—Guitar Master Class

(Enroll through Registrar)

Dates TBA, 1 credit

Prerequisite: MUS 260 (Guitar)

Instructor: Johan Jonsson

Pedagogical and performance techniques in classical guitar.


PLANT SCIENCES

PSPP 345-01—Organic Market Gardening

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 19-June 27, 3 credits

Prerequisites: PSPP 102, LRES 201, and Junior standing

Instructor: David Baumbauer

Looking for a hands-on, non-traditional class in which you learn how to grow food for your family in an environmentally friendly way?  Organic Market Gardening is a small-scale organic and sustainable systems vegetable production class held at the MSU Horticulture Farm.  You’ll learn about soil fertility, seeding techniques, crop rotation, short-season gardening, federal organic standards, tool selection and maintenance, and water-wise irrigation systems.  Student groups will deliver presentations on such topics as variety selection, crop marketing opportunities, pest management and cover crops.  The class plants and maintains 12 raised beds and greenhouse crops and produces its own compost.  You will plan, plant and maintain your own section of the 5,000-square-foot garden space with vegetables, herbs and flowers of your choice and acquire the ability to produce, market and sell your own vegetable crops.


POLITICAL SCIENCE

POLS 480-01—Political Theory and Cinema

(Enroll through Registrar)

June 30-Aug. 8, 3 credits

Prerequisite: Junior standing

Instructor: Eric Austin

An exploration of modern and contemporary political theory as expressed in film.  The course will use a wide range of cinematic genres to reveal forms of political thought including liberalism, Marxism, critical theory and psychoanalytic theory.

 

POLS 454-01—Environmental Politics

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 19-June 27, 3 credits

Prerequisites: Junior standing, POLS 206

Instructor: Elizabeth Shanahan

The evolution of the environmental movement and the various types of environmental approaches will be examined.  Special emphasis on the role of electoral and non-electoral politics, strategy and tactics will be assessed.


PSYCHOLOGY

PSY 382-01—Abnormal Psychology

(Enroll through Registrar)

June 30-Aug. 8, 3 credits

Prerequisite: PSY 100

Instructor: Fred Whitford

Historical and current perspectives on psychopathology, including neuroscience, behavioral cognitive, psychodynamic, and humanistic/existential approaches. Traditional approaches and recent innovations in therapy and diagnosis are considered along with current diagnostic categories, especially DSM.


SOCIOLOGY

SOC 307-01—Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence

(Enroll through Registar)

June 30-Aug. 8, 3 credits

Prerequisites: SOC 101 or equivalent course; Quantitative core

Instructor: Elizabeth Schweigert

Examination of cultural and societal forces influencing development among children and adolescents from a sociological perspective.

SOC 325-01—Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

(Enroll through Registrar)

June 30-Aug. 8, 3 credits

Prerequisites: SOC 101 or equivalent course; Quantitative core

Instructor: Kristi Clark-Miller

Historical, comparative, and social psychological study of race and ethnic relations in the U.S. and elsewhere.  Power, prejudice, and discrimination relating to minority status are emphasized.

SOC 326-01—Sociology of Gender

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 19-June 27, 3 credits

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or equivalent course; Quantitative core

Instructor: Carole McKenna

This course examines the social and biological bases of gender; how gender is constructed through socialization, social interaction and institutional processes; and the social, cultural and economic consequences of gender differences for men and women.

 

SOC 328-01—Environmental Sociology

(Enroll through Registrar)

May 19-June 27, 3 credits

Prerequisites: SOC 101 or equivalent course; Quantitative core

Instructor: Elizabeth Schweigert

The study of spatial and temporal arrangements of human population.  The relationship of human society, natural resources and constructed environments.  A review of the contemporary environmental movement.


LANDSCAPES OF THE MIND SUMMER WORKSHOPS

Presented by the College of Letters and Science

Enroll through Extended University, Office of Continuing Education

 

Curious about Yellowstone’s volcanoes?  Always wanted to study ancient Native American life? Fascinated with fly-fishing?

Landscapes of the Mind, a program created by the College of Letters & Science (L&S) and co-sponsored by Extended University, Office of Continuing Education, offers these opportunities and more to students as well as adult learners through a series of unique summer workshops.  Topics span the subjects of L&S disciplines and include four weekend learning experiences (credit optional).  Join world-class researchers and outstanding teachers for a mini-vacation, an enjoyable way to earn an extra credit, or just as an opportunity to expand your learning landscape.

For more information, see complete program details at www.montana.edu/lettersandscience/summer.html.


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