Wilderness Management Distance Education Program (WMDEP)
- Courses
The courses are offered in two formats:
Traditional Distance Education (Correspondence)
courses using the study guide format are self-paced,
allowing you the freedom to learn when and where you wish. Upon
enrolling, you will receive a study guide for the course. In
it, the General Information section explains how the program
works, including how to apply for academic credit, extensions,
and preparing for the final exam. You can start these courses
at any time and have six months from the time you register to
complete the course requirements, including taking the final
exam.
Online courses provide
resources to help you augment your learning experience by
engaging with the material and interacting with the instructors
and other students. This course generally adopts an asynchronous
learning style. That is, you are encouraged to regularly check
in on the course website for information and participate in
the weekly discussion forum as your schedule permits. It is
designed to cover the material in about 16 weeks, however,
just as in the correspondence course, students have six months
to complete all course requirements. The online format is
offered twice a year (fall and spring) and we cycle through the courses. Please check above
for the online offerring.
Requirements: In order to complete a WMDEP
course, participants must read assigned materials, respond
with written answers to review questions, submit other assignments
and projects, and take a proctored final exam. Note: Graduate
increment requires student to submit original research paper.
If students are registered for academic credit, the final
grade for each course is recorded on an official University
of Montana transcript.
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