It is coordinated by Intercollege Programs for Science Education. Students typically complete the degree in two or three years. Interdisciplinary efforts and incorporation of both science content and pedagogy have been encouraged during the development of courses. The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Land Rehabilitation degree offers advanced study in rehabilitation of disturbed lands. Site revegetation, soil remediation, riparian zone restoration, stream channel restoration, investigation of impacted geologic resources and remediation of contaminated sites are included in areas of study.
Emphasis is placed on developing a broad understanding of soil, plant, and hydrologic processes.
Students may focus in a subject area of direct importance to land rehabilitation, such as plant ecology, soil sciences, hydrology, geology, geography, biology, or range science. Please refer to the College of Agriculture section, where a more detailed program description can be found. The program is supported by the State of Montana and guarantees that 20 qualified Montana residents can be admitted to the Medical School at the University of Washington each year. Students who enter the program receive their first year of their medical education at the participating university in their home state. The curriculum at each site is similar and compatible with the University of Washington School of Medicine curriculum which integrates the basic and clinical sciences, stresses rural health care at an early time in medical education, and incorporates a department of family medicine.