Kimber McKay
Social Sciences 213
kimber.mckay@mso.umt.edu
Health Specialization


Curtis Noonan
Associate Professor
SB 159
curtis.noonan@umontana.edu
Core Requirements
- Three approved courses in the specialization specific work sector (see specialization advisor for course recommendations)
- 50 hours of hands-on experience in same sector as course work
- Appropriate foreign language skills for placement site (Spanish-speaking countries two 200-level courses; French-speaking countries one 200-level courses in any Romance Language; Everywhere else no explicit requirements)
- Three Intercultural Competence Courses from list below
- Professional and leadership development including: Professional resume feedback; professional interview prep; and demonstrated leadership experiences. (Professional resume and interview services are available through UM's Career Services.
Intercultural Competence Courses
Please take a total of 3 courses from the following two areas.
Area 1: Diversity and Inclusion Courses
Take at least one of these (This course may not duplicate courses in your chosen sector.)
- ANTY 122: Race and Minorities
- **ANTY 330X: Peoples and Cultures of the World
- ANTY 423: Culture and Identity
- ANTY 427: Anthropology of Gender
- AAS 141H: Black: Africa to Hip-Hop
- AAS 260/NAS 260: African-Americans and Native Americans
- AAS 372: African American Identity
- *COMX 204X: International and Development Communication
- COMX 380: Gender and Communication
- **COMX 415: Intercultural Communication
- COUN 242: Intimate Relationships
- COUN 475: Forgiveness and Reconciliation
- GPHY 332: Cultural and Global Competence
- NASX 105H: Introduction to Native American Studies
- NASX 231X: Indigenous World View Perspectives
- NASX 260X: Indigenous Community Development
- NASX 306X: Contemporary Global Issues of Indigenous People
- NASX 405H: Gender Issues in Native American Studies
- PSCI 330: Transnational Competence for Global Leadership
- SOCI 220S: Race, Gender, and Class
- SOCI 325: Social Stratification
- WGSS 150X: Women’s Rights and Women’s Roles Around the World
- WGSS 263S: Social and Political Perspectives on Women, Men, and Sexuality
Area 2: International Development Courses
Take at least one of these (The courses may not duplicate courses in your chosen sector.)
- *ANTY 333 Culture and Population
- *ANTY 349 Social Change in Non-Western Societies
- * ANTY 426 Culture Health and Healing
- *ECNS 217X: Economic Development
- *ECNS 450: Advanced Topics in Economic Development
- *IDS 497-01: Monitoring and Evaluation in International Development
- * IDS 497-02: Communication for Social and Behavior Change
- *GPHY 338 Mountains and Society
- *NRSM (FOR/RSCN) 424: Community Forestry and Conservation
- *NRSM (FOR/RSCN) 475: Environment and Development
- *PSCI 428: Politics of the World Economy
- *PSCI 431: Development Administration
- *SOCI 270: Introduction to Development Sociology
- *SOCI 371: Gender and Global Development
- *SW 323: Women and Social Action in the Americas
- *SW 465: Social Work in a Global Context
* IDS Core Course
** IDS Content Course