University of Montana - UM Speciality : Environmental Sciences
programme: Environmental Sciences

The university is situated in the perfect place – at the base of towering mountains and a beautiful valley. The professors incorporated the school’s location and resources to make learning engaging. The university offered a wide range of classes and numerous learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. For one of my classes (dendrology), one day a week we would walk around the town and learn about different trees, growing/planting practices, and how to detect what different trees look like. For another class, we worked with local businesses, schools, and companies and developed different environmental strategies with them; teaching the students business practices, the importance of communication, and ingenuity. The school fostered engaging communities, invested in supporting students, and hosted many interesting activities on campus. I remember one day walking to class and there was an
entourage of donkeys with packs on, being walked around campus. The sports were advertised well and created an exciting school spirit, especially with our sports rivalry against Montana State University and the food drive from both schools that happened simultaneously. People think Montana is not a very interesting place because it doesn’t have big cities and is not well known – but my three years there were the most memorable and interesting years I have lived yet.