Community Based Science
Community Based Science Department
Associate of Science
The Associate of Science degree represents the completion of a broad-based course of study with an emphasis on the sciences. This degree may serve as a stepping-stone to a science-related baccalaureate program. You may earn only one A.S. degree.
Minimum Requirements for Associate of Science Degree: 60 credits
Learn more about the associate of science degree, including an overview of the program, career opportunities and more.
O.H.M., One Health Master's
Brief Statement of Program
One Health encompasses the relationship between human health, animal health, and the health of the environment and holds that these entities are inextricably linked to the extent that none can be optimal unless they are all optimal. One Health is interdisciplinary and inclusive; it invites the full participation of community members working together with scientists, health practitioners, tribal leaders, and government agency personnel to identify problems and create realistic, sustainable solutions to those problems. This program will provide knowledge and problem-solving skills for individuals who will be involved in managing One Health challenges at the community, state, federal, and international levels. Implementing a constructionist approach and using the knowledge and skills developed in the coursework, the program culminates in the creation of a management plan to address a problem that students and community members have identified. The plan will be presented to stakeholders and content experts in a public forum.
Mission Statement
The One Health Master’s Degree (OHM) educates students to use a constructionist approach to address issues in the Circumpolar North that are at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health. Graduates of the program will be able to engage key stakeholders to develop and implement realistic management plans that can be implemented in communities across the Circumpolar North.
Vision Statement
Within the next 10 years, individuals who have a comprehensive understanding of One Health and an ability to utilize a community-centered, constructionist approach to problem-solving are likely to emerge as leaders in solving a wide array of problems in the Circumpolar North. UAF’s One Health Master’s will be recognized as a leader in educating these individuals.
We anticipate that this degree will attract students who are already engaged or interested in working in their communities to address One Health issues and that it will also attract students seeking entrance to medical or veterinary schools who want to deepen their understanding of One Health and incorporate the paradigm and problem-solving skills into their future medical careers. For this reason, we propose two concentrations in the One Health Master’s: a Community Advocacy through Co-Production of Knowledge Concentration and a Biomedical Concentration.
The 19 credits in the core of this degree will provide training in communication, epidemiology, conflict resolution, cultural awareness, and skills for gathering pertinent data. The capstone sequence of courses (OH F615, OH F620 and OH F621) will culminate in utilizing that knowledge and those skills to identify the root causes of a One Health problem and build a comprehensive management plan that addresses the root causes and propose a realistic pathway to solving the problem. This interdisciplinary, integrative, constructionist approach will involve One Health students working with key stakeholders and community members to identify the problem, interview key stakeholders and knowledge bearers in both traditional knowledge and Western scientific knowledge, gather data from reliable sources, and utilizing various planning techniques such as OH SMART and scenarios building, create a management plan to address and solve or mitigate the problem.
Because it is central to the One Health Master’s Degree, this 19-credit core will be required for students in both concentrations. Additional courses are proposed for the two concentrations: courses in veterinary medicine and biology for those in the Biomedical Concentration and courses in social sciences for those in the Community Advocacy through Co-Production of Knowledge Concentration. Successful One Health professionals will need to be aware of the social, cultural, governmental, historical, and scientific realities that influence One Health issues and their solutions. To accommodate this breadth, we have provided an array of courses from multiple disciplines. With guidance from the O.H.M. faculty and staff, students will select courses that best complement their previous education and experience, and dovetail most closely with their future education and career choices.
The One Health paradigm was developed in the veterinary medical profession where it focused largely on the difficulties of monitoring and managing zoonotic diseases. It has grown in the past few years to become a framework for solving a wider array of problems. Our program is unique in that identifying and resolving issues begins at the community level and works outward, engaging stakeholders from local, state, national, and even international agencies. One Health is inherently interdisciplinary. The focus of our One Health Master’s is on communicating about One Health challenges and proposing solutions to those challenges; it does not rely on all participants having in-depth scientific knowledge, but instead on gathering expertise and communicating effectively to provide solutions. The program's strength is in creating a community of diverse participants committed to examining and solving One Health problems by drawing information and data from cultural, social science, natural science, and medical perspectives.
This program is delivered online in both asynchronous and synchronous formats.
Minimum Requirements for One Health Master's Degree: 30 credits
Occupational Endorsement, Ethnobotany
The coursework for the ethnobotany occupational endorsement program was developed with input from the students, Elders and stakeholders who participated in the ethnobotany certificate program and provides a strong interdisciplinary foundation for understanding what students are seeking from ethnobotany coursework to enhance their opportunities both in the workplace and for professional development. Currently, no other program exists in Alaska that prepares students with a basic understanding of botany and cultural uses of plants, including the skills required to collect plants in the field, conduct interviews using culturally and scientifically appropriate methods and provide hands-on opportunities to research, implement and report (online, orally and in writing) on student-designed projects.
Minimum Requirements for Ethnobotany Occupational Endorsement: 17 credits
Learn more about the ethnobotany occupational endorsement, including an overview of the program, career opportunities and more.
Occupational Endorsement, High Latitude Range Management
The high latitude range management occupational endorsement program combines academic and Indigenous knowledge at the local, national and international levels to offer courses that help prepare students for entry-level jobs in the field of natural resources and livestock production, including reindeer husbandry. The program operates in cooperation with regional communities and organizations with involvement from statewide industry representatives and educators as part of the program's commitment to responding to the unique needs of rural Alaska communities, particularly with respect to local resources. The Sámi Education Institute of Finland manages the international BEBO organization, which promotes the languages and cultures of reindeer herding peoples in the Arctic and extends cooperation specifically to the HLRM program.
Minimum Requirements for High Latitude Range Management Occupational Endorsement: 13 credits
Occupational Endorsement, Rural Surface Water Quality Testing
This program provides education and training to conduct water quality monitoring and assessment by developing and following a Quality Assurance Project Plan. Coursework focuses on issues related to rural Alaska communities and provides basic academic preparation for entry-level water quality technician careers. Students gain a foundation of knowledge that prepares them to continue into a science- and engineering-related certificate, associate or bachelor’s program.
Minimum Requirements for Rural Surface Water Quality Testing Occupational Endorsement: 9 credits
Occupational Endorsement, Rural Waste Management Spill Response
The occupational endorsement in rural waste management and spill response provides education and training on how to handle the management of municipal waste. Emphasis is placed upon providing students with the skills and experience necessary to implement solutions to challenging solid waste stream issues facing rural waste managers. The program introduces students to best practices in waste management that are in compliance with state and federal governmental regulations. Exceptional focus is placed on workplace safety and students are assessed on proficiency in operational safety and safety planning. Upon completion of the occupational endorsement, students will be prepared to help protect rural communities from many of the environmental risks associated with waste disposal by safely managing municipal solid and hazardous waste streams.
Minimum Requirements for Rural Waste Management Spill Response Occupational Endorsement: 10 credits
Occupational Endorsement, Sustainable Energy
Providing education and training in energy efficiency and renewable energy, the sustainable energy occupational endorsement addresses many of the energy issues that influence Alaska communities and provides the basic academic preparation for entry-level sustainable energy careers. It also serves as a stepping stone into a science- and engineering-related certificate, associate or bachelor’s program.
The program is structured as 6 credits of foundation knowledge and a minimum of 6 credit electives that allow students (in consultation with their advisor) to specialize in specific areas of sustainable energy. Some examples of how the electives can be formed into specific areas of study follow. Applicants must be 16 years old to be admitted.
Minimum Requirements for Sustainable Energy Occupational Endorsement: 12 credits
Learn more about the sustainable energy occupational endorsement, including an overview of the program, career opportunities and more.
Certificate, High Latitude Range Management
An HLRM program certificate represents the completion of 31 credits delivered via hands-on applied field, laboratory and classroom sessions, with supplementary virtual instruction. The curriculum consists of the inventory and monitoring of Northern animal and plant populations, domesticated ungulate husbandry and health, research and report writing, and the opportunity to formulate a reindeer business plan specific to community development needs. Indigenous knowledge and the application of the scientific method will be used to stimulate learning and to better prepare students for entry-level natural resource jobs or to become reindeer entrepreneurs.
Admission is open to all, especially those employed by or interested in employment with tribal, state or federal agencies or other local entities in rural Alaska that provide natural resource management services.
Students should have a high school diploma or GED and an interest in science-related fields. It is strongly recommended that students seeking admission to this program have completed two high school lab-based science courses, preferably in biology, chemistry or physics.
The HLRM certificate may serve as a bridge to a variety of natural science associate and baccalaureate programs.
Minimum Requirements for High Latitude Range Management Certificate: 31 credits
Learn more about the high latitude range management certificate, including an overview of the program, career opportunities and more.
Programs
Degrees
Occupational Endorsements
- O.E.C., Ethnobotany
- O.E.C., High Latitude Range Management
- O.E.C., Rural Surface Water Quality Testing
- O.E.C., Rural Waste Management and Spill Response
- O.E.C., Sustainable Energy
Certificate
Minor
Courses
Ethnobotany (EBOT)
EBOT F100 Introduction to Ethnobotany (an)
3 Credits
Offered Summer
This blended online and hands-on course surveys concepts of botany and ethnobotany in the context of Alaska Native cultures, including: plant biology and taxonomy, scientific and ethnobotanic plant collection methods, traditional plant uses (working with Alaska Native Elders), and how the resulting ethical awareness contributes to other fields of study.
Cross-listed with ANTH F102.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 3 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
EBOT F120 Intro to Edible and Medicinal Plants of Alaska
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
This course provides a holistic and interdisciplinary overview of ethnobotanically relevant plants of Alaska by exploring human-plant relationships through the lens of food and medicine in the context of Alaska and Alaska Native cultures. The course content and instruction are rooted in Indigenous Ways of Knowing and mainstream academic disciplines.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
EBOT F170 Ethnobotanical Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered Once Per Academic Year
Basic understanding of the chemistry of plant products provided. Medicinally active plant product chemical structure and function, including Alaskan plants, discussed. How and why plants produce primary and secondary compounds and methods used to identify and isolate covered. Plant products are studied as a source of drugs for human use.
Recommended: One high school or college-level science course.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
EBOT F200 Seminar in Ethnobotany
2 Credits
Offered Spring
This course surveys basic concepts of the interdisciplinary academic field of ethnobotany. Through readings, integration of Indigenous/Alaska Native plant knowledge, interactive exploration, and discussions of case studies of human-plant relationships, students will learn and reflect on the role and importance of ethnobotany in light of contemporary societal and environmental issues.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
EBOT F210 Ethical Wildcrafting
1 Credit
Offered Fall
Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed and responsible decisions about ethical harvesting of plants in Alaska and beyond. Based on an interdisciplinary approach inclusive of Indigenous Knowledge, students will learn about the cultural and spiritual aspects, and the ecological, economic and legal dimensions of wildcrafting.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
EBOT F220 Research Methods for Ethnobotanists
2 Credits
Offered Fall
Provides skills and knowledge for conducting research about human–plant relationships; focuses on interviewing Elders about plant use and introduces to qualitative and quantitative research methods in ethnobotanical research and documentation of knowledge and practices, e.g. plant collection, participant observation and data analysis; addresses decolonizing methodology and Indigenous knowledge revitalization.
Cross-listed with ANTH F220.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1.5 + 0 + 1.5
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
EBOT F250 Applied Ethnobotany Fall
2 Credits
Offered Fall
This is the fall section of a year-round course cycle consisting of two non-sequential courses that explore the seasonally appropriate cultural uses of plants. Students will deepen their understanding of human-plant relationships through individual hands-on projects, which will guide them into further studies in ethnobotany and related disciplines.
Cross-listed with ANTH F254.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
EBOT F251 Applied Ethnobotany Spring
2 Credits
Offered Spring
This is the spring section of a year-round course cycle consisting of two non-sequential courses that explore the seasonally appropriate cultural uses of plants. Students will deepen their understanding of human-plant relationships through individual hands-on projects, which will guide them into further studies in ethnobotany and related disciplines.
Cross-listed with ANTH F255.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
EBOT F336 Ethnomycology (s)
3 Credits
Offered Spring
An integrated perspective of humanities and social sciences on human-fungi relationships, with concentration on the role of mushrooms in food, medicine, art, commerce, spirituality, and recreation in societies around the world, past and present. Mushroom harvesting in communities around Alaska is one of the extensively covered topics.
Prerequisites: EBOT F100 or ANTH F100X.
Cross-listed with ANTH F336.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
Environmental Studies (ENVI)
ENVI F101X Introduction to Environmental Science (n)
4 Credits
Offered Once Per Academic Year
Interdisciplinary course provides a foundation in concepts of environmental sciences. Earth’s systems and scientific principles used to understand environmental questions. Topics covered include ecological processes, ecosystems, biodiversity, evolution, human population growth, sustainability, resource management, energy challenges, climate change, the human impact on the environment and environmental policy. For non-science majors.
Recommended: One high school or college-level science course.
Attributes: UAF GER Natural Science Req
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 3 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
ENVI F110 Introduction to Water Quality I: Measurement
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Introduces students to standard water quality methods used and applies them to rural Alaska. Students will become familiar with EPA water quality standards and programs that help preserve water quality in rural communities. Key topics covered include: stream ecology, wastewater management, storm water runoff and data analysis.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 0.5 + 0 + 1.5
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
ENVI F111 Introduction to Water Quality II: Monitoring and Assessment
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Course builds upon methods in ENVI F110 with emphasis placed upon data quality objectives, electronic storage of data, and information analysis and reporting. Methods and equipment used for surface water monitoring will be introduced. Students will begin developing EPA approved Quality Assurance Project Plan for surface water quality monitoring.
Prerequisites: ENVI F110.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
ENVI F112 Introduction to Water Quality III: Data Quality Assurance
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Students will review proper use of surface water (SW) quality testing equipment, calibration and operation methods learned in ENVI F110 and F111. Class emphasis is placed on conducting data quality assurance measures; meeting data objectives contributing to writing Quality Assurance Project Plans for continuing their US EPA SW monitoring plan.
Prerequisites: ENVI F111.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
ENVI F115 Rural Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
An overview of solid and hazardous waste management focusing on rural Alaskan communities. Topics covered include: workplace safety, worker roles, recycling facility operation, solid waste composting, hazardous material and waste inventorying, toxicology principles, risk assessment, hazardous site community open dumpsite assessment and the implications of the National Environmental Policy Act.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F116 Rural Alaska Landfill Operator
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Best practices in managing rural landfills in compliance with State of Alaska regulations with an emphasis on operator and public safety. Course is designed to train operators for rural Alaska Class II and Class III landfills; passing grade results in recognition by the Solid Waste Association of North America-Alaska.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F117 Community Spill Response
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Overview of petroleum and other community health-threatening spill responses with emphasis placed upon the issues, techniques and basic elements of Alaskan community spill response. Topics include: above/underground storage tanks, spill contamination site treatment, state/federal governmental regulations related to spills, spill reporting/incident action plans, and practical procedures in spill response.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F120 Home Energy Basics
1 Credit
Offered Fall and Spring
Basics of space heating and electricity use and production for Alaskan homes. Main topics include fundamentals of physics related to home energy, lighting and appliances, energy bills, building science, retrofits, home renewable energy systems. Course emphasizes how to decrease fossil fuel consumption of homes.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F121 Building Ventilation and Energy
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Basics of indoor air quality and its relationship to ventilation and energy use in buildings. Main topics include indoor air pollutant types; moisture, condensation and mold-related basic science; and heat recovery ventilation. Emphasis: practical ways of how homeowners can maintain healthy indoor air while keeping their energy bill low.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F122 Energy Efficient Building Design and Simulation
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
In this course, students gain basic practical knowledge related to the process of designing energy efficient buildings, as applied to both new construction and retrofits. Main topics covered include basic building science, principles and techniques of energy efficient construction, and building energy simulations.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F130 Introduction to the National Environmental Policy Act
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Course will explain what community members need to do to be heard in the NEPA process with special emphasis on public involvement and Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA). Course covers the roles and the content of scoping and Environmental Assessments in relation to key natural resource development projects in rural Alaska.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
ENVI F150 Viewpoints in Environmental Studies
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Discussions and activities will focus on how scientists or research technicians evaluate environmental issues. The course is intended for first year college students and community members. Specific topics may include sustainability, resource development, ecosystem management, indigenous viewpoints, building technology, appropriate energy applications, and analysis of data.
Special Notes: Topics announced prior to each offering; course may be repeated for credit towards a certificate or degree program to a maximum of 3 credits.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 3 times for up to 3 credits
ENVI F160 Internship in Environmental Studies
1-2 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Under the guidance of a UAF Bristol Bay Campus-approved agency or business (public or private that monitors, tests, analyzes or studies the environment), students gain supervised pre-professional experience in environmental studies. The intern will explore the interdisciplinary aspects of field or laboratory research, build practical expertise and make contacts.
Prerequisites: ENVI F101X.
Special Notes: Internships make one to ten weeks of full-time commitment to the agency or business and when completed make public presentations on the experience.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 0 + 3.1-15.4
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 2 times for up to 4 credits
ENVI F170 Solar Energy Basics
1 Credit
Offered Fall and Spring
Presents basics of utilization, design and installation of solar electric and hot water energy systems. Emphasis on residential-scale systems; principles apply to larger applications also. Introduces basic physics related to solar energy, harvesting solar energy, system components, design considerations, energy storage, installation and cost/benefit considerations, career opportunities, and safety.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F173 Basics of Small Wind Systems
1 Credit
Offered Fall and Spring
Presents basics of design, installation, and operation of wind energy systems with an emphasis on residential-scale systems. Introduces physics related to wind energy, methods to harvest wind energy, turbine and site selection, energy storage vs. grid-tie considerations, system components, installation techniques, cost/benefit considerations, and safety.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F174 Basics of Heat Pump Systems
1 Credit
Offered Fall and Spring
Presents basics of heat pump (geoexchange) systems and their use for space heating/cooling and domestic hot water production. Includes both ground-source and air-source heat pumps. Introduces physical concepts related to harvesting energy at Earth's surface, system components, common installation configurations, cost/benefit considerations, and safety.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F175 Introduction to Biomass Energy Systems
1 Credit
Offered Spring
Biomass is a rapidly growing portion of the sustainable energy sector. Innovation meets historic and contemporary organic fuel types such as wood, agricultural, waste and algae. Various technologies and fuel types are covered that contribute to practical biomass energy today, with a focus on wood thermal energy in Alaska.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F180 Alaska Utility Lecture Series
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Lecture series introduces students to operations, management and employment in Alaska's rural and urban electric utilities. Lecturers will share their expertise and various perspectives related to utility management (small and large utility, agency, project development and integration, training/education, utility customers, etc.). Discussion and reflection/synthesis will be encouraged.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
ENVI F220 Introduction to Sustainable Energy
3 Credits
Offered Fall and Spring
Introduction to societal problems and solutions related to its energy use and production. Problems discussed are mainly related to the extent of sustainability of current energy practices. Solutions discussed cover both energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Prerequisites: MATH F105 or CTT F106 or TTCH F131.
Recommended: ENVI F101X; ENVI F120.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
ENVI F250 Current Topics in Environmental Studies
1-3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Using multiple scientific viewpoints, a specific environmental issue is explored through case studies and in-depth discussions with an emphasis on complex connections between ecosystems and society. Themes include sustainability, resource development, indigenous viewpoints, resource management, building technology and energy applications.
Prerequisites: ENVI F101X; WRTG F111X; F100-level science class.
Special Notes: Topics announced prior to each offering and course may be repeated for credit towards a certificate or degree program to a maximum of 3 credits.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 3 times for up to 6 credits
ENVI F255 Climate Change and Alaska
3 Credits
Offered Fall and Spring
This introductory climate science course focuses on climate change causes and subsequent influences on nature and society. Concepts will focus on broad geographical and ecological systems that drive how and why climate changes. The course also investigates many of the contemporary environmental issues Alaskans must face in a warming world.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
ENVI F260 Field Techniques for Environmental Technicians
2 Credits
Offered Summer
Provides hands-on instruction in interdisciplinary field and laboratory techniques used by environmental technicians. Basic methods for sampling and studying terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems will be introduced. Students will participate in data collection and analysis procedures as part of an independent research project.
Prerequisites: ENVI F101X or NRM F101; ENVI F110; 4-credit lab-based F100-level science course.
Recommended: CIOS F100; CIOS F135.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 3 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
ENVI F265 Introduction to Methods in Environmental Studies Reporting
2 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Introduces basic data collection methods and research skills necessary to analyze, interpret, and document, field and laboratory data, including technical reporting processes in environmental studies. Course is designed to integrate raw environmental data into a technical report covering ecosystem functions, energy, biodiversity, that can be presented in scientific meeting format.
Prerequisites: ENVI F101X or NRM F101; ENVI F110; ENVI F260; lab-based F100-level science course.
Recommended: ENGL F104 or WRTG F111X; ENVI F160.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1.5 + 0 + 1.5
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
High Latitude Range Management (HLRM)
HLRM F120 History of Domesticated Alaskan Ungulates
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Review the history of domesticated ungulate populations, free-ranging and fenced systems, in Alaska beginning from the 1890s to present. Emphasis will be placed on traditional activities on the Seward Peninsula.
Prerequisites: WRTG F111X.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
HLRM F130 Research Field Logistics
2 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Learn the skills, techniques, and equipment used in remote scientific fieldwork in Alaska. Course includes methods for processing and storing animal/plant tissue samples, orienteering, navigation, GPS, wilderness first aid, Arctic survival, bear safety, boat safety, as well as ATV, boat, and snowmachine operation, maintenance and repair.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 3 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
HLRM F140 High Latitude Range Management
2 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Policies and terminology of range and range management specific to Alaska and the Arctic. Review current vegetation inventory techniques used by federal and state agencies. Identify and sample Alaska forage plants. Examine range production systems and species in Alaska; domesticated and wild. Development of a high latitude range management plan.
Prerequisites: BIOL F104X; NRM F101.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1.5 + 0 + 1.5
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
HLRM F150 Alaskan Ungulate Husbandry
2 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Introduction to management skills, facilities design and nutritional needs for domesticated Alaskan ungulates. Provides exposure and examines traditional knowledge combined with contemporary research in herding and husbandry for open range and fenced systems. Field trips to reindeer, elk, bison, and/or cattle operations will demonstrate husbandry techniques and data collection procedures.
Prerequisites: HLRM F140.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1.5 + 0 + 1.5
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
HLRM F160 Meat Production
2 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Study of meat animal processing sequence. Production of meat-type domesticated ungulates in Alaska science and technology of their conversion to food, value-added products and by-products. Review of the current state regulations and methods on proper field slaughtering, and the preparation, handling and storage of meat will be introduced.
Prerequisites: HLRM F140.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1.5 + 0 + 1.5
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
HLRM F170 Health Issues in Domesticated Ungulates
2 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Ruminant anatomy and physiology specific to high latitude ungulates. Overall health issues and problem solving techniques for domesticated and food animal ungulates, including a review of indicators for disease or parasitic infections, vaccination and Rx treatments, field necropsy techniques and blood and tissue collection procedures. State monitoring and identification policies.
Prerequisites: HLRM F150.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1.5 + 0 + 1.5
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
HLRM F201 Field Techniques for Range Management
2 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Provides hands-on instruction in field and laboratory techniques in range evaluation for domesticated ungulates. Basic methods for sampling and studying grazing systems at the high latitudes will be introduced. Students will participate in data collection and analysis procedures as part of an independent research project.
Prerequisites: ABUS F155 or MATH F113X; HLRM F130; HLRM F140.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 3 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
HLRM F205 Report Writing in Range Management
2 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Provides the basic technical reporting methods, writing, and research skills necessary to analyze, interpret, and document field and laboratory data. Incorporating field data collected in HLRM F201 and the skills, knowledge, and techniques learned in other required courses, the student will produce a written technical report and make a presentation.
Prerequisites: WRTG F111X; HLRM F201.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
HLRM F250 High Latitude Range Management Current Topics
1-3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Various topics of current interest in High Latitude Range Management. Topics announced prior to each offering and course may be repeated for credit.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 3 times for up to 9 credits
One Health (OH)
OH F615 One Health Concepts
2 Credits
Offered Fall
This course introduces students to the One Health paradigm with emphasis on its application in the circumpolar North. Students explore the relationships between human, animal and environmental health. This holistic approach incorporates knowledge from natural and social sciences, history and culture of communities, traditional knowledge, laws and government regulations.
Prerequisites: Admission to the One Health master's degree program.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
OH F620 One Health Challenges in the Circumpolar North
3 Credits
Offered Fall
Students are introduced to various tools and techniques to use a constructionist approach through a One Health lens to address significant issues in the circumpolar North. Students will learn to identify One Health challenges, gather information, engage stakeholders, communicate across several disciplines, build consensus and develop action plans.
Prerequisites: OH F615; admission to the One Health master's degree program.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
OH F621 One Health Colloquium
4 Credits
Offered Fall
Building on the concepts developed in OH F615 and the tools utilized in OH F620, this course provides students with the opportunity to work completely through a One Health challenge, including engagement of stakeholders, gathering of data, proposal of solutions and presentation of management plans in a public forum.
Prerequisites: OH F615; OH F620; admission to the One Health master's degree program.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 4 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
OH F690 One Health Internship
2-4 Credits
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer
This is an experiential learning opportunity for students to engage with non-profit, governmental and community-based organizations. The goal of this internship is to link classroom learning and student interests in an applied setting. Students will create a reflection on their experience demonstrating how they addressed specific learning goals.
Prerequisites: OH F615; OH F620; OH F621 (may be taken concurrently).
Lecture + Lab + Other: 6 + 0 + 90-160
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
OH F699 One Health Thesis
1-12 Credits
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer
Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 0 + 1-12
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 99 times for up to 99 credits
Science Applications (SCIA)
SCIA F101L Natural Science Lab Course
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Provides laboratory experience emphasizing contemporary biological topics for transfer students who are not science majors and who have completed a natural science course with no laboratory section at another institution. For non-science majors. Special lab fees apply.
Prerequisites: A university-level natural science course.
Special Notes: Students will complete two labs on applying the scientific method and 10 labs in any of the following study areas in natural science, physics, chemistry, biology or geoscience.
Attributes: UAF GER Natural Science Req
Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 6 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
SCIA F105 Field Biology
2 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Students will learn some of the techniques that are employed by wildlife biologists to study plants, fish and animals in the field and establish use of the scientific method through a student research project.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 20 + 20 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
SCIA F115 Introduction to Undergraduate Research
2 Credits
Offered Summer
This course introduces research methods with an emphasis on biosciences. Topics covered include searching and evaluating scientific literature, identifying a research question, selecting a study approach, scientific method and experimental design, data collection and analysis, research ethics, scientific writing and plagiarism, effective presentation methods, peer review process and grant writing.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
SCIA F125 Undergraduate Research Experience
2 Credits
Offered Summer
Required course for RAHI research track students. This course will facilitate mentored research experience for RAHI research track students. Students will accomplish a research project under the guidance of a UAF faculty. Course will conclude with a research report and presentation on research activities.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
SCIA F150 Subarctic Horticulture
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Soils, plant propagation, disease and insect control, variety selection, fertilization, greenhouse construction and care and gardening techniques. Emphasis on development and care of greenhouses and gardens in the Nome area.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
SCIA F150P Subarctic Horticulture
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Soils, plant propagation, disease and insect control, variety selection, fertilization, greenhouse construction and care and gardening techniques. Emphasis on development and care of greenhouses and gardens in the Nome area.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades
SCIA F157 Alaska Plants (n)
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Introduction to the topics of plant taxonomy and identification with specific reference to common Alaskan plants and vegetation types.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
SCIA F160 Science of Addiction
3 Credits
Offered Fall
This course describes chemical substances of abuse and the neurobiological mechanism of addiction. Functioning of the nervous system, actions of addictive and intoxicating substances, ways of avoidance and treatment of addiction are discussed. Information-only course should not be used for treatment or counseling in any form. Suitable for non-science majors.
Recommended: One high school or college-level science course.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
SCIA F161 Birds of Alaska
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Biology of birds including behavior, anatomy, physiology, ecology, systematics and field identification.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
SCIA F162 Mammals of Alaska (n)
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Introduction to the mammals of Alaska and their importance to the local ecology and economy from a scientific research standpoint. Emphasis on important and/or common species for study of classification, habitat, life cycle and economic importance.
Prerequisites: Background or interest in general science or natural history.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus
Faculty
Anshul Pandya, Ph.D.
Bioscience/Health
Interior Alaska Campus
Brian Rasley, Ph.D.
Chemistry
Bristol Bay Campus
Claudia Ihl, Ph.D.
Biology
Northwest Campus
Tom Marsik, Ph.D.
Sustainable Energy
Bristol Bay Campus
Lisa Strecker
Anthropology/Ethnobotany
Kuskokwim Campus
Chandler Kemp
Sustainable Energy/Environmental Science
Bristol Bay Campus
Jackie Harabok
High Latitude Range Management/Cooperative Extension
Northwest Campus
