M.A., Arctic and Northern Studies
Concentrations: Individualized Study, Environmental Politics and Policy, Northern History, Arctic Policy
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 30 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| Master’s Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the master’s degree requirements. | ||
| Program Requirements | ||
| ACNS F600 | Perspectives on the North | 3 |
| ACNS F601 | Research Methods and Sources in the North | 3 |
| Complete two elective courses at the F400 or F600 level | 6 | |
| ACNS F698 | Non-thesis Research/Project | 6-12 |
| or ACNS F699 | Thesis | |
| Concentrations | ||
| Complete one of the following concentrations: | 12-21 | |
Individualized Study | ||
Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
Northern History | ||
Arctic Policy | ||
Concentrations
Individualized Study
The individualized study concentration may be used as a basis for a M.A. thesis/project typically under the direction of a faculty member in the most relevant department.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 12 credits of the following: | 12 | |
Course offerings selected from the relevant department and/or 1 | ||
Courses offered within the Northern studies program, including those in the other concentrations, and/or | ||
Complete any from the following: | ||
| Images of the North | ||
| Visual Images of the North | ||
| Polar Geography | ||
| Oral Sources: Issues in Documentation | ||
| Culture and History in the North Atlantic | ||
| Thesis Writing Workshop (pending approval) | ||
| 1 | Some students may, with the consent of their graduate committee, develop an individualized program with an emphasis on Alaska Native studies, Northern art, Northern sociology, Northern policy studies, or another Northern field or discipline. |
Environmental Politics and Policy
The environmental politics and policy concentration may be used as a basis for the M.A. thesis/project.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACNS/PS F669 | Arctic Politics and Governance | 3 |
| Complete 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Public Policy | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| U.S. Environmental Politics | ||
| International Law and the Environment | ||
| Political Economy of the Global Environment | ||
| Science, Technology and Politics | ||
| Comparative Environmental Politics | ||
| *Students may substitute one course from other Political Science offerings with approval of their graduate committee chair | ||
Note: The environmental politics and policy concentration is a clear track toward interdisciplinary doctoral programs.
Northern History
The Northern history concentration may be used for the M.A. thesis/project.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACNS F675 | Historiography Capstone | 3 |
| Complete 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Modern Scandinavia | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| History of Alaska | ||
| Imperial Russia, 1700-1917 | ||
| Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia | ||
| Polar Exploration and Its Literature | ||
| 20th-century Circumpolar History | ||
Arctic Policy
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Politics and Governance | ||
| Complete 9 credits from the following: 1 | 9 | |
| Public Policy (also ACNS F603) | ||
| Comparative Indigenous Rights and Policies | ||
| Government and Politics of Canada | ||
| International Relations of the North | ||
| Alaska Government and Politics | ||
| Government and Politics of Russia | ||
| Complete 6 credits from the following: 2 | 6 | |
| Modern Scandinavia | ||
| Northern Indigenous Peoples and Contemporary Issues | ||
| Evolution of Conservation Concepts and Policy | ||
| History of Alaska | ||
| Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia | ||
| 20th-century Circumpolar History | ||
| Political Economy of the Circumpolar North | ||
| 1 | Students may substitute one course from other PS graduate offerings, with the approval of their graduate committee chair. |
| 2 | Students may substitute courses with approval of their graduate committee chair. |
