Alaska Native Studies B.A.
Minimum Requirements for Alaska Native Studies B.A.: 126 credits
Concentrations: Community Resiliency, Cultural Revitalization, Indigenous Rights and Advocacy, Multidisciplinary
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
Code | Title | Credits |
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General University Requirements | ||
Complete the general university requirements. | ||
General Education Requirements | ||
Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | 37 | |
Upper-division Credits - complete 39 credits 1 | ||
Alaska Native Studies Program Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
ANS F101 | Introduction to Alaska Native Studies | 3 |
ANS F111X | History of Colonization in Alaska: The Indigenous Response | 3 |
ANS F242X | Indigenous Cultures of Alaska 2 | 3 |
ANS F350 | Cross-cultural Communication: Alaska Perspectives | 3 |
ANS F401 | Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders | 3 |
ANS F478 | Alaska Native Studies Senior Thesis 3 | 3 |
RD F225 | Applied Communication Skills | 3 |
RD F245 | Fisheries and Marine Wildlife Development in Rural Alaska | 3 |
RD F340 | Community Research Toolbox | 3 |
RD F465 | Community Healing and Wellness | 3 |
RD F474 | Applied Community Research | 3 |
Complete 6 ANL/ANS/RD/TG elective credits | 6 | |
Concentration | ||
Complete one of the following: | 15 | |
Community Resiliency | ||
Cultural Revitalization | ||
Indigenous Rights and Advocacy | ||
Multidisciplinary | ||
Total Credits | 126-131 |
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Non-Fairbanks campus students choosing a minor other than rural development must verify that the required courses can be accessed via distance before declaring that minor. Courses used in the concentration area may be double-counted for the minor.
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May not be counted toward an Alaska Native studies major if used to fulfill general education requirements.
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Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement. Students may substitute RD F475 with the department chair's approval.
Concentrations
Community Resiliency
Code | Title | Credits |
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Community Resiliency Concentration Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
ANS F325 | Alaska Native and Comparative Tribal Self-Government | 3 |
ANS F458 | The Politics of Indigenous Identity | 3 |
ANS F467 | Tribal Responses to Violence: Safety, Justice and Advocacy | 3 |
Complete an additional 6 credits from Alaska Native studies, rural development, tribal governance, fisheries and/or natural resource management. 4 | 6 | |
Total Credits | 15 |
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Recommended subject areas. Course substitutions relevant to the concentration area may be made with the approval of the rural development faculty advisor.
Cultural Revitalization
Code | Title | Credits |
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Cultural Revitalization Concentration Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
ANS F329 | Indigenous Alaska Native Language and Culture Revitalization | 3 |
ANS F461 | Native Ways of Knowing | 3 |
RD F425 | Cultural Resource Issues | 3 |
Complete an additional 6 credits from Alaska Native studies, rural development, tribal governance, ethnobotany and/or Alaska Native languages. 4 | 6 | |
Total Credits | 15 |
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Recommended subject areas. Course substitutions relevant to the concentration area may be made with the approval of the rural development faculty advisor.
Indigenous Rights and Advocacy
Code | Title | Credits |
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Indigenous Rights and Advocacy Concentration Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
ANS F425 | Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives | 3 |
ANS F475 | Alaska Native Social Change | 3 |
RD F470 | The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Pre-1971 to Present | 3 |
Complete an additional 6 credits from Alaska Native studies, rural development and/or tribal governance 4 | 6 | |
Total Credits | 15 |
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Recommended subject areas. Course substitutions relevant to the concentration area may be made with the approval of the rural development faculty advisor.
Multidisciplinary
Code | Title | Credits |
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Multidisciplinary Concentration Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
Complete 15 credits from two or more existing concentrations. Courses must include at least 9 credits from the required course lists of the existing concentrations as approved by a department advisor. | 15 | |
Total Credits | 15 |