Alaska Native Studies B.A.

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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.

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 F101Introduction to Alaska Native Studies3
ANS F111XHistory of Colonization in Alaska: The Indigenous Response3
ANS F242XIndigenous Cultures of Alaska 23
ANS F350Cross-cultural Communication: Alaska Perspectives3
ANS F401Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders3
ANS F478Alaska Native Studies Senior Thesis 33
RD F225Applied Communication Skills3
RD F245Fisheries and Marine Wildlife Development in Rural Alaska3
RD F340Community Research Toolbox3
RD F465Community Healing and Wellness3
RD F474Applied Community Research3
Complete 6 ANL/ANS/RD/TG elective credits6
Concentration
Complete one of the following:15
Community Resiliency
Cultural Revitalization
Indigenous Rights and Advocacy
Multidisciplinary
Total Credits126-131
1

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.

2

May not be counted toward an Alaska Native studies major if used to fulfill general education requirements.

3

Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement. Students may substitute RD F475 with the department chair's approval. 

Concentrations

Community Resiliency

Community Resiliency Concentration Requirements
Complete the following:
ANS F325Alaska Native and Comparative Tribal Self-Government3
ANS F458The Politics of Indigenous Identity3
ANS F467Tribal Responses to Violence: Safety, Justice and Advocacy3
Complete an additional 6 credits from Alaska Native studies, rural development, tribal governance, fisheries and/or natural resource management. 46
Total Credits15
4

Recommended subject areas. Course substitutions relevant to the concentration area may be made with the approval of the rural development faculty advisor.

Cultural Revitalization

Cultural Revitalization Concentration Requirements
Complete the following:
ANS F329Indigenous Alaska Native Language and Culture Revitalization3
ANS F461Native Ways of Knowing3
RD F425Cultural Resource Issues3
Complete an additional 6 credits from Alaska Native studies, rural development, tribal governance, ethnobotany and/or Alaska Native languages. 46
Total Credits15
4

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

Indigenous Rights and Advocacy Concentration Requirements
Complete the following:
ANS F425Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives3
ANS F475Alaska Native Social Change3
RD F470The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Pre-1971 to Present3
Complete an additional 6 credits from Alaska Native studies, rural development and/or tribal governance 46
Total Credits15
4

Recommended subject areas. Course substitutions relevant to the concentration area may be made with the approval of the rural development faculty advisor.

Multidisciplinary

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 Credits15