B.A., Arctic and Northern Studies
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
Minimum Requirements for Arctic and Northern Studies B.A.: 120 credits
Code | Title | Credits |
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General University Requirements | ||
Complete the general university requirements. | ||
General Education Requirements | ||
Complete the general education requirements. | ||
As part of the general education requirements complete: | ||
Weather and Climate of Alaska | ||
or BIOL F104X | Natural History of Alaska | |
or CHEM F111X | Introduction to Environmental Chemistry of the Arctic | |
B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | ||
Arctic and Northern Studies Program Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
ACNS F201 | The Circumpolar North: An Introductory Overview | 3 |
ANS F242X | Indigenous Cultures of Alaska | 3 |
or ANTH F242 | Native Cultures of Alaska | |
or ACNS F449 | Northern and Environmental Literature | |
or ENGL F449 | Northern and Environmental Literature | |
HIST F483 | 20th-century Circumpolar History | 3 |
or PS F452 | International Relations of the North | |
or PS F469 | Arctic Politics and Governance | |
ACNS F484 | Perspectives on the North 1 | 3 |
Category Requirements | ||
Students must complete an additional 3 credits from each of the following categories. Students are limited to 3 credits per department except Arctic and Northern Studies. | 9 | |
Social Sciences - 3 credits | ||
Humanities - 3 credits | ||
Natural Sciences - 3 credits | ||
Concentration Requirement | ||
Complete one of the following concentrations: | 15-19 | |
Arctic History and Politics | ||
Environmental Studies | ||
Native Studies |
1 | Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement. |
Special Notes:
- Students must take at least 39 upper-division credits in the B.A. degree.
- Students are not permitted to use one course to satisfy more than one major requirement.
- Students may petition the program director to substitute other courses towards the degree.
- Students are encouraged to minor in a northern language, if interested. Current northern language minors at UAF include Alaska Native Languages, Inupiaq Eskimo and Yup’ik Eskimo.
Categories
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Code | Title | Credits |
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ANS/PS F325 | Alaska Native and Comparative Tribal Self-Government | 3 |
ANS/PS F425 | Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives | 3 |
GEOG F302 | Geography of Alaska | 3 |
GEOG/GEOS F429 | Geography of the Arctic and Circumpolar North | 3 |
HIST F461 | History of Alaska | 3 |
HIST F483 | 20th-century Circumpolar History | 3 |
HSEM F461 | Human Security in Alaska | 3 |
JUST F340 | Rural Justice in Alaska | 3 |
PS F452 | International Relations of the North | 3 |
PS F469 | Arctic Politics and Governance | 3 |
RD F470 | The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Pre-1971 to Present | 3 |
HUMANITIES
Code | Title | Credits |
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ACNS/ART F425 | Visual Images of the North | 3 |
ACNS/ENGL F449 | Northern and Environmental Literature | 3 |
ANS F329 | Indigenous Alaska Native Language and Culture Revitalization | 3 |
ANS/ENGL F349 | Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English translation) | 3 |
ANS F365 | Alaska Native Art History | 3 |
or ANTH F365 | Alaska Native Art History | |
or ART F365 | Alaska Native Art History | |
ANS F368 | Alaska Native Art Studio II | 3 |
or ART F368 | Alaska Native Art Studio II | |
ANS F401 | Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders | 3 |
or RD F401 | Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders | |
ANS/ART F468 | Alaska Native Art Studio III | 3 |
ENGL F341 | Contemporary Alaska Native Literature | 3 |
HIST F481 | Polar Exploration and Its Literature | 3 |
NATURAL SCIENCES
Code | Title | Credits |
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ATM F101X | Weather and Climate of Alaska | 4 |
BIOL F104X | Natural History of Alaska | 4 |
CHEM F111X | Introduction to Environmental Chemistry of the Arctic | 4 |
EBOT F100 | Introduction to Ethnobotany | 3 |
EBOT F230 | Ethnobotanical Chemistry | 3 |
ENVI F101 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
ENVI F220 | Introduction to Sustainable Energy | 3 |
FISH F110 | Fish and Fisheries in a Changing World | 3 |
FISH F261 | Introduction to Fisheries Utilization | 3 |
FISH F288 | Fish and Fisheries of Alaska | 3 |
GEOG/GEOS F339 | Change Detection in Arctic Systems | 4 |
Concentrations
ARCTIC HISTORY AND POLITICS
Code | Title | Credits |
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Complete five of the following courses: | ||
ANS F310 | Alaska Native and Comparative Indigenous Land Settlements | 3 |
ANS/PS F325 | Alaska Native and Comparative Tribal Self-Government | 3 |
ANS/PS F425 | Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives | 3 |
GEOG F302 | Geography of Alaska | 3 |
GEOG F303 | Geography of United States and Canada | 3 |
GEOG F305 | Geography of Europe | 3 |
GEOG F306 | Geography of Russia | 3 |
GEOG/GEOS F429 | Geography of the Arctic and Circumpolar North | 3 |
HIST F404 | Modern Scandinavia | 3 |
HIST F461 | History of Alaska | 3 |
HIST F463 | Imperial Russia, 1700-1917 | 3 |
HIST F464 | Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia | 3 |
HIST F481 | Polar Exploration and Its Literature | 3 |
HIST F483 | 20th-century Circumpolar History | 3 |
PS F450 | Comparative Indigenous Rights and Policies | 3 |
PS F452 | International Relations of the North | 3 |
PS F460 | Government and Politics of Canada | 3 |
PS F462 | Alaska Government and Politics | 3 |
PS F468 | Government and Politics of Russia | 3 |
PS F469 | Arctic Politics and Governance | 3 |
RD F470 | The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Pre-1971 to Present | 3 |
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Code | Title | Credits |
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Complete five of the following courses: | ||
ACNS/ENGL F449 | Northern and Environmental Literature | 3 |
ATM F101X | Weather and Climate of Alaska | 4 |
BIOL F104X | Natural History of Alaska | 4 |
CHEM F104X | Introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry | 4 |
EBOT F100 | Introduction to Ethnobotany | 3 |
EBOT F230 | Ethnobotanical Chemistry | 3 |
ENVI F101 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
ENVI F220 | Introduction to Sustainable Energy | 3 |
FISH F110 | Fish and Fisheries in a Changing World | 3 |
FISH F261 | Introduction to Fisheries Utilization | 3 |
FISH F288 | Fish and Fisheries of Alaska | 3 |
GEOG/GEOS F339 | Change Detection in Arctic Systems | 4 |
HIST F411 | Environmental History | 3 |
NRM F101 | Natural Resources Conservation and Policy | 3 |
NRM F111 | Introduction to Sustainability Science | 3 |
PS F455 | Political Economy of the Global Environment | 3 |
PS F458 | Comparative Environmental Politics | 3 |
RD F255 | Rural Alaska Land Issues | 3 |
RD F265 | Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska | 3 |
NATIVE STUDIES
Code | Title | Credits |
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Complete five of the following courses: | ||
ANS F310 | Alaska Native and Comparative Indigenous Land Settlements | 3 |
ANS/PS F325 | Alaska Native and Comparative Tribal Self-Government | 3 |
ANS F329 | Indigenous Alaska Native Language and Culture Revitalization | 3 |
ANS/ENGL F349 | Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English translation) | 3 |
ANS F350 | Cross-cultural Communication: Alaska Perspectives | 3 |
ANS/ANTH/ART F365 | Alaska Native Art History | 3 |
ANS/ART F368 | Alaska Native Art Studio II | 3 |
ANS/RD F401 | Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders | 3 |
ANS/PS F425 | Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives | 3 |
ANS/ART F468 | Alaska Native Art Studio III | 3 |
BA F391 | Alaska Native Corporations: A Historical and Contemporaneous Perspective | 3 |
ENGL F341 | Contemporary Alaska Native Literature | 3 |
HSEM F461 | Human Security in Alaska | 3 |
JUST F340 | Rural Justice in Alaska | 3 |
PS F450 | Comparative Indigenous Rights and Policies | 3 |
RD F470 | The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Pre-1971 to Present | 3 |