B.A., Arctic and Northern Studies
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | ||
| B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | ||
| Program Requirements | ||
| ACNS F201 | The Circumpolar North: An Introductory Overview | 3 |
| ACNS F484 | Seminar in Northern Studies 1 | 3 |
| ANS F242X | Indigenous Cultures of Alaska | 3 |
| BIOL F104X | Natural History of Alaska | 4 |
| GEOG F427 | Polar Geography | 3 |
| HIST F483 | 20th-century Circumpolar History | 3 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Visual Images of the North | ||
| Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English translation) | ||
| Northern and Environmental Literature | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Alaska Native Politics | ||
| Alaska Government and Politics | ||
| Government and Politics of Canada | ||
| Government and Politics of Russia | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete 15 credits from two of the following groups: 2 | 15 | |
| Anthropology | ||
| Siberia: Past, Present, Future | ||
| Circumpolar Archaeology | ||
| Language and Culture in Alaska | ||
| Athabascan Peoples of Alaska and Adjacent Canada | ||
| Culture and History in the North Atlantic | ||
| Geography | ||
| Geography of Alaska | ||
| Geography of United States and Canada | ||
| Geography of Russia | ||
| History | ||
| Modern Scandinavia | ||
| History of Alaska | ||
| Imperial Russia, 1700-1917 | ||
| Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia | ||
| Polar Exploration and Its Literature | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Alaska Native and Comparative Tribal Self-Government | ||
| Comparative Indigenous Rights and Policies | ||
| International Relations of the North | ||
| International Law and the Environment | ||
| Government and Politics of Canada | ||
| Government and Politics of Russia | ||
| Humanities 3 | ||
| Alaska Native Art History | ||
| Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English translation) | ||
| Northern and Environmental Literature | ||
Northern language 4 | ||
| 1 | Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement. |
| 2 | Students may not double-count these major requirements to fulfill a minor. |
| 3 | Students may not double-count the fulfillment of the humanities of government requirements in major requirements section with government or humanities courses in electives section. |
| 4 | Two semesters of a Northern language, such as Eskimo or Russian. By choosing the Northern language option you may have to take additional upper-division credits to meet the minimum general university requirement of 39 upper-division credits. |
