Climate and Arctic Sustainability B.A.

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Minimum Requirements for Climate and Arctic Sustainability B.A.: 120 credits

Concentrations: Arctic History and Politics, Climate Change and Responses

Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.

Credits
General University Requirements
Complete the general university requirements.
General Education Requirements
Complete the general education requirements.35-40
As part of the general education requirements, complete the following:
ATM F101X
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.37
Climate and Arctic Sustainability Program Requirements
Complete the following:
ACNS F201The Circumpolar North: An Introductory Overview3
ACNS F484Perspectives on the North 13
Complete one of the following:3
ACNS/PSY F426
Environmental Psychology and Human Well-being
ACNS/HIST/HONR F453
Fire, Ice, and the Fate of Humanity: A History of Energy and Climate Change
HIST F411
Environmental History
PS F447
U.S. Environmental Politics
Complete one of the following:3
ANTH F309
Circumpolar Archaeology
HIST F483
20th-century Circumpolar History
PS F452
International Relations of the North
PS F469
Arctic Politics and Governance
Complete one of the following:3
ANS F111X
History of Colonization in Alaska: The Indigenous Response
ANS F242X
Indigenous Cultures of Alaska
ANTH F242
Native Cultures of Alaska
HIST F110X
History of Alaska Natives
PS F263
Alaska Native Politics
Category Requirements
Students must complete an additional 3 credits from each of the following categories. Students are limited to 3 credits per department except for Arctic and Northern Studies.9
Social Sciences - 3 credits
Humanities - 3 credits
Natural Sciences - 3 credits
Concentration
Complete one of the following:15-19
Arctic History and Politics
Climate Change and Responses
Electives
General Electives0-9
Total Credits120
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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 Alaska Native Languages, if interested. 

Categories

Social Sciences

Credits
ACNS/HONR F125Our Changing Climate: Past, Present, Future3
ACNS/PSY F426Environmental Psychology and Human Well-being3
ACNS F429Geography of the Arctic and Circumpolar North 3
ACNS/HIST F466The Russian Arctic 3
ANS F111XHistory of Colonization in Alaska: The Indigenous Response3
ANS/RD F315Tribal People and Development3
ANS F325Alaska Native and Comparative Tribal Self-Government3
ANS/PS F425Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives3
ANTH F309Circumpolar Archaeology3
ECON F235XIntroduction to Natural Resource Economics3
ECON F439Energy Economics3
HIST F453Fire, Ice, and the Fate of Humanity: A History of Energy and Climate Change3
HIST F461History of Alaska3
HIST F481Polar Exploration and Its Literature3
HIST F48320th-century Circumpolar History3
HSEM F461Human Security in Alaska3
JUST F340Rural Justice in Alaska3
PS F452International Relations of the North3
PS F454International Law and the Environment3
PS F469Arctic Politics and Governance3
RD F470The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Pre-1971 to Present3

Humanities

Credits
ACNS/ART F425Visual Images of the North3
ACNS/ENGL/JOUR F449Northern and Environmental Literature3
ANS F329Indigenous Alaska Native Language and Culture Revitalization3
ANS/ANTH/ART F365Alaska Native Art History3
ANS/ART F368Alaska Native Art Studio II3
ANS/RD F401Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders3
ANS/ART F468Alaska Native Art Studio III3

Natural Sciences

Credits
ATM F101XWeather and Climate of Alaska4
ATM/GEOS F480Climate Change Processes: Past, Present, Future4
BIOL/WLF F104XNatural History of Alaska4
CHEM F111XIntroduction to Environmental Chemistry of the Arctic4
EBOT F100/ANTH F102Introduction to Ethnobotany3
EBOT F170Ethnobotanical Chemistry3
ENVI F101XIntroduction to Environmental Science4
ENVI F220Introduction to Sustainable Energy3
FISH F110Fish and Fisheries in a Changing World3
FISH F261Introduction to Fisheries Utilization3
FISH F288Fish and Fisheries of Alaska3

Concentrations

Arctic History and Politics

Credits
Arctic History and Politics Concentration Requirements
Complete five of the following:15
ACNS F429
Geography of the Arctic and Circumpolar North
ACNS/HIST F466
The Russian Arctic
ANS F310
Alaska Native and Comparative Indigenous Land Settlements
ANS F325
Alaska Native and Comparative Tribal Self-Government
ANS/PS F425
Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives
ANS/PS F450
Comparative Indigenous Rights and Policies
HIST F404
Modern Scandinavia
HIST F453
Fire, Ice, and the Fate of Humanity: A History of Energy and Climate Change
HIST F461
History of Alaska
HIST F463
Imperial Russia, 1700-1917
HIST F464
Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia
HIST F481
Polar Exploration and Its Literature
HIST F483
20th-century Circumpolar History
PS F452
International Relations of the North
PS F460
Government and Politics of Canada
PS F462
Alaska Government and Politics
PS F468
Government and Politics of Russia
PS F469
Arctic Politics and Governance
RD F470
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Pre-1971 to Present
Total Credits15

Climate Change and Responses

Credits
Climate Change and Responses Concentration Requirements
Complete five of the following:15-19
ACNS/ENGL/JOUR F449
Northern and Environmental Literature
ATM F101X
Weather and Climate of Alaska
BIOL/WLF F104X
Natural History of Alaska
CHEM F104X
Introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
EBOT F100/ANTH F102
Introduction to Ethnobotany
EBOT F170
Ethnobotanical Chemistry
ENVI F101X
Introduction to Environmental Science
ENVI F220
Introduction to Sustainable Energy
FISH F110
Fish and Fisheries in a Changing World
FISH F261
Introduction to Fisheries Utilization
FISH F288
Fish and Fisheries of Alaska
HIST F411
Environmental History
NRM F101
Natural Resources Conservation and Policy
PS F455
Political Economy of the Global Environment
PS F458
Comparative Environmental Politics
RD F265
Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska
RD F355
Rural Alaska Land Issues
Total Credits15-19

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Roadmaps

Roadmaps provide suggested semester-by-semester study plans for programs and are based on full-time enrollment, unless otherwise specified.

  • This roadmap should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising sessions. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester.
  • Certain courses and milestones must be completed in the specified semester to ensure on-time graduation.
  • Transfer credits may affect the roadmap.
  • Requirements, course availability, and sequencing may change.
  • Courses marked with (*) are recommended.

Arctic History and Politics Concentration

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ACNS F201203HIST F100X (*)43
ANTH F100X (*)43LS F101X151
WRTG F111X13MATH F113X (*)63
General Education Requirement - Arts3Complete one of the following:7,204
Complete one of the following:13
Complete one of the following:13
 
 
 
 
 15 14
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
General Education Requirement - Humanities3ECON F111X (*)8,143
General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences4Degree Requirement - Social Sciences3
Minor Course3Program Elective3
General Elective3Minor Course3
Complete one of the following:14,203Complete one of the following: (*)53
 
 16 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
PS F300X (*)11,253HIST F411, F453, PS F447, or PSY F42620,253
Program Elective253Degree Requirement - Humanities3
Concentration Course253Program Elective253
General Elective3Concentration Course253
General Elective3Minor Course3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ACNS F48419,20,21,253Degree Requirement - Humanities3
Concentration Course253Concentration Course253
Concentration Course253Minor Course253
Minor Course3General Elective3
General Elective253Complete one of the following:20,253
 
 
 
 
 15 15
Total Credits 120

Footnote Definitions

General Education Requirements Degree Requirements Program & Other Requirements
1--Communication 8--Alaska Native-themed 20--Program Requirement
2--Arts 9--Communication 21--Capstone Requirement
3--Humanities 10--Computation 22--Concentration Course
4--Social Sciences 11--Ethics 23--General Elective
5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences 12--Humanities 24--Minor Course
6--Mathematics 13--Human Relations 25--Upper Division
7--Natural Sciences 14--Humanities or Social Sciences 26--Program Elective
15--Library & Information Research
16--Mathematics
17--Natural Sciences
18--Other
19--Social Sciences

Climate Change and Responses Concentration

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ACNS F201203HIST F100X (*)43
ANTH F100X (*)43LS F101X151
WRTG F111X13MATH F113X (*)63
General Education Requirement - Arts3Complete one of the following:7,204
Complete one of the following:13
Complete one of the following:13
 
 
 
 
 15 14
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
General Education Requirement - Humanities3ECON F111X (*)8,143
General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences4Degree Requirement - Social Sciences3
Minor Course3Program Elective3
General Elective3Minor Course3
Complete one of the following:14,203Complete one of the following: (*)53
 
 16 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
PS F300X (*)11,203HIST F411, F453, PS F447, or PSY F42620,253
Program Elective253Degree Requirement - Humanities3
Concentration Course253Program Elective253
General Elective3Concentration Course253
General Elective3Minor Course3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ACNS F48419,20,21,253Degree Requirement - Humanities3
Concentration Course253Concentration Course253
Concentration Course253Minor Course253
Minor Course3General Elective3
General Elective253Complete one of the following:20,253
 
 
 
 
 15 15
Total Credits 120

Footnote Definitions

General Education Requirements Degree Requirements Program & Other Requirements
1--Communication 8--Alaska Native-themed 20--Program Requirement
2--Arts 9--Communication 21--Capstone Requirement
3--Humanities 10--Computation 22--Concentration Course
4--Social Sciences 11--Ethics 23--General Elective
5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences 12--Humanities 24--Minor Course
6--Mathematics 13--Human Relations 25--Upper Division
7--Natural Sciences 14--Humanities or Social Sciences 26--Program Elective
15--Library & Information Research
16--Mathematics
17--Natural Sciences
18--Other
19--Social Sciences

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes are specific, measurable statements that define the knowledge and skills students will gain by the end of the program.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  • Learn interdisciplinary ways to conceptualize and think about the Arctic region and circumpolar North
  • Learn about the region’s peoples, communities, political systems, policies, histories, geographies, economies, ecosystems, literatures, and art forms
  • Explore original research, scholarship, and creative activity that focus on the Arctic region and circumpolar North
  • Have opportunities for experiential, applied, and other out-of-classroom learning; this includes participation in the Model Arctic Council, research and scholarship, field trips, lectures and presentations by visiting scholars, and participation in ACNS social and academic events
  • Achieve academic growth in their understanding of the Arctic region and circumpolar North