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Minimum Requirements for Arctic and Northern Studies Graduate Certificate: 15 credits
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
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| ACNS F600 | Perspectives on the North | 3 |
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| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
Areas
Environmental Studies
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
| Northern and Environmental Literature | |
| Environmental History | |
| Wilderness and Environmental Psychology | |
| Environmental Psychology and Human Well-being | |
| U.S. Environmental Politics | |
| Fire, Ice, and the Fate of Humanity: A History of Energy and Climate Change | |
| International Law and the Environment | |
| Political Economy of the Global Environment | |
| Comparative Environmental Politics | |
| Sustainability in the Changing North | |
| Political Ecology | |
| Climate and Climate Change | |
| Evolution of Conservation Concepts and Policy | |
| Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems | |
| Foundations of Marine Policy and Ocean Governance | |
| International Maritime Law and IUU Fishing | |
| Environmental Security | |
| Climate Catastrophes: A Case Study Approach | |
| Economics of Environmental and Business Sustainability | |
Indigenous Studies
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
| Northern Indigenous Peoples and Contemporary Issues | |
| Comparative Indigenous Rights and Policies | |
| Indigenous Knowledge Systems | |
| Documenting Indigenous Knowledge | |
| Indigenous Food Security and Sovereignty | |
| Indigenous Ways of Healing | |
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge | |
| Indigenous Ways of Knowing | |
| Alaska Native Education | |
| Indigenous Fisheries of Alaska | |
| Rural and Alaska Native Psychology | |
| Indigenous Organization Management | |
| Tribal Responses to Violence: Safety, Justice and Advocacy | |
| The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Pre-1971 to Present | |
| Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability in Rural and Indigenous Contexts | |
| Federal Indian Law: Land, Water and Subsistence | |
| Federal Indian Law in Alaska: Tribal Self-governance - Business, Public Safety Protection of Family, | |
| Seminar in Rural, Community and Indigenous Development Issues | |
International Studies
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
| Geography of the Arctic and Circumpolar North | |
| International Relations of the North | |
| International Law and the Environment | |
| Arctic Politics and Governance | |
| 20th-century Circumpolar History | |
| International Maritime Law and IUU Fishing | |
| International Disaster Management | |
| Circumpolar Competition-Arctic Diplomacy and Defense | |
| Arctic Strategies and Operations | |
| One Health Challenges in the Circumpolar North (One Health Challenges in the Circumpolar North--subject change from DVM F620) | |
| Circumpolar Health Issues | |
Regional Studies
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
| Modern Scandinavia | |
| Government and Politics of Canada | |
| History of Alaska | |
| Alaska Government and Politics | |
| Imperial Russia, 1700-1917 | |
| Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia | |
| The Russian Arctic | |
| Government and Politics of Russia | |
| Rural and Alaska Native Psychology | |
NOTE: With permission of the program director, students may substitute classes not listed.
Complete the following admission requirements:
- Students must have a completed baccalaureate degree.
- Students should have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.
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Roadmaps
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
- This roadmap should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester.
- Some courses and milestones must be completed in the semester listed to ensure timely graduation.
- Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
- Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
- Courses with (*) are recommended.
| First Year |
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| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
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| ACNS/HIST F60020 | 3 | Program Elective - Environmental Studies | 3 |
| Program Elective - Indigenous Studies | 3 | Program Elective - Regional Studies | 3 |
| Program Elective - International Studies | 3 | |
| | 9 | | 6 |
| Total Credits 15 |
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