Indigenous Studies Ph.D.
Minimum Requirements for Indigenous Studies Ph.D.: 45 credits
Concentrations: Indigenous Sustainability, Indigenous Studies & Research, Indigenous Leadership, Indigenous Languages, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Indigenous Education & Pedagogy
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the graduate general university requirements. | ||
| Ph.D. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the Ph.D. degree requirements. | 18 | |
| As part of the Ph.D. requirements, complete the following: | ||
| Thesis (18 credits) | ||
| Indigenous Studies Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| CCS F602 | Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights | 3 |
| CCS F604 | Documenting Indigenous Knowledge | 3 |
| ANL/CCS/ED/RD F608 | Indigenous Knowledge Systems | 3 |
| ANL/CCS/ED/RD F690 | Seminar in Cross-Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Research Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Research Methods and Sources in the North | ||
| Analytical Techniques | ||
| Methods in Ethnohistorical Research | ||
| Field Study Research Methods | ||
| Human-environment Research Methods | ||
| Research Methods for Applied Linguistics | ||
| Community-based Research Methods | ||
| Concentration | ||
| Complete one or more of the following: | 12 | |
Indigenous Sustainability | ||
Indigenous Studies & Research | ||
Indigenous Leadership | ||
Indigenous Languages | ||
Indigenous Knowledge Systems | ||
Indigenous Education & Pedagogy | ||
| Total Credits | 45 | |
The joint Ph.D. program in Indigenous Studies draws and builds upon long-standing academic and research capabilities at UAF to offer an integrated course of advanced graduate study consisting of a common core curriculum that all students complete, coupled with six areas of concentration:
Concentrations
Indigenous Sustainability
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Sustainability Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete four of the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Public Policy | ||
| Sustainability in the Changing North | ||
| Integrated Assessment and Adaptive Management | ||
| Indigenous Food Security and Sovereignty | ||
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge | ||
| Indigenous Ways of Knowing | ||
| Cultural Atlases as a Pedagogical Strategy | ||
| Sustainable Livelihoods and Community Well-being | ||
| Place-based Education | ||
| Economics of Environmental and Business Sustainability | ||
| Arctic Politics and Governance | ||
| Indigenous Economic Development and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability in Rural and Indigenous Contexts | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
- 1
Subject to student and committee modification.
Indigenous Studies & Research
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Studies & Research Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete four of the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Northern Indigenous Peoples and Contemporary Issues | ||
| Anthropological Field Methods | ||
| Methods in Ethnohistorical Research | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights | ||
| Field Study Research Methods | ||
| Documenting Indigenous Knowledge | ||
| Indigenous Food Security and Sovereignty | ||
| Indigenous Ways of Healing | ||
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge | ||
| Education and Socioeconomic Change | ||
| Cultural Atlases as a Pedagogical Strategy | ||
| Indigenous Ways of Knowing | ||
| Sustainable Livelihoods and Community Well-being | ||
| Rethinking Multicultural Education | ||
| Political Economy of the Circumpolar North | ||
| Community-based Research Methods | ||
| Management Strategies for Rural Development | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
- 1
Subject to student and committee modification.
Indigenous Leadership
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Leadership Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete four of the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Perspectives on the North | ||
| Northern Indigenous Peoples and Contemporary Issues | ||
| U.S. Environmental Politics | ||
| International Relations of the North | ||
| International Law and the Environment | ||
| Comparative Indigenous Rights and Policies | ||
| Alaska Government and Politics | ||
| Arctic Politics and Governance | ||
| Alaska Native Social Change | ||
| Political Anthropology | ||
| Kinship and Social Organization | ||
| Research Design and Professional Development Seminar | ||
| Current Perspectives in Cultural Resource Management | ||
| Leadership Theory and Development | ||
| Educational Administration in Cultural Perspective | ||
| Strategic Leadership | ||
| Indigenous Leadership Symposium | ||
| Community Development Strategies: Principles and Practices | ||
| Management Strategies for Rural Development | ||
| Indigenous Organization Management | ||
| Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability in Rural and Indigenous Contexts | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
- 1
Subject to student and committee modification.
Indigenous Languages
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Languages Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete four of the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Alaska Native Language Apprenticeship II | ||
| Principles of Linguistic Analysis for Alaska Native Languages | ||
| Seminar in Language Revitalization | ||
| Topics in Athabascan Linguistics | ||
| Language, Literacy and Learning | ||
| Cultural Aspects of Language Acquisition | ||
| Principles of Linguistic Analysis | ||
| Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Theory and Methods of Second Language Teaching | ||
| Second Language Materials and Assessment | ||
| Assessment for the Second Language Classroom | ||
| Introduction to Linguistic Description and Documentation | ||
| Field Methods in Descriptive Linguistics I | ||
| Language Policy and Planning | ||
| Additional Topics in Advanced Yup'ik | ||
| Documenting Yup'ik Traditions/Caliarkaq | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
- 1
Subject to student and committee modification.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Knowledge Systems Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete four of the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Oral Sources: Issues in Documentation | ||
| Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders | ||
| Native Ways of Knowing | ||
| Community Healing and Wellness | ||
| Kinship and Social Organization | ||
| Northern Indigenous Peoples and Contemporary Issues | ||
| Oral Sources: Issues in Documentation | ||
| Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights | ||
| Indigenous Ways of Healing | ||
| Culture, Cognition and Knowledge Acquisition | ||
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge | ||
| Indigenous Ways of Knowing | ||
| Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems | ||
| Rural Health and Human Service Systems | ||
| Community Development Strategies: Principles and Practices | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
- 1
Subject to student and committee modification.
Indigenous Education & Pedagogy
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Education & Pedagogy Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete four of the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Native Ways of Knowing | ||
| Cultural Atlases as a Pedagogical Strategy | ||
| Rethinking Multicultural Education | ||
| Alaska Native Education | ||
| Education and Cultural Processes | ||
| Culture, Cognition and Knowledge Acquisition | ||
| Foundations of Education | ||
| Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools | ||
| Foundations of Education in Alaska: From Segregation to Standards | ||
| Curriculum Development | ||
| Culture, Community and the Curriculum | ||
| Place-based Education | ||
| Teaching Writing in a Cross-cultural Context | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
- 1
Subject to student and committee modification.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.
Students graduating from this program will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and skills gained in implementing practical solutions to real-world problems
- Compare and analyze the epistemological properties, worldviews and modes of transmission associated with various Indigenous knowledge systems (Alaska emphasis)
- Apply principles of Indigenous research methodologies and methods
- Conduct research relevant to the people and communities of the circumpolar North, with a particular emphasis on Alaska
- Demonstrate graduate-level discussion, synthesis and analysis of Indigenous studies literature
- Effectively collaborate with Indigenous peoples
- Actively contribute to Indigenous academic scholarship
