Indigenous Studies Ph.D.
Minimum Requirements for Indigenous Studies Ph.D.: 48 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: | ||
| ANL/CCS/ED/RD F608 | Indigenous Knowledge Systems | 3 |
| ANL/CCS/ED/RD F690 | Seminar in Cross-Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 6 | |
| Seminar in Language Revitalization | ||
| Linguistic Anthropology: Language, Thought and Action | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Sustainability in the Changing North | ||
| Integrated Assessment and Adaptive Management | ||
| Northern Indigenous Peoples and Contemporary Issues | ||
| Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights | ||
| Education and Cultural Processes | ||
| Culture, Cognition and Knowledge Acquisition | ||
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge | ||
| Cultural Aspects of Language Acquisition | ||
| Education and Socioeconomic Change | ||
| Language, Literacy and Learning | ||
| Educational Administration in Cultural Perspective | ||
| Indigenous Leadership Symposium | ||
| Political Economy of the Circumpolar North | ||
| Management Strategies for Rural Development | ||
| Indigenous Organization Management | ||
| Research Courses | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 6 | |
| Analytical Techniques | ||
| Methods in Ethnohistorical Research | ||
| Documenting Indigenous Knowledge | ||
| Field Study Research Methods | ||
| 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 | 48 | |
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Education and Socioeconomic Change | ||
| 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 | ||
| Documenting Yup'ik Traditions/Caliarkaq | ||
| Additional Topics in Advanced Yup'ik | ||
| 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 | ||
| Indigenous Ways of Healing | ||
| Culture, Cognition and Knowledge Acquisition | ||
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge | ||
| Indigenous Ways of Knowing | ||
| Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights | ||
| 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.
