Eskimo

College of Liberal Arts
Department of Alaska Native Languages
(907) 474-7874
www.uaf.edu/anlc/classes.html

B.A. Degree

Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits

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Eskimo languages are spoken by far northern people from the northeastern tip of Siberia, across Alaska and Canada, to East Greenland. The Eskimo languages include the four Yup'ik languages of Alaska and Siberia as well as Inuit, the Alaskan sector of which is called Inupiaq. In terms of population and numbers of speakers, Central Alaskan Yup'ik is by far the largest Alaska Native language; Inupiaq is the second largest. Eskimo languages are the linguistic heritage of more than half of Alaska's Native population.

Students who obtain a B.A. in Central Yup'ik or Inupiaq Eskimo may be employed as Native language instructors or language specialists for school districts or Native organizations. No other university in the United States offers a B.A. in Eskimo.

Students in linguistics or anthropology may want to complete a minor in Eskimo to add a distinctly Alaska emphasis to their education.

Inupiaq Eskimo--B.A. Degree

1. Complete the general university requirements.
2. Complete the B.A. degree requirements.
3. Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
   ANL 315--Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut 3 credits
   ESK 111--Elementary Inupiaq Eskimo 5 credits
   ESK 112--Elementary Inupiaq Eskimo 5 credits
   ESK 211--Intermediate Inupiaq Eskimo 3 credits
   ESK 212--Intermediate Inupiaq Eskimo 3 credits
   ESK 417--Advanced Inupiaq Eskimo 3 credits
   LING 101--Nature of Language (3)
   or ANS 320W--Language and Culture: Application of Alaska (3) 3 credits
4. Complete 3 of the following:*
   ANL 287--Teaching Methods for Alaska Native Languages 3 credits
   ANL 316--Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages 3 credits
   ANS/ENGL 349--Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English Translation) 3 credits
   ANTH 242--Native Cultures of Alaska 3 credits
   ANTH 380--The People of Alaskan Southwest: Aleuts, Kodiak Islanders and the Chugach 3 credits
   ANTH 381--The Inupiaq and Yup'ik Peoples 3 credits
   ESK 417--Advanced Inupiaq Eskimo (additional) 3 credits
   HIST 110--History of Alaska Natives 3 credits
   LING/ED 303W,O--Language Acquisition 3 credits
   LING 318--Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology 3 credits
   LING 320--Introduction to Morphology 3 credits
   LING 410O--Theory and Methods of Second Language Teaching 3 credits
   LING 430--Historical Linguistics 3 credits
   LING 450O--Language, Policy and Planning 3 credits
   MUS 223--Native Alaskan Music 3 credits
   PS 263--Alaska Native Politics 3 credits
   Yup'ik Eskimo course or approved course 3 credits
5. Minimum credits required 120
   
   * Student must earn a C grade or better in each course.

Yup'ik Eskimo--B.A. Degree

1. Complete the general university requirements.
2. Complete the B.A. degree requirements.
3. Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
   ANL 315--Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut 3 credits
   ESK 101--Elementary Central Yup'ik Eskimo 5 credits
   ESK 102--Elementary Central Yup'ik Eskimo 5 credits
   ESK 201--Intermediate Central Yup'ik 3 credits
   ESK 202--Intermediate Central Yup'ik 3 credits
   ESK 301--Advanced Central Yup'ik Eskimo 3 credits
   ESK 415--Additional Topics in Advanced Yup'ik Eskimo 3 credits
   LING 101--Nature of Language (3)
   or ANS 320W--Language and Culture: Application of Alaska (3) 3 credits
4. Complete 2 of the following:*
   ANL 287--Teaching Methods for Alaska Native Languages 3 credits
   ANL 316--Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages 3 credits
   ANS/ENGL 349--Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English Translation) 3 credits
   ANTH 242--Native Cultures of Alaska 3 credits
   ANTH 380--The People of Alaskan Southwest: Aleuts, Kodiak Islanders and the Chugach 3 credits
   ANTH 381--The Inupiaq and Yup'ik Peoples 3 credits
   HIST 110--History of Alaska Natives 3 credits
   LING/ED 303W,O--Language Acquisition 3 credits
   LING 318--Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology 3 credits
   LING 320--Introduction to Morphology 3 credits
   LING 430--Historical Linguistics 3 credits
   LING 450O--Language, Policy and Planning 3 credits
   MUS 223--Native Alaskan Music 3 credits
   PS 263--Alaska Native Politics 3 credits
   Inupiaq Eskimo course or approved course 3 credits
5. Minimum credits required 120
   
   * Student must earn a C grade or better in each course.

Minor

1. Complete Eskimo electives 15 credits
2. Minimum credits required 15