2007-2008 Academic Catalog

Colleges and Schools


Liberal Arts • (907) 474-7231

The College of Liberal Arts provides graduate and undergraduate degree programs in the arts, humanities and social sciences. It offers an excellent liberal arts education with strengths in circumpolar teaching, research and service and a particular focus on Alaska Native peoples and languages. Much of the UAF baccalaureate core curriculum and a variety of outreach programs are delivered through the college. Its faculty and staff recognize the importance of new teaching technologies and of student access to senior professors in small class environments.

CLA offers the following undergraduate degrees: 13 bachelor of arts, three bachelor of science, one bachelor of fine arts and one bachelor of music. Graduate degrees include nine master of arts, two master of fine arts and two doctorates. The college offers minors in liberal arts disciplines as well as interdisciplinary minors in Asian studies, film studies, law and society, military science, women's studies, environmental politics, and leadership and civic engagement. More information is available at www.uaf.edu/cla/.