Eskimo
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Alaska Native Languages
907-474-7874
www.uaf.edu/anlc/classes/
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits
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 Yupik languages of Alaska and Siberia as well as Inuit, the Alaska 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.
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the B.A. degree requirements.
- Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
ANL F315--Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut--3 credits
ESK F111--Elementary Inupiaq Eskimo--5 credits
ESK F112--Elementary Inupiaq Eskimo--5 credits
ESK F211--Intermediate Inupiaq Eskimo--3 credits
ESK F212--Intermediate Inupiaq Eskimo--3 credits
ESK F417--Advanced Inupiaq Eskimo--3 credits
LING F101--Nature of Language (3)
or ANS F320W--Language and Culture:
Applications to Alaska (3)--3 credits - Complete three of the following:*
ANL F287--Teaching Methods for Alaska Native Languages--3 credits
ANL F316--Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages--3 credits
ANS/ENGL F349--Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English Translation)--3 credits
ANTH F242--Native Cultures of Alaska--3 credits
ESK F417--Advanced Inupiaq Eskimo--3 credits
HIST F110--History of Alaska Natives--3 credits
LING/ED F303W,O--Language Acquisition--3 credits
LING F318--Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology--3 credits
LING F320--Introduction to Morphology--3 credits
LING F410O--Theory and Methods of Second Language Teaching--3 credits
LING F430--Historical Linguistics--3 credits
LING F450O--Language, Policy and Planning--3 credits
MUS F223--Alaska Native Music--3 credits
PS F263--Alaska Native Politics--3 credits
Yup'ik Eskimo course or approved course--3 credits - Minimum credits required--120 credits
* Students must earn a C grade (2.0) or better in each course.
Yup'ik Eskimo -- B.A. Degree
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the B.A. degree requirements.
- Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
ANL F315--Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut--3 credits
ESK F101--Elementary Central Yup'ik Eskimo--5 credits
ESK F102--Elementary Central Yup'ik Eskimo--5 credits
ESK F201--Intermediate Central Yup'ik--3 credits
ESK F202--Intermediate Central Yup'ik--3 credits
ESK F301--Advanced Central Yup'ik Eskimo--3 credits
ESK F415--Additional Topics in Advanced Yup'ik Eskimo--3 credits
LING F101--Nature of Language (3)
or ANS F320W--Language and Culture:
Applications to Alaska (3)--3 credits - Complete two of the following:*
ANL F287--Teaching Methods for Alaska Native Languages--3 credits
ANL F316--Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages--3 credits
ANS/ENGL F349--Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English Translation)--3 credits
ANTH F242--Native Cultures of Alaska--3 credits
HIST F110--History of Alaska Natives--3 credits
LING/ED F303W,O--Language Acquisition--3 credits
LING F318--Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology--3 credits
LING F320--Introduction to Morphology--3 credits
LING F430--Historical Linguistics--3 credits
LING F450O--Language, Policy and Planning--3 credits
MUS F223--Alaska Native Music--3 credits
PS F263--Alaska Native Politics--3 credits
Inupiaq Eskimo course or approved course--3 credits - Minimum credits required--120 credits
* Students must earn a C grade (2.0) or better in each course.
- Complete Eskimo electives--15 credits
- Minimum credits required--15 credits