Alaska Native Studies
College of Rural and Community Development
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development
907-474-5405
www.uaf.edu/danrd/
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits
Alaska Native Studies seeks to provide students with an awareness of the scope, richness and variety of Alaska Native cultures. It offers a series of critical perspectives on the contemporary Native experience in North American society. The BA degree can be earned on the Fairbanks campus or through distance delivery.
Students complete a concentration in one of four areas: Alaska Native Forms of Cultural Expression, Alaska Native Education, Alaska Native Language, Alaska Native Law, or Government and Politics.
The Alaska Native studies BA prepares students to appreciate historical and contemporary cultural dynamics. The department also welcomes students pursuing a second major or a minor. It encourages students who expect to be involved professionally in Alaska Native communities or other multicultural settings to pursue this degree.
Special application requirements and deadlines apply for distance BA programs. For more information contact the department toll-free at 800-770-9531 or visit www.uaf.edu/danrd/.
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the BA degree requirements.
- Complete the following:*
ANS F101--Introduction to Alaska Native Studies--3 credits
ANS/ANTH F242--Native Cultures of Alaska--3 credits
ANS F310--Indigenous Land Settlements--3 credits
ANS F350W,O--Cross Cultural Communication: Alaskan Perspectives--3 credits
ANS F375--Native American Religion and Philosophy--3 credits
ANS F401--Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders--3 credits
RD F350--Community Research in Indigenous Contexts--3 credits
RD F475--Rural Development Senior Project--3 credits - Complete 9 ANS/RD elective credits--9 credits
- Complete 21 credits in one of the following concentrations (These are recommended courses. Course substitutions may be made with approval of the faculty advisor):*
Alaska Native Education
ANL F315--Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut--3 credits
ANL F316--Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages--3 credits
ANS F102--Orientation to Alaska Native Education--2 credits
ANS F111--History of Alaska Natives--3 credits
ANS F202X--Aesthetic Appreciation of Alaska Native Performance**--3 credits
ANS F250--Current Alaska Native Leadership Perspectives--3 credits
ANS F251--Practicum in Native Cultural Expression--3 credits
ANS F300W--Alaska Native Writers Workshop--3 credits
ANS/ANTH F320W--Language and Culture: Application to Alaska--3 credits
ANS/ENGL F340--Contemporary Native American Literature--3 credits
ANS F348W--Native North American Women--3 credits
ANS F351--Practicum in Native Cultural Expression--1 - 3 credits
ANS F370--Issues in Alaska Bilingual and Multicultural Education--1 credit
ANS/ED F420--Alaska Native Education--3 credits
ANS F461--Native Ways of Knowing--3 credits
ANS F475--Alaska Native Social Change--3 credits
RD F110--ANCSA: Land Claims in the 21st Century--1 credit
RD F265--Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska--3 credits
RD F470/F670--ANCSA Pre-1971 to present--3 credits
Alaska Native Forms of Cultural Expression
ANL F315--Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut--3 credits
ANL F316--Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages--3 credits
ANS F111--History of Alaska Natives--3 credits
ANS F160--Alaska Native Dance--1 credit
ANS/THR F161--Introduction to Alaska Native Performance--3 credits
ANS F202X--Aesthetic Appreciation of Alaska Native Performance**--3 credits
ANS F250--Current Alaska Native Leadership Perspectives--3 credits
ANS F251--Practicum in Native Cultural Expression--3 credits
ANS F300W--Alaska Native Writers Workshop--3 credits
ANS/ANTH F320W--Language and Culture Application to Alaska--3 credits
ANS/ENGL F340--Contemporary Native American Literature--3 credits
ANS F347--Voices of Native American Peoples--3 credits
ANS F348W--Native North American Women--3 credits
ANS/ENGL F349--Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English translation)--3 credits
ANS F351--Practicum in Native Cultural Expression--1 - 3 credits
ANS F360--Advanced Native Dance--1 credit
ANS F361--Advanced Alaska Native Performance--3 credits
ANS/ART F365--Native Art of Alaska--3 credits
ANS F381W--Alaska Natives in Film--3 credits
ANS F461--Native Ways of Knowing--3 credits
RD F265--Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska--3 credits
RD F470/F670--ANCSA Pre-1971 to present--3 credits
Alaska Native Language (not available at all campus locations)
Complete two years study of an Alaska Native language (16 credits) and choose 6 credits from the following:*
ANL F255--Introduction to Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut--3 credits
ANL F256--Introduction to Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages--3 credits
ANL F287--Teaching Methods for Alaska Native Languages--3 credits
ANL F288--Curriculum and Materials Development for Alaska Native Languages--3 credits
ANL F315--Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut--3 credits
ANL F316--Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages--3 credits
ANS F202X--Aesthetic Appreciation of Alaska Native Performance**--3 credits
ANS F300W--Alaska Native Writers Workshop--3 credits
ANS/ANTH F320W--Language and Culture: Application to Alaska--3 credits
ANS F370--Issues in Bilingual and Multicultural Education--3 credits
ANS F461--Native Ways of Knowing--3 credits
Alaska Native Law, Government and Politics
ANS F111--History of Alaska Natives--3 credits
ANS F250--Current Alaska Native Leadership Perspectives--3 credits
ANS/RD F315--Tribal Peoples and Development--3 credits
ANS/ANTH F320W--Language and Culture: Application to Alaska--3 credits
ANS/PS F325--Native Self-Government--3 credits
ANS F348W--Native North American Women--3 credits
ANS/PS F425--Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives--3 credits
ANS/PS F450--Comparative Aboriginal Rights and Policies--3 credits
ANS F475--Alaska Native Social Change--3 credits
ANS F461--Native Ways of Knowing--3 credits
ENGL F414W--Research Writing--3 credits
PLS F280--Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals--3 credits
PS F263--Alaska Native Politics--3 credits
RD F110--ANCSA: Land Claims in the 21st Century--1 credit
RD F265--Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska--3 credits
RD F300--Rural Development in a Global Perspective--3 credits
RD F470/670--ANCSA Pre-1971 to present--3 credits
TM F201--Advanced Tribal Government--3 credits - Minimum credits required--120 credits
* Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
** ANS F202X may not be counted toward an Alaska Native Studies major if used to fulfill core requirements.
- Complete the following:
ANS F300- or F400-level course--3 credits
ANS F401--Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders--3 credits
Alaska Native Studies electives--9 credits - Minimum credits required--15 credits
*** All minor programs must be approved by the Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development department head.