1998-99 UAF Catalog
Degrees and Programs
Rural Development
College of Rural Alaska
Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development
Fairbanks Campus (907) 474-5573
Statewide toll-free number (800) 770-9531
Anchorage office (907) 279-2700
Bristol Bay Campus (907) 842-5109
Chukchi Campus (907) 442-3400
Interior-Aleutians Campus (907) 474-6433
Kuskokwim Campus (907) 543-4582
Northwest Campus (907) 443-2201
Internet site www.uaf.edu/uafrural/
Degree: B.A.
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits
The Rural Development program is designed for those committed to the empowerment of Alaska Native and other rural communities. This interdisciplinary degree provides a broad understanding of development processes in Alaska and the global community. It also provides specific tools essential for rural leadership, including grant proposal writing, business planning, resources co-management, and project management and evaluation.
Students work with a faculty advisor to develop a concentration in one of six areas: Land/Renewable Resources, Tribal and Local Government Administration, Small Business Management, Community Research and Cultural Documentation, Community Organization and Service, Rural Health and Human Services Management.
Rural development is available to students away from the Fairbanks campus through the applied field-based program. Special admission requirements apply. Contact the department for further information.
Rural Development -- B.A. Degree
Concentrations: Land/Renewable Resources, Tribal and Local Government Administration, Small Business Management, Community Research and Cultural Documentation, Community Organization and Service, Rural Health and Human Services Management
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the B.A. degree requirements.
- Complete the following:*
RD 300 -- Rural Development in a Global Perspective (3 credits)
RD 325 -- Community Development Strategies (3 credits)
RD 350O -- Community Research Techniques (3 credits)
RD 351 -- Community Planning and Grant Writing Techniques (3 credits)
RD 400 -- Rural Development Internship (3 credits)
RD 450 -- Managing Community Development Programs (3 credits)
RD 475W -- Rural Development Senior Project (3 credits)
RD elective (6 credits)
RD or ED electives (3 credits) - Complete 1 of the following concentrations:**
- Complete 24 credits from the following:
ABUS 223 -- Real Estate Law (3 credits)
ANS 310 -- The Alaska Native Lands Settlement (3 credits)
ANS 425 -- Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives (3 credits)
BIOL 104 -- Natural History of Alaska (3 credits)
BIOL 150 -- Introduction to Marine Biology (3 credits)
BIOL 271 -- Principles of Ecology (4 credits)
BIOL 277 -- Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 credits)
CIOS 111 -- Computer Software for Beginners (2 credits)
CE 112 -- Elementary Surveying (3 credits)
CS 101 -- Computers and Society (3 credits)
ECON 235 -- Introduction to Natural Resource Economics (3 credits)
ENGL 314W,O/2 -- Technical Writing (3 credits)
EQS 201 -- Environmental Management (3 credits)
FISH 101 -- Introduction to Fisheries (3 credits)
FISH 401W,O/2 -- Fisheries Management (3 credits)
GEOG 338 -- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
GEOS 101X -- The Dynamic Earth (4 credits)
MIN 101 -- Minerals, Man and the Environment (3 credits)
MSL 111X -- The Oceans (4 credits)
NRM 101 -- Natural Resources Conservation and Policy (3 credits)
NRM 204 -- Natural Resources Legislation and Policy (3 credits)
NRM 340 -- Natural Resources Measurement and Inventory (3 credits)
NRM 404 -- Processes of Natural Resources Decision Making (3 credits)
NRM 430 -- Resource Management Planning (3 credits)
PS 420 -- Environmental Policies (3 credits)
RD 255 -- Rural Alaska Land Issues (3 credits)
RD 256 -- Co-Management of Renewable Resources (3 credits)
RD 265 -- Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska (3 credits)
RD 280 -- Resource Management Research Techniques (3 credits)
WLF 201 -- Wildlife Management Principles (3 credits)
WLF 303 -- Wildlife Management Techniques (3 credits)
Approved electives 3 or more - Minimum credits required (120 credits)
Note: Land/renewable resources is designed for individuals interested in becoming involved in the management of village corporation lands.
Tribal and Local Government Administration
- Complete 24 credits from the following:
ABUS 154 -- Human Relations (3 credits)
ABUS 179 -- Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
ABUS 232 -- Contemporary Management Issues (3 credits)
ACCT 101 -- Elementary Accounting I (3 credits)
ACCT 102 -- Elementary Accounting II (3 credits)
ACCT 414 -- Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (3 credits)
ANS 220 -- Cross-Cultural Communication (3 credits)
ANS 310 -- The Alaska Native Lands Settlement (3 credits)
ANS 425 -- Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives (3 credits)
ANS 450 -- Comparative Aboriginal Rights and Policies (3 credits)
BA 330 -- The Legal Environment of Business (4 credits)
CIOS 111 -- Computer Software for Beginners (2 credits)
COMM 330 -- Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
COMM 335O -- Organizational Communication (3 credits)
CS 101 -- Computers and Society (3 credits)
ECON 351 -- Public Finance (3 credits)
ENGL 212 -- Business, Grant, and Report Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 314W,O/2 -- Technical Writing (3 credits)
JUST 340 -- Rural Justice in Alaska (3 credits)
NRM 204 -- Natural Resources Legislation and Policy (3 credits)
NRM 430 -- Resource Management Planning (3 credits)
PS 101 -- Introduction to American Government and Politics (3 credits)
PS 212 -- Introduction to Public Administration (3 credits)
PS 263 -- Alaska Native Politics (3 credits)
PS 325 -- Native Self-Government (3 credits)
PS 403W -- Public Policy (3 credits)
PS 462 -- Alaska Government and Politics (3 credits)
SOC 250 -- Introductory Statistics for Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
SOC 407 -- Formal Organization (3 credits)
Approved electives 3 or more - Minimum credits required (120 credits)
Note: Tribal and local government administration is designed for individuals interested in becoming involved in the administration of municipal cities or tribal governments.
- Complete 24 credits from the following:
ABUS 151 -- Village Based Entrepreneurship (2 credits)
ABUS 179 -- Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
ABUS 211 -- Tax for Business Entities (2 credits)
ABUS 232 -- Contemporary Management Issues (3 credits)
ABUS 233 -- Financial Management (3 credits)
ABUS 241 -- Applied Business Law (3 credits)
ABUS 272 -- Small Business Planning (3 credits)
ABUS 273 -- Managing a Small Business (3 credits)
ACCT 101 -- Elementary Accounting I (3 credits)
ACCT 102 -- Elementary Accounting II (3 credits)
ANS 310 -- The Alaska Native Lands Settlement (3 credits)
ANS 425 -- Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives (3 credits)
BA 151 -- Introduction to Business (3 credits)
CIOS 111 -- Computer Software for Beginners (2 credits)
CIOS 264 -- Filing/ecords Management (3 credits)
CS 101 -- Computers and Society (3 credits)
ECON 111 -- Economics of Rural Alaska (3 credits)
ECON 200 -- Principles of Economics (4 credits)
ENGL 212 -- Business, Grant, and Report Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 314W,O/2 -- Technical Writing (3 credits)
SOC 407 -- Formal Organization (3 credits)
Approved electives 6 or more - Minimum credits required (120 credits)
Note: Small business management is designed for individuals interested in becoming involved in the management of ANCSA village corporations and related community-based enterprises.
Community Research and Cultural Documentation
- Complete 24 credits from the following:
ANL 315 -- Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut (3 credits)
ANL 316 -- Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages (3 credits)
ANS 220 -- Cross-Cultural Communication (3 credits)
ANS 320W -- Language and Culture: Applications of Alaska (3 credits)
ANS 351 -- Practicum in Native Cultural Expression (1-3 credits)
ANS 401 -- Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders (3 credits)
ANTH 230 -- The Oral Tradition: Folklore and Oral History (3 credits)
ANTH 320W -- Language and Culture: Applications to Alaska (3 credits)
APAR 100 -- Basic Video Workshop (1 credit)
APAR 103 -- Editing Videotape (1 credit)
CIOS 111 -- Computer Software for Beginners (2 credits)
COMM 330 -- Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
CS 101 -- Computers and Society (3 credits)
ED 311 -- Introduction to Instructional Techniques (3 credits)
ENGL 313W -- Writing Non-Fiction Prose (3 credits)
ENGL 314W,O/2 -- Technical Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 349 -- Narrative Art of Alaska Native Peoples (in English Translation) (3 credits)
HIST 250 -- Alaska History for Local Historians (3 credits)
HIST 470W -- Researching and Writing Alaska History (3 credits)
JB 215 -- Audio Production (3 credits)
JB 311W -- Magazine Article Writing (3 credits)
JB 404 -- Photojournalism (3 credits)
JB 452W -- Radio and Television News Writing (3 credits)
LS 309 -- Information Resources (1 credit)
LS 482 -- History of Circumpolar Research (3 credits)
MSM 211 -- Fundamentals of Museum Studies I (3 credits)
MSM 212 -- Fundamentals of Museum Studies II (3 credits)
MSM 311 -- Museum Administration (3 credits)
MSM 312 -- Museum Collection Management (3 credits)
RD 425 -- Cultural Impact Analysis (3 credits)
SOC 250 -- Introductory Statistics for Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
SOC 473W -- Social Science Research Methods (3 credits)
Approved electives 3 or more - Minimum credits required (120 credits)
Note: Community research and cultural documentation is designed for individuals interested in becoming involved in accessing, organizing and disseminating information at the community level, particularly through community information centers.
Community Organization and Service
- Complete 24 credits from the following:
ABUS 154 -- Human Relations (3 credits)
ABUS 179 -- Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
ABUS 231 -- Introduction to Personnel (3 credits)
ABUS 232 -- Contemporary Management Issues (3 credits)
ANS 220 -- Cross-Cultural Communication (3 credits)
ANS 425 -- Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives (3 credits)
COMM 330 -- Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
ENGL 314W,O/2 -- Technical Writing (3 credits)
HMSV 201 -- Introduction to Human Services (3 credits)
HMSV 230 -- Alcoholism: Causes and Consequences (3 credits)
HMSV 410 -- Management of Human Services Programs (3 credits)
PSY 101 -- Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
PSY 240 -- Lifespan Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
PSY 255 -- Foundations of Counseling (3 credits)
PSY 310 -- Cross-Cultural Psychology (3 credits)
PSY 445W -- Community Psychology (3 credits)
SOC 101 -- Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
SOC 201 -- Social Problems (3 credits)
SOC 242 -- The Family: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 credits)
SOC 310 -- Sociology of Later Life (3 credits)
SOC 370 -- Drugs and Drug Dependence (3 credits)
SWK 103 -- Social Work n the Human Services (3 credits)
SWK 225 -- Case Management (3 credits)
SWK 306W -- Social Welfare: Policies and Issues (3 credits)
SWK 320 -- Rural Social Work (3 credits)
Approved electives 3 or more - Minimum credits required (120 credits)
Note: Community organization and service is designed for individuals who are interested in becoming involved with community level service organizations and programs.
Rural Health and Human Services Management
- Complete 24 credits from the following:
ABUS 154 -- Human Relations (3 credits)
ABUS 179 -- Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
ABUS 231 -- Introduction to Personnel (3 credits)
ANS 425 -- Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives (3 credits)
ENGL 314W,O/2 -- Technical Writing (3 credits)
HST 120 -- Cultural Diversity in Human Service (3 credits)
HST 125 -- Introduction to Addictive Processes (3 credits)
HST 205 -- Basic Principles of Group Counseling (3 credits)
HST 210 -- Crisis and Grief Counseling (3 credits)
HST 215 -- Individual Interviewing (3 credits)
HST 250 -- Current Issues in Human Service (3 credits)
HST 301O -- Ethics in Human Service (3 credits)
HST 305 -- Substance Abuse Counseling (3 credits)
JUST 340 -- Rural Justice in Alaska (3 credits)
PS 325 -- Native Self-Government (3 credits)
PSY 240 -- Lifespan Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
PSY 445W -- Community Psychology (3 credits)
RHS 110 -- Cross-Cultural Bridging Skills (2 credits)
RHS 120 -- Family Systems I (2 credits)
RHS 130 -- Processes of Community Change (2 credits)
RHS 140 -- Alaska Native Values and Principles (2 credits)
RHS 150 -- Introduction to Rural Counseling (2 credits)
RHS 220 -- Family Systems II (2 credits)
RHS 260 -- Addictions: Intervention and Treatment (2 credits)
RHS 265 -- Interpersonal Violence (2 credits)
RHS 270 -- Networking, Negotiating, and Conflict Resolution (2 credits)
RHS 285 -- Case Management (2 credits)
RHS 290 -- Grief and Healing (2 credits)
SOC 242 -- The Family: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 credits)
SOC 301 -- Rural Sociology (3 credits)
SOC 370 -- Drugs and Drug Dependence (3 credits)
SWK 103 -- Social Work in the Human Services (3 credits)
SWK 225 -- Case Management (3 credits)
SWK 303 -- Indian Child Welfare Act: Origins and Implementation (3 credits)
SWK 320 -- Rural Social Work (3 credits)
Approved electives 6 or more - Minimum credits required (120 credits)
Note: Rural health and human services management is designed for individuals interested in management in rural health and human services fields (regional or local health corporations, tribal governments and social service providers).
- Complete 24 credits from the following:
* Student must earn a "C" grade or better in each course.
** Elective credits may also fulfill the humanities, social science, mathematics general requirements for the B.A. degree. Prerequisites are required for many of these courses; however, prerequisites do not apply to the credit requirement.
- Complete the following:
RD 300 -- Rural Development in a Global Perspective (3 credits)
RD electives at the 200-level or above (15 credits) - Minimum credits required (18 credits)