University Instruction

Curators and collections staff teach courses in academic departments across varied schools or colleges at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Curators hold joint faculty appointments with UAF academic units and advise undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers in this capacity. Below is a selection of courses taught by museum faculty and staff.

Museum Studies
MSM 211 Fundamentals of Museum Studies I

College of Liberal Arts
Department of Anthropology
ANTH 309 Circumpolar Archaeology (Josh Reuther)
ANTH 465 Geoarchaeology (Josh Reuther)
ANTH 405/605 Archaeological Method and Theory (Josh Reuther)

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Department of Biology and Wildlife
BIOL 195 Introduction to Alaska's Flora (Stefanie Ickert-Bond)--course website
BIOL 195 Introduction to Alaska Graminoids (Carolyn Parker)
BIOL 195 Introduction to Field Entomology (Derek Sikes)
BIOL 195 Introduction to Alaska's Mammals (Aren Gunderson)
BIOL 331 Systematic Botany (Steffi Ickert-Bond)
BIOL 406 Entomology (Derek Sikes)
BIOL 426 Ornithology (Kevin Winker)
BIOL 427 Ichthyology (Andres Lopez)
BIOL 615 Systematics and Comparative Biology (Derek Sikes)
BIOL 644 Advanced Topics in Evolution (topics have included the following)
-Genomics of Adaptation (Kevin Winker)
-Genomics of Speciation (Kevin Winker)
-Biogeography: reconstructing patterns of diversification (Steffi Ickert-Bond)
BIOL 692 Integrating Morphological and Geographic Variation into the Classroom (Steffi Ickert-Bond)

College of Fisheries and Oceanic Sciences
FISH/BIOL 427 Ichthyology (Andres Lopez)

Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activities (URSA)
Museum Research Apprenticeship program (MRAP) - Opportunities for students to participate in collections-based activities while earning credit.
MRAP 288 Museum Research Apprentice I (Various faculty and staff)
MRAP 488 Museum Research Apprentice II (Various faculty and staff)

Grants and Fellowships

The University of Alaska Museum of the North recognizes the need to support research on our collections by interested students and scholars. The museum offers a small number of grants and fellowships to students for research related to our collections. Click here to learn more about fellowship opportunities offered by the museum.