UAS Academic CatalogAlaska Native Studies Minor
The Alaska Native studies program offers the student the opportunity to explore an interdisciplinary curriculum in Alaska Native cultures, history, and perspectives. The program provides critical understanding and insights to students who anticipate professional involvement in Alaska Native rural and urban communities.
| Minimum Credit Hours | 18 |
Students may only count a maximum of six credits in one topic area. Courses taken as foundations may not be counted as electives.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Indigenous Oral Literature | ||
| Indigenous Social Movements | ||
| ANCSA and Tribal Governance | ||
| *Northwest Coast Native Art History & Culture | ||
| Select twelve credits of the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Language Skills | ||
| Haida I | ||
| Tlingit I | ||
| *Beginning Tlingit I | ||
| *Beginning Tlingit II | ||
| *Intermediate Tlingit I | ||
| *Intermediate Tlingit II | ||
| *Intermediate Haida I | ||
| *Intermediate Haida II | ||
| Advanced Tlingit I | ||
| Advanced Tlingit II | ||
| Advanced Haida I | ||
| Advanced Haida II | ||
| Humanities Skills | ||
| History of Alaska | ||
| Northwest Coast Tool Making | ||
| Harvest and Preparation of Basket Materials | ||
| Northwest Coast Art: Selected Topics | ||
| *Northwest Coast Native Art History & Culture | ||
| *Beginning Northwest Coast Indigenous Design I | ||
| *Beginning Northwest Coast Carving I | ||
| *Beginning Northwest Coast Woolen Weaving I | ||
| *Beginning Northwest Coast Basketry I | ||
| Northwest Coast Basket Design | ||
| Social Science Skills | ||
| Indigenous Oral Literature | ||
| Alaska Native Organizations and Economies | ||
| Indigenous Sciences and Ways of Knowing: Selected Topics | ||
| Subsistence in Alaska | ||
| Indigenous Social Movements | ||
| ANCSA and Tribal Governance | ||
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Additional courses can be approved by the Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies faculty advisor. These courses may be from other disciplines, but have Alaska Native themes or issues as a primary component of the class.