Applied Fisheries Certificate

Department website: https://uas.alaska.edu/apply/programs/fisheries.html

Sitka, e-Learning

The Certificate in Applied Fisheries offers students a broad training and background in fisheries, while also including courses encompasing broad areas of knowledge that support advanced learning. This program is articulated with the A.A.S. in Applied Fisheries and is intended to offer students practical skills and knowledge to enter careers in fisheries. Students may elect a certificate with an Aquaculture or Fisheries Management emphasis. The Certificate requires 3 credit hours of internship.

Alaskan Aquaculture Emphasis

Minimum Credit Hours 30
General Requirements 10 - 11
Program Requirements 20
General Requirements
Written and Oral Communication Skills
Select one of the following:3
*Fundamentals of Oral Communication 1
*Small Group Communication and Team Building 1
*Writing Across Contexts
*Writing and the Professions
Computational Skills
Select one of the following:3 - 4
Intermediate Algebra
*College Algebra for Calculus
*Elementary Statistics
Science Skills
Select one of the following:4
*Biology and Society
*Natural History of Alaska
*Fundamentals of Biology I
*Fundamentals of Biology II
*Introduction to General Chemistry
*Earth and Environment
Program Requirements
FT S120Fisheries of Alaska3
FT S122Alaska Salmon Culture I3
FT S125Fish Pathology Lab1
or FT S194 Fisheries Policy Practicum
FT S222Alaska Salmon Culture II3
FT S223Alaskan Aquaculture Lab1
FT S274Fish Biology3
FT S291Fisheries Internship3
OCN S101*Introduction to Oceanography3
or FT S270 Freshwater Ecology
Total Credits30-31
*

Denotes GER

1

Grade C 2.00 or better

Fisheries Management Emphasis

Minimum Credit Hours 30
General Requirements 10 - 11
Program Requirements 20
General Requirements
Written and Oral Communication Skills
Select one of the following:3
*Fundamentals of Oral Communication 1
*Small Group Communication and Team Building 1
*Writing Across Contexts
*Writing and the Professions
Computational Skills
Select one of the following: 3 - 4
Intermediate Algebra
*College Algebra for Calculus
*Elementary Statistics
Science Skills
Select one of the following:4
*Biology and Society
*Natural History of Alaska
*Fundamentals of Biology I
*Fundamentals of Biology II
*Introduction to General Chemistry
*Earth and Environment
Program Requirements
FT S120Fisheries of Alaska3
FT S194Fisheries Policy Practicum1
or FT S125 Fish Pathology Lab
FT S211Fisheries Management Techniques3
FT S212Fisheries Management Techniques Lab1
FT S272Fisheries Management, Law and Economics3
FT S274Fish Biology3
FT S291Fisheries Internship (Fisheries Technology Internship)3
OCN S101*Introduction to Oceanography3
or FT S270 Freshwater Ecology
Total Credits30-31
*

Denotes GER

1

Grade C 2.00 or better

1. Students will describe ecological attributes of fish and their habitats.

2. Students will demonstrate sound field sampling techniques.

 3. Students will operate safely while participating in program activities and utilizing program equipment.

4. Students will describe the basic principles of salmon enhancement techniques used in Alaskan hatcheries.

5. Students will describe management and legal frameworks within which marine fisheries exist.