UAS Academic CatalogApplied Fisheries Certificate
Department website: https://uas.alaska.edu/apply/programs/fisheries.html
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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 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 S120 | Fisheries of Alaska | 3 |
| FT S122 | Alaska Salmon Culture | 3 |
| FT S123 | Introduction to Mariculture | 3 |
| FT S125 | Fish Pathology Lab | 1 |
| or FT S194 | Fisheries Policy Practicum | |
| or FT S225 | Seafood Business and Marketing for Mariculture | |
| FT S223 | Alaskan Aquaculture Lab | 1 |
| FT S224 | Shellfish Hatchery and Farming Techniques | 3 |
| or FT S274 | Fish Biology | |
| FT S291 | Fisheries Internship | 3 |
| OCN S101 | *Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| or FT S270 | Freshwater Ecology | |
| Total Credits | 30-31 | |
- *
Denotes GER
- 1
Grade C 2.00 or better
Fisheries Management Emphasis
| Minimum Credit Hours | 30 |
| General Requirements | 10 - 11 |
| Program Requirements | 20 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 S120 | Fisheries of Alaska | 3 |
| FT S194 | Fisheries Policy Practicum | 1 |
| or FT S125 | Fish Pathology Lab | |
| FT S211 | Fisheries Management Techniques | 3 |
| FT S212 | Fisheries Management Techniques Lab | 1 |
| FT S272 | Fisheries Management, Law and Economics | 3 |
| FT S274 | Fish Biology | 3 |
| FT S291 | Fisheries Internship (Fisheries Technology Internship) | 3 |
| OCN S101 | *Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| or FT S270 | Freshwater Ecology | |
| Total Credits | 30-31 | |
- *
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.