Program Overview

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers a comprehensive range of academic programs, including undergraduate and graduate degree programs, certificates, and occupational endorsements.

Academic Catalog

The UAF Academic Catalog provides detailed information on the university's academic programs, including degree requirements, course descriptions, and academic policies.

Degrees and Programs

UAF offers a variety of degree programs, including:

• Bachelor's degrees
• Graduate degrees
• Occupational endorsements, certificates, and associate degrees

Rural Development Program

The Rural Development program is designed to educate a new generation of community leaders for rural Alaska. The program offers a broad understanding of Alaska's relationship to the global economy and an appreciation for sustainable development strategies.

B.A. Degree

The B.A. degree in Rural Development requires a minimum of 120 credits. Students must complete the general university requirements, the B.A. degree requirements, and the following courses:

1. RD 300W--Rural Development in a Global Perspective (3 credits)
2. RD 325--Community Development Strategies (3 credits)
3. RD 350O--Indigenous Knowledge and Community Research (3 credits)
4. RD 351--Strategic Planning for Rural Communities (3 credits)
5. RD 352--Rural Business Planning and Proposal Development (3 credits)
6. RD 400--Rural Development Internship (3 credits)
7. RD 450--Managing Rural Projects and Programs (3 credits)
8. RD 451--Human Resources Management for Indigenous Communities (3 credits)
9. RD 475W--Rural Development Senior Project (3 credits)

Concentrations

Students in the Rural Development program can choose from five concentrations:

• Community Business and Economic Development
• Community Research and Indigenous Knowledge
• Land, Resources and Environmental Management
• Rural Health and Human Services Management
• Tribal and Local Government Administration

Community Business and Economic Development

This concentration requires 21 credits from the following courses:

• 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)
• 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/Records 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)
• ENGL 414W--Research Writing (3 credits)
• RD 430--Indigenous Economic Development and Planning (3 credits)
• RD 492--Rural Development Leadership Seminar (1-3 credits)
• SOC 407--Formal Organization (3 credits)
• Approved electives (3 or more credits)

Community Research and Indigenous Knowledge

This concentration requires 21 credits from the following courses:

• ANL 315--Alaska Native Languages: Eskimo-Aleut (3 credits)
• ANL 316--Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages (3 credits)
• ANS/ANTH 320W--Language and Culture: Applications to Alaska (3 credits)
• ANS 350W,O--Cross Cultural Communication: Alaskan Perspectives (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)
• 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)
• 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)
• ENGL 414W--Research Writing (3 credits)
• HIST 250--Alaska History for Local Historians (3 credits)
• HIST 470W--Researching and Writing Alaska History (3 credits)
• JRN 215--Radio Production (3 credits)
• JRN 311W--Magazine Article Writing (3 credits)
• JRN 404--Photojournalism I (3 credits)
• JRN 452W--Radio and Television News Writing (3 credits)
• LS 309--Information Resources (1 credit)
• 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)
• RD 465--Community Healing and Wellness (3 credits)
• RD 492--Rural Development Leadership Seminar (1-3 credits)
• SOC 250--Introductory Statistics for Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
• SOC/SWK 473W--Social Science Research Methods (3 credits)
• Approved electives (3 or more credits)

Land, Resources and Environmental Management

This concentration requires 21 credits from the following courses:

• 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 111--Economics of Rural Alaska (3 credits)
• ECON 235--Introduction to Natural Resource Economics (3 credits)
• ENGL 314W,O/2--Technical Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 414W--Research 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--Public Lands Law and Policy (3 credits)
• NRM 340--Natural Resources Measurement and Inventory (3 credits)
• NRM 404--Environmental Impact Statement Law (3 credits)
• NRM 430--Resource Management Planning (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)
• RD 492--Rural Development Leadership Seminar (1-3 credits)
• WLF 201--Wildlife Management Principles (3 credits)
• WLF 303--Wildlife Management Techniques (3 credits)
• Approved electives (3 or more credits)

Rural Health and Human Services Management

This concentration requires 21 credits from the following courses:

• ABUS 154--Human Relations (3 credits)
• ABUS 179--Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
• ABUS 231--Introduction to Personnel (3 credits)
• ANS/PS 325--Native Self-Government (3 credits)
• ANS 425--Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives (3 credits)
• ENGL 314W,O/2--Technical Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 414W--Research Writing (3 credits)
• HSV 120--Cultural Diversity in Human Service (3 credits)
• HSV 125--Introduction to Addictive Processes (3 credits)
• HSV 205--Basic Principles of Group Counseling (3 credits)
• HSV 210--Crisis and Grief Counseling (3 credits)
• HSV 215--Individual Interviewing (3 credits)
• HSV 250--Current Issues in Human Service (3 credits)
• HSV 301--Ethics in Human Service (3 credits)
• HSV 305--Substance Abuse Counseling (3 credits)
• JUST 340--Rural Justice in Alaska (3 credits)
• PSY 240--Lifespan Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
• RD 427--Tribal Contracting and Compacting (3 credits)
• RD 462--Rural Health and Human Service Systems (3 credits)
• RD 465--Community Healing and Wellness (3 credits)
• RD 492--Rural Development Leadership Seminar (1-3 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--Introduction to Social Work (3 credits)
• SWK 320--Rural Social Work (3 credits)
• Approved electives (3 or more credits)

Tribal and Local Government Administration

This concentration requires 21 credits from the following courses:

• ABUS 101--Principles of Financial Accounting I (3 credits)
• ABUS 154--Human Relations (3 credits)
• ABUS 179--Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
• ABUS 201--Principles of Financial Accounting II (3 credits)
• ABUS 232--Contemporary Management Issues (3 credits)
• ACCT 414--Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (3 credits)
• ANS 310--The Alaska Native Lands Settlement (3 credits)
• ANS/PS 325--Native Self-Government (3 credits)
• ANS 350W,O--Cross Cultural Communication: Alaskan Perspectives (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)
• ENGL 414W--Research Writing (3 credits)
• JUST 340--Rural Justice in Alaska (3 credits)
• NRM 204--Public Lands Law 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 403W--Public Policy (3 credits)
• PS 462--Alaska Government and Politics (3 credits)
• RD 492--Rural Development Leadership Seminar (1-3 credits)
• SOC 250--Introductory Statistics for Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
• SOC 407--Formal Organization (3 credits)
• Approved electives (3 or more credits)

Minor

A minor in Rural Development requires 18 credits, including:

1. RD 300--Rural Development in a Global Perspective (3 credits)
2. RD electives at the 200-level or above (15 credits)

Accreditation

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.