Program Overview

University of Alaska Fairbanks Programs

The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers a wide range of programs for students. Below are the details of these programs.

Programs by Degree Type

• Occupational Endorsements
  • Advanced Emergency Medical Technician O.E.C.
  • Basic Carpentry O.E.C.
  • Bookkeeping and Finance O.E.C.
  • Computer Support Specialist O.E.C.
  • Content Creation O.E.C.
  • Cybersecurity Foundations O.E.C.
  • Dental Assistant O.E.C.
  • Drafting Technology O.E.C.
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation O.E.C.
  • Ethnobotany O.E.C.
  • Executive Assistant O.E.C.
  • Facility Maintenance O.E.C.
  • High Latitude Range Management O.E.C.
  • Homeland Security O.E.C.
  • Law Enforcement Academy O.E.C.
  • Marketing & Digital Design O.E.C.
  • Medical Assisting O.E.C.
  • Medical Billing O.E.C.
  • Medical Coding O.E.C.
  • Medical Office Reception O.E.C.
  • Medical Scribe O.E.C.
  • Mining Mill Operations O.E.C.
  • Nanny Caregiving O.E.C.
  • Nurse Aide O.E.C.
  • Rural Surface Water Quality Testing O.E.C.
  • Rural Waste Management and Spill Response O.E.C.
  • Strategic Leadership O.E.C.
  • Sustainable Energy O.E.C.
  • Tribal Justice O.E.C.
  • Tribal Stewardship O.E.C.
  • Unmanned Aircraft Operations O.E.C.
  • Welding, Entry-level O.E.C.
  • Wildland Fire Science O.E.C.
  • Yup'ik Language Competency O.E.C.
• Certificates
  • Airframe and Powerplant Certificate
  • Airframe Certificate
  • Applied Accounting Certificate
  • Applied Business Certificate
  • Automotive Technology Certificate
  • Baking and Pastry Arts Certificate
  • Culinary Arts Certificate
  • Dental Assistant Certificate
  • Diesel/Heavy Equipment Certificate
  • Drafting Technology Certificate
  • Early Childhood Education Certificate
  • Health Care Reimbursement Certificate
  • High Latitude Range Management Certificate
  • Information Technology Specialist Certificate
  • Instrumentation Technology Certificate
  • Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate
  • Local Knowledge Educator Certificate
  • Medical Assistant Certificate
  • Medical Scribe Specialist Certificate
  • Medical/Dental Reception Certificate
  • Native Language Education Certificate
  • Powerplant Certificate
  • Pre-nursing Qualifications Certificate
  • Rural Human Services Certificate
  • Tribal Governance Certificate
  • Yup'ik Language Proficiency Certificate
• Associates
  • Applied Accounting A.A.S.
  • Applied Business A.A.S.
  • Apprenticeship Technologies A.A.S.
  • Associate of Arts
  • Associate of Science
  • Aviation Maintenance A.A.S.
  • Construction Management A.A.S.
  • Culinary Arts and Hospitality A.A.S.
  • Dental Assistant A.A.S.
  • Early Childhood Education A.A.S.
  • Fire Science A.A.S.
  • Human Services A.A.S.
  • Industrial Process Operator A.A.S.
  • Information Technology Specialist A.A.S.
  • Interdisciplinary Studies A.A.S.
  • Medical Assistant A.A.S.
  • Native Language Education A.A.S.
  • Paralegal Studies A.A.S.
  • Paramedicine A.A.S.
  • Professional Piloting A.A.S.
  • Tribal Governance A.A.S.
  • Yup'ik Language Proficiency A.A.S.
• Bachelor's
  • Accounting B.B.A.
  • Aerospace Engineering B.S.
  • Alaska Native Languages B.A.
  • Alaska Native Studies B.A.
  • Anthropology B.A.
  • Applied Management B.A.M.
  • Art B.A.
  • Art B.F.A.
  • Biological Sciences B.A.
  • Biological Sciences B.S.
  • Business Administration B.B.A.
  • Chemistry B.S.
  • Child Development and Family Studies B.A.
  • Civil Engineering B.S.
  • Climate and Arctic Sustainability B.A.
  • Climate and Atmospheric Sciences B.S.
  • Climate and Environmental Change B.S.
  • Communication B.A.
  • Computer Engineering B.S.
  • Computer Science B.A.
  • Computer Science B.S.
  • Economics B.B.A.
  • Electrical Engineering B.S.
  • Elementary Education (K-8) B.A.
  • Energy Resource Engineering B.S.
  • English B.A.
  • Film and Performing Arts B.A.
  • Fisheries and Marine Sciences B.S.
  • Fisheries B.A.
  • Foreign Languages B.A.
  • Geological Engineering B.S.
  • Geoscience B.S.
  • History B.A.
  • Homeland Security and Emergency Management B.S.E.M.
  • Interdisciplinary Studies B.A.
  • Interdisciplinary Studies B.A.A.S.
  • Interdisciplinary Studies B.S.
  • Japanese Studies B.A.
  • Journalism: Science and the Environment B.A.
  • Justice B.A.
  • Linguistics B.A.
  • Mathematics B.A.
  • Mathematics B.S.
  • Mechanical Engineering B.S.
  • Mining Engineering B.S.
  • Music B.A.
  • Music Education B.M.
  • Music Performance B.M.
  • Natural Resources and Environment B.S.
  • Petroleum Engineering B.S.
  • Philosophy B.A.
  • Physics B.S.
  • Physics with Computational Physics Concentration B.S.
  • Physics with Space Physics Concentration B.S.
  • Political Science B.A.
  • Pre-professional Preparation
  • Psychology B.A.
  • Psychology B.S.
  • Rural Development B.A.
  • Secondary Education (7-12) B.A.
  • Social Work B.A.
  • Wildlife Biology and Conservation B.S.
  • Wildlife Ecology and Society B.A.
  • Yup'ik Language and Culture B.A.
• Minors
  • Accounting Minor
  • Aerospace Engineering Minor
  • Agrometeorology Minor
  • Alaska Native Languages Minor
  • Alaska Native Studies Minor
  • American Sign Language Minor
  • Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor
  • Anthropology Minor
  • Applied Accounting Minor
  • Applied Business Minor
  • Applied Statistics Minor
  • Arctic and Northern Studies Minor
  • Arctic Skills Minor
  • Art History Minor
  • Art Minor
  • Asian Studies Minor
  • Aviation Technology Minor
  • Biochemistry Minor
  • Biological Sciences Minor
  • Chemistry Minor
  • Communication Minor
  • Computer Information Technology Specialist Minor
  • Computer Science Minor
  • Creative Writing Minor
  • Cybersecurity Minor
  • Early Childhood Education Minor
  • Elementary Education Minor
  • English Minor
  • Environmental Change Minor
  • Environmental Politics Minor
  • Ethnobotany Minor
  • Film Minor
  • Finance Minor
  • Fire Science Minor
  • Fisheries Minor
  • Foreign Languages Minor
  • General Business Minor
  • General Education Minor
  • Geology Minor
  • Geophysics Minor
  • Geospatial Sciences Minor
  • Global Studies Minor
  • Health Sciences for Pre-professionals Minor
  • History Minor
  • Homeland Security and Emergency Management Minor
  • Human Services Minor
  • Integrated Arts Minor
  • Interdisciplinary Studies Minor
  • Japanese Studies Minor
  • Journalism: Science and the Environment Minor
  • Justice Minor
  • Leadership Minor
  • Linguistics Minor
  • Management and Organizations Minor
  • Marine Science Minor
  • Marketing Minor
  • Mathematics Minor
  • Military Science and Leadership Minor
  • Military Security Studies Minor
  • Mining Engineering Minor
  • Music Minor
  • Natural Resources and Environment Minor
  • Paleontology Minor
  • Paralegal Studies Minor
  • Philosophy Minor
  • Physics Minor
  • Political Science Minor
  • Pre-law Minor
  • Psychology Minor
  • Recreation and Guiding Management Minor
  • Rural Development Minor
  • Science and Environmental Communication Minor
  • Secondary Education Minor
  • Social Work Minor
  • Space Operations Minor
  • Special Education Minor
  • Speech-Language Pathology Minor
  • Sport Management Minor
  • Statistics Minor
  • Sustainable Agriculture Minor
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor
  • Theatre Minor
  • Tribal Governance Minor
  • Unmanned Aircraft Operations Minor
  • Wildlife Biology and Conservation Minor
  • Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor
• Accelerated Programs
  • Chemistry B.S./M.S.
  • Civil Engineering B.S./M.S.
  • Communication B.A./Professional Communication M.A.
  • Computer Science B.S./M.S.
  • Linguistics B.A./Applied Linguistics M.A. Combined Degrees
  • Mathematics B.S./M.S.
  • Mathematics B.S./Secondary Education M.Ed.
  • Mathematics B.S./Statistics and Data Science M.S.
  • Mechanical Engineering B.S./M.S.
• Postbaccalaureate Certificates
  • Accounting P.B.C.T.
  • Art K-12 Licensure Program toward M.Ed., Secondary Education
  • Elementary (K-8) Postbaccalaureate Certificate and Licensure
  • K-12 Art Licensure Program
  • Secondary Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program
  • Secondary Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program toward M.Ed., Secondary Education
  • Special Education K-12 Postbaccalaureate Certificate of Completion
• Graduate Certificates
  • Aerospace Engineering Graduate Certificate
  • Applied and Computational Mathematics Graduate Certificate
  • Arctic and Northern Studies Graduate Certificate
  • Arctic Security Graduate Certificate
  • Business Continuity Graduate Certificate
  • Climate Security Graduate Certificate
  • Cybersecurity Management Graduate Certificate
  • Geospatial Science Graduate Certificate
  • Healthcare Management and Leadership Graduate Certificate
  • Justice Administration Graduate Certificate
  • Rural Development Graduate Certificate
  • School Counselor Certification Graduate Certificate
  • Science Teaching and Outreach Graduate Certificate
  • Statistics Graduate Certificate
  • Strategic Leadership Graduate Certificate
  • Systems Engineering/Program Management Graduate Certificate
• Master's
  • Anthropology M.A.
  • Arctic and Northern Studies M.A.
  • Art M.F.A.
  • Atmospheric Sciences M.S.
  • Biological Sciences M.S.
  • Business Administration MBA
  • Chemistry M.S.
  • Civil Engineering M.S.
  • Computer Science M.S.
  • Counseling M.Ed.
  • Creative Writing and Literature Combined M.F.A./M.A.
  • Creative Writing M.F.A.
  • Earth System Science M.S.
  • Electrical Engineering M.S.
  • Elementary Education M.Ed.
  • English M.A.
  • Fisheries M.S.
  • Geological Engineering M.S.
  • Geophysics M.S.
  • Geoscience M.S.
  • Healthcare Management and Leadership M.H.M.L.
  • Indigenous Studies M.A.
  • Interdisciplinary Studies M.A.
  • Interdisciplinary Studies M.S.
  • Justice Administration M.A.
  • Linguistics, Applied M.A.
  • Marine Biology M.S.
  • Marine Policy M.M.P.
  • Marine Studies M.M.S.
  • Mathematics M.S.
  • Mechanical Engineering M.S.
  • Mining Engineering M.S.
  • Music Performance M.Mu.
  • Natural Resources and Environment M.N.R.E.
  • Natural Resources and Environment M.S.
  • Oceanography M.S.
  • One Health O.H.M.
  • Petroleum Engineering M.S.
  • Physics M.S.
  • Physics with Computational Physics Concentration M.S.
  • Physics with Space Physics Concentration M.S.
  • Professional Communication M.A.
  • Rural Development M.A.
  • Secondary Education M.Ed.
  • Security and Disaster Management M.S.D.M.
  • Special Education M.Ed.
  • Statistics and Data Science M.S.
  • Wildlife Biology and Conservation M.S.
• Ph.D.
  • Anthropology Ph.D.
  • Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D.
  • Biochemistry and Neuroscience Ph.D.
  • Biological Sciences Ph.D.
  • Earth System Science Ph.D.
  • Engineering Ph.D.
  • Environmental Chemistry Ph.D.
  • Fisheries Ph.D.
  • Geophysics Ph.D.
  • Geoscience Ph.D.
  • Indigenous Studies Ph.D.
  • Interdisciplinary Studies Ph.D.
  • Marine Biology Ph.D.
  • Mathematics Ph.D.
  • Natural Resources and Sustainability Ph.D.
  • Oceanography Ph.D.
  • Physics Ph.D.
  • Space Physics Ph.D.

Course Descriptions

The university offers a wide range of courses across various disciplines. Some of the courses include:

• Accounting (ACCT)
• Accounting and Information Systems (AIS)
• Aerospace Engineering (AERO)
• Airframe and Powerplant (AFPM)
• Alaska Native Languages (ANL)
• Alaska Native Studies (ANS)
• American Sign Language (ASLG)
• Anthropology (ANTH)
• Applied Arts (APAR)
• Applied Business (ABUS)
• Applied Management (BAM)
• Applied Photography (APHO)
• Arctic and Northern Studies (ACNS)
• Arctic Skills (ARSK)
• Art (ART)
• Atmospheric Sciences (ATM)
• Automotive Technology (AUTO)
• Aviation Technology (AVTY)
• Biology (BIOL)
• Biomedical Science (BMSC)
• Business Administration (BA)
• Chemistry (CHEM)
• Chinese (CHNS)
• Civil Engineering (CE)
• Climate and Environmental Change (CLIM)
• Communication (COM)
• Computer and Information Technology Systems (CITS)
• Computer Information and Office Systems (CIOS)
• Computer Science (CS)
• Construction Management (CM)
• Construction Trades Technology (CTT)
• Counseling (COUN)
• Cross-Cultural Studies (CCS)
• Culinary Arts and Hospitality (CAH)
• Dental Assisting (DA)
• Design Technology (DSGN)
• Developmental Studies (DEVS)
• Diesel Technology (DSLT)
• Drafting Technology (DRT)
• Early Childhood Education (ECE)
• Early Childhood Family Studies (ECFS)
• Earth System Science (ESS)
• Economics (ECON)
• Education (ED)
• Education: Secondary Education (EDSC)
• Education: Special Education (EDSE)
• Electrical Engineering (EE)
• Electronics Technology (ELT)
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Energy Resource Engineering (ERE)
• Engineering and Science Management (ESM)
• Engineering Science (ES)
• English (ENGL)
• English as a Second Language (ESLG)
• Environmental Engineering (ENVE)
• Environmental Studies (ENVI)
• Ethnobotany (EBOT)
• Film and Performing Arts (FLPA)
• Fire Science (FIRE)
• First Year Experience (FYE)
• Fisheries (FISH)
• Foreign Languages (FL)
• French (FREN)
• General Studies (GENR)
• Geological Engineering (GE)
• Geology & Geophysics (GEOS)
• German (GER)
• Health (HLTH)
• Healthcare Management and Leadership (HML)
• High Latitude Range Management (HLRM)
• History (HIST)
• Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM)
• Honors College (HONR)
• Human Services (HUMS)
• Humanities (HUM)
• Interdisciplinary Studies (INDS)
• Inupiaq (INU)
• Italian (ITAL)
• Japanese (JPN)
• Journalism (JOUR)
• Justice (JUST)
• Latin (LAT)
• Law Enforcement (LE)
• Leadership (LEAD)
• Library Science (LS)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Linguistics (LING)
• Marine Biology (MBI)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Mathematics (MATH)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)
• Mechanics-Diesel/Heavy Equipment (MECN)
• Medical Assisting (MA)
• Military Science (MILS)
• Mineral Preparation Engineering (MPR)
• Mining Applications and Technologies (AMIT)
• Mining Engineering (MIN)
• Museum Research Apprenticeship Program (MRAP)
• Museum Studies (MSM)
• Music (MUS)
• Music Education (MUED)
• Music Performance (MUPF)
• Natural Resources Management (NRM)
• Oceanography (OCN)
• One Health (OH)
• Paralegal Studies (PLS)
• Petroleum Engineering (PETE)
• Philosophy (PHIL)
• Physics (PHYS)
• Political Science (PS)
• Process Technology (PRT)
• Psychology (PSY)
• Recreation (RECR)
• Religion (RELG)
• Rural Development (RD)
• Rural Human Services (RHS)
• Russian (RUSS)
• Science Applications (SCIA)
• Science Teaching and Outreach (STO)
• Social Work (SWK)
• Sociology (SOC)
• Spanish (SPAN)
• Sport Management (SPRT)
• Statistics (STAT)
• Trades And Technology (TTCH)
• Tribal Governance (TG)
• Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA)
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology (UAVT)
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• Welding and Materials Technology (WMT)
• Wildland Fire Science (WFS)
• Wildlife (WLF)
• Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGS)
• Writing (WRTG)
• Yup'ik (YUP)

Mechanics-Diesel/Heavy Equipment (MECN) Program

The Mechanics-Diesel/Heavy Equipment (MECN) program is designed to provide students with the technical, financial, and legal aspects of mobile equipment maintenance. The program includes courses such as:

• MECN F104: Mobile Equipment Maintenance
• MECN F112: Basic Auto Maintenance
• MECN F154: Diesel Fuel Injection
• MECN F159: Manual Transmissions and Clutches
• MECN F201: Advanced Automobile Equipment Electronics
• MECN F202: Principles of Electric Drive Vehicles
• MECN F203: Basic Power Generations
• MECN F204: Basic Alternating Current Electrician Skills
• MECN F205: Uninterruptible Power Supplies
• MECN F206: Emergency Backup Power Generation
• MECN F207: Power Generation Governors
• MECN F208: Alternative Fuels

These courses are designed to provide students with hands-on experience and theoretical knowledge in the field of diesel and heavy equipment mechanics. The program is offered as demand warrants, and the grading system is based on letter grades with the option of plus/minus.