Program Overview

Introduction to the Tribal Management Program

The Tribal Management program is designed to provide students with the job-related skills and knowledge needed for positions within tribal and local governments and other organizations in rural Alaska. The program allows students to specialize their education to target specific employment-related skills, and it provides fundamental knowledge of tribal governance and finance, as well as hands-on education and training in subject areas important to tribal governments.

Program Requirements

To complete the program, students must meet the following requirements:

• Complete the general university requirements
• Complete the program requirements, which include:
  • TM F101: Introduction to Tribal Management (3 credits)
  • TM F105: Introduction to Tribal Finance Applications (3 credits)
  • TM F199: Tribal Management Practicum I (3 credits)
• Complete 12 credits from the following courses, which can be specialized in one area of study or chosen from multiple areas of study:
  • Environmental and Natural Resource Management
  • Community Health and Wellness
  • Tribal Governance and Law
  • Community and Economic Development
  • Tribal Planning
  • Tribal Transportation

Areas of Study

The program offers several areas of study, including:

• Environmental and Natural Resource Management
  • BIOL F104X: Natural History of Alaska (4 credits)
  • ENVI F101: Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
  • FISH F101: Introduction to Fisheries (3 credits)
  • NRM F101: Natural Resources Conservation and Policy (3 credits)
  • RD F265: Perspectives on Subsistence in Alaska (3 credits)
  • TM F120: Introduction to Tribal Natural Resource Management (3 credits)
  • TM F140: Introduction to Geospatial Data (1 credit)
  • TM F141: Practical GIS for Rural Alaska (2 credits)
  • TM F182: Introduction to NEPA for Rural Transportation (1 credit)
• Community Health and Wellness
  • ANS F242: Native Cultures of Alaska (3 credits)
  • HUMS F101: Introduction to Human Services (3 credits)
  • HUMS F105: Personal Awareness and Growth (3 credits)
  • HUMS F260: History of Alcohol in Alaska (1 credit)
  • PSY F101: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
  • RHS F130: Process of Community Change (2 credits)
  • RHS F140: Alaska Native Values and Principles (1 credit)
  • RNS F101: Rural Nutrition and Health Change (1 credit)
  • RNS F105: Nutritional Science for the Generations (3 credits)
  • RNS F120: Alaska Native Food Systems (3 credits)
  • RNS F201: Community Nutrition Interventions (2 credits)
  • RNS F210: Introduction to Rural Nutrition Counseling (2 credits)
• Tribal Governance and Law
  • PS F100X: Political Economy (3 credits)
  • PS/NORS F205: Leadership, Citizenship and Choice (3 credits)
  • PS F263: Alaska Native Politics (3 credits)
  • RD F110: ANCSA: Land Claims in the 21st Century (1 credit)
  • TM F110: Tribal Court Development for Alaska Tribes (1 credit)
  • TM F111: Children's Topics in Tribal Justice (1 credit)
  • TM F112: Federal Indian Law for Alaska Tribes (1 credit)
  • TM F114: Tribal Justice Responses to Community and Domestic Violence (1 credit)
  • TM F115: Tribal Court Administration (1 credit)
  • TM F250: Current Topics in Tribal Government (1 credit)
• Community and Economic Development
  • ABUS F101: Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
  • ABUS F151: Village Based Entrepreneurship (1-3 credits)
  • ABUS F158: Introduction to Tourism (1-3 credits)
  • ABUS F179: Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
  • ABUS F235: Fund Accounting for Non-Profits (3 credits)
  • BA F151: Introduction to Business (3 credits)
  • CTT F104: Basic Communication and Employability Skills (2 credits)
  • ECON F100X: Political Economy (3 credits)
  • ECON F111: Economics of Rural Alaska (3 credits)
  • RD F250: Grant Writing for Community Development (1-3 credits)
  • TM F130: Introduction to Utility Management (2 credits)
  • TM F131: Organizational Management for Utilities (2 credits)
  • TM F134: Financial Management for Utilities (2 credits)
• Tribal Planning
  • ABUS F179: Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
  • ABUS F272: Small Business Planning (3 credits)
  • CTT F240: Introduction to Project Development for Tribal Residential Construction (3 credits)
  • RD F250: Grant Writing for Community Development (1-3 credits)
  • RD F268: Rural Tourism: Planning and Principles (1-3 credits)
  • TM F138: Planning for Utilities (2 credits)
  • TM F271: Rural Transportation Planning (1 credit)
• Tribal Transportation
  • TM F170: Fundamentals of Rural Transportation (3 credits)
  • TM F171: Introduction to Indian Reservations Road Program (1 credit)
  • TM F172: Conducting a Transportation Inventory (1 credit)
  • TM F173: Traffic Monitoring for Rural Transportation (1 credit)
  • TM F174: Basics of a Good Gravel Road (1 credit)
  • TM F182: Introduction to NEPA for Rural Transportation (1 credit)
  • TM F271: Rural Transportation Planning (1 credit)
  • TM F272: Finance Applications for Rural Transportation (1 credit)
  • TM F273: Transportation Improvement Programs and Control Schedules (1 credit)
  • TM F274: Road Inventory Field Data Systems (1 credit)
  • TM F276: Project Management for Rural Transportation (4 credits)

AAS Degree Requirements

To complete the AAS degree, students must meet the following requirements:

• Complete the general university requirements
• Complete the AAS degree requirements
• Complete the following program requirements:
  • TM F101: Introduction to Tribal Management (3 credits)
  • TM F105: Introduction to Tribal Finance Applications (3 credits)
  • TM F199: Tribal Management Practicum I (3 credits)
  • TM F201: Advanced Tribal Management (3 credits)
  • TM F205: Advanced Tribal Finance Applications (3 credits)
  • TM F299: Tribal Management Practicum II (3 credits)
• Complete 27 credits from the following courses, which can be specialized in one area of study or chosen from multiple areas of study:
  • Environmental and Natural Resource Management
  • Community Health and Wellness
  • Tribal Governance and Law
  • Community and Economic Development
  • Tribal Planning
  • Tribal Transportation

Minimum Credits Required

The minimum credits required for the certificate program is 30 credits, and for the AAS degree program is 60 credits.