The Master of Arts in Northern Studies is a 30-credit degree program requiring both course work and a project or research thesis. Students must enroll in two required introductory seminars. Students choose four courses from the alternatives in the Northern Studies Program core. With the consent of their graduate committees, other appropriate courses can be substituted.
Students choose two additional electives with approval of their graduate advisory committee.
These electives may or may not relate specifically to Northern Studies, depending on the students' interests and professional needs. Two courses may be at the undergraduate level. To learn more about other courses available at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, see the UAF home page . At least one member of the graduate advisory committee will represent the discipline most closely associated with the candidate's project or thesis. After completing most course work, students take a written examination consisting of two questions in each of the specialty areas in their master's program.