Minor in Cultural and Natural Resource Management
The Minor in Cultural and Natural Resource Management introduces students to key environmental and cultural issues as well as state and federal programs and laws that regulate cultural and natural resource management. Students focus on Alaska-specific issues and regulations to enhance the relevance of the minor to cultural and natural resource management in the state. The course of study complements degrees in Anthropology, Biology, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, English, Geology, and History by teaching students how their future careers might intersect with environmental and other laws and by building skills that will improve their success in finding employment in environmental
Courses
- ANTH A101 — Introduction to Anthropology 3 Credits
- ANTH A202 — Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits
- ANTH A211 — Archaeology 3 Credits
- ANTH A431 — Field Methods in Archaeology and Bioanthropology 1-8 Credits
- ANTH A454 — Culture and Ecology 3 Credits
- ANTH A477 — Cultural Resource Management 3 Credits
- ANTH A480 — Analytical Techniques in Archaeology and Bioanthropology 4 Credits
- BIOL A473 — Conservation Biology 3 Credits
- CE A442 — Environmental Engineering Design 3 Credits
- CM A422 — Sustainability in the Built Environment 3 Credits
- ECON A210 — Environmental Economics and Policy 3 Credits
- ENGL A478 — Public Science Writing 3 Credits
- GEOG A111 — Discovering Alaska and Earth's Physical Geography: From Weather to Glaciers 3 Credits
- GEOG A470 — Environmental Policy and Regulation in Alaska 3 Credits
- GEOG A475 — Geospatial and Cartographic Techniques for the Sciences 3 Credits
- GEOL A361 — Earth Resources and Society 3 Credits
- HIST A341 — History of Alaska 3 Credits
- JPC A104 — Media Literacy 3 Credits
- JPC A362 — Principles of Strategic Communications 3 Credits
- PHIL A303 — Environmental Ethics 3 Credits
- PS A346 — Alaska Native Politics 3 Credits
- SOC A101 — Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits
- SOC A202 — Social Institutions 3 Credits
- SOC A404 — Environmental Sociology 3 Credits