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ED 28500 - Practicum
(1-12) Designed for students desiring additional field experience in K-8 classrooms. Approval by advisor required. Cooperative guidance provided by an Education Department faculty member and an on-the job supervisor. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 29000 - Seminar
(1-3) Designed to provide participants with in-depth studies of topics of interest. Facilitated by Education Department faculty members. Offered as needed. Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 29200 - Special Topics
(1-3) Special topics in various fields are offered as needed. Appropriate course descriptions are published as topics are developed. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 31400 - Differentiated Instruction - Response to Instruction
(3) Addresses the study of learners, learning theory, and best teaching practices to meet individual needs within the regular classroom setting. Teacher candidates will study learning theory and factors that have the greatest influences on the acquisition, storage, retention, transfer, and retrieval of knowledge, focusing on teaching strategies and learning. Understanding of and dealing with learning differences, the learning environment, social interactions, assessment, communication, and collaboration as well as reflection and self-assessment of their knowledge, skills, and dispositions for teaching diverse and special needs students in the regular classroom are stressed. Includes a practicum experience. Prerequisite: ED 21400 or Permission of Instructor. Offered Fall. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 32000 - Teaching Methods: Literacy and Communication I
(6) Development of knowledge, skills, and a positive attitude relating to teaching reading, language arts, and children’s literature in grades K-4. Extensive practicum/field placement requiring students to observe, assist, and teach lessons in individual, small, and large group settings. Includes Junior Practicum experience. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Preparation Program. Offered Fall. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 32100 - Teaching Methods: Literacy and Communication II
(6) Development of knowledge, skills, and a positive attitude relating to teaching reading, language arts, and adolescent literature in grades 5-8. Extensive practicum/field placement requiring students to observe, assist, and teach lessons in individual, small, and large group settings. Includes Junior practicum experience. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Preparation Program and ED 32000 . Offered Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 33000 - Teaching Methods: Science, Mathematics, and Society I
(6) Experiences in teaching and learning science, mathematics, and social studies in grades K-4. Methods and materials of instruction survey focusing on integration of subject areas. Emphasis on implementing National Science Education Standards, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), and Alaska Department of Education (ADOE) standards. Includes Junior Practicum experience. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Preparation Program and , , (or 1 Biology and 1 Physical Science, w/lab). Offered Fall. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 33100 - Teaching Methods: Science, Mathematics, and Society II
(6) Experiences in teaching and learning science, mathematics, and social studies in grades 5-8. Methods and materials of instruction survey focusing on integration of subject areas. Emphasis on implementing National Science Education Standards, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), and Alaska Department of Education (ADOE) standards. Includes Junior Practicum experience. Prerequisites: Formal admission to the Teacher Preparation Program and ED 33000 . Offered Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 34400 - Teaching Methods: Health and Physical Movement Education
(3) Examination of the knowledge, behaviors, skills, and attitudes necessary to teach Physical Movement Education in grades K-8. Emphasis on content areas, teacher roles, methods of instruction, growth and development issues, and the importance of comprehensive school health education. A public school practicum/field placement provides an opportunity to observe and participate in health and physical education/movement. Prerequisite: ED 21400 . Offered Fall. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC.
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ED 34700 - Evaluation of Student Learning
(3) Study of the theory and practice of educational evaluation with an emphasis on knowledge and skills to construct and interpret teacher made and standardized tests. Use of informal techniques to assess the cognitive, affective, psychomotor, and social growth of students in grades K-8. Includes Junior Practicum experience. Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Teacher Preparation Program. Offered Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC.
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ED 36300 - Computers and Technology for Teachers
(3) Introduction to the use of computers and other technology to enhance teaching and learning. Topics include operating information, current research, and applications of technology in a learning community environment. Practical field experiences are required. Completion of 15 hours of observation of the use of technology in classroom/school setting, in addition to scheduled class time, is required. Prerequisites: Demonstrated basic competency and ED 21400 . Offered Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; AGI; PLE; PRC.
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ED 38000 - Directed Study
(1-12) Designed for students who wish to pursue topics not available in regularly scheduled classes. A plan of study is developed with the assistance of a professor in the Education Department. Approval of advisor, department chair, and Academic Dean required. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 38500 - Practicum
(3-12) Designed for students desiring additional field experience in K-8 classrooms. Approval by advisor required. Cooperative guidance provided by an Education Department faculty member and an on-the job supervisor. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 39000 - Seminar
(1-3) Designed to provide participants with in-depth studies of topics of interest. Facilitated by Education Department faculty members. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 39200 - Special Topics
(1-3) Special topics in various fields are offered as needed. Appropriate course descriptions are published as topics are developed. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 45300 - Multicultural Education
(3) Examination of the meaning of culture and the influences of culture in education. Specific study of teaching, administration, and effectiveness of schooling as they relate to multicultural student populations. Practical field experiences are required. Prerequisite: ED 21400 . Offered Summer. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC.
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ED 48000 - Directed Study
(1-12) Designed for students who wish to pursue topics not available in regularly scheduled classes. A plan of study is developed with the assistance of a professor in the Education Department. Approval of advisor, department chair, and Academic Dean required. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 48400 - Student Teaching
(12) 15-week practicum designed to progress through the full range of teaching responsibilities in a school environment. Daily evaluation by the supervising teacher, and periodic observations by a university supervisor, assess student teaching progress. A weekly seminar conducted by university faculty addresses meeting the challenges of the teaching profession. Meets Senior Project requirement. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all undergraduate course work, approval of the Teacher Education Committee, and, for those beginning the program after 7/1/08, Praxis II Elementary Education Test: Content Knowledge must meet State score requirements to become “highly qualified” as defined by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. If student teaching in middle school, student must also meet Alaska required scores on at least one Middle School Praxis II content area test no later than the semester before student teaching.
*Effective 7/1/2014, any student who has not been enrolled in education courses for two or more semesters prior to student teaching (fall and spring) is required to enroll in 3 credit practicum that includes content, methodology, and practicum time as a prerequisite to enrollment in student teaching. Offered Fall/Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 48500 - Practicum
(1-12) Designed for students desiring additional field experience in K-8 classrooms. Approval by advisor required. Cooperative guidance provided by an Education Department faculty member and an on-the job supervisor. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 48600 - Advanced Practicum in Elementary Teaching
(6) Designed for individuals who have had extensive teaching experience. This practicum stresses comprehensive classroom management skills to assist the prospective teacher in developing all the competencies which are normally a part of the student teaching experience. Documented teaching experience along with advisor and director approval required. Approval of Teacher Education Committee required. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 49000 - Seminar
(1-3) Designed to provide participants with in-depth studies of topics of interest. Facilitated by Education Department faculty members. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 49200 - Special Topics
(1-3) Special topics in various fields are offered as needed. Appropriate course descriptions are published as topics are developed. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 60500 - Educational Foundations & Classroom Management
(3) An examination of historical philosophical theories and practices in education with a focus on trends and current school policies in Alaska and the nation. Offered Fall/Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; PLE.
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ED 61100 - Early Literacy
(3) How children become successful readers and writers including early learning theory and practice, understanding of literacy development, intervention methodologies, children’s literature, and design of the K-5 literacy program. Practicum including some virtual experiences and a field placement will require students to assist and teach lessons. Offered Fall/Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 61600 - Curriculum, Instruction and Evaluation I
(3) The primary focus of this course will be the integration of reading, language arts, science, mathematics, social studies, health, physical education, art, and music in both teaching and learning contexts in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. Attention will also be paid to the history and trends that have affected the field of education, criteria for selecting appropriate teaching strategies and resources, and appropriate assessments. Preservice teachers will develop guidelines and assessments for analyzing and evaluating materials, resources and teaching modalities. Practicum including some virtual experiences and a field placement will require students to assist and teach lessons. Offered Fall/Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 61700 - Curriculum, Instruction and Evaluation II
(3) The primary focus of this course will be the integration of reading, language arts, science, mathematics, social studies, health, physical education, art, and music in both teaching and learning contexts in sixth through eighth grade classrooms. Attention will also be paid to the history and trends that have affected the field of education, criteria for selecting appropriate teaching strategies and resources, and appropriate assessments. Preservice teachers will develop guidelines and assessments for analyzing and evaluating materials, resources and teaching modalities. Practicum including some virtual experiences and a field placement will require students to assist and teach lessons. Offered Fall/Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 65300 - Multicultural Education
(3) Examination of the meaning of culture and the influences of culture in education. Specific study of teaching, administration, and effectiveness of schooling as they relate to multicultural student populations. Practical field experiences are required. Offered: Spring or May block. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC.
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ED 67600 - Partnerships & Accountability
(3) This course interconnects with the structures, theories, strategies and practices of home, community and society with the educational institution and processes for teaching, learning, evaluation and accountability. The class explores how to develop effective partnerships among families and communities, examines research, projects and approaches for working with students and their families, develops knowledge of evaluation methodology and approaches for designing assessments that meet classroom, school and community needs for accountability in teaching. Practicum including some virtual experiences is required. Offered Fall/Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 67800 - Differentiated Instruction, Response to Instruction
(3) Designed for post-baccalaureate students seeking regular K-8 classroom certification, this course addresses the study of learners, learning theory, and teaching practices within the regular classroom setting. Teacher candidates will study learning theory and factors that have the greatest influences on the acquisition, storage, retention, transfer, and retrieval of knowledge. The course will specifically focus on acquiring and practicing diverse teaching strategies and maximizing learning in inclusive classrooms. Teacher candidates will demonstrate understanding of and skill in addressing individual learning differences, the learning environment, social interactions, assessment, communication, and collaboration. Teacher candidates will engage in self-assessment of their knowledge, skills, and dispositions for teaching diverse and special needs students in the regular classroom setting and develop a personal teaching philosophy to reflect this. A 20 hour practicum will allow students to make connections between readings, seminar activities, and elementary classrooms, thereby deepening understandings. This practicum includes both virtual and actual classroom based experiences. Offered Fall/Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 68000 - Directed Study
(3) Designed for students who wish to pursue topics not available in regularly scheduled classes. A plan of study is developed with the assistance of an MAT professor. Approval of advisor, program director, department chair, and Academic Dean required. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: PA; DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 68400 - Advanced Practicum in Teaching
(6) Designed for students with extensive teaching experience. This course focuses on comprehensive classroom management skills development normally addressed in the student teaching experience. Documented teaching experience and approval of advisor, director, and Teacher Education Committee are required. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 68500 - Practicum
(1-4) Designed for students desiring additional field experience in K-8 classrooms. Cooperative guidance provided by an Education Department faculty member and an on-the-job supervisor. Approval of advisor required. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE.
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ED 68600 - Internship in Student Teaching
(9) A 15-week internship designed to progress through the full range of teaching responsibilities in a school environment. Daily evaluation by the supervising teacher and periodic observations by a university clinical supervisor assess student teaching progress. A weekly seminar conducted by university faculty addresses meeting the challenges of the teaching profession.
CO-OP students who hold a State of Alaska Tier I teaching certificate and are teaching full time in a K-8 program will be allowed to fulfill student teaching requirements in their own classroom. Supervision for student teaching will be provided by the APU clinical supervisor with school district coordination. Prerequisite: All CO-OP coursework including HI 62700 and ED 65300. Approval of the Teacher Education Committee and completion of Praxis II Elementary Education Test: Content Knowledge must meet State score requirements to become “highly qualified” as defined by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. If student teaching in middle school, student must also meet Alaska required scores on at least one Middle School Praxis II content area test no later than the semester before student teaching.
*Effective 7/1/2014, any student who has not been enrolled in education courses for two or more semesters prior to student teaching (fall and spring) is required to enroll in a 3 credit practicum that includes content, methodology, and practicum time as a prerequisite to enrollment in student teaching. Offered Fall/Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; DCN; CKS; AGI; PLE; PRC; PEG.
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ED 69200 - Special Topics
(1-3) Certain courses are designed to accommodate specific groups of interested students. These courses are offered for one to three credits depending on the amount of work and class meetings involved. Offered as needed. Professional Competencies: DCN; CKS; AGI.
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ED 69300 - Research and Writing
(3) This course will provide a survey of educational research with an emphasis on qualitative methods. Topics include theory, research design, trustworthiness, questioning, qualitative data collection techniques, data analysis, and outcome communications. Writing for publication using the current American Psychological Association (APA) requirements will be introduced and practiced. Students are expected to design an action research study, complete a literature review, field test their data collection techniques, and present a written synopsis of their results in APA format. Offered Spring. Professional Competencies: DS; CKS; AGI.
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ED 69400 - Independent Research
(3) MAT candidates will design an action research project to be carried out in a school setting, using the information and skills developed during completion of a pilot project in the research and writing class. A formal research proposal will be presented to the university’s Institutional Review Board and the school district where the research will be conducted. Offered Spring. Professional Competencies: CKS; AGI; PEG.
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ED 69700 - Research and Data Analysis
(3) Data analysis is a process that involves identifying what the data tells the researcher and then reporting those conclusions in a meaningful way. A survey of quantitative and qualitative data analysis procedures will be conducted. Students will select appropriate procedures for their own collected data and complete the results and conclusion portions of their research project/thesis. Offered Spring. Professional Competencies: PA; DS; AGI.
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EPH 20100 - Environmental Health I
(4) Introduction to the profession and literature of Environmental Health including the field’s core concepts, understandings, and approaches to prevent and address environmental health challenges in Alaska. The course focuses on air quality control, food protection, occupational health and safety, and risk analysis.
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EPH 20200 - Environmental Health II
(4) Introduction to Environmental Health regulation and policy, and core concepts in solid and hazardous material and waste management, water and wastewater, zoonotic and vector borne diseases and their control, and environmental health planning. Introduces professional standards and practicum opportunities. Pre-requisite: EPH 20100 Environmental Health I
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EPH 20500 - Air Quality Control
(2) Introduces indoor and environmental air quality issues and mitigation. Topics include major sources of pollutants, common agents and risk factors affecting health. The course will also explore factors influencing indoor pollutant concentrations and review risk management options such as regulatory and technical approaches.
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EPH 21000 - Water Quality and Treatment
(4) Introduces water and waste water systems and technology in the built environment. Topics include water treatment and distribution, and wastewater treatment. Provides certification for water treatment operators in Alaska.
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EPH 21500 - Solid & Hazardous Waste Management
(2) Introduces the principles of solid and hazardous waste management. The course focuses on the principles and practices of rural solid waste and hazardous waste management, including economic and design analysis. Content covers the planning and engineering needed for waste management challenges in Alaska. Reviews physical, chemical, and biological treatment of hazardous waste. Federal and state regulations are introduced. Topics also include all-hazard preparedness, the built environment, and soils.
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EPH 31000 - Environmental Toxicology
(4) Studies the principles of environmental toxicology in the built environment. Toxins are examined for their distribution and absorption. Methods of elimination of toxin agents are examined. Exposure and related injury at the systematic, organ, and cellular level are examined. Methods for detecting, determining risk levels, and evaluating the effects of toxins are discussed. Prerequisite: Chem I and Bio I.
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EPH 31200 - Epidemiology
(4) Introduces the underlying concepts of epidemiological approaches and principles emphasizing environmental health. Course will examine study design, discussing the calculation and interpretation of statistical data and public health impact. Concepts of surveillance, screening, risk assessment and standardization rates will be covered. Topics will be reviewed in the context of Disease Prevention, Environmental Health Planning, and Zoonotic and Vector borne Diseases and their Control. Prerequisites: Applied Statistics
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EPH 31500 - Occupational Health and Safety
(4) This course provides an introduction to the field of occupational health and safety. Content focuses on introducing concepts, terminology, and methodology in the practice of occupational health and identifies resource materials. The class benefits those wishing to pursue careers in occupational health and safety, those interested in a certificate in occupational health, or for students in allied health fields needing a basic understanding of occupational health. Topics include: the built environment, injury and violence, prevention, and institutional health.
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EPH 31700 - Food Protection
(2) This course introduces current food safety practices and programs to manage biological, chemical, and physical risk to assure safety of food in Alaska. Topics include food safety issues, regulations, techniques, cultural considerations, and technology related to food protection. The course includes a food safety certification with the State of Alaska such as the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).
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EPH 32500 - Industrial Hygiene
(4) This course provides an introduction to the field of industrial hygiene. Industrial Hygiene (IH) is the science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of workplace contaminants and stressors that may cause sickness, injury, impaired health or impaired well-being among workers or among citizens of the community. Content focuses on introducing concepts, terminology, and methodology in the practice of industrial hygiene. Topics include: toxic or irritating substances, physical, biological, ergonomic and other occupational stress factors causing employee illness or discomfort including environmental pollution sources and their controls. Offered Bi-Annually
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EPH 38500 - Practicum I
(4) Practical work experience in Environmental Public Health under the cooperative guidance of a faculty member and on-the-job supervisor.
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EPH 48500 - Practicum II
(8) Four to eight weeks of practicum designed to fully implement a student’s educational background in an environmental health work environment. Students are expected to take significant work responsibilities and complete a project that contributes to the organization’s mission and goals. Cooperative guidance provided by APU faculty and an on-the-job supervisor. Meets the Senior Project requirement. Prerequisite: EPH 38500 Practicum I
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ES 60000 - Tropical Ecology
(4) A field-oriented block course that explores the ecology of a tropical region. Emphasis on the structure, function, and biodiversity of natural ecosystems, but logging, agriculture, sustainable development, and conservation are also discussed. This course requires difficult and uncomfortable travel through underdeveloped rural and wilderness areas by minibus, boat, and foot. Students are expected to have a passport, necessary inoculations, and wilderness experience. Additional costs are required of the student for travel to and from the destination countries. Prerequisite: Instructor permission required. Offered Spring.
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ES 60100 - Research Methods
(4) Overview of research design and execution in a wide variety of research settings. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and precise, discipline-appropriate communication. Course is structured around each student’s development of a thesis proposal containing problem statement, hypotheses, research design, and methods. Regular attendance at MSES events, including thesis proposal presentations and thesis defenses, is required. Offered Fall.
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ES 60200 - Quantitative Methods
(4) Design of quantitative research and the analysis, display, and communication of quantitative data. Emphasis on practical application of univariate and multivariate statistical methods including multiple linear regression, analysis of variance and covariance, MANOVA, logistic regression, principle components analysis and other techniques. Prerequisites: A college level course in statistics and ES 60100 . Offered Spring.
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ES 60500 - Environmental Ethics
(4) Various perspectives and philosophies concerning the natural environment and resource utilization are explored in order to give the student a basis to develop his or her own ethical perspective. The human factor in addressing natural resource issues is emphasized. Offered Fall/Spring.
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ES 60600 - Field Data Collection and its Presentation
(4) Field data collection underpins the environmental and marine sciences through its analysis and presentation. The goal of this course is to integrate standard data collection in a field and group setting with its presentation through the intermediate steps of data input into simple databases, error-checking, graphical and elementary statistical analysis. This course introduces using the statistical package R with data collected by students in the field portion of the class.
Students will participate in either the Ecology course (SC 33000 ) month-long local field experience in the Fall session (7 hours 40 minutes/week), or a revised month-long SC 25000 local field experience in the Fall session (7 hours 40 minutes/week).
Students will also participate in MT 22000 where the data from the field experience provides the needed hands-on data cleaning, organization, sharing, analysis and presentation using elementary statistical concepts and R. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, a science course, and a first course in college statistics. Offered Fall
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ES 60700 - Water Resources Management
(4) This course examines major concepts involved in water resources management, including basic hydrology, water use, water rights, water quality, floodplain management, and dams. Emphasis will be placed on Alaskan water issues. Offered Spring.
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ES 62000 - Environmental Geology
(4) Applied geology course that focuses on the entire spectrum of possible interactions between people and the physical environment. Topics include: earth materials, geologic hazards, hydrology, waste disposal, environmental health, minerals, energy, and an introduction to environmental law and land-use planning. Lab included. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: A course in geology or instructor permission. Offered Fall.
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ES 62200 - Geomorphology
(4) Overview of processes, topography, sediments, and history of Earth’s surface with an emphasis on the glacial and postglacial environments that dominate southern Alaska. Lecture component focuses on physics of geomorphic processes while lab emphasizes recognition and interpretation of landforms and soils. Course includes substantial fieldwork in post-glacial landscapes, typically including a multi-day camping trip. Lab fee varies with field travel itinerary. Offered Fall.
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ES 62300 - Field Methods in Earth Science
(4) This course covers standard field techniques for the recognition, description, and interpretation of major rock and sediment types, landscape features, and geologic structures. Strong emphasis is placed on mapping skills; at the conclusion of the class, students will be able to both read and create diverse topographic and geologic maps. When offered during Spring Block, it is a field-based travel course, and involves a multi-week car camping trip to locations that will vary by year. Food and round-trip airfare to field site are not included in lab fee. When offered during Summer Block, the course will be based on campus, involving several camping trips to field areas around Alaska. Lab fee varies with location and field travel itinerary. Offered Spring as a travel course (odd years) and Summer as a campus-based course (even years). Prerequisite: , SC 12500 , or instructor permission. Offered Spring and Summer block.
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ES 62400 - Ichthyology
(4) This is an intensive block course designed to give you an in-depth understanding of Ichthyology, the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. This is a block course that blends lab work focused on fish identification, dissection, scientific drawing and skeleton reconstruction with intensive fieldwork. In the field the class operates as a research group working cooperatively with local scientists and community members to enhance ongoing applied research projects with information on fish form and function. Throughout the course lectures and reading will address fish taxonomy and systematics, behavior, anatomy and physiology, field identification, ecology, and fisheries science. This is a fast-paced course which will require extensive work outside of class meeting time and availability to travel out of town for fieldwork. Prerequisite: ES 60100 Research Methods or instructor’s permission Offered: Summer block in odd years. Alternates with ES 69200 - Fisheries Ecology
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ES 62500 - Applied Statistical Modeling
(4) This course provides students with mathematical, statistical, and computational skills to fit statistical models in environmental science. Each student will be expected to motivate, construct, analyze, and report on a statistical/mathematical model of their own that is related to their thesis topic and to explore and communicate techniques used in their field of study. Topics will include a review of deterministic functions and approaches to modeling, statistical approaches and probability distributions, likelihood methods, some Bayesian approaches, and some matrix algebra. Examples will be drawn mostly from fisheries and ecology. Prerequisite: ; two semesters of statistics or permission of the instructor. Offered Fall.
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ES 62600 - Earth Materials
(4) The chemical and physical properties of the material components of the Earth, including minerals, rocks, soil and water, and their uses in modern society. The role of water in magma generation, plate tectonics and metamorphism, and how water-rock interactions are expressed in the Earth’s crust. Students will learn how to identify, classify, and interpret the major rock types and rock-forming minerals. Soil formation and the importance of soils in the biosphere will also be covered. Emphasis will be on the significance of common minerals in the context of Earth’s driving processes such as tectonics, weathering and erosion. Prerequisite: . Offered Spring.
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ES 62800 - Scientific Diving II
(2) This course, in combination with MAR 24000, meets the American Academy of Underwater Scientists (AAUS) training and performance standards for AAUS Scientific Divers, and includes theoretical aspects and practical training for a minimum cumulative time of 100 hours. Topics include diving emergency care training, dive rescue, data gathering techniques specific to sub-tidal environments, small-boat operation, and the following dive environments: cold water/dry suit diving, kelp diving and night diving. This course involves a two week field trip, where the practical aspects of training shall be completed, including a dive rescue scenario, an Open Water Evaluation and an Open Water checkout dive, followed by at least 11 ocean or open water dives in a variety of dive sites and diving conditions for a cumulative bottom time of 6 hours. Students will become active status divers in the APU Scientific Diving Program. PADI certification cards for Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver Specialty and Dry Suit Specialty can be issued for additional fees. Course fees cover: gear rental, tanks, transportation, lodging and food during field trip. Prerequisite - MAR 24000 Offered Summer.
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ES 63000 - Conservation Biology
(4) Introduction to the science of preserving biological diversity, its principles, policy, and applications. Topics include: extinction, ecological and genetical effects of habitat fragmentation, minimum viable population analysis, reserve design and management, the Endangered Species Act, and conflict mediation. Lab included. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: or instructor permission. Offered Spring.
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ES 63300 - Comparative Animal Physiology
(4) This course delivers an examination of the diversity of structural and functional characteristics of animals with emphasis on the links between physiology, taxonomy, and ecology and the optimization of physiological function under diverse environmental conditions. Students will gain insights into the mechanisms governing respiration, energy metabolism, thermoregulation, osmoregulation, locomotion, and homeostasis. Offered Fall
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ES 63500 - Environmental Law
(4) This course will analyze laws and regulations governing environmental and natural resource management. Non-law students will be introduced to the legal process and the role of the judiciary in environmental and natural resource management. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Offered Spring.
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ES 63700 - Environmental Policy and Assessment
(4) This course introduces students to the key US environmental policies and their implementation. Students will learn about the history of environmental policy in the US, the contents of major legislative acts and how they intersect for management of natural resources and wildlife populations, and examine both historical case studies and current issues in environmental policy in Alaska, the US and internationally. Students will learn to evaluate and write Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, and Biological Opinions, and will interact with policy professionals and their initiatives in Alaska through local agencies and NGOs. Prerequisities: Admission to the MSES Program. ES65000 Human Impacts in Marine Systems is recommended but not required. Offered Fall.
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ES 64000 - Coastal Ecosystems
(4) Selected Topics: So. CA Bight, Gulf of AK, Bimini, Bahamas, Hawaii, Galapagos. A field-oriented block course that explores the physical and biological characteristics and processes of coastal ecosystems. Focus will be on understanding the influence of bathymetry, climate and currents on primary productivity and community composition and diversity. Landocean interfaces and human dimensions will also be examined, including marsh and estuarine dynamics and coastal development , land use and conservation. May require international travel (passport, inoculations required) and exposure to harsh weather and rugged conditions. Travel lab fee required. Prerequisites: MAR 33000 and SC 33000 or equivalent. Offered Spring.
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ES 64200 - Coral Reef Ecology
(4) A field-oriented block course that examines the ecology of coral reefs and associated organisms. Topics include: coral taxonomy, reproduction, morphology and ecology, reef structure and zonation, coral identification, symbionts on coral reefs, and coral reef ecosystems. No SCUBA certification required. Lab fee required. Additional costs of travel to and within the tropics are required of the student. Instructor permission and a prior college-level course in ecology is required. Offered Spring.
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ES 64500 - Applied Research: Fisheries Science
(2) Applied Research: Fisheries Science provides instruction, demonstration and exercises in population sampling, assessment and modeling, as applied to fishery resources. Admitted students will already be involved in an ongoing fisheries-related study. Each student will work with faculty and student-colleagues to refine their research and communication skills. The course context is current trends in international and national fisheries science with a focus on North Pacific and Alaska fisheries. Emphasis will be placed on interdisciplinary application of research results (e.g. food sustainability, law, policy and socioeconomics) and state-of-the art fisheries assessment software packages (implemented in R and Automatic Differentiation (AD) Model Builder will be explored). The course is designed to train students to “have the ability to conduct high-quality scientific research in stock assessment, fishery population dynamics and related fields” (U.S. Dept. Commerce and U.S. Dept. Education 2008 NOAA Tech. Mem. NMFS-F/SPO-91). Prerequisite: ES 60100 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
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ES 64600 - Fisheries Ecology
(4) Fisheries Ecology provides the foundational theory and techniques for research and management careers in fisheries science. Students will examine and employ the theories and techniques of biology, ecology, oceanography and population dynamics applied to fisheries. The fundamentals of population dynamics are reviewed from the perspective of model building and a wide range of conventional stock assessment methods are introduced, as well as several advanced topics such as multispecies assessments, ecosystem considerations, spatial structure and risk analysis. The course is designed to train students to “have the ability to conduct high-quality scientific research in stock assessment, fishery population dynamics and related fields” (U.S. Dept. Commerce and U.S. Dept. Education 2008 NOAA Tech. Mem. NMFS-F/SPO-91). Prerequisite: ES 60100 . Offered: Annually
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ES 65000 - Human Impacts in Marine Systems
(4) This course addresses the major human impacts on marine systems at local, regional, national, and international scales. Mitigation, management, conservation, and policy actions are examined in the context of balancing ecological with economic impacts and conflicts among stakeholders and policymakers. Course includes an in-depth dilemma-based case study. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Offered Fall.
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ES 65500 - Climate Change
(4) Causes and consequences of climate variability on a variety of timescales will be addressed, with a primary focus on evidence for natural and anthropogenic climate fluctuations in arctic regions. Topics will include structure of the climate system, proposed mechanisms of climate variability, techniques for paleoclimatic reconstruction, and an overview of climate modeling and associated uncertainties, traditional ecological knowledge, climate policy, and how artist are influencing the climate change conversation. We will use case studies to explore known and projected impacts of climatic changes on Alaskan environments. Emphasis will be placed on the science of climate change, but policy issues will be discussed. Offered Spring
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ES 65900 - Principles of Glaciology
(4) The course deals with glaciers and ice sheets including basics of how and why glaciers form and physical properties of snow and ice. The course focuses on processes related to glacier mass balance, energy exchange at the glacier surface, glacier-climate interactions, and the response of glaciers to climate change. Additional topics include glacier hydrology, ice flow, and glacial erosion. Prerequisite: Is Graduate standing. Offered Fall (even years).
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ES 66000 - Introduction to GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
(4) This course is an introduction to the theory and use of Geographic Information Systems, including the fundamental concepts of GIS, capabilities of GIS, and applications for dealing with spatial data. Topics include vector data input, data models, database design and database queries, sources of spatial information, spatial analysis, and cartographic display. These topics will be discussed within an environmental context using ArcGIS, a PC-based GIS software pack age. The course is presented in a lecture/laboratory format. Lab fee required. Offered as needed.
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ES 66300 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
(4) This course introduces students to the principles and techniques necessary for applying remote sensing to diverse issues within environmental science. The course emphasizes a hands-on learning environment with theoretical and conceptual aspects of satellite remote sensing. Topics include digital image interpretation, analysis, and processing within a GIS environment. Prerequisite: ES 66000 . Offered Fall.
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ES 66500 - Applied GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
(4) This course is a second course in GIS concerned primarily with spatial modeling. Topics include raster modeling, specifically hydrologic and distance modeling, as well as surface interpolation. The course is project-based with a lecture and laboratory component. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: ES 66000 or SC 36000 or permission of instructor. Offered Spring.
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ES 67000 - Principles of Ecohydrology
(4) Ecohydrology is the interdisciplinary study of water and ecosystems. This class covers the biological, chemical, and geological aspects of water bodies from a restoration/conservation perspective. Participants will interpret field data from streams, lakes, deltas, and wetlands using theoretical concepts from the framework of ecohydrology.
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ES 67400 - Seminar Readings in Marine Biology
(4) Small groups which meet with faculty members for in-depth study and discussion of particular topics. Examples have included: Top-down Control of Marine Populations, Cephalopod Biology and Ecology, Ecology of Modular Organisms, and Marine Research Methods. Appropriate course descriptions are published as seminars are offered; student initiated topics welcome. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Offered Fall.
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ES 68000 - Directed Study
(1-4) Individual study in a given field under the guidance of a faculty member and by permission only. Offered as needed.
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ES 68500 - Practicum (Internship)
(1-4) Practical work experience in a given area of concentration under the cooperative guidance of a faculty member and an on-the-job supervisor. Offered as needed.
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ES 68900 - Thesis Proposal
(0) Second step in an MSES student’s progress towards completion of a thesis project, typically taken spring of the student’s first year. The seminar requires selection of, and regular meetings with, the student’s thesis committee. Successful completion of ES 68900 requires full committee approval of a written thesis proposal and an oral thesis proposal presentation, and other activities as dictated by the student’s committee chair. Regular attendance at MSES events, including masters thesis proposal presentations and thesis defenses, is required. Prerequisite: ES 60100. Offered Spring and as needed.
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ES 69000 - Seminar
(2) Regular meetings with small groups of faculty and fellow students to discuss research findings, ongoing analyses, and progress towards thesis completion. Typically taken fall and spring of a student’s second year. Regular attendance at MSES events, including masters thesis proposal presentations and thesis defenses, is required. Prerequisite: . Offered Fall/Spring.
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ES 69200 - Special Topics
(1-4) Special topics in various fields. Appropriate course descriptions are published as topics are developed. Offered as needed.
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ES 69800 - Thesis Continuation
(1) Students continuing to work on a thesis after successfully completing 12 units of ES 69900 must sign up for one unit of this course each semester (including summer) until the thesis is finished. ES 69800 does not count towards graduation requirements. Prerequisite: 12 units of ES 69900. Offered as needed.
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ES 69900 - Thesis Research
(12) Students perform an independent research project under the guidance of a thesis committee. Activities appropriate to this course include data collection, analysis, and interpretation, and also thesis writing and editing. After completion of a thesis proposal, at least one unit of this course should be taken each semester (including summer) until the thesis is completed. The final semester of this course culminates with full committee approval of a written thesis and oral defense scheduled prior to the last week of the semester. Regular attendance at MSES events, including masters thesis proposal presentations and thesis defenses, is required. Prerequisite: . Offered as needed.
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FP - Fine & Performing Arts |
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FP 10000 - Introduction to Fine Arts
(2) Students engage in activities customarily associated with the practice of the particular art being offered in the menu. Through direct experience, students are expected to develop aesthetic sensibility as well as some technical proficiency. Offered Fall/Spring.
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| FP 10001 Acting |
| FP 10003 Introductory Theatre Production |
| FP 10020 Introductory Ceramics |
| FP 10023 Introductory Drawing |
| FP 10029 Introductory Studio Arts |
| FP 10030 Visual Arts Workshop |
| FP 10060 Introductory Guitar |
| FP 10061 Musical Encounters |
| FP 10063 Introductory Piano |
| FP 10064 Introductory University Ensemble |
| FP 10065 Introductory Voice |
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FP 11000 - Beginner Indigenous Fine Arts
(1-4) Students engage in activities associated with indigenous arts offered in the menu. Through direct experience students develop cultural knowledge and technical proficiency. Offered Fall/Spring
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| (Topic course numbers range from FP 11001 to FP 11013) |
| Selected Topics: |
| FP 11001 Masks Making |
| FP 11002 Tool Making |
| FP 11003 Ceramics |
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| FP 11004 Drum Making & Drumming |
| FP 11005 Block Printing |
| FP 11006 Song Duals |
| FP 11007 Oration |
| FP 11008 Dance |
| FP 11009 Traditional Transportation |
| FP 11010 Weaving |
| FP 11011 Beading |
| FP 11012 Carving |
| FP 11013 Indigenous Fine Arts: New Horizons |
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FP 20000 - Intermediate Studies in Fine Arts
(2) Students will engage in the intermediate practice of studio arts. Through direct experience, students will develop their aesthetic sensibilities and technical proficiencies at the intermediate level. Offered Fall/Spring.
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| (Topic course numbers range from FP 20001 to FP 20065 in schedule) |
| Selected Topics: |
| FP 20003 Intermediate Theatre Production |
| FP 20020 Intermediate Ceramics |
| FP 20029 Intermediate Studio Arts |
| FP 20060 Intermediate Guitar |
| FP 20063 Intermediate Piano |
| FP 20065 Intermediate Voice |
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FP 21000 - Intermediate Indigenous Fine Arts
(1-4) Students engage in intermediate practice of indigenous arts offered in the menu. Through direct experience students develop cultural knowledge and technical proficiency at the intermediate level. Offered Fall/Spring
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| (Topic course numbers range from FP 21001 to FP 21012) |
| Selected Topics: |
| FP 21001 Masks Making |
| FP 21002 Tool Making |
| FP 21003 Ceramics |
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| FP 21004 Drum Making & Drumming |
| FP 21005 Block Printing |
| FP 21006 Song Duals |
| FP 21007 Oration |
| FP 21008 Dance |
| FP 21009 Traditional Transportation |
| FP 21010 Weaving |
| FP 21011 Beading |
| FP 21012 Carving |
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FP 30000 - Advanced Studies in Fine Arts
(2) Students will engage in the advanced practice of the particular art being offered in the menu. Through direct experience, students will continue to develop their aesthetic sensibilities and technical proficiencies. Offered Fall/Spring.
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| (Topic course numbers range from FP 30001 to FP 30065 in schedule) |
| Selected topics: |
| FP 30003 Advanced Theatre Production |
| FP 30029 Advanced Studio Arts |
| FP 30060 Advanced Guitar |
| FP 30063 Advanced Piano |
| FP 30064 Advanced Ensemble |
| FP 30065 Advanced Voice |
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FP 31000 - Advanced Indigenous Fine Arts
(1-4) Students engage in the advanced practice of indigenous arts offered in the menu. Through direct experience students develop cultural knowledge and technical proficiency at the advance level. Offered Fall/Spring
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| (Topic course numbers range from FP 31001 to FP 31012) |
| Selected Topics: |
| FP 31001 Masks Making |
| FP 31002 Tool Making |
| FP 31003 Ceramics |
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| FP 31004 Drum Making & Drumming |
| FP 31005 Block Printing |
| FP 31006 Song Duals |
| FP 31007 Oration |
| FP 31008 Dance |
| FP 31009 Traditional Transportation |
| FP 31010 Weaving |
| FP 31011 Beading |
| FP 31012 Carving |
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HCM - Health Care Management |
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HCM 30100 - Health Care Industry Overview
(3) This course provides a straightforward explanation of the complex health services system. It explains the basic concepts as well as current issues to clarify how the US health services system is organized, managed, and financed. The course addresses the many changes happening in the US health care system and updates data and statistics so students can understand and discuss the current issues. The course also examines world health systems challenges and perspectives, examining the realities of 26 major health systems around the world. Key concepts applicable to all health systems are discussed: defining a health system, health system strengthening, health system regulation, and the politics of health system reform. Offered Fall.
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HCM 30200 - Health Care Management
(3) This course discusses management as an integrated body of knowledge and shows how to apply it in health care organizations. A background on the health care industry and an explanation of what management is and how it evolved is discussed. Classic contemporary management theory, principles, methods and tools for new managers are presented. Topics covered include planning, organizing, leading, decision-making and managing change. The course focuses on operations management, strategic implementation of programs, techniques and tools for reducing costs and improving quality. Offered Fall.
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HCM 40400 - Health Care Strategic Marketing
(3) This course introduces students to strategic marketing initiatives in the health care industry. It provides an overview of evaluating the market needs and developing a strategic marketing plan. The course identifies different client and customer groups and develops corresponding marketing strategies. Offered Fall.
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HCM 41000 - Health Care Finance
(3) This course provides a comprehensive overview of finance, accounting, budgeting in for-profit and nonprofit healthcare organizations: clinics, professional group practices, and health care facilities. Payer mix including the current complex reimbursement system requirements and regulations will be examined. Students will learn how to prepare and manage budgets. Staff scheduling models and methods to manage staff expenses will be presented. Offered Spring.
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HCM 43000 - Health Care Information and Compliance
(3) This course covers the basic guidelines for collecting, storing, and managing patient health information. Topics covered include health information security, HIPAA, content of patient records, privacy and confidentiality, implementation of electronic medical records, medical record coding and compliance, health information abstracting for utilization review, quality improvement, risk management, and licensing and accreditation process. Offered Fall.
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HCM 44000 - Health Care Legal and Ethical Issues
(3) This course will provide guidance and help students develop insight in dealing with common ethical dilemmas faced by health care organizations. Issues discussed will include: coping with staff shortages, transparency, management of conflict of interest, dealing with non-compliant patients, patient advocacy, institutional review boards and organizational ethics committees. Offered Spring.
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HI - History |
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HI 20100 - Introduction to Historical Studies
(4) Introductory courses that provide the foundations for understanding the evolution of cultures, societies, politics, and economies. Through readings and projects, these courses develop awareness of the past, of causes and effects, and of alternative interpretations. Satistifies CH Intellectual Traditions for Foundational Studies. Offered Fall/Spring.
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| (Topic course numbers range from HI 20101 to HI 20104 in the schedule) |
| Selected Topics: |
| HI 20101 World History I |
| HI 20102 World History II |
| HI 20104 Alaska’s History |
| HI 20105 Topics in U.S. History |
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HI 30100 - Advanced Historical Studies
(4) In-depth courses, either focusing on particular areas of the world Latin America, Modern Europe, China) or with certain topics (U.S. and Vietnam, Radical Politics in the U.S., Ancient Greece/Rome, Ethno History). Projects will emphasize critical/analytical thinking and historical research methods. Some classes may require prerequisites. Offered as needed.
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| (Topic course numbers range from HI 30101 to HI 30111 in schedule) |
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| HI 30101 U.S. and Vietnam |
| HI 30104 U.S. Environmental History |
| HI 30106 U.S. Constitutional Law |
| HI 30111 War, Peace, and Human Culture |
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HI 62700 - History and Culture of Alaska Natives
(3) A survey of Aleut, Yup’ik and Inupiat Eskimo, Athabascan, and southeastern peoples and cultures. Entrance into Alaska, prehistory, and traditional adaptations including economic, social, and ideological components. Historic contact, culture change, contemporary position, and ongoing concerns are also examined. Offered as needed.
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