Fisheries - University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fisheries from University of Alaska Fairbanks is a Campus Bachelor Fisheries degree that prepares you for a Science career. The undergraduate programs in fisheries offer students broad education and training, preparing graduates to work as professionals in fisheries management , research, conservation, education, policy, harvest and marketing organizations. The programs also provide a solid foundation for graduate study for students contemplating careers in advanced research and management, administration or teaching. The B.S. degree in fisheries provides students with the knowledge base, skill sets and hands-on experience to obtain positions within state, federal and non-governmental fisheries and natural resources conservation and management agencies in Alaska and throughout North America. Graduates with this degree will be particularly qualified to work for traditional state, provincial, federal, Alaska Native, and Native American agencies in the areas of marine and freshwater fisheries biology and management and fisheries social science. The B.A. degree in fisheries provides students with the knowledge base, skill sets, and hands-on experience to obtain positions within the fishing and seafood processing industries in Alaska and throughout North America. Graduates with this degree will be qualified to work for traditional fisheries governmental agencies in the areas of business administration, policy development, fisheries education and outreach, or as social scientists. The minor gives students who are majoring in other areas (i.e. wildlife biology, natural resources management , business, rural and community development, journalism, etc.) a solid introductory background in fisheries. Fisheries students have opportunities to work with professionals from federal, state, local, tribal and private groups during their required internship or research project. These organizations often hire fisheries students for summer internships, which can turn into full-time jobs after graduation. The undergraduate fisheries program is administered through the UAF Fairbanks campus. Students have the option of completing their program in Fairbanks or Juneau, with many fisheries courses offered via distance education for students in other outlying areas. The undergraduate fisheries program is designed as a 2+2 program in which students may complete their first two years at UAF, UAS or UAA (or other local UA campus) and their last two years in either Fairbanks or Juneau as a UAF student. Students who are interested in the 2+2 option must contact the UAF fisheries program. Fairbanks offers an excellent location for the study of Interior Alaska aquatic habitats with a number of subarctic streams and lakes within easy reach. The Juneau Center has ready access to both marine and freshwater habitats and freshwater and seawater wet labs. The Fishery Industrial Technology Center, located in Kodiak, has facilities for work in harvest technology, seafood technology, seafood biochemistry and microbiology. View more details on University of Alaska Fairbanks . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Fisheries courses.