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38 Master's degrees offered by the university
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Take the first step to becoming a licensed professional counselor. This hands-on Clinical Mental Health Counseling master’s program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers unique opportunities to apply your learning in the field, as part of a rigorous curriculum grounded in current research, program evaluation and continuous improvement.
Marine Biology
The Marine Biology graduate program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks focuses on the ecology, physiology and biochemistry/molecular biology of marine organisms.
Geological Engineering
Geological engineering deals with the application of geology. We offer a master degree in Geological Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Rural Development
The Rural Development MA program from the University of Alaska Fairbanks is designed to educate leaders who understand the dynamic relationship of rural Alaska with the global economy and who have professional skills in areas of leadership, business development, administration and conflict management.
Marine Policy
The design and implementation of effective Marine Policy entail quantitative and qualitative analyses pertinent to the oversight and management of marine resources: the study of the potential and actual social, economic, legal, environmental and ecological consequences of alternative policies. The program is offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Creative Writing and Literature
The Creative Writing and Literature programme is offered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. A student may petition the Thesis Advisory Committee and the department chair to take up to 6 credit hours of independent study to be applied toward the English M.F.A. electives requirement.
One Health
Explore how the health of people is connected to the health of animals and the environment — and learn how to work together to develop effective public health management plans that will benefit your community. The One Health programme is offered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Professional Communication
The Professional Communication program from the University of Alaska Fairbanks prepares students to handle the challenges of communicating effectively and ethically in a rapidly changing world characterized by diversity in gender, cultural background and belief.
Mathematics
Students in the Master of Science in Mathematics program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks take courses with either a pure or an applied mathematical emphasis. Projects and theses have been done in the areas of graph theory, algebra, biomathematics, partial differential equations, numerical analysis, dynamical systems, and Lie groups, among other topics.
Security and Disaster Management
The Master of Security and Disaster Management (MSDM) degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks provides both aspiring and existing homeland security and emergency management practitioners the education needed to lead and manage from the operational to strategic levels within their chosen career field.
Chemistry
The UAF Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of Alaska Fairbanks offers three graduate degrees: Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Neuroscience, and M.S. in Chemistry. The latter includes concentrations in either Chemistry, Biochemistry and Neuroscience, or Environmental Chemistry.
Anthropology
The master's degree program at University of Alaska Fairbanks prepares students to, pursue more advanced training leading to a PhD in Anthropology, teach anthropology within secondary education and/or undergraduate levels of higher education, or pursue career positions in various levels of government and business in which anthropological training and/or expertise is beneficial.
Business Administration
Looking to advance your career? Our fully online degree allows students to pursue their educational goals on a schedule that fits their needs. We offer a master degree in Business Administration at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Marine Studies
The Marine Studies degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers a broad degree program, which can include topics such as marine ecology, organismal biology, ecosystem processes and oceanography. Students will select courses offered by the graduate program in marine sciences and limnology, which can also be from the fisheries program or the statistics or biology and wildlife departments.
Wildlife Biology and Conservation
We offer a master degree in Wildlife Biology and Conservation at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The geographic location of the university is particularly advantageous for the study of wildlife biology. Spruce forest, aspen-birch forest, alpine tundra, bogs and several types of aquatic habitats are within easy reach.
English
The English department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers core courses in writing and literature, and upper-division courses in literature, linguistics, creative writing, technical writing and literary criticism.
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering students at University of Alaska Fairbanks gain firsthand experience with real world problems through the senior design project experience. A recent senior project involved designing a solar electric and hot water heating system for a new facility being constructed at Denali National Park.
Civil Engineering
Civil engineers plan, design and supervise the construction of facilities essential to modern life in both the public and private sectors. We offer a master degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.