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The Undergraduate Studies Office for the University of the Arctic wishes to invite registrations from students at all UArctic member institutions to study northern topics in online global classrooms with students from Russia, Greenland, Denmark, Canada, Alaska, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland! The 2005 spring semester’s (February 1- April 30) online course offerings include: BCS 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar World Instructor: Amanda Graham Offering Institution: Yukon College, Canada This course introduces students to the landscape, peoples and issues of the region. Beginning with an examination of the geography, biological and physical systems of the Subarctic and Arctic, it then turns to the aboriginal and contemporary peoples of the region. The history of the Circumpolar World is treated in a broad fashion to provide grounding in the events and developments that have created the region’s contemporary qualities. The second part of the course surveys some of the particular issues facing the region, including climate change, economic, political and social development. This course ultimately is intended to stimulate interest in the circumpolar world. BCS 312: Land and Environment II Instructor: LeeAnn Fishback, Churchill Northern Studies Centre Offering Institution: University of Manitoba, Canada This course will provide students with a greater understanding of the complexity of important concepts and issues related to the land and environment of the North introduced in BCS 100 and BCS 311. The course deals with the impacts of natural and physical change on the peoples and conditions of the Circumpolar North and details the science underlying key issues involving interactions between people and their environment. BCS 322: Peoples and Cultures II Instructor: Lisbeth Glanfield Offering Institution: Bodø Regional University, Norway This course aims to promote an integrated and multidisciplinary understanding of the circumpolar peoples and their adaptations and contributions to social, economic, political, and environmental changes. It includes sections on expressions of self-determination by circumpolar people through identity & language; media, arts & literature; and education, recreation & family, respective to the three primary Circumpolar regions: North America; Northwest Russia, Siberia, and Northern Asia; and Greenland, the North Atlantic, and Northern Scandinavia. BCS 332: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World II Instructor: Dr. Chris Southcott Offering Institution: Lakehead University, Canada This course will provide students with an appreciation of the main challenges confronting the peoples and communities of the world’s northern regions and builds on topics introduced in BCS 100 and BCS 331. In this course, students will deal with questions relating to governance and politics in the North, social issues, education and knowledge systems, and global issues. More information about these courses and the Circumpolar Studies program is available at www.uarctic.org/bcs. Students may register by completing the attached registration (also available at http://www.uarctic.org/bcs/registration.doc ) and returning it by email to academicoffice@uarctic.org or by fax to + 1 250 960 6330. Participating students must have permission from their site coordinator. REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR SPRING COURSES: JANUARY 25, 2005 Courses are delivered online via WebCT through the Athabasca University web portal and are worth 6 ECTS, or 3 credit units at most North American institutions. The language of instruction is English. Tuition and other fees are charged only by a student’s home institution, where applicable. Credit will be recorded at the offering institution and may be transferred to a student’s home institution after successful completion of the course. Students should consider if they need a Letter of Permission or other official approval for credit transfer with their site coordinator before registering. For more information, please contact: Academic Enquiries: University of the Arctic Undergraduate Studies, 209 Kirk Hall, 117 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7N 5C8 Registration Enquiries: University of the Arctic International Academic Office, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC, Canada, V2N 4Z9
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