Salmon, People, and Place at UAF Alaska

EdX's Salmon, People, and Place is a six-week online programme offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The training emphasises the human-nature relationship between salmon and indigenous people from North America, especially Alaska Natives. The curriculum establishes how salmon are instrumental in defining the well-being and cultures of Alaskan societies.

The online Salmon, People, and Place programme also include observation of present-day critical issues. Students get familiar with climate change, habitat alterations, and management activities, disturbing the relationship between salmon-dependent Natives and salmon. The edX course will also stress the significance of a healthy salmon ecosystem, one of the only ones remaining on Earth.

The certificate programme in Salmon, People, and Place entails a quick online procedure on the edX website. Upon concluding the syllabus, students will be equipped with the know-how to host and facilitate dialogues outside the classroom. The introductory training from the environmental studies domain is instructor-led and will run on a fixed course schedule. The learners can pursue the programme in two varied tracks; paid and free. In the free mode, the candidates will be given access only for a limited duration.