American Indian Studies

Description
The concentration in American Indian studies is designed for students interested in developing an understanding of American Indian issues and analyzing issues through critical inquiry.

Requirements
 

• Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours, including 12 hours of upper division courses.
• A minimum of 9 hours must be taken in courses offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00).
• Students completing Upper Division Navajo Language courses can apply credits to electives with a DARS exception request.

Required Courses - 9 credit hours

AIS 180 Intro to American Indian Studies, C (3)

AIS 285 Federal Indian Policy, H & C (3) OR AIS 385 (before 2013)

AIS 380 Contemporary Issues of American Indian Nations (3) (this course is offered in fall sessions only)

Upper Division Electives - 9 credit hours
 

AIS 320 American Indian Philosophical/World Views, HU & C, (3) (Prerequisite(s): ENG 102, 105, or 108 with C or better; junior standing; Credit is allowed for only AIS 320 or AIS 394 (American Indian Philosophical/World Views))

AIS 360 Issues Urban Indian Country, C (3) (Prerequisite(s): ENG 102, 105, or 108 with C or better; junior standing; Credit is allowed for only AIS 320 or AIS 394 (Issues Urban Indian Country))

AIS 370 American Indian Languages and Cultures, C (3) (Prerequisite(s): AIS 180 with C or better)

AIS 380 Contemporary Issues of American Indian Nations (3)

AIS 381 American Indian Women, C (3)

AIS 385 Entrepreneurship for American Indian Sustainability (3) 

AIS 394 Topics: [*AM *IND *EC*], [*INDI*NAT*BUI*], [*AM* *IND* *INDIG* *FILM]

AIS 420 American Indian Studies Research methods, L (3) (Prerequisites: Must have completed AIS 180 with a grade of C or greater)  (this course is offered in fall sessions only)
 

AIS 430 Contemporary Indigenous Spirituality (3) (Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 or 108 with C or better; Minimum Junior standing; Credit is allowed for only AIS 430 or 494 (Ind Spirituality in Postmodern))
 

AIS 440 Cultural Professionalism, C (3) OR AIS 494 [*CULTURAL* *PROFESSION*]

AIS 455 Human Rights and Cultural Resource Laws (3) (Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 or 108 with C or better; Minimum Junior standing; Credit is allowed for only AIS 455 or 494 (American Indian Cultural Resources))
 

AIS 470 Tribal Government and Politics (3) (Pre-requisite: AIS 285; Credit is allowed for only AIS 470 or AIS 494, Tribal Governance)

AIS 480 Actualizing Decolonization (3) (Prerequisites: ENG 101; ENG 102; Junior standing; Credit is allowed for only AIS 480 or 494 (Readings-Decolonization))

AIS 484 Internship

AIS 494 Topics: [*CRIME *INDIAN*], [*IND* *RIGHTS*], [*CRIT* *ISSUES* *IND* *ED*], [*INDIG* *LANG* *REVITAL*] (3)

AIS 498 Pro-Seminar

ENG 359 Indigenous American Literature (3)

ENG 361 Scriptwriting (3)

HST 337  American Indian History to 1900 ((HU or SB) & C & H) (3)

HST 338 American Indian History since 1900 ((HU or SB) & C & H) (3)

IED 430 Language/Literacy of Indigenous Peoples, (Hu or SB) & C (3)