American Indian Studies
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Description
An understanding of American Indian nations, perspectives and challenges can help you break down barriers and build up communities. Gain a foundational knowledge to prepare you as an informed citizen and activist.
The concentration in American Indian studies teaches students about Indigenous sovereignty, culture, and government relations and current events. In addition to these core topics, the concentration offers students a breadth of options to gain deeper insights into their areas of interest, including human rights, Indigenous literature and philosophies, tribal governance and more.
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).
- Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements for this concentration.
- 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
AIS 285 Federal Indian Policy
AIS 380 Contemporary Issues of American Indian Nations (offered in fall sessions only)
Upper Division Electives - 9 credit hours
AIS 320 American Indian Philosophical and World Views
AIS 360 Issues Urban Indian Country
AIS 381 American Indian Women
AIS 385 Entrepreneurship for American Indian Sustainability
AIS 440 Cultural Professionalism
AIS 455 Human Rights and Cultural Resource Laws
AIS 470 Tribal Governance
AIS 480 Actualizing Decolonization
AIS 484 Internship
AIS 499 Individualized Instruction
ENG 359 Indigenous American Literature
HST 337 American Indian History to 1900
HST 338 American Indian History since 1900
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