The American Indian Studies minor provides an interdisciplinary study of the anthropological, historical, cultural, educational and political developments that have formed present-day Native America. The program is designed for students with the desire to better understand American Indian and Alaskan Native cultures by studying pre-contact history via oral tradition, post-European contact via biography, and present day “Indian Country” through federal policies, films, and literature. American Indian ethnic identities and stereotypes, as formed by these media, will be studied to promote new ways of thinking about race and culture. The multi-disciplinary nature of the minor allows for participation from students of all backgrounds in developing a new view of American Indian cultures while helping to dispel the Pan-Indian stereotype endemic in the American education system.
Required: 21 credit hours from the following, beginning with Introduction to Ethnicity and Race (HIST 220). Students declaring a minor may use past courses retroactively after consultation with the coordinator.
| Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
|
Required Course (3 credit hours):
|
| INDS 220/HIST 220 |
Intro. to Ethnicity and Race |
3 |
Core Courses: (9 credit hours) |
| INDS 105 |
Introduction to American Indian Studies |
3 |
Minors must take one course in both Literature and History.
Literature: |
| ENGL 242/INDS 242 |
Introduction to American Indian Literature |
3 |
History:
One course from the following choices: |
| HIST 282 |
Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America |
3 |
| HIST 283 |
Revolution and Reform in Latin America |
3 |
| HIST 289 |
Comparative North America |
3 |
| HIST 325 |
Colonial America |
3 |
| HIST 356 |
American Indian History |
3 |
| HIST 358 |
Twentieth Century American Indian Issues |
3 |
| HIST 380 |
Pre-Columbian/Colonial Mexico |
3 |
| HIST 381 |
Mexico in the Modern World |
3 |
Electives (6 credit hours): |
| ANTH 321 |
Anthropology of Indian America |
3 |
| ANTH 350 |
Prehistory of North America (Special Topics) |
3 |
| ART 229 |
American Indian Art Studio I |
3 |
| SOC 316 |
Minority Groups
Credited with approval from coordinator: |
3 |
| EDU 305 |
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom |
3 |
| EDU 313 |
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity – Field Experience |
3 |
| HIST 340 |
The Western Movement |
3 |
Proposed courses include American Indian Literature in Translation, American Indian Poetry, and American Indian in Film. |
Capstone Course: (3 credit hours)
INDS 404 Independent Study
or
INDS 492 American Indian Studies Internship
Courses offered as Special Topics can be credited toward the minor with approval from coordinator of the American Indian Studies minor.
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