Indigenous Studies Minor

Program Requirements

Required Courses (15 credit hours)
ANT 101UNDERSTANDING CULTURE3
ANT 300INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA3
or ANT 301 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
ENG 353AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE3
ANT 499INDEPENDENT STUDY3-9
Plus 3 credit hours: Internship, independent project, OR independent study related to Indigenous peoples of the Americas in a participating department including Anthropology, History & Social Studies Education, Geography & Planning, English, Elementary Education & Reading, Modern & Classical Languages & Communication.3
Electives (6 credit hours)
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA (Which ever one not taken as part of required courses)
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
MESOAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA
INDIGENOUS HAWAIIANS
INDIGENOUS ART OF NORTH AMERICA
ARCTIC GEOGRAPHY FROM AN INUIT PERSPECTIVE
AZTEC AND MAYA HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE INCA EMPIRE
THE TRADITIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LONGHOUSE (THE HO DE NO SAU NEE)
Total Required Credit Hours21

NOTE: Anthropology majors may count ONLY ANT 101 for both this minor and the major program.