American Indian Studies

Requirements for the Minor

The minor in American Indian Studies is granted to the student who (1) meets the University requirement for graduation with a bachelor’s degree and (2) fulfills at least eighteen (18) hours of course work from the requirements as listed below. This selection must include three of the four categories to complete the minor. (Consultation with an Ethnic Studies advisor is required.)

Required

• ETHNC 2500 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3)
• ETHNC 2570 American Indian Experiences (3)

History and Politics (one of the following)

• ETHNC 4670 History of American Indian Peoples (3)
• ETHNC 5870R Southwest Indians: Archeology and Geographic History (3)
• ANTH 3030 Indians of North America: Modern (3)

Contemporary Issues (one of the following)

• ETHNC 3150 Indian Law and Policy (3)
• ETHNC 5730 Issues American Indian Mental Health (3)
• ETHNC 3600 Native Americans in Modern Society (3)
• H EDU 5480R Alcohol and Substance Abuse (3)

Literature, Language and the Arts (one of the following)

• ETHNC 3740 American Indian Literature (3)
• ETHNC 5820 Studies in American Indian Literature (3)

Gender and Ethnicity (one of the following)

• ENGL 5820 Studies in American Indian Literature (3)
• Studies in American Indian Films (3)
• ETHNC 5560 Human Diversity (3)
• ETHNC 3190 Racial and Ethnic Politics (3)
• ANTH 3040 Biology of Native Americans (3)
• ETHNC 5870 Special Topics (3)