Majoring in Native American and Indigenous Studies

Here is a list of courses for the major.  Students have choices to match their career and scholarly interests!

(Please see page 131 the official 2009-2010 FLC Catalog of Courses for details)

Required courses:

Course Title
NAIS 110 Intro to American Indian Studies
NAIS 123 American Indian History
NAIS 280 Native Americans In the Modern World
NAIS 301 Writing In The Southwest Discipline
NAIS 355 Development of US Indian Policy
NAIS 493 Internship in SWS (3-6 credits)
  Total:21 credits

Distribution Requirements -
Literature, Arts, and Media (minimum 2 courses)

Course Title
NAIS 115 Native American Newsletter
ENG 176 Native American Literature
NAIS 315 Native American News Writing
NAIS 317 History of American Indians In Film
NAIS 327 American Indians And Mass Media
NAIS 344 Native American Oral Traditions
NAIS 360/ART 365 Mesa American Art History
NAIS /ART 368 Native American Art History
NAIS /ART 380 Native American Lit Topics
Total: 6-8 credits
(or more to meet total credits required in the major)

Culture, Language, Cosmology - (Minimum 2 courses)

Course Title
NAIS/ML 100 Fundamentals of Navajo Language I
NAIS/ML 101 Navajo Language II
ANTH 208 Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Cultural Survival
NAIS 322 American Indian Philosophies
ANTH 330 Prehistory of The Southwest
ANTH 348 Topics in American Prehistory
ANTH 350 Ethnology of Mesoamerica
ANTH 351 Native Peoples of the Andies
ANTH 388 Ethnology of The Southwest
ANTH 406 Ethnobotany of the Southwest
Total: 6-8 credits
(or more to meet total credits required in the major)

Economics, Politics, and Law - (Minimum 2 courses)

Course Title
SOC 250 Social Issues in Contemporary Native Society
NAIS 330 International Indigenous Issues
ANTH 358 Native American Gender Issues
PS 400 Native American Law & Politics
NAIS 450 Tribal Preservation
Total: 6-8 credits
(or more to meet total credits required in the major)

Note:  NAIS 335 Topics in Indigenous Studies, and appropriate 190/390 courses may be used to fulfill one of more of the Distribution Requirements upon approval by the NAIS coordinator.

Subtotal Distribution Requirements  24 credits
Total Departmental Requirements 45 credits
Free Electives (Variable)
Total Required for Graduation 120 credits

Students may double major in Native American and Indigenous Studies and another major or combine the major with a minor, but all coursework must be discrete and unique.