Indigenous Studies

Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian knowledge, languages, treaties, federal Indian law and tribal sovereignty, boarding schools, land, health, arts and Indigenous research methods.

Years
4
Courses
34
Credits
102
Ready now
1

This program follows the structure of a four-year Bachelor of Arts in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Each course is free and earns a certificate of completion; courses marked "In development" show their planned lessons and open as they are written.

Year 1 Arts First Year

Fall term

CodeCourseCrStatus
WRIT-101 Academic Writing 3 In development
HIST-110 The Making of the Modern World 3 In development
PHIL-101 Introduction to Philosophy 3 In development
PSYC-104 Introductory Psychology I 3 In development
SOC-100 Introductory Sociology 3 In development

Spring term

CodeCourseCrStatus
HIST-115 The United States: Origins to the Present 3 In development
PHIL-120 Critical Thinking and Logic 3 In development
PSYC-105 Introductory Psychology II 3 In development
ECON-101 Principles of Microeconomics 3 Ready
INDG-101 Native American and Indigenous Studies 3 In development

Year 2

Fall term

CodeCourseCrStatus
INDG-201 Indigenous Worldviews and Knowledge Systems 3 In development
INDG-210 Indigenous Languages and Revitalization 3 In development
HIST-362 Indigenous Histories of North America 3 In development
INDG-240 Indigenous Research Methodologies 3 In development

Spring term

CodeCourseCrStatus
INDG-211 Treaties and Government-to-Government Relations 3 In development
INDG-220 Federal Indian Law and Tribal Sovereignty 3 In development
INDG-230 Indigenous Literatures and Storytelling 3 In development
ANTH-201 Cultural Anthropology 3 In development

Year 3

Fall term

CodeCourseCrStatus
INDG-301 Federal Indian Boarding Schools and Their Legacy 3 In development
INDG-310 Land, Environment and Indigenous Stewardship 3 In development
INDG-320 Indigenous Health and Wellness 3 In development
INDG-330 Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Peoples 3 In development

Spring term

CodeCourseCrStatus
INDG-340 Indigenous Arts and Visual Culture 3 In development
INDG-350 Gender, Family and Two-Spirit Identities 3 In development
INDG-360 Indigenous Economic Development 3 In development
INDG-370 Urban Indigenous Communities 3 In development

Year 4

Fall term

CodeCourseCrStatus
INDG-401 Indigenous Rights, Self-Determination and UNDRIP 3 In development
INDG-410 Reconciliation and Decolonization 3 In development
INDG-420 Global Indigenous Peoples 3 In development
JOUR-440 Reporting on Native Nations and Indigenous Communities 3 In development

Spring term

CodeCourseCrStatus
INDG-440 Community-Based Research and Partnership 3 In development
INDG-450 Contemporary Indigenous Politics and Activism 3 In development
INDG-460 Indigenous Food Sovereignty 3 In development
INDG-499 Honors Project in Indigenous Studies 3 In development