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Minor in Native American Cultures

15 units required for the minor.

Lower Division required (3 units)

  • AIS 101 Introduction to AIS
    Corequisite/Prerequisite: Any GE Foundation course.

Upper Division Core

Select 6 - 9 units from the following:

  • AIS 300 or AIS/FEA 450
  • AIS 320 or AIS 420
  • AIS 340/ENGL 340 American Indian Literature (3)
    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
  • AIS 345
  • AIS 335 or AIS 336
  • AIS 454/AH 454 Contemporary Indigenous Arts (3)
  • AIS 485 American Indians and the Law (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of the GE Foundation requirement, completion of one or more Exploration courses and upper-division status. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
  • AIS 490 or AIS 499

Electives

Select: 3 - 6 units in any combination from the following courses and/or areas. Anthropology, Museum Studies/CRM, American Indian Studies, Art/Art History and Social Work.

  • Anthropology: ANTH 321, ANTH 322, ANTH 329, ANTH 448, ANTH 449, ANTH 450 (maximum 3 units approved by advisor), ANTH 451 (can only be taken once) ANTH 487.
  • Museum Studies/CRM: AIS 222, AH 430, AH 431, ANTH 487.
  • American Indian Studies: AIS 105, AIS 106, AIS 215 or AIS 319, AIS 308, AIS/WGSS 313, AIS 400, AIS 497
  • American Studies: AMST 300, AMST 350
  • Art/Art History: AH 114, ART 254, ART 354A or ART 354B, AH 430, AH 431, ART 440/540, AH 456/556
  • Comparative World Literature: CWL 315, CWL 320, CWL 415
  • English: ENGL 340, ENGL 375, ENGL 470, ENGL 683I (see note below)
  • Film and Electronic Arts: FEA 316, FEA 380, FEA 486, FEA 450
  • Geography: GEOG 120, GEOG 357, GEOG 473, GEOG 481, GEOG 447
  • Human Development: HDEV 360, HDEV 403
  • Journalism: JOUR 310, JOUR 311, JOUR 431
  • Kinesiology: KIN 156, KIN 157, KIN 338, KIN 332, KIN 335 (see note below)
  • Music: MUS 471, MUS 478, MUS 490
  • Philosophy: PHIL 270, PHIL 351, PHIL 451, PHIL 489
  • Political Science: POSC 311, POSC 312, POSC 321, POSC 326, POSC 323, POSC, 395
  • Recreation: REC 225, REC 325, REC 337, REC 371, REC 428, REC 431
  • Social Work: SW 220, SW 221, SW 330, SW 331, SW 350, SW 351. (see note below)
  • Women’s and Gender Sexuality Studies: WGSS 313, WGSS 318, WGSS 401

Note: SW 221 is only open to Social Work Majors.

Note: KIN 332 and KIN 335 are only open to Kinesiology majors.

Note: ENGL 683I is only open to English Masters Students.


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