Courses - AIS Lower Division
101. Introduction to the Study of Native American People (3)
Corequisite/Prerequisite: Any GE Foundation course.
Examines history, culture, religion, art and societies of American Indian. Introduction to historical aspects of Native American experience and discuss these aspects of Native life as applied to contemporary American Indian issues.
Letter grade only (A-F).
105. American Indian History – Pre 1871 (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: One course from GE category A1.
A survey of histories and cultures of American Indian Peoples in North America from pre-contact to 1871 and analysis of political, cultural, economic, legal and military relationships that developed between the American Indians and foreign nations.
Same course as HIST 105. Not open for credit to students with credit in HIST 105.
106. American Indian History – Post 1871 (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: One course from GE category A1.
Survey of histories and cultures of American Indian Peoples in North America from 1871 to present.
Same course as HIST 106. Not open for credit to students with credit in HIST 106.
200. Contemporary Issues in American Indian
Studies (3)
Analysis of major issues in contemporary American Indian affairs, politics, art, philosophy, education, reservations life, economics, government relations, Indian organizations, Indian-white relations, legal issues, land rights, media issues, Indian activist movements, and community concerns.
215. U.S. Diversity and the Ethnic Experience (3)
Prerequisities: Open only to Integrated Teacher Education Program students.
Survey of American Indian, African American, Latino American, and Asian Americans in American society from the colonial era to present. Special attention to the formation and transformation of each ethnic group and their roles in the development of the United States.
Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as AFRS 215, ASAM 215, and CHLS 215. Not open for credit to student with credit in AFRS 215, ASAM 215, or CHLS 215. Departments take turn offering the course in the Fall semester.
222. American Indian Museum Studies (3)
Prerequisite: One G.E. Foundation course.
Designed as a hybrid, online and face-to-face introduction to the meaning and significance of American Indian Art in the display and exhibition of American Indian culture. Includes fieldtrips to museums, online discussions and activites.
Letter grade only (A-F).
