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Duluth Campus
Tribal Administration & Governance B.A.American Indian Studies
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The Tribal Administration and Governance major is designed to prepare students to work for tribes and governmental and non-governmental entities that work closely with tribes. This major combines fundamental courses in business administration from the Labovitz School of Business & Economics with courses focused on tribal sovereignty, tribal governance, and federal Indian law and policy. The curriculum is based on studying the interrelationships between federal and tribal governments and the methods used by Native Nations to administer programs. Students will learn the history of federal-tribal-state relations; learn the roles of tribal leaders and administrators; and learn the laws, polices, and issues that impact tribal governments.
The major is flexible to accommodate a variety of student needs. All required courses for the major are offered online. Students may either transfer to UMD with an A.A. or the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and complete the required courses for the major completely online in two years OR students who are beginning their undergraduate studies may come to UMD and take courses to fulfill the UMD liberal education program requirements while taking the online courses.
Students who graduate with a B.A. in Tribal Administration and Governance will:
· Demonstrate understanding of tribal sovereignty, self-determination, and self-governance.
· Demonstrate a basic understanding of tribal constitutions, jurisdictions, ordinances, statutes, and laws.
· Demonstrate the capacity to provide strategic administration in tribal contexts.
· Demonstrate the capacity to manage tribal organizations and programs.
· Demonstrate the capacity to manage human capital in tribal contexts.
· Demonstrate the capacity to successfully manage projects in tribal contexts.
· Demonstrate applicable understanding of key principles and cases in federal Indian law and the unique legal status of Indian tribes.
· Demonstrate applicable understanding of significant federal statutes, policies and issues that impact tribal governments and their reservations.
· Demonstrate applicable understanding of the fundamentals of accounting, economics, organizational management, applied statistics, financial management, and marketing.
· Demonstrate applicable understanding of the leadership qualities required of tribal administrators.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students can declare this major at any time but once they begin the major they should take the TAG and BUS classes offered each semester (with the exception of internship which should be taken their last semester).
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Requirement (1 cr)
Transfer students with 24 or more credits and current UMD students who change colleges to CLA are exempt from this requirement. New first-year students with 24 or more PSEO credits may request to be waived from this requirement.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
1. Students will receive a Certificate in Business Administration from the Labovitz School of Business and Economics (LSBE).
2. A second field of study (either a major or minor) is not required.
Certificate of Business Administration (16 cr)
After the successful completion of this required core, students will receive a Certificate in Business Administration from LSBE. These courses are provided in an online format and can be taken in any order. See Class Search for variable start dates of courses (1st half, 2nd half or full-term). Up to two of the following courses may be substituted with equivalent classroom classes.
BUS 2100 - Fundamentals of Accounting
(2.0 cr)
BUS 2200 - Fundamentals of Economics
(2.0 cr)
BUS 2300 - Fundamentals of Operations Management
(2.0 cr)
BUS 2400 - Fundamentals of Organizational Management
(2.0 cr)
BUS 2500 - Fundamentals of Applied Statistics
(2.0 cr)
BUS 2600 - Fundamentals of Financial Management
(2.0 cr)
BUS 2700 - Fundamentals of Marketing
(2.0 cr)
BUS 2800 - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
(2.0 cr)
Required courses (34 cr)
TAG 2801 - Introduction to Tribal Administration and Governance
(3.0 cr)
TAG 2820 - Foundations of Indigenous Leadership
(3.0 cr)
TAG 3206 - Federal Indian Policy
[SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
TAG 3230 - American Indian Tribal Government and Law
[SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
TAG 3810 - Fundamentals of Tribal Strategic Management
(3.0 cr)
TAG 3820 - Fundamentals of Tribal Project Management
(3.0 cr)
TAG 3997 - Internship in American Indian Studies
(4.0 cr)
TAG 4230 - Introduction to Federal Indian Law
[SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
TAG 4250 - American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Compacts, and Agreements
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
TAG 4810 - Business Processes in Tribal Administration
(3.0 cr)
TAG 4840 - Current Issues and Opportunities in Tribal Administration and Governance
(3.0 cr)
Advanced Writing Requirement (3 cr)
WRIT 31xx - Adv Writing (3 cr)
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Credits: | 1.0 -2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EHS 1000/UST 1000/ ES 1000 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 2801/TAG 2801 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 2820/TAG 2820 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 3206/TAG 3206 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 3230/TAG 3230 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 3810/TAG 3810 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 3820/TAG 3820 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 8.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 4230/TAG 4230 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 4250/TAG 4250 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 4810/TAG 4810 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 4840/TAG 4840 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |