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Twin Cities Campus
American Indian Studies MinorAmerican Indian Studies
College of Liberal Arts
American Indian Studies is dedicated to advancing awareness and understanding of the histories and contemporary experiences of American Indian people. The program focuses on the native peoples of the United States and Canada, but also draws on the experiences of indigenous peoples from other parts of the world.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Students may earn a bachelor of arts or a minor in American Indian studies, but not both.
Minor Courses
A course that has fulfilled the foundation course requirement cannot also fulfill the electives requirement.
Foundation Course
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 1001 - Introduction to American Indian & Indigenous Peoples
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 1002 - Indigenous Peoples in Global Perspective
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 1003 - American Indians in Minnesota
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
Electives
Take 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 1001 - Introduction to American Indian & Indigenous Peoples
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 1003 - American Indians in Minnesota
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3143 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3312 - American Indian Environmental Issues and Ecological Perspectives
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3501 - Indigenous Tribal Governments and Politics
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3701 {Inactive}
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3711 - Dakota Culture and History
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4511 - Indigenous Political Economies
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 1002 - Indigenous Peoples in Global Perspective
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
POL 1019 - Indigenous Peoples in Global Perspective
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3201W - American Indian Literature
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3201W {Inactive}
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3301 - American Indian Philosophies
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 3321 - American Indian Philosophies
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3303 - American Indians and Photography
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
AMIN 5303 {Inactive}
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3402 - American Indians and the Cinema
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
AMIN 5402 - American Indians and the Cinema
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3409 - American Indian Women: Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical Perspectives
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
AMIN 5409 - American Indian Women: Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical Perspectives
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
GWSS 3412 {Inactive}
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3871 - American Indian History: Pre-Contact to 1830
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3871 - American Indian History: Pre-Contact to 1830
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3872 - American Indian History: 1830 to the Present
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3872 - American Indian History: 1830 to the Present
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AAS 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
or
AMIN 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
or
CHIC 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4501 - Law, Sovereignty, and Treaty Rights
(3.0 cr)
or
POL 4507 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4525W - Federal Indian Policy
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
POL 4525W - Federal Indian Policy
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 1002/Pol 1019 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3501/Pol 3701 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 1002/Pol 1019 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 1002/Pol 1019 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3201W/EngL 3201W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3301/RelS 3321 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3301/RelS 3321 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3303/AmIn 5303 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3402/AmIn 5402 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3402/AmIn 5402 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3409/AmIn 5409 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3409/AmIn 5409 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn/Hist 3871 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn/Hist 3871 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn/Hist 3872 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn/Hist 3872 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4231/Afro 4231/AmIn 4231/C |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4231/Afro 4231/AmIn 4231/C |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4231/Afro 4231/AmIn 4231/C |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4231/Afro 4231/AmIn 4231/C |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 4501/Pol 4507 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 4525W/Pol 4525W |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 4525W/Pol 4525W |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |