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Duluth Campus
American Indian Studies B.A.American Indian Studies
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
American Indian Studies (AIS) is an interdisciplinary academic department offering coursework committed to broadening knowledge of the worldview, histories, languages, literature, cultures, arts, and contemporary experiences of American Indian nations and peoples. As American Indian nations maintain a distinct political relationship with the federal government rooted in historical treaties, congressional laws, and executive orders, AIS promotes awareness for and understanding of tribal sovereignty and self-determination. AIS strives to protect the integrity and identity of the indigenous population of North America and to create an intellectual learning environment conducive to critical and creative thought.
A degree in American Indian studies is designed to give students a broad background while allowing concentrated study in an area(s) of interest. The program includes study in Ojibwe language, historical and contemporary foundations, politics and law, art and literature, and societies and cultures. Majors and minors develop skills in analytical and critical thinking, as well as verbal and written communication. They acquire knowledge of historical and contemporary American Indian experiences, cultures, and (inter)governmental affairs.
Graduates are prepared for careers in a variety of professional fields, including social services, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, tribal, local, state or federal government, criminal and social justice fields, tribal economic development, as well as business and management. In addition, some graduates pursue advanced degrees in law, health, business, social work, education, museum studies, and fine arts.
Honors Requirements: Students must have a 3.75 GPA in the major.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
Program Requirements
1. A second field of study (either a minor, another major or dual degree) is required.
2. Global experience is a UMD goal for all students and international study is encouraged. Talk with an academic or faculty advisor to explore academic options for fulfilling your degree requirements through study abroad.
Learning in Community (1 cr)
The Learning in Community requirement will be waived for transfer students with at least 30 credits taken post high school and for UMD students who started in a UMD program where this was not required. First-year students who have completed 30 PSEO credits may request a waiver to the student’s primary college.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
or
EHS 1000 - Into the World
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
or
ES 1000 - Global Cultural Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
or
LING 1000 - Language and Culture in the U.S. What does it Mean to Speak American
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 1100 - Living Your Best Life: Applying Positive Psychology
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
Advanced Writing (3 cr)
WRIT 31xx - Adv Writing (3 cr)
Electives (24 cr)
One course from four of the five subject areas is required, a minimum of nine AMIN credits must be at the 3xxx-4xxx level and one course from the Optional Elective areas may apply to this requirement. AMIN 3997 and 4990 do not count toward this requirement.
Take 8 or more course(s) totaling 24 or more credit(s) from the following:
Language
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 1103 - Beginning Ojibwe I
[LE CAT3, LECD CAT03, COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 1104 - Beginning Ojibwe II
[LE CAT3, LECD CAT03, COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
·
Politics and Law
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 3206 - Federal Indian Policy
[LE CAT8, LECD CAT08, SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3230 - American Indian Tribal Government and Law
[SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4230 - Introduction to Federal Indian Law
[SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4250 - American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Compacts, and Agreements
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
Art and Literature
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 1606 - Introduction to American Indian Literature
[LE CAT9, HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 2605 - Survey of American Indian Arts
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3630 - Native New Worlds: Zombie Killers, Detectives, and Astronauts in American Indian Genre Fiction
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3640 - 21st Century Native Literature: American Indian Writing Published in the New Millennium
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3660 - American Indian Novel
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4630 - American Indians and the Media
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4640 - American Indians in the Movies
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
Societies and Cultures
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 2015 - Ojibwe History and Modern Culture
[SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 2405 - American Indian Families and Society
[LE CAT, SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3410 - Fur Trade in Canada and the United States
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3420 - American Indians in Sports
[LE CAT7, LECD CAT07, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3430 - Global Indigenous Studies
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3444 - Traditional Ecological Knowledge Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3450 - American Indian Women
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4410 - American Indian Philosophies
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
Tribal Administration
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 2801 - Introduction to Tribal Administration and Governance
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 2820 - Foundations of Indigenous Leadership
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3810 - Fundamentals of Tribal Strategic Management
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3820 - Fundamentals of Tribal Project Management
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3830 - Fundamentals of Tribal Operations Management
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4810 - Business Processes in Tribal Administration
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4840 - Current Issues and Opportunities in Tribal Administration and Governance
(3.0 cr)
·
Optional Experience
Take 0 - 10 credit(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 3393 - Projects in American Indian Studies
(1.0-6.0 cr)
·
Optional Elective
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 1604 - Cultural Anthropology
[LE CAT6, LEIP CAT06, SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3628 - Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4621 - Myth and Sacred Symbols
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4631 - Anthropology and Environment
[SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4633 - Ethnobotany
[SUSTAIN]
(4.0 cr)
·
AST 1050 - Native Skywatchers: Indigenous Ethno- and ArchaeoAstronomy
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 3535 - Intercultural Communication
[LE CAT6, LEIP CAT06, CDIVERSITY]
(4.0 cr)
·
CRIM 3322 - Law and Society
(3.0 cr)
·
CRIM 3375 - Restorative Justice
(3.0 cr)
·
CRIM 4340 - Racial Inequality and Criminalization
[RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 1582 - Introduction to World Literatures
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
GEOG 2305 - Geography of Cultural Diversity
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 4393 - Political Geography
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 1304 - US History Part I: 1607-1877
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 1305 - US History Part II: 1865-Present
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2350 - Hunting and Gathering and the History of American Health
[HUMANITIES, SUSTAIN]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3939 - Europe in the Age of Renaissance and Reformation: 1348-1648
(4.0 cr)
·
LING 1811 - Introduction to Linguistics
[LE CAT2, LOGIC & QR]
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 1500 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
[LE CAT, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3515 - Theories of Comparative Politics
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4949 - Race and Ethnic Relations
[RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
·
SW 1619 - Race, Class, and Gender in the United States
[LE CAT, LECD C, RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
·
WS 2101 - Women, Race, and Class
[LE CAT8, LECD CAT08, SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 1.0 -2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EHS 1000/UST 1000/ ES 1000 |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
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Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 3206/TAG 3206 |
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Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 3230/TAG 3230 |
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Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 4230/TAG 4230 |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 4250/TAG 4250 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Summer |
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Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Even, Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 3444/EES 3444 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 3450/WS 3455 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 2801/TAG 2801 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 2820/TAG 2820 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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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 |
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Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 4810/TAG 4810 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 4840/TAG 4840 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -6.0 [max 10.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ANTH 3628/WS 3628 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | minimum 60 credits or instructor consent |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |