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Undergraduate Certificate

Requirements

The undergraduate certificate requires 19 hours of course work. It is designed to provide students with a broad foundation in Native American Studies. This includes:

a) RELI/NAMS 1100 Introduction to Native American Studies (In some rare instances, a directed study, approved by the Director of INAS, may be substituted for this requirement);

b) at least one course or directed study in each of five core areas (cultures; archaeology; History; law and policy; and literature); and

c) completion of RELI/NAMS 4701 Methods in the Study of Native American Cultures.

Courses

Below is a list of current courses that fulfill the core distribution requirement. Not every one of these courses is offered every year. In addition, classes are added every semester. Students should contact Dr. LeAnne Howe for academic advising and to complete the paperwork to enroll in the program.  

Undergraduate Check Form

Cultures:

ANTH 3190 Myth in Culture

ANTH 3260 The Aztecs and the Maya

ANTH/NAMS 3410 Contemporary Native America

ANTH/NAMS 3410H Contemporary Native America

ANTH 3430 Indians of Mexico and Central America

ANTH 4020 Indians of North America

ANTH 4245 Oral Literature

ANTH 4460 The Aztecs and the Maya

ANTH 4470 The Rise and Fall of Southeastern Chiefdoms

ANTH 4480 The Indians of the Old South

ANTH 4550 Ethnohistory

ANTH 4900 Ethnobiology and Traditional Medicine

FRES 1010 Native American Music

GEOG 4680 Gender and Geography

RELI/NAMS 2004 Native American Cultures

RELI/NAMS 2004H Native American Cultures

RELI 4705 Special Topics in Native American Studies

RELI 4710 Directed Reading and Study in Native American Studies

RELI 4900 Apocalyptic Religion in Cross-Cultural Perspective

SOCI 2820 Race and Ethnicity in America

SOCI 4280 Global Perspectives on Gender

SOCI 4370 Seminar in Race and Ethnicity

Archaeology:

ANTH 2310 Archaeology of Georgia

ANTH 3270 New World Archaeology

ANTH 3280 Archaeology of the Southwest

ANTH 4310 Archaeology of Eastern North America

RELI 4705 Special Topics in Native American Studies

RELI 4710 Directed Reading and Study in Native American Studies

History:

ANTH 3260 The Aztecs and the Maya

ANTH 4460 The Aztecs and the Maya

ANTH 4470 The Rise and Fall of Southeastern Chiefdoms

ANTH 4480 The Indians of the Old South

HIST 1200 Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean

HIST 2051 Multiculturalism in Early America

HIST 2221 Latin American Civilization to 1800

HIST 2222 Latin American Civilization Since 1800

HIST 3050 American Indian History to 1840

HIST 3051 American Indian History Since 1840

HIST 3220 History of Mexico

HIST 3230 History of Brazil

HIST 3240 The Caribbean Area

HIST 3250 History of the Americas 

RELI 4705 Special Topics in Native American Studies

RELI 4710 Directed Reading and Study in Native American Studies 

Law and Policy:

RELI 4705 Special Topics in Native American Studies

RELI 4710 Directed Reading and Study in Native American Studies

Literature:

CMLT 2500 Comparative Ethnic American Literature

CMLT 3190 Myth in Culture

ENGL 2390H Multicultural Literature in America (with the approval of the Director)

ENGL 2400 Multicultural American Literature (with the approval of the Director)

ENGL 4860 Native American Literature

RELI 4705 Special Topics in Native American Studies

RELI 4710 Directed Reading and Study in Native American Studies



Because no specific relevant undergraduate-level courses are currently offered in Law and Policy, students are instructed to consult with the Director about an appropriate directed reading or other opportunities.

Courses may be listed in more than one of the five core distribution areas, but each course can only be used to fulfill the requirement in one category. Consult with the Director for details.

Sample Undergraduate Certificate Program

Based on the requirements and existing courses, a sample undergraduate certificate program in Native American Studies might look like this:



RELI/NAMS 1100 Introduction to Native American Studies

ANTH/NAMS 3410 Contemporary Native America

ANTH 3280 Archaeology of the Southwest

HIST 3050 American Indian History Since 1840

RELI 4710 Directed Reading and Study in Native American Studies (focusing on law and policy)

ENGL 4860 Native American Literature 

RELI/NAMS 4701 Methods in the Study of Native American Culture

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