Native American Studies Minor

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Rooted in Great Lakes Anishinaabe Indigenous worldviews, classes range from Anishinaabe language to governance and expression to education. This NAS minor allows students to create their own educational path based on their primary academic area of study. It is designed to share contemporary and historical experiences and ways of life of Indigenous peoples from an Indigenous perspective.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Native American Studies department page.

Total Credits Required 24 Credits

Required Courses 8 Credits

Students are required to take at least 16 additional credits including any Native American Studies courses and the approved elective list below with at least 8 credits at the 300 level or above. Students overall GPA for the NAS minor should be a minimum of 2.0.

NAS 204 - Native American Experience [SOCR] [WC] 4 Credits
NAS 300 or 400 Level Course 4 Credits

NAS Electives 16 Credits

AD 200 - Native American Art and Architecture [WC] 4 Credits
AD 295 - Special Topics in Art and Design 1-4 Credits *
AN 320 - Native Peoples of North America [WC] 4 Credits
AN 330 - Native Peoples of the Great Lakes 4 Credits
EN 311Z - World Literature in English [SOCR] 4 Credits *
EN 314 - Traditional Oral Literatures: Selected Native American Cultures [SOCR] [WC] 4 Credits
EN 316 - Native American Novels and Poetry [SOCR] [WC] 4 Credits
EN 317 - Native American Drama, Nonfiction and Short Stories [SOCR] [WC] 4 Credits
EN 430 - Major Authors 4 Credits *
HS 233 - Native American History [SOCR] [WC] 4 Credits
HS 295 - Special Topics in History 1-4 Credits *
MU 325 - World Music [HUME] [WC] 4 Credits
NAS Prefixed Courses, Any 1-4 Credits
PS 295 - Special Topics in Political Science 1-4 Credits *
SO 295 - Special Topics in Sociology 1-4 Credits *

Notes:

This minor cannot be selected by Native American Studies Majors.

AD 295, HS 295, PS 295, SO 295, EN 311Z, MU 325 and EN 430 are courses of variable content. Credit only applies to the minor when these courses deal with Native American subject matter. Special topics or directed studies in Native American Studies may also be taken for 1-4 credits with approval.