Majors: American Indian Studies B.A.
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Liberal Arts | Department of American Indian Studies Created 12/22/16 for 2016-2017
Transfer Guide – Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
In Minnesota, Tribal governments operate a growing infrastructure and successful businesses. Taken together Tribes are the 9th largest employer, directly employing more than 20,00 people. American Indian Studies (AIS) is an interdisciplinary academic department offering coursework committed to broadening knowledge of the worldview, histories, languages, literatures, cultures, arts, and contemporary experiences of American Indian nations and peoples. AIS promotes an awareness for and understanding of tribal sovereignty and selfdetermination. AIS offers students flexible degrees designed to meet their needs including majors in American Indian Studies and Tribal Administration and Governance as well as minors in American Indian Studies and Ojibwe Language. Students electing to major in American Indian Studies take a set of required core courses and then choose to focus their area of study according to their interests. FDLCC course
UMD Course
UMD Liberal Education and/or Major Requirement
ENGL 1001 & 1030 or ENGL 1001 & 1040 or ENGL 1001 & 1020 or ENGL 1001 & 1010
WRIT 1120 College Writing
Writing & Information Literacy
ANTH 1001 Intro to American Indian Studies (taken prior to July 2017)
AMIN 1001 Introduction to American Indian Studies
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. American Indian St Core Course
ANTH 1010 Native Skywatchers (taken before December 2016) OR HIST 1050 American Indian Hist I
AMIN 1010 American Indian Experience to 1900
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. American Indian St Core Course
ANTH 1010 Native Skywatchers (starting January 2017)
AST 1050 Native Skywatchers: Indigenous Ethno- and ArcheaoAstromony
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. Optional Elective
HIST 1051 American Indian History II
AMIN 1020 American Indian Experiences: 1900-‐present
Cultural Diversity in the U.S., Humanities American Indian St Core Course
ANSH 1001 Intro to Anishinaabe Language
AMIN 1103 Beginning Ojibwe I
Oral Communication & Languages Language elective
ANSH 1002 Anishinaabe Language II
AMIN 1104 Beginning Ojibwe II
Oral Communication & Languages Language elective
AMIN 1050 Anishinaabeg of Lake Superior
AMIN 2015 Ojibwe History and Culture
Sustainability Societies and Culture elective
AMIN 2001 Federal Laws & the American Indian
AMIN 2999A
AMIN 2030 Contemporary Indian Concerns
AMIN 200D
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. AMIN 2xxx-level elective
ART 1060 American Indian Art
AMIN 2605 Survey of American Indian Arts
Cultural Diversity in the U.S., Fine Arts Art and Literature elective
ANTH 1020 Cultural Anthropology OR HIST 1030 History of the US I OR HIST 1031 History of the US II
ANTH 1604 Cultural Anthropology OR HIST 1304 US History Part I OR HIST 1305 US History Part II
AMIN 2xxx-level elective
Additional elective within major
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Transferology This guide is designed as one tool to aid in your course selections for transferring to UMD. This guide is not to be used as an official document as CLA reserves the right to make updates or changes to these guidelines at any time. Please use Transferology (www.transferology.com) to see the most up-to-date course transfer decisions. UMD Liberal Education Program Applicants who have completed an associate of arts degree, a baccalaureate degree at another accredited college or university, or the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) are exempt from UMD's liberal education requirements. Undergraduate Degree Requirements Review requirements to earn an undergraduate degree from UMD: http://d.umn.edu/vcaa/UndergraduateDegreeRequirement.html Admission Requirements UMD Office of Admissions: http://d.umn.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/transfer-students UMD Liberal Education Requirements*: http://z.umn.edu/liberaleduc *Liberal Education Requirements can be fulfilled by an Associate of Arts Degree or completing the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum; students are strongly encouraged bring in an AA or MNTC.
American Indian Studies B.A. A second field of study (either a minor or another major). UST 1000 - UMD Seminar (1.0-2.0 cr) Core (12 cr) AMIN 1001 - Introduction to American Indian Studies [CDIVERSITY] (3 cr) AMIN 1010 - American Indian Experience to 1900 [CDIVERSITY] (3 cr) AMIN 1020 - American Indian Experiences: 1900-present [HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY] (3 cr) Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following: · AMIN 3997 - Internship in American Indian Studies (4-8 cr) · AMIN 4191 - Senior Study of Ojibwe Language (1-6 cr) · AMIN 4990 - Directed Research (1.0-6.0 cr) Subject Area 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 area may apply to the 24 credit total. AMIN 3997, 4191, and 4990 do not count toward this requirement. Language AMIN 11xx, 21xx, 31xx, 41xx courses apply here. Take 0 - 4 course(s) from the following: · AMIN 1103 - Beginning Ojibwe I [COMM & LAN] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 1104 - Beginning Ojibwe II [COMM & LAN] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 2103 - Intermediate Ojibwe I [COMM & LAN] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 2104 - Intermediate Ojibwe II [COMM & LAN] (3.0 cr) Politics and Law AMIN 12xx, 22xx, 32xx, 42xx courses apply here. Take 0 - 6 course(s) from the following: · AMIN 2210 - American Indian Politics: Law, Sovereignty, and Treaty Rights [SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 3206 - Federal Indian Policy [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 4240 - American Indian Education Policy Development in the 20th Century [CDIVERSITY] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 4250 - American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Compacts, and Agreements [GLOBAL PER] (3.0 cr) Art and Literature AMIN 16xx, 26xx, 36xx, 46xx courses apply here. Take 0 - 6 course(s) from the following: · AMIN 1606 - Introduction to American Indian Literature [HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 2605 - Survey of American Indian Arts [FINE ARTS, CDIVERSITY] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 3620 - Ojibwe Literatures: Sovereignty and Survivance [CDIVERSITY] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 3660 - American Indian Novel [HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY] (3 cr) · AMIN 4630 - American Indians and the Media [HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY] (3 cr) · AMIN 4640 - American Indians in the Movies [HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY] (3 cr)
Societies and Cultures AMIN 14xx, 24xx, 34xx, 44xx courses apply here. Take 0 - 7 course(s) from the following: · AMIN 2015 - Ojibwe History and Culture [SUSTAIN] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 2405 - American Indian Families and Society [SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY] (3 cr) · AMIN 2407 - Boarding Schools and Beyond: A History of American Indian Education [CDIVERSITY] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 3410 - Fur Trade in Canada and the United States [CDIVERSITY] (3 cr) · AMIN 3420 - American Indians in Sports [CDIVERSITY] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 3430 - Global Indigenous Studies [GLOBAL PER] (3.0 cr) · AMIN 3450 - American Indian Women [CDIVERSITY] (3.0 cr) Tribal Administration AMIN 18xx, 28xx, 38xx, 48xx courses apply here. Take 0 - 6 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 4810 - Best Practices in Tribal Administration (3.0 cr) · AMIN 4840 - Current Issues and Opportunities in Tribal Administration and Governance (3.0 cr) Optional Elective (0-3 cr) To reach the 24 credit minimum elective requirement students can apply one course. See UMD catalog for list of courses. http://d.umn.edu/catalogs/current/ American Indian Studies Upper Division Electives (9 cr) Between the Subject Area Electives and this area, a minimum of nine AMIN credits must be at the 3xxx-4xxx level. AMIN 3393 & 3995 apply to this area. AMIN 3997, 4191, and 4990 do not count toward this requirement. AMIN 3xxx-4xxx level courses Advanced Writing Requirement (3 cr) WRIT 31xx - Adv Writing (3 cr)