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AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES—UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
The Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science degree in American Indian Studies provides students with unique opportunities to evaluate Native peoples’ issues within a domestic and international context. Students gain a broad knowledge of American Indian nations and peoples, with particular emphasis on Southwestern American Indian nations. The AIS courses provide intellectual and practical knowledge pertaining to American Indian culture, history, law, literature, language, art and government.
A Bachelor of Science in American Indian Studies requires students to complete the University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and American Indian Studies requirements. A curriculum check sheet for American Indian studies can be found by clicking here
Mandatory advising is required for all newly admitted students, freshmen students (up to 24 earned credits), readmitted students, and students on academic probation in American Indian Studies.
Please call 480-965-3634 to make an in-person or telephone advising appointment.
University Requirements
A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 45 must be upper-division semester hours (300 and 400 level courses), are required for graduation, as well as a minimum 30 resident credit hours at ASU Main. University requirements include First Year Composition, General Studies and other requirements.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements
In addition to the University requirements, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences requires additional credit hours. A listing of these requirements can be found by clicking here
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The major consists of 42 semester hours with 24 required core courses and the remaining 18 elective credit hours taken from AIS's two areas of emphasis:
(1) Legal Policy and Community and Economic Development and
(2) Arts, Language, and Cultures.
A grade of “C” or better is required for all major core-course and emphasis-area requirements. American Indian Studies majors must reach Professional Status in order to enroll in AIS 370, AIS 380, AIS 385, AIS 420, and AIS 498. Professional status includes the completion of AIS 180 and AIS 280 by earning grades of “C” or better; the completion of at least 56 semester hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50; the University First-Year Composition requirement and the University Mathematical studies requirement; the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences writing competence, communication and computer requirements. As students work to complete professional status requirements, courses for University general studies, University electives and American Indian Studies emphasis areas may be completed.
AIS Major
(42 Hours)
- AIS 180. Introduction to American Indian Studies
- AIS 280. American Indian Sovereignty & the Courts
- AIS 370. American Indian Languages and Cultures
- AIS 380. Contemporary Issues of American Indian Nations
- AIS 385. Federal Indian Policy
- JUS 302. Statistics
- AIS 420. Research Methods
- AIS 498. Pro-Seminar in AIS
- Eighteen (18) elective hours from one of two areas of emphasis
UNDERGRADUATE MINOR IN AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
The minor in American Indian Studies is designed for students interested in developing an understanding of American Indian issues and analyzing issues through critical inquiry.
The minor in American Indian Studies requires the completion of 15 credit hours. A minimum of 9 hours must be taken at ASU Main. A minimum of 6 credit hours must be upper division, and a minimum grade of “C” or better is required. No pass/fail noncredit course work may be applied to the minor.
AIS Minor
(15 Hours)
- AIS 180. Introduction to American Indian Studies
- AIS 380. Contemporary Issues of American Indian Studies
- AIS 385. Federal Indian Policy
- Six (6) elective credit hours from any courses of the two areas of emphasis
AREAS OF EMPHASIS
18 credit hours from one of the two areas of emphasis. A minimum 12 credit hours must be upper division.
Legal Policy, Community and Economic Development
- AIS 394 Native Governmental Decision Making
- AIS 394 American Indian Nations Community/Economic Development
- AIS 394 Sovereignty, Tribal Government, and Politics
- AIS 394 American Indian Experience
- AIS 494 Crime in “Indian Country”
- AIS 494 Case Studies in Community and Economic Development
- AIS 494 American Indians and Applications of Sovereignty
- AIS 494 American Indian Youths in the Global Youth Culture
- AIS 494 Law, Policy, and American Indians
- AIS 484 Internship
Arts, Languages and Cultures
- AIS 394 American Indian Philosophies/World Views
- AIS 394 Traditional and Contemporary American Indian Arts
- AIS 394 Continuity and Change in Kinship Systems
- AIS 494 Media Studies: American Indians in Cinema, Arts, and Media
- AIS 484 Internship
- ARS 466 Native North American Art of the SW
- ENG 359 American Indian Literature
- ENG 461 Women and Literature
- ENG 497 Literature of the Encounter
- HST 337 American Indian History to 1900
- HST 338 American Indian History since 1900
- HST 426 Indian History of the Southwest
- IED 401 Navajo Language and Culture I
- IED 403 Navajo Language and Culture II
- IED 498 Yaqui History and Culture
- MHL 466 North American Indian Music
REL 330 Native American Religious Traditions |
