Awards - Associate of Arts with an Emphasis in American Indian Studies
Associate of Arts with an Emphasis in American Indian Studies
Award:
Associate of Arts
Total Credits for Award:
60.00
Description:
The department of American Indian Studies offers general education courses that create a cohesive knowledge base of the worldviews, histories, languages, literatures, cultures, arts, and contemporary experiences of American Indian nations and peoples. The department is committed to preparing students for a real world understanding of American Indian nations and their distinct political relationship with federal, state and local governments, and is designed to provide an intellectual background for companion majors or specialized skills areas in two and four year programs. In addition, the department promotes an awareness for, and understanding of, tribal sovereignty and self-determination, strives to protect and promote the integrity and identity of the indigenous population of North America, and create an intellectual learning environment conducive to critical and creative thought.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FIRST SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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AMIS 1000
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Native America
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3.00
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*CMST 2012
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Choose any CMST course from MnTC Goal Area 1. (CMST 2012: Intercultural Communication is recommended)
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3.00
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ENGL 1110 Or ENGA 1110
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College Composition
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3.00
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HLTH Course
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Choose any Health course from the HLTH offerings
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2.00
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INFS 1000
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Information Literacy and Research Skills
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2.00
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General Education
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Choose any MnTC Goal Area 10 course. (WOST 2212: Ecofeminism is recommended)
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3.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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16.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: SECOND SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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ENGL 1111
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Research and Composition for Change
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3.00
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Choose one of the courses from the list below
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AMIS 1100
Or
AMIS 1120
Or
AMIS 1200
Or
AMIS 1300
Or
AMIS 1350
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Native American Literature
Or
Community Development and Indigenous Cultures
Or
Native American Art and Art History
Or
Native Americans in Cinema and Popular Culture
Or
Native American Education: Past and Present
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3.00
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PHED Course
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Choose any Physical Education course from the PHED offerings
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1.00
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General Education
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Choose any MnTC Goal Area 3 course with a lab science
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4.00
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PSCI 1180
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Politics, Media and Community Organizing: Indigenous Understandings and Applications
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3.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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14.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: THIRD SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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Choose one of the courses from the list below not taken in second semester
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AMIS 1120
Or
AMIS 1350
Or
SOCI 2145
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Community Development and Indigenous Cultures
Or
American Indian Education: Past and Present
Or
American Minority Relations
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3.00
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General Education
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Choose any MnTC Goal Area 3 course. You must choose a different discipline.
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4.00
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DAKO 1900
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Dakota Culture and History
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3.00
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DAKO 1000
Or
OJIB 1000
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Dakota 1
Or
Ojibwe 1
(Recommended or choose any MnTC Goal Area 8 course)
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5.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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15.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FOURTH SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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MATH 1140
Or
PHIL 2110
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Introductory Statistics
Or
Logic
Or
Choose any MnTC Goal Area 4 course
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3.00
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OJIB 1800
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Ojibwe Culture and History
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3.00
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Choose one of the courses from the list below that was not taken in the second and third semester.
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AMIS 1100
Or
AMIS 1120
Or
AMIS 1200
Or
AMIS 1300
Or
AMIS 1350
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Native American Literature
Or
Community Development
Or
Native American Art and History
Or
Native Americans in Cinema and Popular Culture
Or
Native American Education: Past and Present
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3.00
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DAKO 1100
Or
OJIB 1100
Or
Choose any MnTC Goal Area courses to bring your total credits to 6.00
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Dakota 2 (Recommended) 5.00 credits
Or
Ojibwe 2 (Recommended) 5.00 credits
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6.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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15.00
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Students need to complete the entire 40-credit Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) as well as elective credits to reach 60 credits for the A.A. with an Emphasis in American Indian Studies.
* MnTC Goal Area 3: Students must complete a minimum of two courses in two different disciplines, one course must have a traditional lab and the other course must have a traditional lab-or-lab-like experience from MnTC Goal Area 3.
**To complete the A.A. with an Emphasis in American Indian Studies, students must complete at least three courses from three different disciplines in MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 6. By completing the recommended for emphasis courses, students will satisfy these two MnTC Goal Areas.
All students pursuing this award should work closely with their advisor to ensure proper selection of required program courses, if applicable program electives, required Minnesota Transfer Curriculum courses, and MnTC electives. You are expected to meet with your advisor on a regular basis to ensure courses are taken in an order that will lead to efficient and successful completion of the required coursework.