08 - 09 Undergraduate Catalog | Minor in Native American Studies

ANTHR 317 : Native Peoples of North America. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W even years
DESCRIPTION:	Indian groups at the time of the European arrival; social organization, beliefs, values, economy, and adaptation to environment.

ANTHR 350 : Archaeological Cultures of North America. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
DESCRIPTION:	Cultural developments of North American Indians (Canada, U.S., and northern Mexico) before Columbus.

ANTHR 530 : Great Basin Archaeology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W even years
PREREQUISITE:	Anthr 350 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Overview of ethnography, history of research, and prehistory of the Great Basin culture area. Current issues in archaeological research emphasized.

ANTHR 535 : Southwest Seminar. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W odd years
PREREQUISITE:	Anthr 350 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Overview of ethnography and prehistory of American Southwest. Current issues in archaeological research emphasized.

ENGL 358R : Ethnic, Regional, and Other Literatures in English. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
PREREQUISITE:	Engl 251 or 252.
DESCRIPTION:	Sections stressing Native American, African American, Chicano, third-world, regional, or other literatures in English.

            : African American Literature.
            : Asian American Literature.
            : Latino/a American Literature.
            : Native American Literature.
            : Native American Literature.
            : Post-Colonial Literature.

FLANG 102R : First-Year Language Study. (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	FLang 101R in same language.
DESCRIPTION:	Vocabulary, grammar, listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture.

             : First-Year Language Study: Akan.
             : First-Year Language Study: Albanian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Armenian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Aymara.
             : First-Year Language Study: Basque.
             : First-Year Language Study: Bicolano.
             : First-Year Language Study: Burmese.
             : First-Year Language Study: Cakchiquel.
             : First-Year Language Study: Cambodian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Catalan.
             : First-Year Language Study: Cebuano.
             : First-Year Language Study: Croatian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Dutch.
             : First-Year Language Study: Estonian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Fijian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Ga.
             : First-Year Language Study: Guarani.
             : First-Year Language Study: Haitian Creole.
             : First-Year Language Study: Hawaiian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Hindi.
             : First-Year Language Study: Hmong.
             : First-Year Language Study: Ilangot.
             : First-Year Language Study: Ilocano.
             : First-Year Language Study: Indonesian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Javanese.
             : First-Year Language Study: Kazakh.
             : First-Year Language Study: Laotian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Malagasy.
             : First-Year Language Study: Malay.
             : First-Year Language Study: Maori.
             : First-Year Language Study: Marshallese.
             : First-Year Language Study: Maya.
             : First-Year Language Study: Modern Greek.
             : First-Year Language Study: Mongolian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Navajo.
             : First-Year Language Study: Niuean.
             : First-Year Language Study: Quechua.
             : First-Year Language Study: Rarotongan.
             : First-Year Language Study: Samoan.
             : First-Year Language Study: Serbian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Swahili.
             : First-Year Language Study: Tagalog.
             : First-Year Language Study: Tahitian.
             : First-Year Language Study: Taiwanese.
             : First-Year Language Study: Thai.
             : First-Year Language Study: Tongan.
             : First-Year Language Study: Trukese.
             : First-Year Language Study: Turkish.
             : First-Year Language Study: Urdu.
             : First-Year Language Study: Vanuatau.
             : First-Year Language Study: Vietnamese.
             : First-Year Language Study: Waray-Waray.
             : First-Year Language Study: K'iche.
             : First-Year Language Study: Persian.

HIST 357 : The Indian in Latin American History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W odd years.
DESCRIPTION:	History of Latin American Indians from preconquest days to the present; achievements, contributions, and problems.

HIST 360 : American West to 1900. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
DESCRIPTION:	The American West as a place of great diversity. Topics include Native American societies, European colonization, explorations, the fur trade, overland migrations, Indian relations, mining, settlement, and the environment.

HIST 361 : The American West Since 1900. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W even years.
DESCRIPTION:	Pivotal developments in the twentieth-century West, including urbanization, Sun Belt migration, political protest, labor history, Native American history, immigration, water policy, tourism, military-industrial complex, Hollywood.

HIST 363 : The Spanish Frontier in North America. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W even years.
DESCRIPTION:	Spanish exploration, occupation, and institutions of northern Mexico, the American southwest, and Florida, 1521-1821; Mexican period to 1848.

HIST 405 : U.S. - Native American Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

DESCRIPTION:

In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Native American research.

HIST 495R** : Directed Research. (3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's prior consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Student research directed by faculty member on topic of mutual interest.
NOTE:	Research assistants must do additional work for credit.

HIST 498R** : Directed Readings. (.5-3:3:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:

F, W, Sp, Su

HUM 425R : Area Studies in the Humanities. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W; alternate Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	Hum 350 or concurrent enrollment.
DESCRIPTION:	Interdisciplinary study of literature, philosophy, and the arts of a particular geographical area. Topics include American, Latin American, and Asian humanities. Topics vary.

           : America Between World Wars.
           : American Culture.
           : American Immigrant Experience.
           : American Popular Culture.
           : Arts of Japan.
           : Asian Culture.
           : Classics and Eastern America.
           : Colonial and Federalist America.
           : Islamic Culture.
           : Latin American Culture.
           : Maya Art and Culture.
           : Poetry of Americas.
           : Precolumbian Culture.
           : Satire in American Culture.
           : Scandinavian Cultural History.
           : Slavery and Americas.
           : Southwestern Native American Culture.
           : U.S. and Caribbean Culture.
           : Women in Americas.

REL C 293R : Specialized Studies in Family History (Genealogy). (1-2:Arr.:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
PREREQUISITE:	Rel C 261.
DESCRIPTION:	Using documents from specific regional and organizational sources to identify ancestors and submit their names for temple ordinances.

             : British Family History.
             : Germanic/Slavic Family History.
             : Hispanic Family History.
             : LDS Family History.
             : Native American Family History.
             : Scandinavian Family History.
             : Southern European Family History.
             : United States and Canada Family History.

SOC 113 : Multicultural America. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W
DESCRIPTION:	Diverse cultural heritages in the United States. Cultures studied scientifically will include African American, Hispanic, Asian American, and Native American.

SOC 323 : Racial and Minority-Group Relations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
DESCRIPTION:	Social psychological and social structural analysis of racial and ethnic relations; prejudice, discrimination, responses, protests, current issues.

SOC 390R** : Special Topics in Contemporary Sociology. (.5-3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Course content varies from year to year.

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2008 - 2009

Minor in Native American Studies (24 hours)

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OFFERED:	F
DESCRIPTION:	History of various Indian tribes, their cultures, and their relationships with European nations and the United States, including military campaigns.

OFFERED:	F even years.
DESCRIPTION:	North American Indian culture, Indian/European interactions, demographic, social, political factors among Indians prior to contact with Europeans through colonization and the American Revolutionary War.

OFFERED:	W odd years.
DESCRIPTION:	Sociocultural factors that affect twentieth-century native Americans in both urban and reservation settings, including current challenges facing Indian communities.