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The Native American Studies minor is interdisciplinary, designed to provide undergraduates with an enhanced understanding of the culture, history, language, literature, and arts of Native Peoples of the Americas. The minor consists of a minimum of 18 hours that are to be selected from the university’s offerings on these topics and organized to reflect each individual student’s interests. Through coursework in Native American Studies, students may prepare themselves for careers in teaching, government, the media, health care, business, law, and the arts, among others. The requirements for Native American Studies minor are listed below.
Successful completion of the Native American Studies minor consists of satisfying all course requirements.
Associated Faculty:
Jennifer Calvin (WED) - Pulliam Rm 212 - calvin15@siu.edu Sandra Charlson (Art and Design) -Allyn Rm 103 - s_charlson@hotmail.com *C. Andrew Hofling (Anthropology) - Faner Hall Rm 3540 - ahofling@siu.edu Jo Nast (Art and Design) - jonast@siu.edu *Anthony Webster (Anthropology) - Faner Hall Rm 3525 - awebster@siu.edu *Gray H. Whaley (History) - Faner Hall Rm 3374 - gwhaley@siu.edu
* Native American Studies Advisor & Contact person
Course Requirements: 18 credit hours, including 6 hours of required core courses and 12 hours of electives, of which 3 hours may be selected from a special interest or related course; for example, Black American Studies.
Required core courses:
One of: ANTH 310e/470e: Introduction to Peoples and Cultures of South America ANTH 310i/470i: Introduction to Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica ANTH 310j/470j: Introduction to Peoples and Cultures of the Andes ANTH 310k/470k: Introduction to Peoples and Cultures of the Native Southwest
One of: HIST 366: American Indian History HIST 403: American Indians and Government HIST 404: American Indians and Religion
Electives can be chosen from the following (note that some have prerequisites or restrictions): ANTH 201: Archaeology of Illinois ANTH 205: Latin American Civilization ANTH 206: Latin American Popular Culture ANTH 302: Indians of the Americas ANTH 310e/470e: Introduction to Peoples and Cultures of South America ANTH 310i/470i: Introduction to Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica ANTH 310j/470j: Introduction to Peoples and Cultures of the Andes ANTH 310k/470k: Introduction to Peoples and Cultures of the Native Southwest ANTH 328a/428a Indigenous Languages of the Americas: North America ANTH 328b/428b Indigenous Languages of the Americas: Mesoamerica ANTH 328c/428c Indigenous Languages of the Americas: South America ANTH 420: Mayan Texts ANTH 424: Native American Verbal Art ANTH 430A: Archaeology of North America ANTH 430B: Archaeology of Mesoamerica ANTH 430E: Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands ANTH 430F: Archaeology of South America A&D 317I: Contemporary Native American Art A&D 428: Native North American Art A&D 468: Pre-Columbian Art ENG 332: Folklore and Mythology HIST 361: Race and History in the United States
(Two history courses are being added: American Indians and Government/Religion) SOC 215: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States |
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