Courses Offered by AINSP

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Courses in American Indian and Native Studies Program

For undergraduate courses offered Fall 1997, see the Liberal Arts Guide to Courses.

"Associated Courses" offered by other colleges and departments are listed after the program's courses.

Course Number Course Title Semester Hours

149:049 Introduction to American Indian and Native Studies: Themes and methodologies in the study of American Indians and other indigenous peoples; approaches from anthropology, history, law, literature, other disciplines. Offered fall semesters. Closed to students who have taken 149:100 Native American Studies. 3 s.h.
149:200 Native American Studies: Comparative study of American Indians and other indigenous peoples; interdisciplinary perspective. Junior or higher standing required. Offered fall semesters. Closed to students who have taken 149:049. 3 s.h.
149:101 American Indian and Native Studies Seminar: Historical and contemporary issues. May be repeated. Offered spring semesters. 1 s.h.
149:102 Introduction to American Indian History and Policy: American Indian legal history, including history of federal Indian policy, reservations, treaties, sovereignty issues. Offered spring semesters. 3 s.h.
149:110 Indians of North America: Histories and cultures; emphasis on North America. GE: cultural diversity. Same as 113:110. 3 s.h.
149:170 Native American Law I: Specialized body of law allocating power and authority in Indian country; sovereignty arrangements, jurisdiction, federal Indian policy, tribal self-government. Consent of instructor required. Same as 091:319, 144:211. 3 s.h.
149:171 Native American Law II: Consent of instructor required. Same as 091:334. 2-3 s.h.
149:176 Indigenous Peoples in the International Legal System: Historical and contemporary development of international law and institutions as they relate to Native Americans and indigenous peoples worldwide. Consent of instructor required. Same as 091:635 arr.
149:185 Native American Autobiography: Same as 008:185. 3 s.h.
149:195 Directed Cultural Experience: In-depth American Indian cultural experience, such as study or volunteer work, supervised by an AINSP faculty member. Consent of instructor required. arr.
149:199 Special Topics: American Indian and Native Studies: American Indians and other indigenous peoples; concepts, problems, issues. Consent of instructor required. arr.

Course Number	Course Title	Semester Hours
149:049	Introduction to American Indian and Native Studies: Themes and methodologies in the study of American Indians and other indigenous peoples; approaches from anthropology, history, law, literature, other disciplines. Offered fall semesters. Closed to students who have taken 149:100 Native American Studies.	3 s.h.
149:200	Native American Studies: Comparative study of American Indians and other indigenous peoples; interdisciplinary perspective. Junior or higher standing required. Offered fall semesters. Closed to students who have taken 149:049.	3 s.h.
149:101	American Indian and Native Studies Seminar: Historical and contemporary issues. May be repeated. Offered spring semesters.	1 s.h.
149:102	Introduction to American Indian History and Policy: American Indian legal history, including history of federal Indian policy, reservations, treaties, sovereignty issues. Offered spring semesters.	3 s.h.
149:110	Indians of North America: Histories and cultures; emphasis on North America. GE: cultural diversity. Same as 113:110.	3 s.h.
149:170	Native American Law I: Specialized body of law allocating power and authority in Indian country; sovereignty arrangements, jurisdiction, federal Indian policy, tribal self-government. Consent of instructor required. Same as 091:319, 144:211.	3 s.h.
149:171	Native American Law II: Consent of instructor required. Same as 091:334.	2-3 s.h.
149:176	Indigenous Peoples in the International Legal System: Historical and contemporary development of international law and institutions as they relate to Native Americans and indigenous peoples worldwide. Consent of instructor required. Same as 091:635	arr.
149:185	Native American Autobiography: Same as 008:185.	3 s.h.
149:195	Directed Cultural Experience: In-depth American Indian cultural experience, such as study or volunteer work, supervised by an AINSP faculty member. Consent of instructor required.	arr.
149:199	Special Topics: American Indian and Native Studies: American Indians and other indigenous peoples; concepts, problems, issues. Consent of instructor required.	arr.

Associated Courses

In addition to the courses listed below, courses concerned in part with American Indians or with issues relevant to American Indians may be used as electives to satisfy requirements for the undergraduate certificate, the minor, and the graduate certificate, subject to AINSP faculty approval.

For course descriptions of these courses, see the appropriate departments.

American Studies
045:155 Cultural Diversity in America (when content is appropriate), 3 s.h.

Anthropology
113:020 Introduction to Midwestern Prehistory, 3 s.h.
113:110 (149:110) Indians of North America, 3 s.h.
113:114 Amazonian Indians, 3 s.h.
113:117 The Maya, 3 s.h.
113:163 Archaeology of Mesoamerica, 3 s.h.
113:166 The Aztecs, Their Predecessors, and Their Contemporaries, 3 s.h.
113:167 North American Archaeology, 3 s.h.
113:193 Paleoethnobotany, 3 s.h.

Art and Art History
01H:002 Art of Africa, Oceania, and Pre-Columbian America, 3 s.h.
01H:104 American Indian Art, 3 s.h.
01H:105 Art of Pre-Columbian America, 3 s.h.
English
008:105 Literature and Culture of 19th-Century America, 3-4 s.h.
008:113 Native American Literature, 3 s.h.
008:141 Literature and Culture of America Before 1800, 4 s.h.
008:185 (149:185) Native American Autobiography, 3 s.h.
008:241 (131:241) American Indian Women's Literature, 3 s.h.
008:448 Seminar: Native American Literature, arr.

History
16A:114 Introduction to Native American History, 3 s.h.
16A:131 The Frontier in American History to 1840, 3 s.h.
16A:132 The Frontier in American History 1840-Present, 3 s.h.

Law
091:319 (144:211, 149:170) Native American Law I, 3 s.h.
091:334 (149:171) Native American Law II, 2-3 s.h.
091:635 (149:176) Indigenous Peoples in the International Legal System, arr. 091:676 Self-Determination in International Legal System

Nursing
096:172 (113:108) Health and Cultural Diversity, 3 s.h.
096:174 (113:107) Transcultural Mental Health, 3 s.h.

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