Minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies
Requirements
The minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies requires a minimum of 15 credit hours. At least 9 of the 15 credit hours must be taken at the level of 2000 or above. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all courses.
A minor consists of at least 15 credits, including at least 6 credits numbered 2000 or above, 9 of the required credits must be taken in MU course work. This requirement can be reduced from 9 to 6 at the discretion of an individual department. Students must meet the minimum GPA requirements for a minor, which in no case can be lower than 2.0. In addition, a student cannot receive a grade lower than a C- in any course applied towards a minor in the College. For more information, please see Requirements for Optional Minor.
| Core Requirements | ||
| GEOG 3496 | Digital Indigenous Studies | 3 |
| GEOG 3560 | Native American Geographies | 3 |
| or GEOG 3560W | Native American Geographies - Writing Intensive | |
| GEOG 4560 | Resources and Indigenous Peoples | 3 |
| or GEOG 4560W | Resources and Indigenous Peoples - Writing Intensive | |
| ANTHRO 2950 | Research Skills in Anthropology | 1-3 |
| or ANTHRO 4950 | Undergraduate Research in Anthropology | |
| ANTHRO 3600 | North American Indian Culture | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4620 | North American Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4640 | Prehistory of the Greater Southwest | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4650 | Prehistory of Mesoamerica | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4680 | Cultures and Peoples of the Amazon | 3 |
| SOCIOL 3720 | Settler Colonialism and Native American/Indigenous Communities | 3 |
| PEA_ST 3496 | Digital Indigenous Studies | 3 |
| or PEA_ST 3496W | Digital Indigenous Studies - Writing Intensive | |
| REL_ST 3380 | Native American Religions | 3 |
| REL_ST 2100 | Indigenous Religions | 3 |
| ENGLSH 2490 | Introduction to Indigenous Literatures | 3 |
| or PEA_ST 2490 | Introduction to Indigenous Literatures | |
| ENGLSH 3490 | Special Themes in Native American and Indigenous Studies | 3 |
| or PEA_ST 3490 | Special Themes in Native American and Indigenous Studies | |
| ENGLSH 4490 | Studies in Native American and Indigenous Studies | 3 |
Contact information: The NAIS minor is housed in Department of Geography, 202 Stewart Hall. Phone: 573-882-8370. Email: Geog@missouri.edu