UMA Undergraduate Guide 2019-2020 Certificate Programs Native American and Indigenous Studies (Five Colleges) The Program
The ProgramNative American and Indigenous studies raises questions that are critical for a meaningful liberal arts education. Concepts such as power, citizenship, culture, identity, justice and sovereignty take on new meanings in the context of colonialism and the struggles, past and present, of Indigenous peoples. The Five College Certificate in Native American and Indigenous Studies enables students to:
Students in this certificate program draw on the resources of not one campus but five, benefiting from a wide variety of courses exploring Native American and Indigenous histories, literatures, cultures, and contemporary issues, which are taught within the consortium each year. RequirementsAt least seven courses are required for completion of the Five College Certificate in Native American and Indigenous Studies: a foundation course plus six additional courses, with no more than three of the seven courses from a single discipline (such as Anthropology or Literature). Requirements are as follows:
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