American Indian Major Requirements

Complete these required courses for an American Indian Studies degree.

Bachelor of Arts in American Indian Studies

Required 120 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above, and 30 of which must be from UND) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).

II. The Following Curriculum:

A. 36 credit hours in the Major

Of these, the following courses are required:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits

Required Courses:
IS 121	Introduction to American Indian Studies	3
IS 410	Indigenous Identities	3
Plains History (Select two of the following):		6
IS 201	History of the Lakota
IS 203	History of the Ojibwe
IS 207	History of the Three Affiliated Tribes
IS 342	Native Environmental History

Indigenous Worlds (Select four of the following):		12
IS 151	Popular Culture and American Indians
IS 262	Indigenous Art
IS 325	Federal Policy and Native Nations
IS 333	Indigenous Peoples of the World
IS 365	Public and Environmental Health
IS 368	Issues in Native Health
Native Lives (Select four of the following):		12
IS 225	Gender and Sexuality
IS 344	Boarding Schools and Their Legacies
IS 370	Native Civil Rights
IS 373	Native Health Workers
IS 375	Health and Food Sovereignty
ENGL 367	Indigenous Literatures
Total Credits		36

B. In addition to the above curriculum, a concentration in an area or field other than American Indian Studies is also required of all majors.

This concentration may be met in the following ways:

Proficiency in a language (equivalent to Level IV in a Native American or other language).
A minor in another subject matter field.

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.