Indigenous Studies Certificate

Location(s): On-Campus

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The Indigenous Studies certificate is an interdisciplinary program that examines the culture, history, literature, art, and languages of indigenous people primarily within the continental United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Hawaiian Islands, although some consideration will be given to communities in other parts of the world. The program uses an interdisciplinary methodology with a particular emphasis on indigenous systems of knowledge.

Required Courses in the Certification

The Indigenous Studies certificate consists of five course units

The three additional courses must be taken in at least two different departments (English and history or anthropology and English, for example) and at least one must be at the 200- or 300-level to ensure students have a multidisciplinary experience. Students may take one internship and one independent study as part of the certificate.

INDG 110 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies
INDG 370
and a minimum of three (3) additional elective courses.