Native American Cultures Minor

Select 6 - 9 units from the following:

• AIS 450 - American Indian and Indigenous Cinema (3 units)

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• FEA 450 - American Indian and Indigenous Cinema (3 units)

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• AIS 420 - American Indian Traditional Material Culture, Arts and Crafts (3 units)

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• AIS 340 - American Indian Literature (3 units)

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• ENGL 340 - American Indian Literature (3 units)

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• AIS 345 - Working with American Indian and Indigenous Families (3 units)

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• AIS 335 - American Indian Philosophies (3 units)

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• AIS 336 - Indigenous Philosophies of Sustainability (3 units)

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• AIS 454 - Contemporary Indigenous Arts in the United States and American Territories (3 units)

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• AH 454 - Contemporary Indigenous Arts in the United States and American Territories (3 units)

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• AIS 485 - American Indians and the Law (3 units)

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• AIS 490 - Selected Topics in American Indian Studies (1 -3 units)

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• AIS 499 - Directed Studies (1 -3 units)

Anthropology:

• ANTH 321 - North American Indians (3 units)
• ANTH 322 - California Indians (3 units)
• ANTH 329 - Cultural Diversity in California (3 units)
• ANTH 448 - Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America (3 units)
• ANTH 449 - Prehistoric Cultures of North America (3 units)
• ANTH 450 - Archaeological Field Research (1-10 units) (maximum 3 units approved by advisor)
• ANTH 451 - Archaeological Artifacts Analyses (3 units) (can only be taken once)
• ANTH 487 - Cultural Resource Management (3 units)

Museum Studies/CRM:

• AIS 222 - American Indian Museum Studies (3 units)
• AH 430 - Introduction to Curatorial Practices (3 units)
• AH 431 - History of Museums and Exhibitions (3 units)
• ANTH 487 - Cultural Resource Management (3 units)

American Indian Studies:

• AIS 105 - American Indian History - Pre 1871 (3 units)
• AIS 106 - American Indian History - Post 1871 (3 units)

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• AIS 215 - U.S. Diversity and the Ethnic Experience (3 units)

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• AIS 319 - The Ethnic Experience in the U.S. (3 units)

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• AIS 308 - California Indian History (3 units)

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• AIS 313 - American Indian Genders and Sexualities (3 units)

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• WGSS 313 - American Indian Genders and Sexualities (3 units)

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• AIS 497 - Fieldwork in American Indian Studies (1 -3 units)

American Studies:

• AMST 300 - Introduction to American Studies (3 units)
• AMST 350 - California Culture (3 units)

Art/Art History:

• AH 114 - Foundation Art History: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America (3 units)
• ART 254 - Introduction to Wood (3 units)

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• ART 354A - Furniture Making: Joinery and Structure (3 units)

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• ART 354B - Furniture Making: Bending, Forming and Sculpting (3 units)

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• AH 430 - Introduction to Curatorial Practices (3 units)
• AH 431 - History of Museums and Exhibitions (3 units)

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• ART 440 - Art in Public Places: Theory and Practice (3 units)

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• ART 540 - Art in Public Places: Theory and Practice (3 units)

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• AH 456 - Native American Art (3 units)

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• AH 556 - Native American Art (3 units)

Comparative World Literature:

• CWL 315 - Literature and Medicine (3 units)
• CWL 320 - Comic Spirit (3 units)
• CWL 415 - Ethnic Literature and Culture in America (3 units)

English:

• ENGL 340 - American Indian Literature (3 units)
• ENGL 375 - U.S. Ethnic Writers (3 units)
• ENGL 470 - American Ethnic Literatures (3 units)
• ENGL 683 - Selected Topics - Seminar in English Studies (4 units)

• (see note below)

Film and Electronic Arts:

• FEA 316 - Mass Media and Popular Culture (3 units)
• FEA 380 - Documentary History and Theory (3 units)
• FEA 486 - Alternative Media (3 units)
• FEA 450 - American Indian and Indigenous Cinema (3 units)

Geography:

• GEOG 120 - Geography of Human Diversity in the United States (3 units)
• GEOG 357 - Sacred Geographies (3 units)
• GEOG 473 - Remote Sensing (4 units)
• GEOG 481 - Geographic Information Science for Natural Sciences (4 units)
• GEOG 447 - Landscape Restoration (3 units)

Human Development:

• HDEV 360 - Cultural Foundations for Human Development (3 units)
• HDEV 403 - The Acquisition of Culture: Socialization in Cross-cultural Perspective (3 units)

Journalism:

• JOUR 310 - Reporting for the Daily Forty-Niner (3 units)
• JOUR 311 - News Reporting and Ethics (3 units)
• JOUR 431 - Mass Media Ethics (3 units)

Kinesiology:

• KIN 156 - Sports Appreciation (3 units)
• KIN 157 - Fitness for Living (3 units)
• KIN 338 - Women in Sport (3 units)
• KIN 332 - Sociocultural Dimensions of Sport and Human Movement (3 units)
• KIN 335 - Historical and Cultural Foundations of Sport and Kinesiology in America (3 units)

• (see note below)

Music:

• MUS 471 - Studies in Ethnomusicology (3 units)
• MUS 478 - Musical Instruments of World (3 units)
• MUS 490 - Introduction to Music Cultures (3 units)

Philosophy:

• PHIL 270 - Symbolic Logic I (3 units)
• PHIL 351 - Political Philosophy (3 units)
• PHIL 451 - Liberty and Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in American Law (3 units)
• PHIL 489 - Philosophy Internship/Pre-Law (3-6 units)

Political Science:

• POSC 311 - Constitutional Law: Power (3 units)
• POSC 312 - Constitutional Law: Rights (3 units)
• POSC 321 - The Media and American Politics (3 units)
• POSC 326 - California Government in Comparative Perspective (3 units)
• POSC 323 - Racial and Ethnic Politics - U.S. (3 units)
• POSC 395 - Politics Through Culture (3 units)

Recreation:

• REC 225 - Programming Recreation Activities (3 units)
• REC 325 - Advanced Program and Event Management (3 units)
• REC 337 - Outdoor Education and Interpretation (3 units)
• REC 371 - Human Services Programming in Urban Areas (3 units)
• REC 428 - Principles of Nonprofit/Volunteer Management (3 units)
• REC 431 - Recreation Resource Management (3 units)

Social Work:

• S W 220 - Introduction to Social Welfare (3 units)
• S W 221 - Introduction to Social Welfare Practicum (3 units)
• S W 330 - Human Behavior and Social Environment: Birth through Adolescence (3 units)
• S W 331 - Human Behavior and Social Environment: Young Adulthood through Old Age (3 units)
• S W 350 - Law, Court Decisions, and Policy Practice (3 units)
• S W 351 - Social Policy: Formulation and Analysis (3 units)

• (see note below)

Women’s and Gender Sexuality Studies:

• WGSS 313 - American Indian Genders and Sexualities (3 units)
• WGSS 318 - Fierce Struggle: U.S. Women of Color - History and Thought (3 units)
• WGSS 401 - Bodies and Borders: Feminism and Globalization (3 units)

Note(s):

Note: S W 221  is only open to Social Work Majors.
Note: KIN 332  and KIN 335  are only open to Kinesiology majors.
Note: ENGL 683I is only open to English Masters Students.