 | | Course ID: | RELI(NAMS) 1100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Native American Studies | Course
Description: | A broad overview of Native American cultures and history. Focus
will be on tribes in North America. | | Athena Title: | INTRO NATIVE AMERIC | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | RELI(NAMS) 2004H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Religion in Native American Cultures (Honors) | Course
Description: | Elements of religion in selected cultures of North America, with emphasis on issues of cross-cultural understanding. | | Athena Title: | NATIVE AMERICAN REL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in RELI 2004 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | RELI(NAMS) 2004. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Religion in Native American Cultures | Course
Description: | Native religious traditions of selected cultures of North America, with special attention to cultures of the Southeast, Great Plains, and Southwest. | | Athena Title: | NATIVE AMERICAN REL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in RELI 2004H or RELI(NAMS) 2004H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(NAMS) 3240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Native American Social Politics | Course
Description: | An overview of social and political issues confronted by Native
American nations in the contemporary U.S. The primary objectives
of the course include recognizing the diversity of experiences
among Native American nations and understanding and applying
central analytical frames to explain Native American and
indigenous realities. | | Athena Title: | Native American Social Politic | | Prerequisite: | SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or RELI(NAMS) 1100 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS)(LACS) 3270. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | New World Archaeology | Course
Description: | Cultural variation in the Americas from the end of the Pleistocene to the time of intensive European contact, with emphasis on human/environmental interactions. | | Athena Title: | NEW WORLD ARCH | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS) 3410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Native America | Course
Description: | Cultural diversity of contemporary Native American tribes of the continental United States and Alaska, including lifestyles, politics, literature, music, art, and socioeconomic conditions. | | Athena Title: | Contemporary Native America | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ANTH 3410H, NAMS 3410H, ANTH 3410E, NAMS 3410E | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS) 3410E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Native America | Course
Description: | This course explores the historical and contemporary
circumstances that have shaped Native American and First Nations
peoples from the sixteenth century to the present. This includes
legacies of settler colonialism, displacement, and structural
violence, processes of revitalization, activism, and the
reestablishment of Native sovereignty. | | Athena Title: | Contemporary Native America | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ANTH 3410, NAMS 3410, ANTH 3410H, NAMS 3410H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS) 3410H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Native America (Honors) | Course
Description: | Cultural diversity of contemporary Native American tribes of the continental United States and Alaska, including lifestyles, politics, literature, music, art, and socioeconomic conditions. | | Athena Title: | Contemporary Native America H | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ANTH 3410, NAMS 3410, ANTH 3410E, NAMS 3410E | | Nontraditional Format: | When course is taken as part of a summer field school, all lectures and demonstrations will total the equivalent amount of time as the traditional three hours lecture per week during a semester. The emphasis is on direct experiential contact with Native America -- landscape, ceremony, and culture. | | Prerequisite: | (ANTH 1102 or ANTH 2120H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | RELI(ANTH)(NAMS) 3901. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Methods in the Study of Native American Culture | Course
Description: | Examination of the various methods used to study Native American
cultures and religious traditions, including history,
anthropology, literature, and history of religions. | | Athena Title: | Study of Native Amer Culture | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | NAMS 4000/6000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | NAGPRA and the U.S. | Course
Description: | An overview of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the course covers historical plundering and collecting of indigenous artifacts and human remains from 1776-1990, Native activism and political action, landmark legislation of 1990, and Native American perspectives on colonialist academic practices and the impact of NAGPRA for tribes. | | Athena Title: | NAGPRA and the US | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS) 4020/6020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Indians of North America | Course
Description: | North American Indian cultures at the time of European contact. Additional topics include origin and development of Indian culture, impact of European contact on native cultures, and problems faced by Native Americans today. | | Athena Title: | INDIANS OF N AMER | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ANTH 4020/6020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS) 4080/6080. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Archaeology of the Southwest | Course
Description: | Change and continuity in human life in North America's greater southwest, from the end of the Pleistocene to the twentieth century. | | Athena Title: | ARCH OF SOUTHWEST | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ANTH 3280 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | NAMS 4210/6210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Indigenous Peoples and Globalization | Course
Description: | Exploration of the history of globalizing human networks from indigenous perspectives, cross-cultural encounters, and inter-ethnic relations. Focuses on the pre-Columbian achievements of non-Europeans, historical processes of colonialism, indigenous resistance to colonization, the social and racial implications of empire, and how indigenous knowledge has shaped global activism, politics, and societies today. | | Athena Title: | Indigenous Peoples & Globaliz | | Prerequisite: | RELI(NAMS) 1100 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS) 4310/6310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Archaeology of Eastern North America | Course
Description: | The archaeology and history of eastern North America. Topics to be explored include Indigenous population movements, human-environment interactions, cultural differentiation and ethnogenesis, economy and exchange systems, mortuary practices, social organization and stratification, European exploration, settler colonialism and enslavement, and how archaeology intersects with contemporary social and political issues. | | Athena Title: | Archaeology Eastern North Amer | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS)(LACS) 4460/6460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Aztecs and the Maya | Course
Description: | Two indigenous urban societies of the Americas, from farming village beginnings to the Spanish conquest, and their lasting impact on modern middle American culture. Topics include ecology, economy, political organization, urbanism, militarism, beliefs, art, architecture, and literature. | | Athena Title: | AZTECS & MAYA | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ANTH 3260 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(HIST)(NAMS) 4470/6470. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Rise and Fall of the Southeastern Chiefdoms | Course
Description: | Development of the native societies of the southeastern United States, the exploration of the area by Spain in the sixteenth century, and the consequences of the meeting of the two peoples. | | Athena Title: | S E CHIEFDOMS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ANTH(HIST) 4470/6470 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS) 4550/6550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethnohistory | Course
Description: | The methods used by anthropologists to reconstruct the history of preliterate societies from archaeological evidence, documentary evidence, and oral traditions. The ethnohistory of southeastern United States. | | Athena Title: | ETHNOHISTORY | | Prerequisite: | ANTH 1102 or permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | RELI(NAMS) 4705/6705. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Topics in Native American Studies | Course
Description: | Special topics in Native American Studies. | | Athena Title: | Topics in NAMS | | Prerequisite: | Junior or senior standing or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | RELI(NAMS) 4710/6710. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Reading and Study in Native American Studies | Course
Description: | Individual reading and study in Native American Studies under the
direction of a project director. | | Athena Title: | Dir Study NAMS | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. Will support new certificate in Native American
Studies. | | Prerequisite: | Third year- or fourth year-student standing or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | NAMS 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence
to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry
into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | NAMS 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | NAMS 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | NAMS 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the
4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or
capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and
apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research
project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback
from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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