2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog

Nov 23, 2024

HELP

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Native American Studies Minor [NAMS]

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

Dan Radus, coordinator
Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS)
Sue Pettitt, secretary
Old Main, Room 122
607-753-5784
Fax: 607-753-5694

School of Arts and Sciences

Minor Offered

Native American Studies

Career Potential

Tribal and Government Affairs
Human Services
Museum, Library and Archival Services
Education

Description

SUNY Cortland's Native American studies minor is interdisciplinary. It is designed to complement numerous academic majors. Students choosing the minor will study the history and culture of Native Americans from the perspective of several disciplines.

A. Required Courses: 15 credit hours

ANT 102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 cr. hr.) or
ANT 300 - Human Evolution and Survival (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 301 - Native American Archaeology (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 302 - Native American Cultures (3 cr. hr.)
ENG 256 - Introduction to American Indian Literature (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 314 - Native-American History (3 cr. hr.)

B. Three credit hours from:

ANT 230 - Prejudice and Discrimination (3 cr. hr.)
also listed as SOC 230
ANT 352 - U.S. Ethnic Identity and Conflict (3 cr. hr.)
also listed as SOC 352
HLH 201 - Health Problems of the Underserved (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 210 - Racial and Gender Role Stereotypes (3 cr. hr.)
also listed as AAS and CIN 210
SOC 230 - Prejudice and Discrimination (3 cr. hr.)
also listed as ANT 230
SOC 352 - U.S. Ethnic Identity and Conflict (3 cr. hr.)
also listed as ANT 352

C. Electives: Three credit hours

(selected in consultation with minor advisor)

ANT 201 - World Cultures (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 305 - Archaeology of Eastern United States (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 314 - Peoples of Latin America (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 315 - Development Anthropology (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 400 - Fieldwork in Archaeology (3-6 cr. hr.)
ANT 406 - Contact and Culture Change (3 cr. hr.)
ATH 223 - Art History III (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 300 - Colonial America, 1450-1750 (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 309 - New York State (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 325 - Colonial Latin America (3 cr. hr.)
MUS 101 - World Music (3 cr. hr.)

Total Credit Hours Required for the Minor: 21