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First Nations Studies takes the points of view of First Nations people and communities as the starting point for description and analysis, and contextualizes issues from this perspective. Courses in First Nations Studies will re-orient students to question the underlying assumptions of everyday understanding and will develop clarity in thought and presentation critical to advanced study.

First Nations Studies is a valuable part of any good undergraduate education in the contemporary world; it is an appropriate undergraduate major for students aspiring to careers in education, business, public administration, law, communications, cultural property management, social services, health care delivery and administration, and many other fields. With an undergraduate major in First Nations Studies students may apply for admission to graduate programs in several academic disciplines, and to many professional programs. Students intending to apply for graduate or professional programs should ensure that their programs include all required prerequisites.

Major in First Nations Studies

A major in First Nations Studies requires students to take 48 credit hours of First Nations Studies, at least 21 credit hours of which must be upper-division courses. Those courses from the offerings of other programs with content focused on First Nations are designated as approved ancillary courses for a major in First Nations Studies, and may be included among the 48 credit hours required for a major (for example HIST 390-3 [Aboriginal People in Canada]). Students may not take more than 60 credit hours of First Nations Studies without written permission from the Chair of the Department of First Nations Studies. After the lower division requirements have been met, all students majoring in First Nations Studies must take FNST 300-3 (Research Methods in First Nations Studies), and FNST 440-4 (Internship in First Nations Studies) plus eighteen credit hours of 300- or 400- level First Nations Studies courses or approved ancillary courses for the major in First Nations Studies. This structure permits each student to design a program emphasizing various aspects of First Nations Studies such as contemporary political issues, languages and cultures, etc.

The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Arts with a major in First Nations Studies is 120 credit hours.