American Indian Studies

College of Letters & Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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American Indian Studies Major

The American Indian Studies Committee Interdisciplinary Major requires a minimum of 30 credits, of which at least 15 must be in upper-division Letters and Science courses (numbered 300 or above) taken in residence at UWM. It must include course work in at least two departments. Courses from any two or more departments within the College of Letters and Science may be selected for the major program. Courses from most units outside the College also may be selected for part of the major. However, at least 18 credits in the major must be earned in Letters and Science courses, and at least 90 Letters and Science credits must be presented toward the degree.

Students select three faculty members from two or more departments to comprise a major committee. One of these persons serves as committee chair and major advisor. The chair and one other committee member must be Letters and Science faculty members. Students need to complete a "Declaration of Committee Interdisciplinary Major" form signed by each committee member. The form and a written statement defining the goals of their program should be returned to the Office of Student Academic Services at any time between the 45th and 75th credits.

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Required Courses

Required Courses (if require courses are not offered during UWM residence, other courses may be substituted):

Dept/Number
Anthropology 314

Title
American Indian Societies and Cultures

Credits
3

One additional 3-credit course in Anthropology numbered 300 or above, with American Indian focus.

English 276
English 372
Ethnic Studies 203
History 262
History 263
Philosophy 271
Sociology 320
Sociology 321

Introduction to American Indian Literature
American Indian Literature (subtitled)
Western Great Lakes American Indian Community Life of the Past
North American Indian History to 1887
North American Indian History since 1887
Western Great Lakes American Indian Philosophy
Social Change in American Indian Society
Contemporary Issues of the American Indian

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

Elective Courses

Dept/Number
Anthropology 210
Anthropology 213
Anthropology 215
Anthropology 332
Anthropology 334
Anthropology 335
Anthropology 336

Bio Sciences 105

English 632

History 473
History 474

Title
Undergraduate Seminar in American Indian Studies
American Indian Peoples of Wisconsin
American Indian Music: Great Lakes Region
American Indian Religions
American Indians of the Southwest
American Indians of the Southeast
American Indians of the Northeast

Great Lakes American Indian Ethnobotany

Topics in American Indian Literature:(Subtitled)

History of the Indians of the Western Great Lakes
Topics in North American Indian History:(Subtitled)

Credits
3-6
3
3
3
3
3
3

3

3 U/G

3
3

AIS Coordinator

Cary Miller

Associate Professor of History

carym@uwm.edu

Holton Hall, Room 365

(414) 229-6251

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI 53201