Completion of the minor requires twenty-one units of credit, fifteen of which must be upper-division courses, and twelve of which must be completed at CSUSM. Courses must be completed with a grade of C or better to count toward the minor.
One course must be an internship (NATV 498 or a relevant internship in any discipline), approved by the native studies coordinator, which brings the student into direct contact with a native community.
In addition, at least one course must be chosen from each of the four areas below, plus two electives taken from any of the areas below. With consent of the program coordinator, as many as six units of Independent Study (NATV 390 or a relevant independent study in any discipline) may be counted toward the Minor.
I. History: Courses in this area should provide a knowledge of the broad issues and problems of native history as well as an understanding of the specific periods discussed.
| HIST 337 | 3 |
| HIST 338 | 3 |
| HIST 300J | 3 |
II. Culture: Courses in the culture area should expose the student to the complexity and diversity of native cultures and encourage further exploration and participation.
| ANTH 302 | 3 |
| ANTH 325 | 3 |
| MUSC 322 | 3 |
| MUSC 390 | 3 |
| MUSC 422 | 3 |
III. Social Context: Courses in this area should help students understand the multicultural character of societies in which native people live, the place of native peoples within those societies, and the meaning of native identity in a multicultural context.
| ANTH 200 | 3 |
| COMM 330 | 3 |
| HIST 356 | 3 |
IV. Environmental Context: Courses in this area are concerned with resource development, urbanization, and other aspects of environmental change, and should help students understand how such change affects native communities.
| ANTH 370 | 3 |
| BIOL 338 | 3 |
| BIOL 339 | 3 |
| ECON 325 | 3 |
Additional Courses
| NATV 390 | 3 |
| NATV 498 | 3 |
| Total Units: | 21 |
COURSES:
NATV 390 Independent Study in Native Themes. Allows students to explore historical, cultural, social, and environmental questions significant to native communities under the supervision of a faculty member in the appropriate discipline.
NATV 498 Internship in a Native Community. This course may be considered the capstone of the Native Studies minor, which is designed to equip students for service to native communities. Students will be expected to provide a minimum of one hundred hours of faculty-monitored service with institutions serving reservation or urban native communities, such as (but not limited to) schools, libraries, clinics, urban service centers, youth programs, and study projects supervised by native entities (such as environmental studies).