Indigenous Studies Minor

The minor in Indigenous Studies provides undergraduate students with knowledge essential to understand a broad variety of cultural, historical, political, religious, and social issues affecting Indigenous peoples. Students gain disciplinary knowledge in preparation for graduate study or immediate employment in fields such as government and other public service, or the private sector. Courses offered across the university allow students to create an individualized program of study. Our affiliate faculty members have appointments in the humanities, social sciences, arts, and professional schools across the university. Courses taken at Haskell Indian Nations University through the exchange program can count toward the Indigenous Studies minor.

Requirements for the Minor

Indigenous Studies Minor Course Requirements

The Indigenous Studies minor requires 18 hours of Indigenous Studies courses, of which 12 must be in courses numbered 300 or above, with a 2.0 grade-point average.
One course taken at Haskell Indian Nations University is strongly recommended.
Any course using an ISP prefix will count toward these required hours. ISP 204 and ISP 304 courses can be taught either at KU's Lawrence campus or at Haskell Indian Nations University, through the Haskell-KU Exchange Program.

Courses must have 30% or more content focused on Indigenous peoples, and be approved by the ISP Executive Committee.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ISP courses approved for the minor include:
ANTH 379	Indigenous Traditions of Latin America	3
or LAC 334	Indigenous Traditions of Latin America
or LAC 634	Indigenous Traditions of Latin America
ANTH 506	Pre-Hispanic Mexico and Central America	3
ANTH 508/HIST 572/LAA 558	Ancient American Civilizations: The Central Andes	3
ANTH/LAC 562	Mexamerica	3
FMS 410	US Diversity in Visual Culture	3
GEOG 370	Introduction to Cultural Geography	3
GEOG 570	Geography of American Indians	3
HIST 128	History of the United States Through the Civil War	3
HIST 331	Age of Empires-The Atlantic 1400-1800	3
HIST 353	Indigenous Peoples of North America	3
ISP 345/HIST 318/HUM 345	Indian Territory	3
ISP 348/HIST 351/HUM 348	American Indian and White Relations to 1865	3
ISP 350/HIST 352/HUM 350	American Indians Since 1865	3
ISP 504	Topics in Indigenous Studies: _____	3
ISP 530	Indigenous Food and Health	3
ISP 551/HIST 511/HUM 551	Foodways: Native North America	3
ISP 552/HIST 512/HUM 552/LAC 552	Foodways: Latin America	3
ISP/GEOG/GIST 601	Indigenous Peoples of the World	3
ISP/EVRN 673	Environmental Justice	3
LING 447	North American Indian Languages	3
POLS 484	International Law: The State and the Individual	3
ANTH 507	The Ancient Maya	3
ANTH 561	Indigenous Development in Latin America	3
ENGL/GIST/ISP 305	World Indigenous Literatures	3
FMS 420	International Women Filmmakers	3
ISP/EVRN 542/ANTH 582	Ethnobotany	3
ISP/WGSS 567	Native Feminisms	3

Minor Hours & Minor GPA

While completing all required courses, minors must also meet each of the following hour and GPA minimum standards:

Minor Hours
Satisfied by 18 hours of minor courses.

Minor Hours in Residence
Satisfied by a minimum of 9 hours of KU resident credit in the minor.

Minor Junior/Senior Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 12 hours from junior/senior courses (300+) in the minor.

Minor Graduation GPA
Satisfied by a minimum of a 2.0 KU GPA in all departmental courses (300+) in the minor. GPA calculations include all courses in the field of study including F’s and repeated courses. See the Semester/Cumulative GPA Calculator.