BA Major in First Peoples Studies

Program Requirements

Major in First Peoples Studies (45 credits)

16	credits from Stage I: Major in First Peoples Studies
19	credits from Stage II: Major in First Peoples Studies
10	credits from Stage III: Major in First Peoples Studies

Stage I: Major in First Peoples Studies (16 credits)

credits:

• FPST 201 Introduction to First Peoples Studies (3.00)

• FPST 202 Research Strategies in First Peoples Studies (3.00)

• FPST 203 First Peoples of Canada (3.00)

• FPST 297 Proseminar 1: Indigenous Ways of Knowing (1.00)

credits chosen from:

• FPST 210 Haudenosaunee Peoples (3.00)

• FPST 211 Algonquian Peoples (3.00)

• FPST 212 Inuit Peoples (3.00)

• FPST 298 Selected Topics in First Peoples Studies (3.00)

Stage II: Major in First Peoples Studies (19 credits)

credits:

• FPST 301 The Indian Act (3.00)

• FPST 302 First Peoples and Education (3.00)

• FPST 303 First Peoples and Health (3.00)

• FPST 341 Globalization and Indigenous Peoples (3.00)

• FPST 397 Proseminar 2: Ethics and First Peoples (1.00)

credits chosen from:

• FPST 306 Contemporary First Peoples Art (3.00)

• FPST 310 Linguistic Introduction to Algonquian Languages (3.00)

• FPST 311 Linguistic Introduction to Haudenosaunee Languages (3.00)

• FPST 312 Linguistic Introduction to Inuktitut Language (3.00)

• FPST 320 First Peoples and the Media (3.00)

• FPST 321 First Peoples and Justice (3.00)

• FPST 322 First Peoples and the Fur Trade (3.00)

• FPST 323 First Peoples Sacred Stories (3.00)

• FPST 398 Special Topics in First Peoples Studies (3.00)

• RELI 368 Religion and Indigenous Traditions (3.00)

• WSDB 381 Indigenous Women and Feminisms (3.00)

Stage III: Major in First Peoples Studies (10 credits)

credits:

• FPST 401 Contemporary Politics in First Peoples Communities (3.00)

• FPST 402 First Peoples Contemporary Social Issues (3.00)

• FPST 497 Proseminar 3: Oral Traditions as Methodology (1.00)

credits chosen from:

• FPST 406 Decolonizing First Peoples Art (3.00)

• FPST 410 First Peoples Community Development (3.00)

• FPST 411 First Peoples Treaties and Agreements (3.00)

• FPST 412 First Peoples and Governance (3.00)

• FPST 413 First Peoples International Relations and Diplomacy (3.00)

• FPST 414 First Peoples Rights Movements (3.00)

• FPST 415 Indigenous Identity and Nationalism (3.00)

• FPST 490 Aboriginal Community Economic Development I (3.00)

• FPST 491 Aboriginal Community Economic Development II (3.00)

• FPST 498 Advanced Topics in First Peoples Studies (3.00)

• COMS 419 Communication and Indigenous Media (3.00)

Notes

Students are responsible for satisfying their particular degree requirements.