First Nations Studies Major Program

Department of First Nations Studies | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Summer

This bachelor of arts (BA) degree program is for those who are interested in focusing and expanding their expertise in this discipline. Students will gain detailed insight into the cultures, histories and contemporary developments of First Nations people in British Columbia and North America. Students will develop a solid foundation in the study of First Nations issues from a variety of disciplinary approaches.

Program Requirements

Students should plan their program in consultation with the First Nations Studies advisor.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 15 units, including both of

FNST 101 The Cultures, Languages and Origins of Canada's First Peoples (3)
FNST 201 Canadian Aboriginal Peoples' Perspectives on History (3)

and three of

ARCH 223 The Prehistory of Canada (3)
ARCH 273 Archaeology of the New World (3)
FNLG 231 Introduction to First Nations Language I ¹ (3)
FNLG 232 Introduction to First Nations Language II ¹ (3)
FNST 208 Introduction to North American Indigenous Literature (0)
FNST 212 Indigenous Perceptions of Landscape (3)
FNST 222 Selected Topics in First Nations Studies ² (3)
LING 160 Language, Culture and Society ³ (3)
SA 286 Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Introduction (A) (4)

Other courses which have First Nations content may be applied toward the major as an elective, subject to approval by the program director. Students are advised to consult the program director or program advisor.

¹preferably in the same language in both courses

²may be completed more than once when offered as a different topic

³when topic appropriate

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 30 units, including

FNST 301 Issues in Applied First Nations Studies Research (3)
FNST 401 Aboriginal Rights and Government Relations (3)
FNST 402 The Discourse of Native Peoples (3)
FNST 403 Indigenous Knowledge in the Modern World (3)

and at least 18 units chosen from

ARCH 301 Ancient Visual Art (3)
EDUC 311 Foundations in Aboriginal Education, Language, and Culture (3)
ENGL 453W Aboriginal Literatures (4)
FNLG 331 Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language I ⁴ (3)
FNLG 332 Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language II ⁴ (3)
FNST 322 Special Topics in First Nations Studies ⁵ (3)
FNST 324 Indigenous Art History (4)
FNST 325 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America to 1850 ⁶ (4) or
HIST 325 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America to 1850 ⁶ (4)
FNST 326 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America Since 1850 ⁶ (4) or
HIST 326 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America Since 1850 ⁶ (4)
FNST 327 Aboriginal Women in Canada ⁶ (4) or
GSWS 327 Aboriginal Women in Canada ⁶ (4)
FNST 329 Sexuality and Gender: Indigenous Perspectives (3)
FNST 332 Ethnobotany of British Columbia First Nations (3)
FNST 353 First Nations Heritage Stewardship (3)
FNST 360 Popular Writing by Indigenous Authors ⁶ (4) or
ENGL 360 Popular Writing by Indigenous Authors ⁶ (4)
FNST 363 Indigenous Poetry, Poetics, Printmaking (4)
FNST 376 Indigenous Weaving Technologies: Community of Beings (4)
FNST 383 Indigenous Technology: Art and Sustainability (4)
FNST 419 Aboriginal/Indigenous Justice ⁶ (3) or
CRIM 419 Aboriginal/Indigenous Justice ⁶ (3)
FNST 429 Indigenous Peoples and International Law ⁶ (3) or
CRIM 429 Indigenous Peoples and International Law ⁶ (3)
FNST 433 Indigenous Environmental Activism (4)
FNST 442 Directed Readings in First Nations Studies (3)
FNST 443 Aboriginal Peoples, History and the Law ⁶ (4) or
HIST 443 Aboriginal Peoples, History and the Law ⁶ (4)
FNST 462 Indigenous Oral Testimony: Theory, Practice, Purpose, Community (4)
SA 388 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples (S or A) (4)
SA 486 Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Advanced Seminar (A) (4)

⁴preferably in the same language in both courses

⁵may be completed more than once when offered as a different topic

⁶only one of the two courses may be used

Other special topics and/or directed studies courses may be applied toward the major, provided the content suggests a suitable substitution, and subject to approval by the undergraduate chair or program advisor. Examples of such courses are ARCH 321 and 331 when the course topic has significant First Nations or Indigenous content.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

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