Program Requirements

The collaborative Major in Aboriginal Studies is furthermore comprised of at least 32- credit hours of Upper Division credit hours from UCC and/or SFU, categorized as core courses, Group I-V requirements and electives.

Upper Division Requirements

Note: Many Upper Division courses have prerequisites.

1. Core Courses:

   Students must complete both of:
   FNST 301-3	Issues in Applied First Nations Studies Research (SFU)
   FNST 403-3	Indigenous Knowledge in the Modern World (SFU)
   and one of:
   FNST 401-3	Aboriginal Rights and Government Relations (SFU)
   ANTH 327-3	First Nations Natural Resource Management (UCC)
   and one of:
   FNST 402-3	The Discourse of Native Peoples (SFU)
   ENGL 447-3	Studies in Aboriginal Literature (UCC) (Note that ENG 447 has prerequisites outside FNST)
   Total core courses required: 12 credit hours

2. Group Requirements:

   Students must complete at least one Upper Division course from each of the following four groups:
   Group I: Aboriginal Language and/or Linguistics of Aboriginal Languages, Indigenous Philosophy, Literature, Fine and Performing Arts
   CNST 312-3	Canadian Aboriginal Drama (UCC)*
   ENGL 447-3	Studies in Aboriginal Literature (UCC)**
   FNST 402-3	The Discourse of Native Peoples (SFU)**
   LING 323-3	Morphology (SFU)*
   LING 331-3	Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language (SFU)
   LING 332-3	Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language (SFU)
   LING 335-3	Special Topics in Linguistics I: Teaching and Learning an Aboriginal Language (SFU)
   LING 380-5	Aboriginal Language Advanced Immersion (SFU)
   LING 430-3	Native American Languages (SFU)
   LING 431-3	Language Structures I: Advanced Study of a FN Language (SFU)
   LING 432-3	Language Structures II Advanced Study of a FN Language (SFU)
   LING 433-3	First Nations Language Mentoring I (SFU)
   LING 434-3	First Nations Language Mentoring II (SFU)
   LING 435-3	Special Topics in Linguistics II: Teaching and Learning an Aboriginal Language II (SFU)
   FNST 442-3	Directed Readings in First Nations Studies (if topic fits this Group) (SFU)
   Group II Aboriginal History and Public Policy
   ANTH 405-3	Canadian Status Treaty Indian Reserve Communities (UCC)
   CRIM 419-3	Indigenous Peoples, Crime and Criminal Justice (SFU)
   FNST 401-3	Aboriginal Peoples and Government Relations (SFU)**
   FNST 442-3	Directed Readings in First Nations Studies (if topic meets group req) (SFU)
   SA 386-4	Native Peoples and Public Policy (SFU)
   HIST 325-4	History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America to 1850 (SFU)
   HIST 326-4	History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America since 1850 (SFU)
   Group III Cultural and Natural Resource Management and Archaeology
   ANTH 327-3	First Nations Natural Resource Management (UCC)**
   ANTH 420-3/6	Archaeology of British Columbia (UCC)
   FNST 332-3	Ethnobotany of British Columbia First Nations (SFU)
   ARCH 386-3	Archaeological Resource Management (SFU)*
   or
   ANTH 406-3	Cultural Resource Management (UCC)
   ARCH 365-3	Ecological Archaeology (SFU)*
   or
   ANTH 326-3	Environmental Archaeology (UCC)
   ARCH 349-5	Management of Archaeological Collections (SFU)*
   ARCH 372-5	Material Cultural Analysis (SFU)*
   ANTH 411-3/6	Prehistory of a Special Area in the New World (UCC)
   ARCH 485-5	Lithic Technology (SFU)*
   ANTH 306-6	Summer Field Training in Archaeology (UCC)*
   or
   ARCH 435-6	Archaeological Fieldwork Practicum (SFU)*
   Group IV Comparative Study of Indigenous and Aboriginal Peoples
   ANTH 401-3	Native Peoples of North America (UCC)
   ANTH 404-3	Peoples and Cultures of the North American Arctic (UCC)
   ARCH 360-5	Native Cultures of North America (SFU)
   CRIM 311-3	Minorities and the Criminal Justice System (SFU)
   ENGL 446-3	Studies in Commonwealth Postcolonial Literature: Indigenous Literatures of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (UCC)
   ENGL 447-3	Studies in Aboriginal Literature (North American) (UCC)
   SA 387-4	Canadian Native Peoples (SFU)
   SA 388-4	Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples (SFU)
   SA 486-4	Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Advanced Seminar (SFU)
   Total group requirements: 12-20 credit hours

3. General Elective Courses:

   If the Upper Division core and group courses taken comprise fewer than 32 credit hours, additional general elective courses must be taken to meet the minimum requirement of 32 Upper Division credit hours. These must be FNST courses or courses with First Nations / Aboriginal content offered at either SFU or UCC.
   Notes:
   *	if topic includes a significant component of First Nations / Aboriginal content
   **	if this course was not already used to meet the core Upper Division requirement
   ***	Courses with significant First Nations / Aboriginal Studies content available at either institution that are not listed on the above course lists may be approved to meet this requirement.