American Indian Studies, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

American Indian Studies (AIS ) Dept Info - College Info

AIS 102 Linguistics for Native American Communities (3) S (Identical with LING 102, which is home).

AIS 104A Beginning Navajo (3) I (Identical with LING 104A, which is home).

AIS 104B Beginning Navajo (3) I (Identical with LING 104B, which is home).

AIS 193 Internship (1-6)

AIS 199 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

AIS 200 Introduction to American Indian Studies (3) This course introduces student to various approaches and theories involved in American Indian studies. Intended for those minoring in American Indian studies, courses serve as basis for further upper division course work. Provides overview of tribes in U.S. their languages, histories, cultures. Large component focuses on colonialism and U.S. policy toward Native Americans and its affect within Native communities.

AIS 204A Intermediate Navajo (3) I (Identical with LING 204A, which is home).

AIS 204B Intermediate Navajo (3) II (Identical with LING 204B, which is home).

AIS 205 Prehistoric Peoples of the Southwest (3) I II (Identical with ANTH 205, which is home).

AIS 206 Native Peoples of the Southwest (3) I II (Identical with ANTH 206, which is home).

AIS 210 American Indian Languages (3) I II P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with LING 210, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies. Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

AIS 248A Introduction to Folklore (3) I (Identical with ENGL 248A, which is home).

AIS 248B Introduction to Folklore (3) II (Identical with ENGL 248B, which is home).

AIS 278 American Indian Literature (3) I II (Identical with ENGL 278, which is home).

AIS 279 Oral Tradition (3) I II (Identical with ENGL 279, which is home).

AIS 299 Independent Study (2-4) [Rpt./] .

AIS 307A Elementary O'Odham (3) I (Identical with LING 307A, which is home).

AIS 307B Elementary O'Odham (3) II (Identical with LING 307B, which is home).

AIS 334 Politics and American Indians (3) II (Identical with POL 334, which is home). Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement.

AIS 336 History and Philosophy of the Dine People (3) I II A study of events in Dine history in relation to the political, societal and economic context of American history. A review of Dine philosophical and world views, examination of the history and federal Indian policy as applied to the Dine. Interactive in nature. P, AIS 200.

AIS 344 Native Americans in Film (3) I Survey of images of American Indians in cinema, particularly commercial films. Examines differences between the "western" and the "Indian" film and how imagery affects attitudes and policy-making.

AIS 396H Honors Proseminar (3) I II

AIS 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

AIS 413 Ethnology of the Southwest (3) II Writing Emphasis Course. (Identical with ANTH 413, which is home). May be convened with AIS 513.

AIS 416 Contemporary Indian America (3) (Identical with ANTH 416, which is home). May be convened with AIS 516.

AIS 421 Ethnology North America (3) I P, ANTH 200. (Identical with ANTH 421, which is home). May be convened with AIS 521.

AIS 423 Anthropology of Rural Mexico (3) II (Identical with ANTH 423, which is home). May be convened with AIS 523.

AIS 424 Studies in Southwest Literature (3) I II (Identical with ENGL 424, which is home). May be convened with AIS 524.

AIS 430 The Anthropology of Visual Art (3) II (Identical with ANTH 430, which is home). May be convened with AIS 530.

AIS 434 Tribal Government (3) This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the development of modern tribal governments, their powers, and the problems they face. Course requires a historical examination of North American indigenous societies from Pre-colonial times to the present. Indigenous groups prior to 1492 will be examined. Emphasis on traditional social and political institutions and practices. Historical development of Indian-Anglo relations, European contact to present, U.S. Indian policy, tribal sovereign powers, political economic and cultural implications toward tribal societies.

AIS 445A Structure of Non-Western Language (3) [Rpt./ 2] I (Identical with LING 445A, which is home). May be convened with AIS 545A.

AIS 445B Structure of Non-Western Language (3) [Rpt./ 2] II (Identical with LING 445B, which is home). May be convened with AIS 545B.

AIS 449 Folklore (3) I II (Identical with ENGL 449, which is home).

AIS 450 American Indian Women (3) II Interdisciplinary exploration of new information available on American Indian women, especially materials written by Indian women and investigation of the status, experience, and contributions of American Indian women from pre-contact to contemporary times. P, upper-division standing or consent of instructor. (Identical with W S 450).

AIS 467 Race and Ethnic Relations (3) I II (Identical with SOC 467, which is home).

AIS 477 Studies of Native American Literature (3) II (Identical with ENGL 477, which is home).

AIS 478 American Indians and the Supreme Court (3) (Identical with POL 478, which is home). May be convened with AIS 578 Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

AIS 480 Native American Warfare (3) This course will examine the social, cultural, and economic considerations of Native American warfare, including discourse on the nature of human agression, methods and motives for war. Biological evidence will be discussed. May be convened with AIS 580.

AIS 482 Hopi Language in Culture (3) II (Identical with ANTH 482, which is home). May be convened with AIS 582.

AIS 487A Race and Public Policy (3) I (Identical with POL 487A, which is home). May be convened with AIS 587A Fulfills the Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western area study requirement..

AIS 487B Race and Public Policy (3) II (Identical with POL 487B, which is home). May be convened with AIS 587B.

AIS 489 Areal Survey of Native North American Languages (3) I II (Identical with ANTH 489, which is home). May be convened with AIS 589.

AIS 490 Indian Religions and Spirituality (3) Examines the positive (curing, harmony with the natural world, etc.) aspects of Indian religions. Indian medicine men may participate in the course at various junctures. (Identical with RELI 490). May be convened with AIS 590.

AIS 493 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./]

AIS 493L Legislative Internship (1-12) [Rpt./] I II

AIS 495A Colloquium (3) [Rpt./ 4] The topic of "traditional" education of Indian children, youth and adults in becoming contributing members of and to their tribal societies has received minimal attention in the Indian education. It is the premise of this course that students: 1. Recognize that traditional tribal education was a complex and deliberate process of preparation through which each tribal individual was brought into the community fold. 2. Recognize that some aspects of the ways of life of indigenous people of the United States are in marked contrast to Western practice and thought. 3. Recognize that indigenous peoples are strikingly diverse in their culture, religious practices, and social economic organization. 4. Recognize that as well as their specific uniquenessness determined by their diversity, there are some shared values among indigneous cultures. This is a temporary course offered Summer II, 2000.

AIS 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

AIS 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

AIS 499 Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

AIS 499H Honors Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./] I II

AIS 502 Dynamics of Indian Societies (3) I Historic overview of philosophies, institutions, and characteristics of Indian societies, and indigenous constructions of historic knowledge. (Identical with ANTH 502).

AIS 513 Ethnology of the Southwest (3) II (Identical with ANTH 513, which is home). May be convened with AIS 413.

AIS 516 Contemporary Indian America (3) (Identical with ANTH 516, which is home). May be convened with AIS 416.

AIS 521 Ethnology North America (3) I (Identical with ANTH 521, which is home). May be convened with AIS 421.

AIS 523 Anthropology of Rural Mexico (3) II (Identical with ANTH 523, which is home).

AIS 524 Studies in Southwest Literature (3) I II (Identical with ENGL 524, which is home). May be convened with AIS 424.

AIS 530 The Anthropology of Visual Art (3) II (Identical with ANTH 530, which is home). May be convened with AIS 430.

AIS 545A Structures of Non-Western Languages (3) [Rpt./ 2] I (Identical with LING 545A, which is home). May be convened with AIS 445A.

AIS 545B Structure of Non-Western Language (3) [Rpt./ 2] II (Identical with LING 545B, which is home). May be convened with AIS 445B.

AIS 549A Folklore (3) I (Identical with ENGL 549A, which is home).

AIS 549B Folklore (3) II (Identical with ENGL 549B, which is home).

AIS 576 Creative Writing for Native American Communities (3) I S For members of Native American communities and individuals working within such communities who are interested in producing new and authentic works in various genre including biography, autobiography, poetry, essay and translation and interpretation of collected tribal texts. Writing in the native language will be strongly encouraged.

AIS 577 Studies in American Indian Literature (3) I II (Identical with ENGL 577, which is home).

AIS 578 American Indians and the Supreme Court (3) (Identical with POL 578, which is home). May be convened with AIS 478.

AIS 580 Native American Warfare (3) For a description of course topics see AIS 480. Graduate-level requirements include a bibliographical essay within the first five weeks, an extension of the bibliographical essay, and a research paper on the topic using primary research material. May be convened with AIS 480.

AIS 582 Hopi Language in Culture (3) II (Identical with ANTH 582, which is home). May be convened with AIS 482.

AIS 584 Development of Federal Indian Policy (3) I II (Identical with POL 584, which is home).

AIS 587A Race and Public Policy (3) I (Identical with POL 587A, which is home). May be convened with AIS 487A.

AIS 587B Race and Public Policy (3) II (Identical with POL 587B, which is home). May be convened with AIS 487B.

AIS 589 Areal Survey of Native North American Languages (3) I II (Identical with ANTH 589, which is home). May be convened with AIS 489.

AIS 590 Indian Religions and Spirituality (3) For a description of course topics see AIS 490. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper based on past research and personal experience with related topic. May be convened with AIS 490.

AIS 591 Preceptorship (1-6) I II

AIS 593 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./] I II

AIS 595A American Indian Studies (3) [Rpt./ 15 units] II

AIS 596F American Indian Studies (1-2) [Rpt./ 8 units] I II

AIS 596H American Indian Law and Policy (3) I II (Identical with POL 596H, which is home).

AIS 596M Studies in the Oral Tradition (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II (Identical with ENGL 596M, which is home).

AIS 597A Descriptive Linguistics for Native American Languages (4) [Rpt./ 1] I II P, LING 500 or equivalent. (Identical with LING 597A, which is home).

AIS 599 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

AIS 602 Interdisciplinary Research: Theory and Methods (3) I II Survey of important theoretical perspectives and their associated qualitative methodologies in American Indian studies. Overview of selected disciplinary frameworks of inquiry, discussions of case studies, and student exercises in choosing and implementing appropriate qualitative research methods.

AIS 631A Federal Indian Law I (3) I II (Identical with LAW 631A, which is home).

AIS 631B Federal Indian Law II (3) I II P, LAW 631A. (Identical with LAW 631B, which is home).

AIS 646 Ancient and Contemporary Voices (3) I II The connections between ancient and contemporary native literature of North and South America. (Identical with ENGL 646).

AIS 660 Ecology, Demography, and Disease (3) I II Linked issues of environmental change, demographic change, epidemic/endemic diseases, and health in the Americas after 1492.

AIS 670 Colonization and Native Peoples (3) I II Examination of colonialism as theoretical model and as political-economic phenomenon. Case studies of indigenous groups' reactions to colonizing agents from the Americas, the Pacific Rim, and other countries. (Identical with POL 670).

AIS 677 History of American Indian Education (3) I II Educational philosophies, policies, and practices of native people, European missions, and federal schools. Historic overview of Indian education to early 1900s. (Identical with LRC 677).

AIS 678 Contemporary American Indian Education and Research (3) I II Contemporary American Indian/Alaskan native education in two parts: (1) the current state of native education and its effectiveness in meeting the needs of native students; (2) current research in the area of American Indian/Alaskan native education and its implications for future research. (Identical with LRC 678).

AIS 679 American Indian Higher Education (3) I II Development of higher education for American Indians/Alaskan natives from the earliest efforts to contemporary times. Issues and their implications for the education of American Indians in institutions and agencies of higher education. Emphasis on tribally controlled colleges and universities, and the development of American Indian studies programs in higher education institutions. (Identical with H ED 679).

AIS 688 Energy and Natural Resources (3) II (Identical with LAW 688, which is home).

AIS 691 Preceptorship (3) I II

AIS 693 Internship (1-6)

AIS 694 Practicum (3-6) [Rpt./ 2]

AIS 695A Special Topics in American Indian Studies (3-6) [Rpt./ 3] I II

AIS 696A American Indian Policy (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II

AIS 696B Languages and Literature (3) [Rpt./ 6 units] I II

AIS 696C Societies and Culture (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II

AIS 696D Tribal Law Clinic (2-3) (Identical with LAW 696D, which is home).

AIS 696E American Indian Education (3) [Rpt./ 6 units] I II

AIS 697A College Teaching Methods (3) I II

AIS 697B Globalization and Preservation of Culture (1-3) I II (Identical with LAW 697B, which is home).

AIS 697C Research Design for American Indian Communities (3) I II

AIS 699 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

AIS 791 Preceptorship (1-6) I II

AIS 900 Research (1-6) [Rpt./]

AIS 909 Master's Report (1-6) [Rpt./] I II

AIS 910 Thesis (1-6) [Rpt./]

AIS 920 Dissertation (1-9) I II

AIS 930 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]

Page last updated: May 20, 2013