Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

American Indian Studies (AIS )  Department Info

AIS 102 -- Linguistics for Native American Communities  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to descriptive linguistics for Native Americans; practical linguistic and social issues in Native American languages; phonetics and phonology; orthography; dialects and language change; classroom applications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 102; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Summer.

AIS 104A -- Beginning Navajo  (3 units)
Description:  Study of the sound system and spelling conventions of Navajo, and acquisition of basic oral and literacy skills. Cultural and grammatical information is conveyed by using situations in Navajo life as topics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 104A; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 104B -- Beginning Navajo  (3 units)
Description:  Study of the sound system and spelling conventions of Navajo, and acquisition of basic oral and literacy skills. Cultural and grammatical information is conveyed by using situations in Navajo life as topics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 104B; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 193 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 195I -- Introduction to Oncology Careers for Native Americans  (1 unit)
Description:  Introduction to careers in oncology-related professions relevant to needs of Native Americans. Interactive discussion sessions with professionals and students in oncology careers to Native American students. Emphasis on cultural relevance to Native Americans.   This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  Consent of instructor.
Identical to:  BIOC 195I; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 199 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 200 -- Introduction to American Indian Studies  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 201 -- Topics in Cancer Among Native Americans  (1 unit)
Description:  Interactive discussion of current biomedical literature relative to cancer in Native Americans.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
Identical to:  BIOC 201; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 202A -- Introduction to Laboratory Methods in Cancer Biology  (2 units)
Description:  Basic research theory and methodology using cancer in Native Americans as a model topic. Topics include laboratory protocol, record keeping, calculations, safety, and research ethics. Part of a four-semester pre-health profession curriculum for Native American students.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
Identical to:  BIOC 202A; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 204A -- Intermediate Navajo  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of vocabulary development, oral skills enhancement and mastery of Navajo verb paradigms. Native speakers undertake original research and writing in Navajo.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 204A; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 204B -- Intermediate Navajo  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of vocabulary development, oral skills enhancement and mastery of Navajo verb paradigms. Native speakers undertake original research and writing in Navajo.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 204B; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 205 -- Clovis to Coronado: Archaeology of the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  Nontechnical discussion of the lifeways of the ancient people of the Southwest.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  ANTH 205; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 206 -- Native Peoples of the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  Nontechnical discussion of Southwestern Indian cultures from historic times to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  ANTH 206; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 210 -- American Indian Languages  (3 units)
Description:  This course surveys American Indian languages and the communities that speak them, focusing on a representative sample for closer study. The role of language in maintaining cultural identity is examined, and prospects for the future of American Indian languages are assessed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  LING 210; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 220 -- Contemporary American Indian Issues  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces student to various approaches and theories involved in American Indian studies. Intended for those minoring in American Indian studies, course serves as basis for further upper division course work. Provides overview of current issues affecting tribes in U.S. Large component focuses on contemporary U.S. policy toward Native Americans and its affect within Native communities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  ANTH 220.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 248A -- Introduction to Folklore  (3 units)
Description:  Forms of verbal folklore.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 248A; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 278 -- American Indian Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Works by and/or about American Indian writers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of freshman composition sequence.
Identical to:  ENGL 278; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 279 -- Oral Tradition  (3 units)
Description:  A study of oral tradition, with an emphasis on American Indian myth, legend and lore.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of freshman composition sequence.
Identical to:  ENGL 279; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 295A -- American Indian Studies  (3 units)
Description:  An analysis of historical and current issues affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives. Topics may vary and will focus on the exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Topic areas will be discussed within the framework of federal treaties with tribal nations, the federal trust relationship, sovereignty and self-determination, federal Indian policies, jurisdiction and federal tribal recognition, and Indian identity.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 299 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 307A -- Elementary O'Odham Language  (3 units)
Description:  Speaking, reading, writing, and oral comprehension in the Tohono O'Odham (Papago) language.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 307A; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 307B -- Elementary O'odham Language  (3 units)
Description:  Speaking, reading, writing, and oral comprehension in the Tohono O'odham (Papago) language.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 307B; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 330A -- Interpreting Native Cultures  (2 units)
Description:  Students learn about the history and culture of Native American tribes and gain familiarity with museum education methods. Through the required concurrent Internship 393, they learn about museum interpretation philosophy and methods, and conduct tours of ASM’s Paths of Life exhibition for K-12 fieldtrip groups.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Concurrent registration, LRC 393.
Identical to:  LRC 330A; LRC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 336 -- History and Philosophy of the Dine People  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 344 -- Native Americans in Film  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 344.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 399 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 413 -- Ethnology of the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  Culture, history and economic, social, and religious institutions of the living people of the Southwest.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); ANTH 200.
Identical to:  ANTH 413; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 513.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 415 -- American Indians and the Urban Experience  (3 units)
Description:  This class explores a series of topics and themes focused on Native Peoples and urban settings, including migration, urbanization and the creation of cities and urban communities. The class will emphasis: literature; U.S. policy; and theoretical and practical implications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Junior status and above only.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  ANTH 415.
May be convened with:  AIS 515.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 418 -- Southwest Land and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The course encompasses the greater Southwest, including northern Mexico from preColumbian times to the present. Evidence from archaeology, ethnology, linguistics, and biological anthropology is integrated. Emphasis is placed on the interaction of Indian, Hispanic, and Euroamerican peoples and their adaptation to and exploitation of the natural environment through time.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV418
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: AIS 418 or ANTV 418
Identical to:  ANTH 418; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 518.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 421 -- Ethnology of North America  (3 units)
Description:  Origin and distribution of native populations of North America; historical development and interrelations of cultures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ANTH 200.
Identical to:  ANTH 421; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 521.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 423 -- Anthropology of Rural Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  Historical and cultural background, and contemporary economic, political and social organization of indigenous and non-indigenous groups in rural Mexico. Primarily concerned with the people of the countryside, and the Mexican revolution.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV423
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: AIS 423 or ANTV 423
Prerequisite(s):  Previous coursework in Latin American Studies preferred.
Identical to:  ANTH 423; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 523.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 424 -- Studies in Southwest Literature  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ENGV424
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: AIS 424 or ENGV 424
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL 380 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ENGL 424; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 524.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 434 -- Tribal Government  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 445A -- Structure of Non-Western Language  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth linguistic analysis of selected phonological, syntactic, and semantic problems in a non-Western language, concentrating on native languages of the Southwest area.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  LING 201.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  LING 445A; LING is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 545A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 449 -- Folklore  (3 units)
Description:  Forms of verbal and non-verbal folklore and material culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 449; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 450 -- American Indian Women  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  W S 450.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 467 -- Race and Ethnic Relations  (3 units)
Description:  Social processes involved in minority groups in terms of race, caste, class, ethnicity, politics, and religion.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  SOC 467; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 471B -- Space: A Social Cultural View/American Indian Landscape and Architecture  (3 units)
Description:  Examine American Indian landscape and architecture as social space, contrasting the traditional with the contemporary. The majority of students will come from AID, Anthropology, Geography, Education, and elsewhere, with a smaller number from design fields. Graduate students are required to write longer papers or complete more extensive projects than undergraduates.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of department.
Identical to:  ARC 471B; ARC is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 571B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 477 -- Studies of Native American Literature  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 477; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 480 -- Native American Warfare  (3 units)
Description:  This course will examine the social, cultural, and economic considerations of Native American warfare, including discourse on the nature of human aggression, methods and motives for war. Biological evidence will be discussed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  AIS 580.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 482 -- Hopi Language in Culture  (3 units)
Description:  A conversational introduction to Third Mesa dialect of Hopi, with emphasis on cultural context and covering essentials of Hopi language structure.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 482; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 582.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 489 -- Areal Survey of Native North American Languages  (3 units)
Description:  The field of native North American linguistics; areal and genetic classifications; how the study of particular languages provides insights into theories of linguistic anthropology and general linguistics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ANTH 276, or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ANTH 489; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 589.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 490 -- Indian Religions and Spirituality  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Identical to:  RELI 490.
May be convened with:  AIS 590.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 493 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 493L -- Legislative Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 495A -- American Indian Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information on important disciplinary topics, usually in a small group seminar setting with occasional lectures. The course content, as taught in any one semester, depends on student need and interest, and on the research/teaching interests of the participating faculty member. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of results through discussion, reports, reviews, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Junior status and above.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 499 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 502 -- Dynamics of Indian Societies  (3 units)
Description:  Historic overview of philosophies, institutions, and characteristics of Indian societies, and indigenous constructions of historic knowledge.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 502.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 513 -- Ethnology of the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  Culture, history and economic, social, and religious institutions of the living people of the Southwest. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 513; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 413.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 515 -- American Indians and the Urban Experience  (3 units)
Description:  This class explores a series of topics and themes focused on Native Peoples and urban settings, including migration, urbanization and the creation of cities and urban communities. The class will emphasis: literature; U.S. policy; and theoretical and practical implications. Graduate-level requirements include to present a 15-20 page research paper as opposed to a 5-8 page term paper. Graduate students will also be graded on a total of 500 points as opposed to 250 points.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  ANTH 515.
May be convened with:  AIS 415.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 516 -- Contemporary Indian America  (3 units)
Description:  The historical development and contemporary significance of the life of the Native American of the United States.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 516.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 518 -- Southwest Land and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The course encompasses the greater Southwest, including northern Mexico from preColumbian times to the present. Evidence from archaeology, ethnology, linguistics, and biological anthropology is integrated. Emphasis is placed on the interaction of Indian, Hispanic, and Euroamerican peoples and their adaptation to and exploitation of the natural environment through time. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth familiarity with a subfield of choice through preparation of a substantial research paper (15-25 pages) and submission of weekly critical memos on required readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV518
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: AIS 518 or ANTV 518
Identical to:  ANTH 518; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 418.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 521 -- Ethnology North America  (3 units)
Description:  Origin and distribution of native populations of North America; historical development and interrelations of cultures. Graduate-level requirements include an oral presentation and a research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 521; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 421.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 523 -- Anthropology of Rural Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  Historical and cultural background, and contemporary economic, political and social organization of indigenous and non-indigenous groups in rural Mexico. Primarily concerned with the people of the countryside, and the Mexican revolution. Graduate-level requirements include graduate students to read and critique graduate readings as well as 10 ethnohistories/ethnographies of Mexico of their choice (approved by instructor) as par of their biweekly memo readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 523; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 423.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 524 -- Studies in Southwest Literature  (3 units)
Description:  contact department. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 524; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 424.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 525 -- Native Economic Development  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the issues surrounding economic development as indigenous peoples and their respective organizations enter the 21st Century. The course will cover a broad range of issues including sovereignty, constitutional reform and by-law development, cultural preservation, securitization of resources, intellectual property, religious freedom, health, social welfare and education.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 525; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 545A -- Structures of Non-Western Languages  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth linguistic analysis of selected phonological, syntactic, and semantic problems in a non-Western language, concentrating on native languages of the Southwest area. Graduate-level requirements include a higher level of performance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  LING 545A; LING is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 445A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 548 -- Research Design and Methodology  (3 units)
Description:  This integrative course is designed to help students become professional and ethical researchers who produce the highest quality scholarship. The identification of significant research problems and the choice of appropriate and rigorous methodologies and techniques will be discussed. Students will gain experience in formulating a research problem that is theoretically important to American Indian Studies, well focused, and can be done in a reasonable amount of time. Special attention will be given to formulating a realistic Master's thesis project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 549A -- Folklore  (3 units)
Description:  Forms of verbal folklore.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 549A; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 549B -- Folklore  (3 units)
Description:  Non-verbal folklore and material culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 549B; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 565 -- Tribal Colleges  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides an introduction to the tribal colleges, which includes a discussion of their history, mission, governance, organization, finance, curriculum, and current challenges. It also includes student characteristics and support services, faculty characteristics, support services, roles, responsibilities and evaluation, and an introduction to assessment of learning in the tribal college.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  H ED 565.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 571B -- Space: A Social Cultural View/American Indian Landscape and Architecture  (3 units)
Description:  Examine American Indian landscape and architecture as social space, contrasting the traditional with the contemporary. The majority of students will come from AID, Anthropology, Geography, Education, and elsewhere, with a smaller number from design fields. Graduate students are required to write longer papers or complete more extensive projects than undergraduates. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth written discussions and in-depth paper or design projects applying the course content to some actual social setting.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ARC 571B; ARC is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 471B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AIS 576 -- Creative Writing for Native American Communities  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Summer.

AIS 577 -- Studies in American Indian Literature  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth study of works by and/or about American Indian writers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 577; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 580 -- Native American Warfare  (3 units)
Description:  This course will examine the social, cultural, and economic considerations of Native American warfare, including discourse on the nature of human aggression, methods and motives for war. Biological evidence will be discussed. 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  AIS 480.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 582 -- Hopi Language in Culture  (3 units)
Description:  A conversational introduction to Third Mesa dialect of Hopi, with emphasis on cultural context and covering essentials of Hopi language structure. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 582; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 482.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 584 -- Development of Federal Indian Policy  (3 units)
Description:  European colonial precedents through the treaty-making period; federal policy from treaty-making to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 584, POL 584.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 589 -- Areal Survey of Native North American Languages  (3 units)
Description:  The field of native North American linguistics; areal and genetic classifications; how the study of particular languages provides insights into theories of linguistic anthropology and general linguistics. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and longer term papers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ANTH 276.
Identical to:  ANTH 589; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  AIS 489.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 590 -- Indian Religions and Spirituality  (3 units)
Description:  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. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper based on past research and personal experience with related topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  AIS 490.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 591 -- Preceptorship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 593 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 595A -- American Indian Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information on important disciplinary topics, usually in a small group seminar setting with occasional lectures. The course content, as taught in any one semester, depends on student need and interest, and on the research/teaching interests of the participating faculty member. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of results through discussion, reports, reviews, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 15 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 596H -- American Indian Law and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information on critical theoretical and practical issues in American Indian law, policy and government, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  POL 596H.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 596M -- Studies in the Oral Tradition  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENGL 596M; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 596V -- Issues in Native American Art  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the various theoretical and methodological challenges inherent to the study of indigenous art, including the issues of identity, sovereignty, cultural critique and the role of the artist. In addressing the interdisciplinary nature of the field, students will seek to find strategies in approaching their own research.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Identical to:  ARH 596V; ARH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 597A -- Descriptive Linguistics for Native American Languages  (4 units)
Description:  Workshop includes methods and techniques on how to describe a language in the four basis sub-areas of linguistics: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics; terminology and general processes associated with the four sub-areas.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  LING 500 or equivalent.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  LING 597A; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 599 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 602 -- Interdisciplinary Research: Theory and Methods  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 603 -- Nation Building  (3 units)
Description:  This course will explore critical nation-building issues confronting indigenous peoples in North America, with a primary focus on Native peoples in the United States. The course will examine multi-dimensional settings that confront Native societies and their social, cultural, political, educational, and economic leaders. The issues to be analyzed, include: education (formal and informal) from both contemporary and historical contexts, economic development, culture and identity; and leadership and institution-building. Issues, concepts, and theories examined in the course will provide a basis for examining current Native institutions of self-government; assessing educational policies of federal, First Nation/tribal, and state/provincial governments; analyzing how to enhance the foundational capacities for effective governance and for strategic attacks on education, economic, and community development problems of Native nations; and augmenting leadership skills, knowledge, and abilities for nation-building. Course participants will link concepts of education and culture, with nation-building and leadership through readings, discussions, short assignments, and a final research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  LAW 603.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 631A -- Federal Indian Law I  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 631A; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 631B -- Tribal Courts & Tribal Law  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  LAW 631A.
Identical to:  LAW 631B; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 631C -- Taxation in Indian Country  (2-3 units)
Description:  This course will examine the leading Native American tax cases. One-third of the class will address the policy, legal, and regulatory framework surrounding Native taxation including a case study of the Navajo Tax Commission. Two-thirds of the class will cover federal taxation of members and tribes, special federal rules (fishing rights, Indian Tax Status Act, tribal bonds, rapid depreciation rules, Indian jobs credit, and special rules for gaming; state taxation of tribes, members, and non-members and tribal taxation. Finally, a brief comparative analysis will be made with respect to taxation and First Nations in Canada.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  For J.D. and AISP students, one of the following: Fed. Indian Law I, Indigenous Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Clinic.
Identical to:  LAW 631C; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AIS 646 -- Ancient and Contemporary Voices  (3 units)
Description:  The connections between ancient and contemporary native literature of North and South America.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 646.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 677 -- History of American Indian Education  (3 units)
Description:  Educational philosophies, policies, and practices of native people, European missions, and federal schools. Historic overview of Indian education to early 1900s.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LRC 677.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 678 -- Contemporary American Indian Education and Research  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LRC 678.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 679 -- American Indian Higher Education  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  H ED 679.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 691 -- Preceptorship  (3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 693 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 694 -- Practicum  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 695A -- Special Topics in American Indian Studies  (3-6 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information on critical, holistic, theoretical, and practical issues in American Indian Studies, usually in a small group setting. The course content, as taught in any one semester, depends on student need and interest, and on the research/teaching interests of the participating faculty member. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through extensive discussions, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 696A -- American Indian Policy  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information on critical theoretical and practical issues in governmental policies about American Indians and Native nations' policies, usually in a small group setting. The course content, as taught in any one semester, depends on student need and interest, and on the research/teaching interests of the participating faculty member. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 696C -- Societies and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information on critical theoretical and practical issues about American Indian contemporary and historic societies and cultures, usually in a small seminar setting. The course content, as taught in any one semester, depends on student need and interest, and on the research/teaching interests of the participating faculty member. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 696D -- Indigenous Peoples Law Clinic  (2-6 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 696D; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 696E -- American Indian Education  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 696F -- Literature and Creative Writing  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Identical to:  ENGL 696F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 697A -- College Teaching Methods  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical and student-centered learning within various classroom settings. The class involves an exchange of ideas about theory, goals, values, and ethical concerns for teaching courses concentrating on American Indians and provide training in practical methods, teaching strategies, and action-learning skills in a lecture and seminar format. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers. Students will begin to accumulate materials for a teaching portfolio.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 697B -- Globalization and Preservation of Culture  (1-3 units)
Description:  Workshop on globalization and preservation of culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 697B; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 697C -- Research Design for American Indian Communities  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 699 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 791 -- Preceptorship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 793 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 900 -- Research  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 909 -- Master's Report  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 910 -- Thesis  (1-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIS 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.