M.A. Degree Requirements
Students pursuing the M.A. in Indigenous Studies must successfully complete a minimum of 30 graduate credit hours: a 9-hour core curriculum plus 21 hours taken according to either Plan A or Plan B.
Core Curriculum
ISP 800: Indigenous Issues in the United States. A 3-hour graduate-level course taught by the director of the ISP with guest presentations by faculty who study indigenous peoples from various disciplinary perspectives.
One 3-hour graduate-level course in the history of indigenous peoples of North America, e.g. HIST 801: Graduate Colloquium in Indigenous Peoples of North America.
One 3-hour graduate-level course with 50% or more content in Indigenous Peoples that has been approved by the Executive Committee, offered by certain departments such as English, History, and Humanities & Western Civilization.
Plan A: non-thesis option:
12 hours in an approved track (area of specialization) in another department or program with content relevant to the field of indigenous studies.
9 hours of electives.
An MA examination: an oral examination in which the candidate defends his or her portfolio, which will be composed of the student's entire body of work completed in courses counted for the degree.
Plan B: thesis option:
12 hours in an approved track (area of specialization) in another department or program with content relevant to the field of indigenous studies.
6 hours of electives.
3 hours: a thesis on an approved subject with an oral defense.