Location:

Ada, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Bachelor

Specialty:

Humanities

Program Overview

Program Description:

Native American Studies (NAS) is an interdisciplinary program that reflects an awareness of the issues which contemporary Native American communities and peoples confront. When students approach the multiplicity of Native American cultures from a variety of academic perspectives, they gain a deeper understanding of indigenous societies past and present. NAS courses are taught by university faculty members in history, archaeology, political science, business, nursing, legal studies, art, English, professional programs in human services, and other disciplines.

We also offer a BA in Native American Studies - Cultural Resource Management (CRM). CRM students learn to manage cultural resources that include heritage and the arts. Archaeology and the study of material culture is central to their work. In addition to understanding Native American history and culture, students pursuing this major will learn about tribal, federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines that impact how we manage cultural resources.

NAS Career Opportunities
The Native American Studies degree prepares students to work for or with indigenous communities or peoples to understand those communities or individuals in a broad cultural, historical, social, and political context. A variety of career options are available to Native American Studies graduates, including but not limited to one of the following areas:

        Tribal Communities
        Native Organizations
        Federal, Provincial and Municipal Civil Service
        Public Health and Health Delivery
        Law and Politics
        Public Relations
        Museum and Archival Work
        Social Work and Counseling
        Graduate School
        Private Consulting
        Journalism
        Teaching and Post-Secondary Education
        Resource Management

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission