The American Indian Studies major provides a general introduction for students who anticipate advanced study at the graduate level in either American Indian studies, ethnic studies, or the traditional disciplines or careers in research, administration, public service, and community service related to American Indian communities.
The program is designed to offer a coherent and comprehensive curriculum in American Indian cultures, societies, and contemporary issues in addition to valuable background in more traditional disciplines such as anthropology, art history, economics, education, history, law, linguistics, literature, sociology, and world arts and cultures. Students acquire a critical knowledge of the concepts, theories, and methods that have produced knowledge about American Indians in the traditional disciplines. Students are encouraged to develop a concentration -- or special expertise -- in these fields to accompany the major.
The curriculum encompasses the cultural, historical, political, and social experiences of Native Americans in the Americas. Through courses on Native American literature, languages, theater, and contemporary societies and through more culturally specific courses on California Indians, cultures of the Pueblo southwest, and so on, the major provides an in-depth and broad knowledge on the experience of Native Americans not only in the U.S. and Canada but in Mexico and Latin America as well.
Learning Outcomes
The American Indian Studies major has the following learning outcomes:
Demonstrated analysis and knowledge-synthesis skills gained through completion of written capstone thesis
Identification of a key idea or theme of interest drawn from coursework
Effective public presentation of selected theme in final paper and/or project
Relation of academic research and discourse to Native American communities’ needs and concerns
Communication of statistical and quantitative information to appropriate communities
Display capacity to work collectively with peers to effectively analyze and synthesize knowledge
Esperado November 2022
Fecha de inicio
Esperado Septiembre 2022
College of Letters and Science
2300 Murphy Hall,
LOS ANGELES,
California,
90095, United States
To be considered for admission to UCLA, international students must have completed secondary school with a superior average in academic subjects and have earned a certificate of completion which enables the student to be admitted to a university in the home country.
English language proficiency is critical to your success at UCLA. Applicants, whose first language, or language of instruction for at least the last three years, is not English, are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing Service (IELTS).
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): A competitive score is above 100 (with sub-scores above 22)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): A competitive score is 7 or higher.
Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.
