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Minor in Native American Studies
A minor in Native American Studies at Valdosta State University provides students with an interdisciplinary approach that facilitates a greater understanding of native peoples over time and their contributions to the global community.
Students from all ethnic and academic backgrounds are encouraged to consider a Minor in Native American Studies.
This minor offers a unique approach for studying past and contemporary experiences of Native American peoples.
Courses offer a critical examination of Native American histories and prehistories, philosophies, cultures, languages, religious traditions, art, literature, and contemporary issues.
Through various theoretical approaches, students will acquire a profound understanding of an enduring Native American presence on the North American continent.
Students will be able to:
- Experience and analyze central issues and topics involving the Native American past
- Explain and interpret Native American value systems
- Explore contemporary relationships between Native Americans and other cultures
- Write critically and logically, and create independent research synthesizing a variety of source materials