Undergraduate Certificate Requirements: 

  • All Applicants must be completing an undergraduate degree in any of the academic areas offered by CU Boulder. 
  • Students must maintain a C average (2.0) or better in all courses that count towards the certificate. 
  • Only 9 credits from students major or minor may be counted towards the certificate. 
  • The undergraduate certificate requires a total of 6 courses (18 credits) 

​Required Courses: 

  • ETHN 1023 Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies 
  • ENGL 4717 Native American and Indigenous Studies Capstone Seminar 

Elective Courses:

  • Complete 4 elective courses from list of approved courses below (12 credits) 
  • At least two elective courses must be upperdivision (6 credits) 
  • Please see CU Boulder Catalog for complete list of approved courses. 

*Any Independent study must be undertaken with a CNAIS core faculty member, and may be done when a student wishes to pursue an individualized course of study not normally offered in the NAIS course offers. Independent study is typically resevered for third- and fourth-year students. 

 

Summer 2023 Elective Courses 

Course Course Name Bldg/Time Professor
ETHN
1023		 Introduction to Native American & Indigenous Studies 

ONLINE

 GRANT 
HIST 
4258		 Africa Under European Colonial Rule  ONLINE  OSBORNE 
       

Fall 2023 Elective Courses 

Course  Course Name Bldg/Time  Professor
ETHN 4717/ ENGL4717 Native American & Indigenous Studies  KETCHUM 277
T/TH
2:00PM - 3:15 PM		 LAWSON
ETHN 
3103		 Selected Topics in American Indian Studies: Indigenous Media & Art  EKELEY M203
T/TH 
11:00 AM- 12:15PM		 LAWSON 
ANTH
1140 
 		 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya HALE 270
M/W
11:15 AM- 12:05 PM 		 KURNICK
ANTH
1170		 Exploring Culture & Gender Through Film  Muenzinger E050
T/TH
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM 		 HAMMONS 
ANTH
4220 		 From Olmec to Aztec: The Archaeology of Mexico  CASE 
E340
M/W/F
11:15 AM- 12:05 PM 		 JOYCE 
ARTH
3929		 Special Topics in Art History: Native North American Art  VAC 308
M/W/F
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM 		 de STECHER
ENGL
3005 		 The Literature of New World Encounters  NORLIN M549
T/TH
11:00 AM- 12:15 PM		 WINDELL
HIST 
1810		 Introduction to Early Latin American History to 1810  ECON 13
MWF
11:15 AM- 12:05 PM 		 OGDEN 
HIST 
4018 		 Aztecs, Incas & the Spanish Conquest of the Americas  EATON 
MWF
2:30 PM- 3:20PM 		 OGDEN 
HIST 
4117 		 Colorado History 

MUENZINGER E431
T/TH
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM 

 ANDREWS 
HIST 
4205		 The Colonial Wars and the Coming of American Independence, 1739-1776  KETCHUM 1B87
MWF
1:25 PM -
2:15 PM 		 DETCH 
HIST 
4258 		 Africa Under European Colonial Rule 

KETHCHUM 
1B71
MWF
2:30 PM-3:20PM

 OSBORNE
LING
3220 		 American Indigenous Languages in their Social and Cultural Context  EKELEY M203 
MWF
11:15AM - 12:05 AM 		 GUTIERREZ
LORENZO

 

 

 

*​This is a working list of possible courses offered in these areas at CU Boulder. Please note, some courses listed on the catalog are taught by revolving faculty member who are not CNAIS affiliated. Catalog course content is subject to change from semester to semester. If you have questions regarding course sections please direct them to cnais@colorado.edu 

 

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