Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS)

The minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies promotes understanding of Indigenous cultures, histories, and contemporary issues. The program provides an interdisciplinary foundation that also allows students to focus their studies within a specific discipline. Balancing a regional focus on the Native South with a national and global overview of Indigenous cultures, the program includes a range of courses that demonstrate the continued importance of Indigenous perspectives in the United States and the world.

For more information on specific classes, see our Minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies information in the KSU Undergraduate Catalog.

Contact program coordinator, Dr. Miriam Brown Spiers, with questions at mspiers1@kennesaw.edu. 

 

  • Electives

    • ANTH 3315: Indigenous People of the Southeastern U.S. (online)
    • ENGL 3342: The Native American Novel (online)
    • GWST 3090: Transnational Feminisms (hybrid)
    • LALS 1102: Understanding Latin America (face-to-face or online)

  • Electives

    • GWST 3100: Gender and the U.S. South (Summer I: Four-Week Session, asynchronous online), Dr. Laura Davis
    • LALS 1102: Understanding Latin America (Summer I: Four-Week Session, asynchronous online), Dr. Nathalia Jaramillo
    • ENGL 4460: 19th-Century American Literature. Topic: Literature of the Native South. (Summer: Eight-Week Session, asynchronous online), Dr. Miriam Brown Spiers

  • Required

    • AMST 3730: Introduction to Native American Studies (asynchronous online), Dr. Miriam Brown Spiers

    Electives

    • AMST 3750: Place in the U.S. South. Topic: Gender in the U.S. South. (asynchronous online), Dr. Laura Davis
    • GWST 3100: Gender in the U.S. South. (asynchronous online), Dr. Laura Davis
    • HIST 4410: Colonial America to 1763 (face-to-face), Dr. Marianne Holdzkom
    • LALS 1102: Understanding Latin America (asynchronous online OR hybrid), Dr. Nathalia Jaramillo or Dr. Ernesto Silva

  • Required

    • ANTH 3321: Indigenous Peoples of North America (asynchronous online), Dr. Matthew Davis

    Electives

    • AMST 3700: American Studies Principles and Methods (asynchronous online), Dr. Rebecca Hill
    • ENGL 3342: Native American Literature (asynchronous online), Dr. Miriam Brown Spiers
    • GWST 3090: Transnational Feminisms (asynchronous online), Dr. Nathalia Jaramillo
    • LALS 1102: Understanding Latin America (face-to-face or asynchronous online), Dr. Ernesto Silva or Dr. Nathalia Jaramillo."

Important Information about Minors


When you declare a formal minor, it is not automatically displayed on your transcript. In order for your Minor to appear on your transcript, you must fill out a special "Minor Form" with the registrar when you petition to graduate.

  • A minimum of six (6) hours in the minor must be taken in residence at Kennesaw State University.

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