Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . Indigenous Studies is designed to promote a comprehensive understanding of Indigenous peoples by examining Indigenous traditions, histories, languages and philosophies and their contribution to national and international communities. You will learn about Indigenous experiences, from present day challenges to pre-contact histories as you examine historical and contemporary realities of Indian, Métis and Inuit societies in Canada. You will learn the historic and contemporary Indigenous perspectives that guide their interactions with other Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people as you explore the similarities and differences experienced by Indigenous societies within their community and around the world. This degree program is flexible and offers you the opportunity to take courses in many different subject areas. Here’s what a typical first-year schedule might look like: a Required course for the major b One of the course options to complete the English Language Writing Requirement c One of the course options to complete the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement d One of the course options which may be used in the Breadth, Cognate, and/or Electives Requirements The Course and Program Catalogue has the complete and official listing of required classes and their descriptions for this program. INDG 252.3 — Introduction to Indigenous Studies Research Methods This course develops student understandings of research m