Joint Bachelor of Arts in First Nations Studies and Women's Studies

About this programme

Margaret Anderson, Professor Emerita Ross Hoffman, Professor Emeritus Antonia Mills, Professor Emerita Nancy Stevens, Associate Professor and Chair Rheanna Robinson, Associate Professor Daniel Sims, Associate Professor Tara Joly, Assistant Professor Cherry Smiley, Assistant Professor Tina Fraser, Adjunct Professor Earl Henderson, Adjunct Professor Travis Holyk, Adjunct Professor Jessie King, Adjunct Professor Tyler McCreary, Adjunct Professor Deanna Nyce, Adjunct Professor Website: www.unbc.ca/first-nations-studies First Nations Studies takes the points of view of First Nations people and communities as the starting point for description and analysis, and contextualizes issues from this perspective. Courses in First Nations Studies will re-orient students to question the underlying assumptions of everyday understanding and will develop clarity in thought and presentation critical to advanced study. First Nations Studies is a valuable part of any good undergraduate education in the contemporary world; it is an appropriate undergraduate major for students aspiring to careers in education, business, public administration, law, communications, cultural property management, social services, health care delivery and administration, and many other fields. With an undergraduate major in First Nations Studies students may apply for admission to graduate programs in several academic disciplines, and to many professional programs. Students intending to apply for graduate or professional programs should ensure that their programs include all required prerequisites.