AIS/Anthropology Double Major

A double major in Anthropology and American Indian Studies equips students with rigorous methodological and theoretical training and a community-centered, ethically grounded approach to research and practice. This combination prepares graduates for careers addressing diverse issues tied to American Indian communities such as cultural heritage management, public health, and education. Grounded in both disciplines, students can develop a holistic perspective that integrates the valuable analytical frameworks of anthropology with a deep understanding of Indigenous peoples and Tribal Nations.

Students complete all required core coursework for both majors (i.e. “AIS Core” and “ANTH Core” on the respective B.A. Checklists). As students complete their remaining/elective coursework for each major, they may take up to three courses (9 units) from the robust list of cross-listed courses below to “double-dip,” that is, they may simultaneously apply the 9 units toward the completion of both majors. (This is consistent with the general double-dipping policies of both AIS and ANTH: Multiple Use of Courses | Office of the Registrar.) The list of courses below may be updated as needed, with new courses added as we find new ways for ANTH and AIS to collaborate, or courses removed if they are no longer taught regularly.

AIS/ANTH Cross-listed Courses

(Home department for the course is indicated first.)

• AIS/ANTH 220 – Contemporary American Indian issues
• ANTH/AIS 346 – Migrations and Landscapes of the Ancient Southwest/Clovis to Coronado: Archaeology of the Southwest
• ANTH/AIS 347 – Native Peoples of the Southwest
• ANTH/AIS 413 – Ethnology of the Southwest
• AIS/ANTH 415 – American Indians and the Urban Experience
• ANTH/AIS 418 – Southwest Land and Society
• ANTH/AIS 421 – Ethnology of North America
• ANTH/AIS 423 – Anthropology of Rural Mexico
• AIS/ANTH 431A – Traditional Ecological Knowledge
• AIS/ANTH 441A – Natural Resource Management in Native Communities
• ANTH 469 – Ethnobotany (AIS cross-list coming soon)