2016-2017 Catalog

Tribal Historic Preservation, Associate of Arts

Career Opportunities

Graduates with the Associates of Arts degree in Tribal Historic Preservation will be qualified for entry level positions in tribal historic preservation offices, tribal cultural departments, tribal museums as well as employment as archaeological technicians with private cultural resource management firms and government agencies.

Student Learning Outcomes

Through completion of the Tribal Historic ­Preservation AA curriculum, students will:

  1. Be familiar with the main subject areas in the field of historic preservation and cultural resource management, including core concepts and major theories
  2. Be aware of basic types of methodologies and approaches used in historic preservation and how these different methods are applied by tribes as well as state and federal governments
  3. Gain practical experience in the application of tribal historic preservation methodologies and be able to relate this experience to course content.
  4. Gain an understanding of how historic preservation principles are practiced in a variety of tribal settings.

Requirements

A student must earn a “C” or better in all required courses and maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 in order to graduate with the A.A.

Curriculum

Fall (First Year)

CAPP 100Computer Literacy

1

GNSD 102Skills for College Success

2

NASD 100Intro to Native American Studies

3

 

NASL 101Basic Salish I

3

OR

NASL 111Basic Kootenai I

3

 

TRHP 110Intro Tribal Historic Preservation

3

ELECTIVE
EXPR-ART-OPEN (List B)

3

Total Credit Hours:15

NASL 101, NASL 111: Three quarters of either Basic Salish or Basic ­Kootenai language are required. Another accredited Native language college courses may be used to ­substitute for this requirement with approval.

Winter (First Year)

ENGL 101English Composition I

3

NASD 102Flathead Reserv Hist Before1850

3

NASD 101History of Indians in the US HCT

3

 

NASL 102Basic Salish II

3

OR

NASL 112Basic Kootenai II

3

Total Credit Hours:12

NASL 102, NASL 112: Three quarters of either Basic Salish or Basic ­Kootenai language are required. Another accredited Native language college courses may be used to ­substitute for this requirement with approval.

Spring (First Year)

NASD 106Pre-European Contact

3

ENGL 202English Composition II

3

NASD 103Flathead Reserv History 1850 - 1910

3

 

NASL 103Basic Salish III

3

OR

NASL 113Basic Kootenai III

3

 

ELECTIVE
MATH-OPEN (List D)

5

Total Credit Hours:17

NASL 103, NASL 113: Three quarters of either Basic Salish or Basic ­Kootenai language are required. Another accredited Native language college courses may be used to ­substitute for this requirement with approval.

Fall (Second Year)

ANTH 101Introduction to Anthropology

5

ANTH 210Introduction to Archaeology

3

ELECTIVE
EXPR-ART-OPEN (List B)

3

ELECTIVE
SCI-OPEN (List D)

5

Total Credit Hours:16

Winter (Second Year)

HIST 111American History to 1877

3

HMNT 101Introduction to Humanities

3

NASD 215North American Archaeology; Indigen

3

NASD 210Introduction to Indigenous Science

3

SPCH 100Basic Communications

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring (Second Year)

GEOG 100Introduction to Geography

5

HIST 112American History since 1877

3

 

ANTH 290Indigenous Arch Field School I

6

OR

NASD 291Tribal Government Internship 1

6

 

SVLN 100Community Service Learning

1

Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 46

Total Credit Hours: 90