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:
- Be familiar with the main subject areas in the field of historic preservation and cultural resource management, including core concepts and major theories
- 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
- Gain practical experience in the application of tribal historic preservation methodologies and be able to relate this experience to course content.
- 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 100 | Computer Literacy | 1 |
| GNSD 102 | Skills for College Success | 2 |
| NASD 100 | Intro to Native American Studies | 3 |
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| NASL 101 | Basic Salish I | 3 |
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| NASL 111 | Basic Kootenai I | 3 |
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| TRHP 110 | Intro 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)
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 106 | Pre-European Contact | 3 |
| ENGL 202 | English Composition II | 3 |
| NASD 103 | Flathead Reserv History 1850 - 1910 | 3 |
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| NASL 103 | Basic Salish III | 3 |
| OR | |
| NASL 113 | Basic Kootenai III | 3 |
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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 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | 5 |
| ANTH 210 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| EXPR-ART-OPEN (List B) | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| SCI-OPEN (List D) | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Winter (Second Year)
| HIST 111 | American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HMNT 101 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 |
| NASD 215 | North American Archaeology; Indigen | 3 |
| NASD 210 | Introduction to Indigenous Science | 3 |
| SPCH 100 | Basic Communications | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring (Second Year)
| GEOG 100 | Introduction to Geography | 5 |
| HIST 112 | American History since 1877 | 3 |
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| ANTH 290 | Indigenous Arch Field School I | 6 |
| OR | |
| NASD 291 | Tribal Government Internship 1 | 6 |
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| SVLN 100 | Community Service Learning | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 46
Total Credit Hours: 90