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)
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)
| ENGL101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| IDST 101 | SKC Seminar | 3 |
| NASD101 | History of Indians in the United States | 3 |
| NASD102 | Flathead Reservation History Before 1850 | 3 |
| NASL102 | Basic Salish II | 3 |
| OR | |
| NASL112 | Basic Kootenai II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
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)
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 counts as Social Science General Education required elective.
Winter (Second Year)
| HIST111 | American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HMNT101 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 |
| NASD215 | North American Archaeology | 3 |
| NASD210 | Introduction to Indigenous Science | 3 |
| SPCH100 | Basic Communications | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring (Second Year)
| HIST112 | American History since 1877 | 3 |
| SVLN100 | Community Service Learning | 1 |
| ANTH290 | Indigenous Archeology Field School I | 6 |
| OR | |
| NASD291 | Tribal Government Internship I | 6 |
| GEOG100 | Introduction to Geography | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
GEOG 100 counts as Natural Science General Education requirement
Total Credit Hours: 91