Tribal Governance and Administration, Bachelor of Arts
188 credits (97 credits A.A. + 91 credits B.A.)
Upon completion of the Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Tribal Governance and Administration the student will be able to:
- Analyze the impact of federal law and regulation of tribal funding through compacting, contracting, tribal enterprise and economic development.
- Describe the impact of federal Indian policies on opportunities and services for Indian people in the areas of education, health, child welfare, natural resources and economic development.
- Demonstrate skills in business management, grant writing, finance, and managing federal funds.
- Apply knowledge of tribal administration in an internship setting.
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Understand the role that Tribal Government and program managers have in cultural and natural resource management.
Curriculum
Fall (Third Year)
| BUMG231 | Principles of Accounting I | 4 |
| BUMG455 | Introduction to Public and Tribal Administration | 4 |
| NASD320 | Federal Indian Law | 3 |
| NASD323 | Native American Perspectives In Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| NASD380 | Special Topics In Tribal Government | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Winter (Third Year)
| ENGL306 | Writing Research Papers | 3 |
| NASD341 | Principles of Tribal Sovereignty | 3 |
| NASD339 | Tribal Finance, Accounting and Budgets I | 5 |
| SCWK315 | Welfare Policy and Services | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring (Third Year)
| BUMG220 | Management and Supervision | 3 |
| HMNT301 | Social and Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| GNSD350 | Introduction to Grant Writing | 3 |
| NATR390 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| NASD371 | Tribal Gaming | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fall (Fourth Year)
| BUMG441 | Human Resources | 3 |
| ECON410 | Economic Development on Indian Reservations | 3 |
| NASD400 | Introduction to Indigenous Research Methodologies & Methods | 3 |
| NASD403 | Indian Education - Finance and Administration | 3 |
| NASD425 | Internship I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Winter (Fourth Year)
| SPCH360 | Professional Presentation Skills | 3 |
| NASD445 | Intergovernmental Relations | 3 |
| NASD443 | Tribal Courts | 3 |
| NASD441 | Tribal Health and Wellness | 3 |
| NASD455 | Internship II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring (Fourth Year)
| HYDR422 | Water Law | 3 |
| NASD413 | 638 Contracts and Compacts | 3 |
| NASD471 | Cultural Resource Management | 3 |
| NASD475 | Strategic Planning For Tribal Organizations | 3 |
| NASD485 | Internship III | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 188
Total Credits B.A. 91