
Associate of Arts in Native American Studies
Santa Barbara, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 419 / per credit
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
The Department of American Ethnic Studies provides a major in Native American Studies. The Native American program is designed to provide an introduction to the Native American experience in North America by means of comprehensive exposure to course-work dealing with the major aspects of Indian life, including history, values, politics, literature, and art.
It is the Department's belief that, through an examination of the heritage and contributions of the heritage of others, one can appreciate ones own heritage.
The major provides preparation for transfer into four-year colleges and universities.
American Ethnic Studies is the critical and interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, and indigeneity with a focus on the experiences and perspectives of people of color within and beyond the United States. Since the emergence of ethnic studies as an academic field in the late 1960s, scholars have analyzed the ways in which race and racism have been, and continue to be, powerful social, cultural, and political forces and their connections to other axes of stratification, including gender, class, sexuality, and legal status. The Department of American Ethnic Studies here at Santa Barbara City College was one of the first in the nation. The Department offers Associate in Arts degrees in Black Studies, Chicano Studies and Native American Studies.
SBCC offers a Transfer Agreement Guarantee (TAG). A TAG is a contractual agreement between the student, SBCC, and specific four-year colleges or universities. This includes six University of California ( *UC) institutions, six California State Institutions (CSU), seven California private institutions, nine out-of-state institutions, as well as Honors Transfer Agreements with ten institutions and 8 CSUs without campus impaction. Students must enroll in the TAG program and work with a TAG advisor. Please click here to learn more on the TAG program website.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Enrolled students may apply one time per year in February. If awarded, the money is disbursed for the following academic year in two parts: half in the fall semester and half in the spring semester. The amounts range from very small: $100-750 and larger $1000-2500 with some variations in between.
Curriculum
Native American Studies (NATA)
NATA 101 American Indian: Past and Present (3 Units)
Hours: 54 (54 lectures)
Survey of American Indian tribes, their cultural diversity, history, and current conditions. Focuses on the impact that Native American peoples have had and still have on the history and cultural development of the United States. Emphasis is on the dynamic and changing roles that diverse Native American peoples have played throughout United States history. Changing attitudes and policies of Native American people and Euro-Americans are also covered.
SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area E2, SBCCGE Area E5
Transfer Information: CSUGE Area D3, CSU US-1, IGETC Area 4C, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable
NATA 102 The Native American In 20th Century Society (3 Units)
Hours: 54 (54 lectures)
An overview of the modern history and culture of the Native Americans. The course explores, in detail, the impact of changing political, social, and economic trends on Native Americans in this country. The dynamic interaction between the dominant Euroamerican cultural patterns and the various Native American cultural patterns explored. Attempts by the dominant culture to destroy and/or modify Native American cultures are a major focus of the course. Of equal importance are the responses of the Native Americans to the attacks against them and their culture.
SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area E5
Transfer Information: CSUGE Area D3, CSUGE Area F, IGETC Area 4C, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable
NATA 103 Native American Cultural Heritage (3 Units)
Hours: 54 (54 lectures)
Survey of American Indian cultures - their arts, rituals, religion, philosophy, material culture, social organization, educational systems, and adaptation to European culture.
SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area E5
Transfer Information: CSUGE Area D3, CSUGE Area F, IGETC Area 4C, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable
NATA 104 California Indians (3 Units)
Hours: 54 (54 lectures)
Native peoples of California: their origin, language, arts, customs, religion, and music.
SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area E5
Transfer Information: CSUGE Area D3, IGETC Area 4C, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable
NATA 105 California Tribes: The Chumash (3 Units)
Hours: 54 (54 lectures)
A one-semester survey designed to familiarize the student with Chumash Indian culture, historical experience, and sovereignty issues as they compare with other California tribes. Focuses on the experience and contributions of the Chumash over the past 300 years. Historical changes in artistic, cosmological, and political perspectives throughout history, and the tribal culture, rights, and political orientation of the modern Chumash peoples examined.
SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area E5
Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, CSUGE Area D3, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 4C, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable
NATA 112 Native American Visual And Musical Art (3 Units)
Hours: 54 (54 lectures)
Overview of Native American visual, oral, and musical arts; their cultural roots and philosophical traditions are also covered.
SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area E5
Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C1, IGETC Area 3A, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable
NATA 113 The Indian In Literature: Fact And Fiction (3 Units)
Hours: 54 (54 lectures)
Major Native American cultures from Pre-Columbian times to the present, as treated in both non-fictional and fictional literature. Mayan, Aztec-Toltec, Southwestern tribes, Iroquois, the Five Civilized Tribes, Plains Indians, and Eskimo cultures were examined.
SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area E5
Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable
Program Outcome
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a general understanding of Native North American history.
- Develop a general understanding of the diversity of North American Indian culture through an in depth consideration of different Tribes and Nations.
- Discover and explore how North American Indians have been affected by culture change.
- Discover and learn about the diversity of Native American governments.
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