Joint Major Program, First Nations Studies and Linguistics

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First Nations Studies and Linguistics Joint Major Program

Department of Linguistics | First Nations Studies Program | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91泡芙 Calendar 2011 Summer

This joint major will focus and expand expertise where these two disciplines intersect. Students will gain insight into the languages and cultures of British Columbia and North America First Nations people. The program provides in-depth understanding of at least one First Nations language and develops skills related to language teaching and curriculum development. Students should plan their studies in consultation with both the First Nations Studies Program and the Department of Linguistics advisors.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division First Nations Studies Requirements

Students complete at least 13 units of lower division First Nations studies courses including all of

FNST 101-3 The Cultures, Languages and Origins of Canada鈥檚 First Peoples
FNST 201-3 Canadian Aboriginal Peoples鈥� Perspectives on History
SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology

and three addition units in a 100 or 200 division course with significant First Nations content, subject to approval by the program director. Examples of these courses follow.

ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World
FNST 212-3 Indigenous Perceptions of Landscape
FNST 222-3 Selected Topics in First Nations Studies
SA 286-4 Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Introduction

Lower Division Linguistics Requirements

Students complete at least 15 units of lower division linguisticsand/or First Nations language courses including both of

LING 220-3 Introduction to Linguistics
LING 221-3 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

and nine additional 100 or 200 division linguistics and/or First Nations language units. Note that LING 222 is required for many upper division courses. The following are recommended.

FNLG 231-3 Introduction to First Nations Language I
FNLG 232-3 Introduction to First Nations Language II
LING 241-3 Languages of the World

Subject to approval by the program director, other lower division courses that have First Nations language content may be applied toward this program

Upper Division First Nations Studies Requirements

Students complete at least 21 units of upper division First Nations studies including all of

FNST 301-3 Issues in Applied First Nations Studies Research
FNST 322-3 Special Topics in First Nations Studies
FNST 401-3 Aboriginal Rights and Government Relations
FNST 402-3 The Discourse of Native Peoples
FNST 403-3 Indigenous Knowledge in the Modern World

and the remaining six units from

ARCH 360-5 Native Cultures of North America
ARCH 378-3 Pacific Northwest North America
CRIM 311-3 Minorities and the Criminal Justice System
ENGL 453W-4 Aboriginal Literatures
FNST/HIST 325-4 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America to 1850鈥�
FNST/HIST 326-4 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America since 1850鈥�
FNST/WS 327-4 Aboriginal Women in Canada鈥�
FNST 329-3 Sexuality and Gender: Indigenous Perspectives鈥�
FNST 332-3 Ethnobotany of BC First Nations
FNST/ENGL 360-4 Popular Writing by Indigenous Authors鈥�
FNST 363-5 Indigenous Poetry, Peotics, Printmaking
FNST 383-4 Indigenous Technology: Art and Sustainability
FNST/CRIM 419-3 Aboriginal/Indigenous Justice鈥�
FNST/CRIM 429-3 Indigenous Peoples and International Law鈥�
FNST 433-4 Indigenous Environmental Activism
FNST 442-2, 3, 4, 5 Directed Readings in First Nations Studies
FNST/HIST 443-4 Aboriginal Peoples, History and the Law
HIST 427-4 Problems in the History of Aboriginal Peoples
SA 388-4 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples
SA 486-4 Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Advanced Seminar

Other courses that have First Nations content may be applied toward this program, subject to approval by the program director.

鈥爋nly one of the two courses may be used

Upper Division Linguistics Requirements

Students complete at least 21 units of upper division linguistics and/or First Nations language courses including two of

LING 321-3 Phonology
LING 322-3 Syntax
LING 323-3 Morphology
LING 324-3 Semantics
LING 330-3 Phonetics

and two of

FNLG 331-3 Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language I
FNLG 332-3 Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language II
FNLG 433-3 First Nations Language Mentoring I
FNLG 434-3 First Nations Language Mentoring II
LING 408-3 Field Linguistics
LING 430-3 First Nations Languages
LING 431-3 Language Structures I
LING 432-3 Language Structures II

and nine additional upper division linguistics and/or First Nations language units. The following are recommended.

FNLG 335-3 Topics in First Nations Language I
FNLG 435-3 Topics in First Nations Language II
LING 309W-3 Sociolinguistics
LING 350-3 First Language Acquisition
LING 360-3 Linguistics and Language Teaching
LING 362-3 English as a Second Language: Theory
LING 407 Historical Linguistics
LING 441-3 Linguistic Universals and Typology

Special topics and/or directed readings courses may be applied toward this program, subject to approval by the program director.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 91泡芙
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 91泡芙
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 91泡芙 beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91泡芙 within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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