Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies 48 months Undergraduate Programme By Carleton University |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

SociologyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Program Details

How do the land, Indigenous languages and kinship shape human and more-than-human relations? How are Indigenous peoples fighting the climate crisis? How can we explain the conflicts we see around land and rights, especially in an age declared to be about (re)conciliation? These are some of the questions you will pursue as a student in Indigenous Studies, a program that centres Indigenous worldviews in our research, teaching and mentoring. While Indigenous Studies is a diverse field of study and engagement, we are unified by our commitment to Indigenous resurgence and ways of knowing, community-engaged learning and dissection of colonial power and politics.

A Diverse and Comprehensive Curriculum

You will take courses that discuss Indigenous feminisms, genders and sexualities, ecological ways of knowing, Indigenous urbanisms, Indigenous legal orders, historical and contemporary Indigenous political struggles, Indigenous arts and culture, Indigenous languages and their relationships to the land, and global Indigeneity, among others.

Our faculty consist of elders, knowledge keepers and community members with a track record of contributing to Indigenous knowledge development.

With a degree in Indigenous Studies, you will be prepared to participate knowledgeably in urgent agendas of change: decolonization, climate action, Indigenous cultural and political resurgence, anti-racist education, grassroots capacity-building, law and policy reform and revising public narratives of Canada and beyond.

Capital Advantage

Our unique location in Ottawa provides an important source of stimulus and support for both faculty and students interested in Indigenous Studies.

Work Experience

A practicum option exists for students to be able to apply their knowledge with a local organization whose mandate involves working with and/or for Indigenous peoples.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Program Details

How do the land, Indigenous languages and kinship shape human and more-than-human relations? How are Indigenous peoples fighting the climate crisis? How can we explain the conflicts we see around land and rights, especially in an age declared to be about (re)conciliation? These are some of the questions you will pursue as a student in Indigenous Studies, a program that centres Indigenous worldviews in our research, teaching and mentoring. While Indigenous Studies is a diverse field of study and engagement, we are unified by our commitment to Indigenous resurgence and ways of knowing, community-engaged learning and dissection of colonial power and politics.

A Diverse and Comprehensive Curriculum

You will take courses that discuss Indigenous feminisms, genders and sexualities, ecological ways of knowing, Indigenous urbanisms, Indigenous legal orders, historical and contemporary Indigenous political struggles, Indigenous arts and culture, Indigenous languages and their relationships to the land, and global Indigeneity, among others.

Our faculty consist of elders, knowledge keepers and community members with a track record of contributing to Indigenous knowledge development.

With a degree in Indigenous Studies, you will be prepared to participate knowledgeably in urgent agendas of change: decolonization, climate action, Indigenous cultural and political resurgence, anti-racist education, grassroots capacity-building, law and policy reform and revising public narratives of Canada and beyond.

Capital Advantage

Our unique location in Ottawa provides an important source of stimulus and support for both faculty and students interested in Indigenous Studies.

Work Experience

A practicum option exists for students to be able to apply their knowledge with a local organization whose mandate involves working with and/or for Indigenous peoples.

Admission Requirements

60+
6.5+
86+
28+

4 Years
Jan-2000

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