1. University of Iowa
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  3. Bachelors
  4. BA American Indian and Native Studies

BA American Indian and Native Studies

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of Iowa

Program Overview

The American Indian and Native Studies Program (AINSP) focuses on the histories, cultures, literatures, and contemporary legal and political issues of Native Americans of the United States and other indigenous peoples of the Americas.AINSP offers a program and a minor. A student may earn the program or a minor in American Indian and Native Studies, but not both.Both the program and the minor combine well with a variety of undergraduate majors and provide background for jobs involving cross-cultural work that involves ethnic, social, and political diversity. They also help you prepare for advanced study and training in the social sciences, museum work, health care, business, and law.

Program Key Stats

$43500 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Academic records, Typical SAT scores (combined critical reading and math)- 1060-1267, ACT Composite 23-28, Average GPA 3.64, TOEFL: IBT-80, PBT-530, IELTS-6.5, PTE-53

Career Options

  • Students thereby gain expertise for employment in advocacy
  • social services
  • health care
  • education
  • and other areas that require cross-cultural understanding and communication with diverse public audiences
  • Students also gain a background for more specialized or advanced study in a variety of disciplines
  • including anthropology
  • economics
  • education
  • ethnic studies
  • geography
  • history
  • political science
  • psychology
  • and religious studies

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