Category One - Academic Coursework

  Academic Coursework

Required: 20 Points 
Maximum: 50 Points   

 

Indigenizing curriculum is at the heart of Indigenizing education, and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives strives to provide supports for the respectful integration of Indigenous perspectives and pedagogies in the classroom. Many professors at Western University have made strides to integrate Indigenous topics and perspectives, resulting in over 50 courses being offered during the 2022-2023 academic year for students to enroll in that include Indigenous content, the majority of which are focused entirely on Indigenous history and perspectives.       

Majorly Indigenous Courses

  • Fully Indigenous content:
    0.5 credit = 10 points
    1.0 credits = 20 points 
    Credit Coures ID Class Name
    0.5 Anthropology 3307A

    Field Methods in Archaeology  
    0.5 Anthropology 2233G

    Archaeology of Ontario and the Great Lakes  
    0.5 Anthropology 3313B

    A rtifact Analysis  
    1 Indigenous Studies 1020E

    Intro to Indigenous Studies  
    1 Indigenous Studies 2104

    Intro to Mohawk Language  
    1 Indigenous Studies 2113

    Algonquin Language & Culture  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 2213F

    Historical Issues  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 2216G

    Anthro of Latin America  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 2218G

    Contemporary Indigenous Issues  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 2233G

    Archaeology of Ontario & the Great Lakes  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 2233F

    Andean Arch  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 2234G

    Andean Arch  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 2501F

    Iroquoian Arts  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 2601G

    Indigenous Environments  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 3001F

    Warriors Veterans and Peacekeepers  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 3104

    Intermediate Mohawk  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 3140F

    Indigenous Knowledge & Traditions  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 3142F

    Doing Research w Indigenous Communities (In a Good Way)  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 3306AB

    Field Course: Language Revitalization In Practice  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 3500FG

    Indigenous Music  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 3722G

    Indigenous Political & Legal Issues  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 380F

    Indigenous Literature of Turtle Island  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 4001G

    Indigenous Peoples and Public History  
    1 Indigenous Studies 4022E

    Field School in Indigenous Studies  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 4023F

    Research in Indigenous Studies  
    0.5 Indigenous Studies 4903G

    Indigenous Research and Methodology  
    0.5

    English  

    		 3680F

    Indigenous Literature from Turtle Island  
    0.5

    French  

    		 3706G

    Indigenous Culture in French  
    0.5

    Geography  

    		 2411G

    Indigenous Environments  
    0.5

    Geography  

    		 3001F

    Community-Based Methods & Practice  
    0.5

    Geography  

    		 2133

    Connecting for Climate Change Action  
    1

    History  

    		 2201E

    Canada’s past  
    1

    History  

    		 3201E

    First Peoples and colonialism  
    0.5

    History  

    		 3231G

    History of Ontario  
    0.5

    History  

    		 4206F

    Colonial Canada, 1763-1867  
    0.5 CYS 2216F

    Childhood, Youth, Indigeneity, and Race  
    0.5

    Philosophy  

    		 2227

    Intro to Indigenous Philosophies  
    0.5 SJPS 2290

    Contemporary First Nations  
    0.5

    Sociology  

    		 2108F

    Decolonizing Social Science  
    0.5

    Sociology  

    		 2190G

    Decolonizing Canada  
    0.5

    Sociology  

    		 3390F

    Decolonization I  
    0.5

    Sociology  

    		 3391G

    Decolonization II  
    0.5

    Theatre Studies  

    		 33209G

    Indigenous Theatre & Performance  
    0.5

    French  

    		 2142A

    Decolonization and the Francophone World  

Partially Indigenous Courses

  • Partially Indigenous content:
    0.5 credit = 10 points
    1.0 credits = 20 points
    Credit

     

    		 Coures ID

    Class Name
    0.5

    Anthropology

    		 2216G

     Anthropology of Latin America  
    0.5

    Anthropology

    		 2262B

     Global Commodities  
    0.5

    Anthropology  

    		 2278A

    Anthropology of Race, Ethnicity, and Identity  
    0.5

    Anthropology  

    		 2290B

    Cultures of Health Illness Disability and Healing  
    0.5

    Anthropology  

    		 3378G

    Bio-Cultural Debates in Race and Ethnicity  
    0.5

    Visual Arts 

    		3638F

    Death in Mexican Art  
    0.5

    Visual Arts  

    		 4636F

    Painting in Hispanic America  
    0.5

    Visual Arts  

    		 3638F

    Art from Latin America in Canada  
    0.5

    English  

    		 3204G

    Critical Race Theory  
    0.5

    History  

    		 2886G

    The History of Museums  
    0.5

    History  

    		 3264G

    Racism in Canadian History  
    0.5

    Health Science  

    		 3071A

    Determinants of Health And Disease  

Please keep in mind, the course calendar changes each year and there will be new or different courses which were not assessed at the time of the Honour’s creation. This particularly applies to upper year courses, as they are often seminars or special topic courses. Independent study courses, such as Reading Courses and Research Practicums, are also typically offered and won’t appear on these lists if they are Indigenous-focused. Therefore, if there are any courses you have completed or are taking that are not currently identified, but you wish them to be considered, please contact OII at MEMEGWAANH@uwo.ca . Some courses on the list may also not be offered anymore.   

Students must claim a minimum of 20 points to a maximum of 50 points from Category 1, Courses that consist of majority Indigenous content are weighted differently than courses which only partially include Indigenous content.

To see how Indigenous content percentages are determined, Learn more here…  

Please be advised : Your claim form will be cross-checked with your academic record to confirm completion of courses.   

Contact MEMEGWAANH@uwo.ca with questions or for more information.