BA (Native Studies)/BEd (Elementary) Five-Year Combined Degrees [Education]

Year 1 (30 units) Taken in the Faculty of Native Studies

• Junior English (6 units) OR 3 units in Junior ENGL plus 3 units in Writing Studies WRS
• NS 110 - Historical Perspectives in Indigenous Studies
• NS 111 - Contemporary Perspectives in Indigenous Studies
• NS 152 - Introductory Cree
• NS 290 - Introduction to Research and Inquiry
• Social Science (3 units) [see Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education  ]
• Natural Science (3 units) [see Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education ]
• Social Science (3 units) [see Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies ]

Year 2 (30 units) Taken in the Faculty of Native Studies

• EDU 100 - Contexts of Education
• EDU 210 - Introduction to Educational Technology
• EDU 211 - Aboriginal Education and Contexts for Professional and Personal Engagement
• Physical and Health Education (3 units) [see Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education ]
• Junior Humanities (6 units): choose any courses at the 100-level [see Native Studies Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies ]
• Minor (6 units): choose courses from selected Minor: Native Education, Cree Language or Social Studies (see Note 3)
• Native Studies (6 units): choose any courses at the 200- or 300-level

Year 3 (30 units) Taken in the Faculty of Native Studies

• Native Studies Major (3 units): choose any NS course at the 300-level
• NS 390 - Research Methods in Indigenous Studies
• Mathematics (3 units) [see Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education ]
• Physical and Health Education (3 units) [see Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education ]
• Fine Arts (3 units) [see Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education ]
• Minor (6 units) (see Note 3)
• Senior Humanities (3 units) choose any course at the 200-level or higher [see Native Studies Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies ]
• Native Studies (3 units) choose any NS course at the 400-level
• Social Science (3 units) [see Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies ]

Year 4 and 5 (60 units) Taken in the Faculty of Education

Students should refer to their individual Program Sheet for proper course sequencing.

Notes

1. Program advice should be obtained from both Education and Native Studies.
2. Program Requirements (150 units)
   Education Core (57 units)
   Native Studies Core (51 units)
   Minor (18 units)
   Options (24 units)
3. Students in this program must select one of the following minors (18 units): Native Education, Cree Language or Social Studies.

Native Education (18 units)

Cree Language (18 units)

Students with Cree as a minor must complete NS 152 , NS 252 , and NS 352  before Year 4.

• NS 252 - Intermediate Cree
• NS 352 - Advanced Cree
• 3 units in Culture chosen from NS 200 level or above courses related to culture, except NS 200 .

Social Studies (18 units)

• 9 units chosen from three distinct subject areas, from Anthropology, Archaeology (Department of Classics), Human Geography and Planning, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Sociology.
• 3 units chosen from Canadian History chosen from NS or HIST.
• 3 units chosen from Human Geography and Planning