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Minor Requirements

The Indigenous Studies Minor is available to students in any major program at Ontario Tech University. The minor consists of 6 courses or 18 credit hours, which includes 4 required courses and 2 electives from the list of approved courses. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in courses in this minor program is required for successful completion. 

Required courses

  • INDG 1000U Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Colonial History and its Impacts on Indigenous Peoples 
  • INDG 4100U (Re)Membering Reciprocal Relations

Any two of the following (NOTE: not all courses may be offered every year and some of these courses may have prerequisites):

  • INDG 2100U Endaayaang – Storying Home in Michi Saagiig Territory
  • INDG 2200U Indigenous Digital and Visual Media 
  • INDG 2500U Two-Eyed Seeing in the Natural Sciences    
  • INDG 3100U First Nations History in Michi Saagiig and Haudenosaunee Territories in Southern Ontario
  • INDG 3200U Contemporary Indigenous Literature
  • INDG/POSC 3310U Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability, and Development: A Global Perspective
  • INDG 4300U Special Topics in Indigenous Studies
  • INDG/POSC 4310U The Politics of Indigenous Rights
  • INDG/ENGR 4570U Indigenous Design and Technology

Elective courses (choose two)

NOTE: Not all courses may be offered every year. Some of these courses may have prerequisites. Please note any prerequisites before enrolling in any non-INDG courses and consult with your Faculty Academic Advisor before enrolling in a course that is listed in your Major program map. Identical courses cannot be double-counted within the Minor.  For a list of course descriptions and possible prerequisite requirements for the Minor, visit the Academic Calendar. 

  • INDG 2100U Endaayaang – Storying Home in Michi Saagiig Territory
  • INDG 2200U Indigenous Digital and Visual Media
  • INDG 2500U Two-Eyed Seeing in the Natural Sciences
  • INDG 3100U First Nations History in Michi Saagiig and Haudenosaunee Territories in Southern Ontario
  • INDG 3200U Contemporary Indigenous Literature
  • INDG 4300U Special Topics in Indigenous Studies
  • INDG 4310U The Politics of Indigenous Rights [cross-listed as POSC 4310 The Politics of Indigenous Rights]
  • HLSC 3823U Health & Indigenous Peoples in Canada
  • KINE 3482U: Physical Activity and Indigenous Peoples in Canada
  • LGLS 3310U Indigenous Peoples, Law & the Canadian State
  • POSC 4310U The Politics of Indigenous Rights [cross-listed as INDG 4310U The Politics of Indigenous Rights]
  • POSC 3310U Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability, and Development: A Global Perspective [cross-listed as INDG 3310U Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability, and Development: A Global Perspective]
  • INDG 4570U/ENGR 4570U Indigenous Design and Technology