Graduate Portfolio

The Indigenous Studies graduate portfolio was founded in the fall of 2007 with the twin goals of preparing students to work with Indigenous communities and for employment in the academy. The interdisciplinary program provides university-wide recognition of the work of professors and graduate students in the field; establishes a community of scholars dedicated to the field; and facilitates the university-wide coordination of events such as conferences and visits by activists, authors, scholars, and other speakers. Please refer to our calendar for information about campus and local events, and we encourage you to notify the Director or members of the Executive Committee about events that should be on it.

SUMMER 2011 GRADUATE COURSES:

Fred Valdez, Anthropology, Texas Archaeology in Austin (field work, 2nd
session)

FALL 2011 GRADUATE COURSES:

Erika Bsumek, History 317, Intro. to American Indian History

John McKiernan-Gonzalez, Mexican American History (Pueblo and Navajo
content)

Julia Guernsey, Art History 347, Mesoamerican Art and Architecture

Martha Menchaca, Anth 391/LAS 391/MAS392, Oral Traditions and History (indigenous identity)

Fred Valdez, Civilization of the Maya (ANT/LAS) and Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology (ANT 304)

Circe Sturm, ANT 324L, The Black Indian Experience in the United States (upper division course)

Requirements

MA Portfolio

The Master's Portfolio requires the completion of nine credit hours in approved graduate level courses. The nine credit hours for the Master's Portfolio must come from content courses, and at least two of the courses must be taken outside the student's home department.

PhD Portfolio

The Doctoral Portfolio requires the completion of twelve credit hours in approved graduate level courses. The twelve credit hours in the Doctoral Portfolio can include three hours from one independent study or directed reading with an affiliated faculty member, and at least two of the courses must be taken outside the student's home department.

Additional Requirements

Students will also be required to participate in an annual culminating event in the late spring. Prior to the event, students will submit an abstract of their project to the Portfolio Committee, which will post the abstract on the portfolio program's website. At the event, students will give a public presentation of their scholarly project or research paper, which must then be submitted to and approved by the Portfolio Committee.

Application

Students, including those from departments with no faculty representatives in the program, can enter the portfolio program at any point in their graduate work. Please contact Dr. James Cox via the email link on the left side of this page.