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Department of Indigenous Studies | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Simon Fraser University Calendar | Summer 2025

Indigenous Studies

Post Baccalaureate Diploma

This program provides in-depth knowledge of Indigenous issues including First Nations cultures and Indigenous knowledge, historical contexts, natural and cultural resource management, and legal and public policy issues. Learners engage in dialogue and discussion around these issues and evaluate them, considering Indigenous perspectives. This program is comprised of at least 30 units of upper division or graduate level courses.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Students can apply for entry in the fall, spring or summer terms. Consult with the Indigenous studies advisor for admission deadlines.

Program Requirements

The post baccalaureate diploma (PBD) program can be completed through full-time or part-time study. Upon university admission, students must be approved for entry and must complete a PBD course plan. Completion is expected within two or three years, to a maximum of five years, with a 2.5 GPA in all diploma courses. Transfer credit may be approved if it meets the program requirements, and at least 18 of the 30 required units are completed at Simon Fraser University. Transfer credit application must be initiated at the time of university application. Credit applied to this program may not be applied to another Simon Fraser University certificate, diploma or degree, or vice-versa. Students should plan their program in consultation with the Indigenous studies advisor.

Prerequisite Courses

Students complete both of

INDG 101 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies (3)
INDG 201W - Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on History (3)

Core Courses

Students complete all of

INDG 301 - Issues in Applied Indigenous Studies Research (3)
INDG 401 - Indigenous Peoples and Public Policy (3)
INDG 402W - Discourses of Indigenous Peoples (3)
INDG 403 - Indigenous Knowledge in the Modern World (3)

Additional Electives

The remaining 18 elective units will be chosen by completing additional units chosen from

INDG 305 - Treaties in Canada (1)
INDG 310 - Indigenous Film (3)
INDG 322 - Special Topics in Indigenous Studies (0) ††
INDG 325 - History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America to 1850 (4) or HIST 325 - History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America to 1850 (4)
INDG 326 - History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America Since 1850 (4) or HIST 326 - History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America Since 1850 (4)
INDG 327 - Indigenous Women in Canada (4)
INDG 329 - Sexuality and Gender: Indigenous Perspectives (3)
INDG 332 - Indigenous Ethnobotany (3)
INDG 333 - Indigenous Ethnozoology (3)
INDG 353W - Indigenous Heritage Stewardship (3)
INDG 360 - Popular Writing by Indigenous Authors (4) or ENGL 360 - Popular Writing by Indigenous Authors (4)
INDG 363 - Indigenous Poetry, Poetics, Printmaking (4)
INDG 383 - Indigenous Technology: Art and Sustainability (4)
INDG 410 - Elements of Indigenous Style: Indigenous Editing Practices (4)
INDG 419 - Aboriginal/Indigenous Justice (3) or CRIM 419 - Aboriginal/Indigenous Justice (3)
INDG 422 - Special Topics in Indigenous Studies (0) ††
INDG 429 - Indigenous Peoples and International Law (3) or CRIM 429 - Indigenous Peoples and International Law (3)
INDG 433 - Indigenous Environmental Justice and Activism (4)
INDG 442 - Directed Readings in Indigenous Studies (3)
INDG 443W - Aboriginal Peoples, History and the Law (4) or HIST 443W - Aboriginal Peoples, History and the Law (4)
INDG 447 - Directed Studies in Indigenous Studies (3)
INDG 462 - Indigenous Oral Testimony: Theory, Practice, Purpose, Community (4)

Other courses that have significant Indigenous content may be counted towards this program with Indigenous studies approval.

† only one of the two courses may be used

†† may be completed more than once when offered as a different topic