Bachelor of Arts - Native Studies

Native Studies is designed to provide both First Nations and non-First Nations students with the opportunity to explore the cultural, historical, and contemporary issues of First Nations people of North America, with emphasis on Native cultures of the Canadian Atlantic region and the eastern United States.

The Native Studies program offers a selection of interesting courses. As an interdisciplinary major, it also draws on courses that are offered by various other disciplines. Upper-level courses include Native American Philosophy, the Role of Native Women, Native People and the Colonial Experience, and Native History of the Maine/Maritime region.

Language courses are another key component of the Native Studies Program. Courses in Maliseet and Mi’kmaq include introductory, intermediate and full-immersion levels.

In 1984 St. Thomas University became the first university in Canada to establish an academic Chair in Native Studies.

Applicants with an overall IELTS score between 5.0 and 6.0 or an overall TOEFL score between 61 and 88 may be offered acceptance on the condition that they enrol in English as a Second Language support at St. Thomas. Applicants with an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or higher or overall TOEFL score of 89 or higher are not required to enroll in English as a Second Language support.