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school of liberal arts
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Northern First
Nations Studies
t. 867.668.8770
liberalarts@yukoncollege.yk.ca
Credential: DIPLOMA
Credits: 60
Duration: two years
CO-OP: yes
Program Overview
Northern First Nations Studies is an
interdisciplinary program in which
students learn about the history,
cultures and accomplishments as well
as the social, political and national
concerns of First Nations and other
indigenous peoples of the Yukon,
Canadian North and Circumpolar World.
Admission Requirements
• grade 12 graduation with English
12; OR
• Mature Student Status with
acceptable scores on College
Assessments, the GED® test or
the Language Proficiency Index
(LPI) test
Transferability
Liberal Arts courses and programs are
transferable to most universities and
colleges in Canada and Alaska, either by
program or on a course-by-course basis.
Other Requirements
• complete at least 50% of the work
at Yukon College
• maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0
(C average)
• complete a min. 18 credits at the
200 level or above
Required Courses:
Diploma (60 credits)
2 NOST Core Courses (6 credits)
1 FNST I Elective (3 credits)
2 FNST II Electives (6 credits)
2 FNST III Electives (6 credits)
FNST 100: Intro to First Nations Studies (3 credits)
ANTH 100: Intro to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
ENGL 100: English Composition (3 credits)
ENGL 101: Intro to the Study of Literature (3 credits)
2 Lab Sciences: e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
etc. (6 credits)
1 Social Science: e.g., Psychology, Sociology,
Anthropology, Women’s Studies, etc.
(3 credits)
6 Electives (18 credits)
NOST Core Courses
NOST 200: Research in the North (3 credits)
NOST 201: The Natural History of the North (3 credits)
NOST 202: The Social History of the North (3 credits)
FNST I Electives (focus: constitutional development,
self-government or land claims)
HIST 140: History of Yukon First Nations and Self-
Government (3 credits)
POLI 220: Constitutional Development of the North
(3 credits)
POLI 221: Land Claims and Self-Government (3 credits)
FNST II Electives (focus: First Nations culture and
history)
ANTH 220, ANTH 221, ANTH 222, ATHA 101, ATHA
102, ENGL 230, ENVS 200, ENVS 201, FNST 100,
FNST 140, HIST 140, HIST 220, HIST 221, LANG 140,
RRMT 120, WMST 202, NOST 100, NOST 101/BCS
100 (all 3 credits)
FNST III Electives (focus: First Nations
contemporary issues)
CRIM 219, ENGL 230, EDUC 221, ENVS 223, GEOG
220, POLI 220, POLI 221, WMST 202, NOST 101/BCS
100, NOST 324/BCS 331, NOST 325/BCS 332, NOST
328/ BCS321, NOST 329/BCS 322 (all 3 credits)
NOTE: Actual course selection for all FNST Electives
must be done in consultation with a program advisor.
NOTE: Students may take up to six credits from outside
the School of Liberal Arts and School of Science;
however, such coursework may not be transferable to
programs at other post-secondary institutions.
NOTE: Excepting Multimedia Communication and
Visual Arts, all School of Liberal Arts programs
require completion of ENGL 100. Students are
encouraged to take ENGL 100 in their first term of
study. Students can enrol in ENGL 100 if they have
ONE of the following:
• English 12 (min. 80%); OR
• LPI test (min. Level 4 with 24/40 on SS, EU
and RC); OR
• ENGL 090: Bridging English for University
(min. B)
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