Undergraduate Pathways

Francesca Claverie in an agave patch

Alumni Spotlights

Career directions of alumni Áine Minihane, Brooke Warren, Erica Costa, and Francesca Claverie.

The undergraduate Native American Studies (NAS) program provides foundations for a variety of career paths in and outside of tribal communities, or graduate study. 

Graduate, undergraduate, and minor programs can be tailored for an emphasis in subject areas related to the environment, law, history, language, the arts, cultural revitalization and preservation, and other areas of interest. Native American and Indigenous Studies provides deep insight into the cultures and issues of contemporary Native American and Indigenous communities from a range of contexts and perspectives. 

Our department features interdisciplinary coursework, opportunities for service learning, internships, fieldwork, research, and partnerships. Courses are now available with instructors across the UC system (via UC Online), giving students access to a wide range of expertise and unprecedented variety in mode and topics of instruction. 

Career Fields

Archaeology

Community Leadership

Cultural resource Management

Grantwriting

Land stewardship/Environmental Management

Literature

Museum Curation

Public Relations Specialist

Research

Native American and community-based nonprofits

Tribal Governance

Tribal, state, and federal agencies

Visual and Performing Arts

 

Graduate Program Degree Paths

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Juris Doctor (JD)

Master of Arts (MA)

  • American Studies

  • Anthropology

  • Art

  • Community & Regional Planning

  • Counseling

  • Data Science

  • Education

  • Ethnic Studies

  • Environmental Studies

  • History

  • Journalism 

  • Law

  • Linguistics, language, literacy

  • Literature (Native American & Indigenous)

  • Medicine

  • Museum studies

  • Public Health

  • Public Policy

  • Social Work

  • Native American/American Indian studies

  • Political Science

  • Public administration

  • Water resources

Graduate Study. The Department of Native American Studies at UCD offers a program of study leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Native American Studies, as well as a Designated Emphasis in Native American Studies for graduate students in approved programs. 

Further information can be found on our website. 

 

Graduate Program Contacts 

Graduate Program Coordinator
Monica Shiel 
(530) 752-3237
mashiel@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Faculty Advisors
Professor Brittani Orona
borona@ucdavis.edu

Professor Stephanie Lumsden
salumsden@ucdavis.edu

DE Faculty Advisor
Professor Zoila Mendoza
zsmendoza@ucdavis.edu