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Where AIS Graduates Are Now

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Explore the Possibilities

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A formal education in American Indian Studies can prepare you for a career with government agencies, non-profit organizations and businesses. A bachelor's degree might qualify you for a position as a teacher, reservation official or government employee. With an advanced degree, you may seek employment as a professor, museum curator, data analyst or lobbyist.

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In a liberal arts context, most AIS majors do not translate directly into a specific career path. Rather, they give marketable skills that are important in a range of career paths and graduate programs.

An American Indian Studies degree will equip you with the following transferable skills:

  • strong written and oral communication skills
  • critical thinking and analysis
  • knowledge about human behavior and institutions
  • cultural competency
  • ability to work effectively with diverse populations
  • capacity to analyze racial impacts of law and public policy
  • excellent research skills
  • team-building and group-centered leadership skills
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American Indian Studies Program

Hibbard Humanities Hall 384
124 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
United States

715-836-6045