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Academics and Research
At Laurier, we incorporate Indigenous knowledge within a wide range of our academic programming. This allows students from all disciplines the opportunity to engage with a vibrant field based in social, political, historical and cultural study in Canada.
Enhance your student experience by participating in any number of the following courses offered in the 2021/2022 academic year. Consult the LORIS Browse Classes (formerly Dynamic Schedule) for course time, location and up-to-date instructor information.
Fall 2021
- AN355 Indigenous People in Glob Cont
- AR229 Indigenous Archaeology
- CC309 Indigenous Forms of Justice
- EN280 Intro to Indigenous Literature
- ES371 Indigenous Enviro Knowledges
- GS355 Indigenous People in Glob Cont
- HE304 Indigenous Health & Well-Being
- HE304 Indigenous Health & Well-Being
- HI258 Indigenous Peoples and Empire
- HI258 Indigenous Peoples and Empire
- HI258 Indigenous Peoples and Empire
- HI258 Indigenous Peoples and Empire
- HI258 Indigenous Peoples and Empire
- ID120 Intro to Indigenous Studies
- ID120 Intro to Indigenous Studies
- ID201 Indigenous Perspect on Global.
- ID207 Gender & Indigenous Community
- ID301 Tradition Ecological Knowledge
- ID302 Indigenous Children and Family
- ID303 Indigenous Pedagogy
- ID309 Indigenous Forms of Justics
- ID330 Intro to Spoken Language
- LY309 Indigenous Forms of Justice
- NO330 Indigenous People & Public Pol
- HI728 Indigenous Hist. Major Seminar
- PD402 Indigenous Comm. & Policing
- PO373 Indigenous People & Public Pol
- SK422 Indigenous Wholistic Healing
- SK644 Indigenous Kinship & SK
- SK645 Indigenous Rsch Methodology
- SK646 Wholistic Healing Practices
- SK647 Elders' Teaching & Identity
- SK647 Elders' Teaching & Identity
- SOJE120 Intro to Indigenous Studies
- SOJE120 Intro to Indigenous Studies
- YC302 Indigenous Children & Families
- EU493 Diversity:First Nations Topics
- EU493 Diversity:First Nations Topics
Winter 2022
- AN211 Indigenous Religions
- CC309 Indigenous Forms of Justice
- EN460R Recent Indigenous Writing
- HI344 Indigenous Eastern Canada
- HI728 Indigenous Hist. Major Seminar
- HI778 Indigenous Hist. Minor Seminar
- ID100 Indigenous Peoples & Media
- ID100 Indigenous Peoples & Media
- ID120 Intro to Indigenous Studies
- ID120 Intro to Indigenous Studies
- ID205 Indig Peoples and Academy
- ID207 Gender & Indigenous Community
- ID208 Indigenous Play & Games
- ID227 The People of the Longhouse
- ID302 Indigenous Children and Family
- ID309 Indigenous Forms of Justice
- ID360 Indigenous-Settler Relations
- ID400 Indigenous Research Method.
- LY309 Indigenous Forms of Justice
- RE211 Indigenous Religions
- SK422 Indigenous Wholistic Healing
- SK635 Indigenous Knowledge & Theory
- SK644 Indigenous Kinship & SK
- SK646 Wholistic Healing Practices
- SK665 Soc Work w/ Indigenous Peoples
- SK665 Soc Work w/ Indigenous Peoples
- SOJE120 Intro to Indigenous Studies
- SOJE120 Intro to Indigenous Studies
- SOJE205 Indig Peoples and Academy
- YC302 Indigenous Children & Families
Resources at Your Disposal
The Indigenous Student Centres in Waterloo and Brantford are committed to supporting you with your academics and research. We offer advising, tutor matching, assistance with course selection, peer mentoring, and academic skill development programs. Each centre is equipped with a study lounge, available for small group meetings or individual study sessions, and a resource library full of Indigenous perspectives on a variety of topics.
Overcoming Barriers to Study Abroad for Better Engagement of Indigenous Students
The Office of Indigenous Initiatives and Laurier International have conducted a literature review, survey, and focus group to better understand Indigenous student needs and preferences as it relates to engaging in international opportunities while at Laurier. A report of the findings is available for download. More information will be on Laurier's Indigenization Hub in the coming weeks.
Summer Research Placement
As an Indigenous student, you may be eligible to apply for the NSERC Undergraduate Research Award, a summer research placement at Laurier with a qualifying professor. This placement allows you to work with a professor on relevant topics of your choosing, depending on your interests and the professor’s research areas of expertise.
Although the majority of projects relate to the Faculty of Science (KPE, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Math), there are Business, Arts, Geography and Psychology opportunities as well. You do not have to be a science student or a student in that project's program to participate.
The application process and deadline are different than other NSERC student applications. Keep an eye on your Laurier email during the winter semester for more information about NSERC opportunities.
Eligibility
- GPA of 7.0 (B) overall
- self-identified Indigenous student
- enrolled in full-time, undergraduate studies
Purposeful Learning
“The NSERC-funded award allowed me to get one-on-one experience with a professor and solidify what I had learned in my first and second years at Laurier.”
– Kim Arbor, third-year student