Program description
The Department of Native Studies offers a Minor in Native Languages; most of the language courses taught in fall and winter are Ojibway and Cree at both the introductory and the intermediate level. In the summer, Summer Institutes in one of these languages are offered bringing together the learning of and about the language and stories in the language.
Program options
Ojibway is offered as a minor option and is open to students in all faculties.
Interesting courses and unique opportunities
Interesting courses
- Introductory Ojibway
- Intermediate Ojibway
- Ojibway Literature
- Structure of the Ojibway Language
Note
The Department of Native Studies established in 2010 in collaboration with Linguistics and the Department of English, Film and Theatre an ongoing Summer Institute in Cree Language and Narrative that will alternate with similar institutes in other Indigenous Languages, like Ojibway in the future.
Professional opportunities
A Native Studies degree in general provides job opportunities in all areas of both the private and the public sector where a knowledge and appreciation of Indigenous peoples is an asset. This qualification will be greatly enhanced by competency in the Ojibway language for employment especially in Manitoba and Ontario. Even combined with a non- Native Studies degree such competency will be invaluable in positions such as:
- Community Educator
- Researcher
- Teacher
- Environmental Advisor
- Community Liaison Worker
- Policy Advisor
- Youth Worker
- Corrections Officer
- Journalist
- Employment Counsellor
- Cultural Anthropologist
- Communications Officer
- Economic Development Manager
- Business Owner
- Midwife
Admission requirements & prerequisites
Direct entry option
Direct entry is not an applicable option. Ojibway is offered as a minor in the Faculty of Arts.
Advanced entry option
Advance entry is not an applicable option. Ojibway is offered as a minor in the Faculty of Arts.
High school prerequisites
High school prerequisites: none
Many programs will require or recommend specific high school courses over and above their admission requirements. These high school prerequisites are not always required to enter the program, but they must be completed to enrol in certain university courses within it. If a student does not have a particular prerequisite when they enter the program, they may complete an equivalent upgrading course at university that will satisfy the prerequisite requirement.
More details on admission requirements, application dates and how to apply is available on the Faculty of Arts apply for admission page.
What is unique about this program at the U of M?
The Summer Institutes in Indigenous Language and Narrative are a unique feature of the Native Studies Department at the University of Manitoba.
Important links
Faculty of Arts
Department of Native Studies
Graduate Studies - Department of Native Studies
