CHamoru Studies Program
CHamoru Studies Program
CHamoru Studies Program
Prospectus
I hinangai-ña i Prugråman Inestudion CHamoru gi Unibetsedåt Guahan na para u susteni yan na’lå’la’ mo’na un kuminidåt CHamoru ni’ tekngo’ gi Fino’ CHamoru. Para u kumple este gi i fina’nå’guen i fihu manmagraduduha na estudiante ni’ mangkapas gi tumutuge’ yan kumuekuentos gi Fino’ CHamoru. Para u mana’saosaonao lokkue’ tåddong na inestudia put Fino’ CHamoru, kotturan/kostrumbren CHamoru yan sisteman manunugo’ ginen hinasson CHamoru. Para u macho’gue este na inaligao siha gi halom i kumunidåt yan para i kumunidåt.
I Prugråman Inestudion CHamoru para u na’dokko’ gi estudiante-ta, iyon-ñiha hinasson mananacha, inagradesi para i meggai na klåsen taotao yan kottura, i direchon i manaotao yan pi’ot i mannatibu, yan i responsiblidåt gi kumunidåt. Para u mana’dokko’ lokkue’ i kapasidåt-ñiha gi hengga yan matuge’ na klåsen inekspresia . I Prugråman Inestudion CHamoru para u kubre meggai na suheto, todu umu’usa tiningo’ put Chinamorro yan i lugat-ña gi hilo’ tåno’ yan gi hestoria. I Prugråma para u ofresi klas siha gi Fino’ CHamoru, Tiningo’ put Taotao, Naturat na Tiningo’, Tinaitai Lepblo, Yeografia, Hestoria, Inestudion Pulitikåt, Tiningo’ put i Hinasson Taotao yan Cho’cho’ Sosiåt.
The mission of the CHamoru Studies Program is to revitalize and sustain a CHamoru-literate community through the development of a steady cohort of proficient CHamoru-speaking and -writing graduates. It shall include in-depth studies of CHamoru language, culture, and CHamoru-based systems of knowledge. Such studies shall be articulated in relation to community engagement.
The CHamoru Studies Program develops students’ critical thinking and appreciation of cultural diversity, human and indigenous rights, and social and communal responsibility. Creative capabilities in the areas of oral and written literary expression are developed. CHamoru Studies is an interdisciplinary program that covers a range of subjects, examining knowledge pertaining to CHamoru identity and culture that draws on courses such as CHamoru Language, Anthropology, Biology, Literature, Geography, History, Political Science, Social Work, and Psychology.
Learning Outcomes
Students enrolled in the CHamoru Studies Program will successfully demonstrate the ability to:
- Express ideas and analyses fluently and persuasively in both written and oral forms and in both the CHamoru and English languages;
- Examine major cultural, historical, political, ecological, and literary themes, developments, and events in the Mariana Islands;
- Evaluate relevant issues in CHamoru Studies within local and global contexts; and
- Create original and independent work, including formulating and proposing a topic of study, locating appropriate evidence, synthesizing information logically and orderly, and conveying findings clearly.
Tracks
Note: Refer to the Degree Requirements tab to see the courses required under each track, minor, or certificate.
CHamoru Studies
This track develops students’ critical thinking and appreciation of cultural diversity, human and indigenous rights, and social and communal responsibility. Creative capabilities in the areas of oral and written literary expression are developed. This track covers a range of subjects, examining knowledge pertaining to CHamoru identity and culture that draws on courses such as CHamoru Language, Anthropology, Biology, Literature, Geography, History, Political Science, Social Work, and Psychology.
CHamoru Studies for Education
This track helps students prepare for careers in teaching CHamoru language and culture in the public school system while meeting the needs of teacher preparation and certification for the Guam Department of Education. This track follows the requirements for Initial CHamoru Certification as set forth in Public Law 31-50 and has been reviewed by the School of Education and GDOE.
Minor
CHamoru Studies
Refer to the Degree Requirements tab for courses.
Certificates
CHamoru Studies
Refer to the Degree Requirements tab for courses.
Island Wisdom: Foundation in Micronesian Seafaring
This certificate balances Western-based curriculum with an Indigenous learning environment,
encouraging the perpetuation of traditional skills and inspiring scholarship related
to technologies, and innovations, aligning with UOG's initiative to be recognized
as a research institution centered in Island Wisdom. Students will learn Micronesian
canoe building and traditional navigation from a Pwo Palu (Master Navigator).
A native Micronesian perspective is emphasized in this certificate program so that
student are prepared to practice and provide voice to the Indigenous Micronesian experience,
ways of knowing, and ways of life. Students will develop Indigenous knowledge and
technical skills related to the building of canoe structures, discuss roles and responsibilities
current embers of a Micronesian community have in sustaining traditional ways of life,
and examine Micronesian seafaring and navigation as a sustained ecosystem in which
people, natural resources, and traditional/sacred knowledge are interconnected and
interdependent.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
CHamoru Studies Track Requirements (46 credit hours)
General Education Requirements
To meet the university's General Education requirements, follow the Student Advisement Sheet to fulfill all necessary courses. Under the following sections on the General Education advisement sheet, take the courses listed below to satisfy both the General Education requirement and the course requirements for this major.
Tier II: Direction Building (DB) (9-11 credit hours)
1) CF, DF or UU as a prerequisite (can be within a declared major)
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM102 | ELEMENTARY CHAMORU II + This is a continuation of CM101. Emphasis is on improving and adding to the oral-aural
competency gained in CM101. Reading in the CHamoru language is also introduced, and
more complex language structures and concepts are taught. Prerequisite: CM101; two-year
high school CHamoru , or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
2) DF or major exploration
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM340 | CHAMORU CULTURE + This course critically examines and re-evaluates historic and contemporary representation
of CHamoru culture. Dance, music, change, storytelling, graphic and textile are, and
other cultural forms are set alongside a background understanding of culture as a
dynamic expression of changing historical, social, political, environmental, economic,
and other conditions in the Mariana Islands from ancient to contemporary times. This
course employs an interdisciplinary approach to critically exploring these cultural
forms and the varying contexts out of which they arise. This exploration will be conducted
while considering the larger issue surrounding the politics of cultural representation
to include identity, modernity, adaptation and resistance, debates of over authenticity,
ownership and appropriation, and the ongoing CHamoru cultural renaissance of the 21st
century. Prerequisites: CM102 and CM110, or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Tier III: Capstone Experience
1) Major Capstone Experience
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM491 | CHAMORU STUDIES SENIOR CAPSTONE + The senior capstone course provides an opportunity for students to complete a capstone
project that integrates the learning objectives identified by the CHamoru studies
program with the mission of the University and the broader community. Students will
be able to choose from several options for their capstone project that may include
research, demonstration, or creative expression. All capstone projects will be delivered
in the CHamoru language. Prerequisites: CM302 and consent of Instructor.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
Required Courses (34 credit hours)
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM110 | INTRO TO CHAMORU STUDIES + This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary approach to CHamoru Studies
as a community engaged academic discipline. It provides a broad survey of major issues
and concerns specific to CHamoru society in both historical and contemporary contexts.
The course emphasizes CHamoru perspectives, experiences, and systems of knowledge
as an effective frame work for students to use in their ongoing critical engagement
with local, region, and global issues. The course includes a considerable service-learning
and community engagement component that compels students to connect their academic
study of CHamoru Studies with the communities, organization, and efforts outside of
the university campus.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM210 | CHAMORU ARTS AND PRACTICE + This course explores CHamoru art forms and practices. It examines the ways in which
such forms and practices reflect the ways of life and beliefs of the indigenous people
of the Marianas. Each semester, the course will focus on a selected art form or practice.
Students may repeat the course once with a different topic.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CM201 | INTERMEDIATE CHAMORU I + This is an intermediate level Chamorro language course, which continues the oral-aural
development of CM101 and CM102. Vocabulary development and expansion continues; however,
the primary emphasis is on comprehending and utilizing more complicated language structures
in the Chamorro language, as well as application and usage of the numerous affixation
processes. Reading comprehension and reading skills are introduced. Prerequisite:
CM102, or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM202 | INTERMEDIATE CHAMORU II + CM202 is the second semester, second year CHamoru course, which is a continuation
of CM201 Intermediate CHamoru I. Vocabulary development and expansion continues in
four designated specialized areas; however, the primary emphasis is on comprehending
and utilizing more advanced language structures. Prerequisite: CM201.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM301 | ADVANCED CHAMORU I - READING + This course emphasizes reading competency, further development of oral-aural skills,
and the phonological and morphological structures of the CHamoru language. Prerequisites:
CM201 and CM202 or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | FALL ONLY/EVEN YEARS |
| CM302 | ADVANCED CHAMORU II-WRITING + This course emphasizes writing competency, further development of oral-aural skills,
and the syntactical and semantic structures of the CHamoru language, and CHamoru orthography.
Prerequisites: CM202 and CM301 or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| CM340 | CHAMORU CULTURE + This course critically examines and re-evaluates historic and contemporary representation
of CHamoru culture. Dance, music, change, storytelling, graphic and textile are, and
other cultural forms are set alongside a background understanding of culture as a
dynamic expression of changing historical, social, political, environmental, economic,
and other conditions in the Mariana Islands from ancient to contemporary times. This
course employs an interdisciplinary approach to critically exploring these cultural
forms and the varying contexts out of which they arise. This exploration will be conducted
while considering the larger issue surrounding the politics of cultural representation
to include identity, modernity, adaptation and resistance, debates of over authenticity,
ownership and appropriation, and the ongoing CHamoru cultural renaissance of the 21st
century. Prerequisites: CM102 and CM110, or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM412 | TOPICS IN CHAMORU STUDIES + This course is an intensive study of a specific topic or theme relative to historical
analysis of the Mariana Islands colonial legacy and contemporary issues including
CHamoru cultural survival, land, social and economic development, political status,
religion, and modern modes of scholarly inquiry in the Mariana Islands. This course
may be repeated for credit when the topic is substantially different. Prerequisite:
CM340 or consent of instructor. This course is to be taught concurrently with Existing
GUAM/CHamoru STUDIES (MI512)
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| CM491 | CHAMORU STUDIES SENIOR CAPSTONE + The senior capstone course provides an opportunity for students to complete a capstone
project that integrates the learning objectives identified by the CHamoru studies
program with the mission of the University and the broader community. Students will
be able to choose from several options for their capstone project that may include
research, demonstration, or creative expression. All capstone projects will be delivered
in the CHamoru language. Prerequisites: CM302 and consent of Instructor.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| HI211 | HISTORY OF GUAM + This course surveys the political, socio-cultural, economic, and military history
of Guam and its people since ancient times, reviewing historical changes through the
eras of Spanish, Japanese and American colonial rule.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
Elective Courses (12 credit hours)
Minimum 9 credit hours of upper division courses
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BI100 | ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY + This is a one-semester course in general principles of environmental biology, conservation
of the environment, and human ecology. It does count as credit toward a major in biology
and toward the general education requirements. The course consists of three hours
of lecture weekly. The lab, BI100L, MUST be taken concurrently. Corequisite: BI100L.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CM232 | MICRONESIAN SEAFARING SYSTEM + This course is an introduction to the Micronesian seafaring system. Particular emphasis
is placed on building skills for constructing canoe houses and canoes. In this course,
students gain knowledge in navigation, plant use, ocean and weather patterns, and
indigenous mathematical measurements.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM332 | TRADITIONAL NAVIGATION + This course gives students an understanding on Micronesian traditional navigation
as part of the seafaring system. This system includes knowledge and skills taught
in the canoe house, including understating of the living environment, to the highly
specialized skills in canoe and structural building, traditional healing, weather
predictions, and traditional navigation. It provides understanding of navigational
elements such as wind and wave patterns, and indigenous cosmology. The course will
also explain Micronesian wayfinding through complex ?etak? and system of estimation
and dead reckoning. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM432 | MICRONESIAN CANOE BUILDING + This course gives students an understanding on the concept of the Micronesian (proa)
canoe as part of the seafaring systems. This system includes an array of Indigenous
knowledge and skills taught in the canoe house, beginning with basic understanding
of the living environment, to the highly specialized skills in canoe building and
traditional navigation. The course will provide the basic safety handling on tools,
phases of canoe building and designs using traditional measurements, and multifunctionality
of canoe components. Prerequisite: CM-394 or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | |
| EN333 | LITERATURE OF GUAM, MICRONESIA, AND THE PACIFIC + This course provides an overview of the Pacific island literatures. It surveys myths,
legends, folktales, historical and literary works of Guam, Micronesia and other Pacific
island cultures. It also explores resources suitable for instruction in the schools.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| EN461 | PACIFIC WOMEN WRITERS + This course entails an intensive study of representative works of Pacific women writers
to acquaint students with the contours of this emerging literature in terms of styles,
themes, symbols, images, language, politics, and subject. Students will gain an understanding
of the place of this literature in the larger context of Pacific Literature, Women's
Literature, Minority Literature and Contemporary Literature in English. Prerequisite:
Any 200-level literature course or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| GE401 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE PACIFIC + The geography of the Pacific Basin and the western margins of the Pacific are surveyed
in this course. Special emphasis is given to Guam and Micronesia.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| HI243 | HISTORY OF MICRONESIA + This course is an introduction to the traditional and western history of the Micronesian
islands.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| HI313 | RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN HISTORY + This course covers the analysis and use of historical sources, as well as an evaluation
of historical research methods, and requires the completion of a substantial research
paper. Prerequisite: HI308 or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| HI444 | MODERN PACIFIC HISTORY FROM 1850 TO THE PRESENT + This course covers colonial and post-colonial rule in the Pacific.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/EVEN YEARS |
| HI450 | TOPICS IN PACIFIC HISTORY + This course is an intensive study of a specific topic or problem in Pacific History.
With different subject matter, this course may be taken more than once for credit.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| PI230 | INDIGENOUS PHILOSOPHY + This course offers a close look at various "indigenous" intellectual traditions, which
may include chamoru and Micronesian, Melanesian, Hawaiian, Maori, north American first
nations, Inuit, Aztec, Polynesian, Sami, Okinawan and Ainu philosophies. We will engage
with different perspectives, worldviews, with an aim to appreciating the contributions
indigenous philosophies can make a universal human questions about the nature of human
beings, the world, and our place in it, as well as to debates about concrete issues,
such as health care and environmental protection.
|
3 credit hours | |
| PS225 | STATE AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT + This course entails the analysis of U.S. State and Territorial Governmental systems,
including the study of constitutionalism, federalism, separation of powers, civil
rights, political parties, interest groups, political status, and political development.
Emphasis is placed on the analysis of the structure and function of the Territorial
Government of Guam.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| PS412 | POLITICS OF MICRONESIA + This course explores government and politics in Micronesia. This course focuses on
such concepts and themes as U.S. territorial policy and relations, political status,
political/economic development, environmental policy, self-determination, political
culture, political socialization, federalism. Pre-requisites: PS101 or PS225 or consent
of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| PS440 | INDIGENOUS POLITICS + This course traces the political relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous
peoples as part of wider global relations among indigenous societies, colonial powers
and contemporary national and international regimes and institutions. Students will
gain an understanding of government policies and the responses to these practices
by indigenous peoples by critically evaluating the political frameworks and policy
responses used to deal with indigenous-settler relations. This course will consider
- among other topics - land, education, citizenship and identity, representation,
social movements and self-determination, "Close the Gap" and recognition. Prerequisites:
PS225 or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/EVEN YEARS |
| PS482 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE + This course is designed to cover important political issue of contemporary significance
in various topics in (A) American and regional government, (B) Comparative government,
and (C) International relations. This course may be repeated for credit under different
topics. Prerequisites: PS101 and either PS300 or PS302, or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| PY475 | MICRONESIA AND MENTAL HEALTH + This course offers an examination of mental health services and problems in Micronesia.
Geography, political systems, health problems, peoples and cultures provide the context
for a detailed examination of mental health and social change concerns within our
region. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders within Micronesia, applications of psychological
interventions to regional concerns, and Micronesian perspectives toward psychology
are the primary focus of the course. Prerequisite: PY101, PY370, PY420 or consent
of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| SW406 | SOCIAL POLICY + This course focuses on current social policies within the context of historical and
contemporary factors that shape social policy in U.S. territories. Students analyze
political and organizational processes which influence policy formulation, implementation
and evaluation within practice settings with individuals, families, organizations
and communities. Students learn to use anti-racist and anti-oppressive lenses to identify
inherent biases and to advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental
justice. The course is a required course for social work students, it is taken in
the second year of the BSW program. Pre-requisite SW330 and SW345.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| SW410 | SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MICRONESIA + This course provides a brief historical review of Micronesia leading to a comparative
description of young island nations in the Micronesia region. The course outlines
how indigenous welfare practices have persisted, been destroyed, altered and reinvented
in recent time periods. Students learn to use anti-racist and anti-oppressive social
work lenses and practice approaches in the Micronesian context, to assess how welfare
policies affect delivery and access to social services, and how to practice cultural
humility and competence in Guam and the Micronesian Region. The course is a required
course for social work students.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| SW485A | FIELD INSTRUCTION + Each student collaborates with his/her assigned field instructor to develop and carry
out an individual learning contract for beginning generalist social work practice,
through 210 field contact hours and 45 in-class seminar hours. In field instruction
students demonstrate the mastery of all social work competencies which they learned
in social work courses. Field instruction is required and restricted to BSW students.
|
4 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| SW485B | FIELD INSTRUCTION + Each student collaborates with his/her assigned field instructor to develop and carry
out an individual learning contract for beginning generalist social work practice,
through 210 field contact hours and 45 in-class seminar hours. In field instruction
students demonstrate the mastery of all social work competencies which they learned
in social work courses. Prerequisite: SW-485a Field instruction is required and restricted
to BSW students.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Or upper-division CHamoru (CM) courses
CHamoru Studies for Education Track Requirements (73 credit hours)
Required Courses (31 credit hours)
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM110 | INTRO TO CHAMORU STUDIES + This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary approach to CHamoru Studies
as a community engaged academic discipline. It provides a broad survey of major issues
and concerns specific to CHamoru society in both historical and contemporary contexts.
The course emphasizes CHamoru perspectives, experiences, and systems of knowledge
as an effective frame work for students to use in their ongoing critical engagement
with local, region, and global issues. The course includes a considerable service-learning
and community engagement component that compels students to connect their academic
study of CHamoru Studies with the communities, organization, and efforts outside of
the university campus.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM201 | INTERMEDIATE CHAMORU I + This is an intermediate level Chamorro language course, which continues the oral-aural
development of CM101 and CM102. Vocabulary development and expansion continues; however,
the primary emphasis is on comprehending and utilizing more complicated language structures
in the Chamorro language, as well as application and usage of the numerous affixation
processes. Reading comprehension and reading skills are introduced. Prerequisite:
CM102, or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM202 | INTERMEDIATE CHAMORU II + CM202 is the second semester, second year CHamoru course, which is a continuation
of CM201 Intermediate CHamoru I. Vocabulary development and expansion continues in
four designated specialized areas; however, the primary emphasis is on comprehending
and utilizing more advanced language structures. Prerequisite: CM201.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM210 | CHAMORU ARTS AND PRACTICE + This course explores CHamoru art forms and practices. It examines the ways in which
such forms and practices reflect the ways of life and beliefs of the indigenous people
of the Marianas. Each semester, the course will focus on a selected art form or practice.
Students may repeat the course once with a different topic.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CM301 | ADVANCED CHAMORU I - READING + This course emphasizes reading competency, further development of oral-aural skills,
and the phonological and morphological structures of the CHamoru language. Prerequisites:
CM201 and CM202 or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | FALL ONLY/EVEN YEARS |
| CM302 | ADVANCED CHAMORU II-WRITING + This course emphasizes writing competency, further development of oral-aural skills,
and the syntactical and semantic structures of the CHamoru language, and CHamoru orthography.
Prerequisites: CM202 and CM301 or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| CM340 | CHAMORU CULTURE + This course critically examines and re-evaluates historic and contemporary representation
of CHamoru culture. Dance, music, change, storytelling, graphic and textile are, and
other cultural forms are set alongside a background understanding of culture as a
dynamic expression of changing historical, social, political, environmental, economic,
and other conditions in the Mariana Islands from ancient to contemporary times. This
course employs an interdisciplinary approach to critically exploring these cultural
forms and the varying contexts out of which they arise. This exploration will be conducted
while considering the larger issue surrounding the politics of cultural representation
to include identity, modernity, adaptation and resistance, debates of over authenticity,
ownership and appropriation, and the ongoing CHamoru cultural renaissance of the 21st
century. Prerequisites: CM102 and CM110, or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM412 | TOPICS IN CHAMORU STUDIES + This course is an intensive study of a specific topic or theme relative to historical
analysis of the Mariana Islands colonial legacy and contemporary issues including
CHamoru cultural survival, land, social and economic development, political status,
religion, and modern modes of scholarly inquiry in the Mariana Islands. This course
may be repeated for credit when the topic is substantially different. Prerequisite:
CM340 or consent of instructor. This course is to be taught concurrently with Existing
GUAM/CHamoru STUDIES (MI512)
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| HI211 | HISTORY OF GUAM + This course surveys the political, socio-cultural, economic, and military history
of Guam and its people since ancient times, reviewing historical changes through the
eras of Spanish, Japanese and American colonial rule.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
CHamoru Studies for Education Track (42 Credit Hours) CMED-492 or CMED-498
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CMED110 | INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING FOR THE CHAMORU CLASSROOM + This course provides a general introduction to the field of education through the
lens of indigeneity and culture. Particularly, it encourages students to think about
the roles, methods, and pedagogy of teaching in the context of revitalizing the CHamoru
language and culture.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CMED201 | CHAMORU FRAMEWORKS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT + This course covers the lifespan of human growth and development from a CHamoru cultural
perspective, with special emphasis on the formative years of the child and the role
of parents, caregivers, relatives, community members, and teachers. Through online
and/or on-site observations, developmental patterns are studied in the physical, cognitive,
social, emotional, and cultural domains, with the aim of supporting children?s academic
progress and overall development.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CMED225 | ISSUES IN LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION EDUCATION + This course provides training relevant to the study and revitalization of indigenous
languages as a component of indigenous language education, with a focus on Fino' CHamoru.
Emphasis is placed on understanding the social, cultural, economic, and political
factors associated with language loss and revitalization and the effect this has on
communities, families, and cultures. Students will learn how to be active agents of
CHamoru language revitalization, with an eye towards how to incorporate these insights
into CHamoru education.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CMED385A | STRUCTURE OF THE CHAMORU LANGUAGE + This is the study of the structure of the CHamoru language which can be applied by
CHamoru language educators when teaching bilingual CHamoru speakers as well as second
language learners. Pre-requisites:CMED110, CMED201, and CM202. Professionally assessed
language competency.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CMED385B | STRUCTURE OF THE CHAMORU LANGUAGE + This is the study of the structure of the CHamoru language which can be applied by
CHamoru language educators when teaching bilingual CHamoru speakers as well as second
language learners. Pre-requisites: CMED110, CMED201, CMED385a, and CM202. Professionally
assessed language competency.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CMED446 | TEACHING CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT ABILITIES + This course includes a survey of information about teaching children with different
abilities including possible causes and characteristics of exceptionalities, intervention
strategies, available resources, referral processes, the advocacy role and legal issues.
Prerequisites: CMED110 and CMED201.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CMED463 | CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR A CHAMORU CLASSROOM + The course covers indigenous, practical, theoretical, philosophical, and ethical aspects
of school and CHamoru Society, the education profession, and secondary schools with
particular focus on building a positive and engaging environment for both teachers
and learners. Prerequisites: CMED110 and CMED201.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CMED480 | TEACHING THE CHAMORU LANGUAGE + The course surveys CHamoru language curricula, methodologies, and pedagogical practices
in CHamoru classrooms, with a focus on the Chief Hurao Academy Indigenous language
medium early childhood education. It examines the main components of the Chief Hurao
Academy curricula including course content, daily routines, and teaching practices.
It focuses on the development of materials for use in the CHamoru classroom. Prerequisites:
CMED110 and CMED201.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CMED481 | TEACHING CONTENT AREAS IN CHAMORU + The course surveys CHamoru language curricula, methodologies, and pedagogical practices
in CHamoru immersion classrooms, with a focus on the Faneyekan Sinipok CHamoru Immersion
Program. It examines the main components of the Faneyekan Sinipok curricula including
course content, daily routines, and teaching practices. It focuses on the development
of materials and assessments for use in the CHamoru classroom.Prerequisite: CMED110
and CMED201 .
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CMED489 | ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION FOR CHAMORU MEDIUM EDUCATION + This course covers the fundamental purpose and practice of classroom evaluation. Emphasis
is on the development and implementation of assessment tools grounded in CHamoru core
values and the ways in which teachers can make effective decisions using assessment
data to support and further student learning. Pre- requisites: CMED110, CMED201 and
MA151. Course should be completed in the semester prior to student teaching.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CMED492 | CHAMORU LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING PRACTICUM + This course is an intensive field study experience where teacher candidates are expected
to demonstrate program outcomes at an assigned school in a non-paid capacity. The
course challenges students to apply real world critical thinking, self-assessment
and reflection, communication in CHamoru language, problem-solving, leadership and
teamwork skills. Prerequisites: Senior standing and completion of all other degree
requirements and Instructors consent.
|
12 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CMED498 | CHAMORU LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING INTERNSHIP + This course is an intensive field study experience where teacher candidates are expected
to demonstrate program outcomes at an assigned school in a paid capacity. The course
challenges students to apply real world critical thinking, self-assessment and reflection,
communication in CHamoru language, problem-solving, leadership and teamwork skills.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and completion of all other degree requirements.
|
12 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
Capstone Course
Choose one of the following:
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| ED492 | PRACTICUM IN STUDENT TEACHING + Note: Prior to Student Teaching/Internship all teacher candidates must take the following
Praxis tests and pass with a score as set by the Guam Commission for Educator's Certification
(GCEC): . Praxis II Content Knowledge/Subject Assessment and . Praxis II Principles
of Learning and Teaching: K-6, or Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching: 7-12
General description for all ED492: The student is assigned to a cooperating teacher
in an appropriate classroom. Regular observation, counseling and evaluation are provided
by the School of Education faculty. Individual counseling and group seminars are required.
(Grading System: Letter Grade System). General Prerequisites: Overall GPA of at least
a 2.7 GPA in the teaching area; completion of all education courses. Senior standing
and no general education courses can be taken concurrently without special permission
from their program chairperson and field experience coordinator; application must
be completed by announced deadline. Special Prerequisites: Secondary - Completion
of all professional and related area course requirements. Student is also required
to be present at the assigned school the entire school day and is encouraged to follow
the Department of Education calendar. Special Education: Students must complete student
teaching experiences in both elementary and secondary special education settings (split
semester). Elementary, Early Childhood, Special Education and Secondary: Completion
of all professional and related area course requirements. Students are advised to
follow the Guam Public School System calendar.
|
12 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| ED498 | INTERNSHIP IN TEACHING: + Note: Prior to Student Teaching/Internship all teacher candidates must take the following
Praxis tests and pass with a score as set by the Guam Commission for Educator's Certification
(GCEC): . Praxis II Content Knowledge/Subject Assessment and . Praxis II Principles
of Learning and Teaching: K-6, or Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching: 7-12
This course provides teaching experience under intensive supervision in private or
public schools. The student is assigned a cooperating teacher in the school who acts
as a mentor teacher. Regular observation, counseling and evaluation are provided by
the SOE. Internship requests from currently employed students or from applicants with
unusual circumstances may be made in the form of a written letter of request to the
Office of the Field Experience Coordinator. Individuals and or group conference is
required. (Grading System: A-P-NC) letter grades. General Prerequisites: Current employment
in a full-time teaching position and consent of the employer. Overall GPA of at least
a 2.70 GPA for Degree students-- completion of all professional and related area requirements,
for Certification students-- completion of all certification requirement; senior standing.
Application completed by announced deadlines. ED498 must be completed to meet the
degree requirements for student teaching.
|
12 credit hours | AS REQUIRED |
MINOR REQUIREMENTS
CHamoru Studies Minor Requirements (23 credit hours)
General Education Requirements
To meet the university's General Education requirements, follow the Student Advisement Sheet to fulfill all necessary courses. Under the following sections on the General Education advisement sheet, take the courses listed below to satisfy both the General Education requirement and the course requirements for this major.
Tier II: Direction Building (DB) (9-11 credits)
1) CF, DF, or UU as a prerequisite (can be within a declared major)
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM102 | ELEMENTARY CHAMORU II + This is a continuation of CM101. Emphasis is on improving and adding to the oral-aural
competency gained in CM101. Reading in the CHamoru language is also introduced, and
more complex language structures and concepts are taught. Prerequisite: CM101; two-year
high school CHamoru , or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
2) DF or major exploration
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM340 | CHAMORU CULTURE + This course critically examines and re-evaluates historic and contemporary representation
of CHamoru culture. Dance, music, change, storytelling, graphic and textile are, and
other cultural forms are set alongside a background understanding of culture as a
dynamic expression of changing historical, social, political, environmental, economic,
and other conditions in the Mariana Islands from ancient to contemporary times. This
course employs an interdisciplinary approach to critically exploring these cultural
forms and the varying contexts out of which they arise. This exploration will be conducted
while considering the larger issue surrounding the politics of cultural representation
to include identity, modernity, adaptation and resistance, debates of over authenticity,
ownership and appropriation, and the ongoing CHamoru cultural renaissance of the 21st
century. Prerequisites: CM102 and CM110, or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Tier III: Capstone Experience
1) Major Capstone Experience
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM412 | TOPICS IN CHAMORU STUDIES + This course is an intensive study of a specific topic or theme relative to historical
analysis of the Mariana Islands colonial legacy and contemporary issues including
CHamoru cultural survival, land, social and economic development, political status,
religion, and modern modes of scholarly inquiry in the Mariana Islands. This course
may be repeated for credit when the topic is substantially different. Prerequisite:
CM340 or consent of instructor. This course is to be taught concurrently with Existing
GUAM/CHamoru STUDIES (MI512)
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
Required Courses (17 credit hours)
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM110 | INTRO TO CHAMORU STUDIES + This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary approach to CHamoru Studies
as a community engaged academic discipline. It provides a broad survey of major issues
and concerns specific to CHamoru society in both historical and contemporary contexts.
The course emphasizes CHamoru perspectives, experiences, and systems of knowledge
as an effective frame work for students to use in their ongoing critical engagement
with local, region, and global issues. The course includes a considerable service-learning
and community engagement component that compels students to connect their academic
study of CHamoru Studies with the communities, organization, and efforts outside of
the university campus.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM201 | INTERMEDIATE CHAMORU I + This is an intermediate level Chamorro language course, which continues the oral-aural
development of CM101 and CM102. Vocabulary development and expansion continues; however,
the primary emphasis is on comprehending and utilizing more complicated language structures
in the Chamorro language, as well as application and usage of the numerous affixation
processes. Reading comprehension and reading skills are introduced. Prerequisite:
CM102, or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM202 | INTERMEDIATE CHAMORU II + CM202 is the second semester, second year CHamoru course, which is a continuation
of CM201 Intermediate CHamoru I. Vocabulary development and expansion continues in
four designated specialized areas; however, the primary emphasis is on comprehending
and utilizing more advanced language structures. Prerequisite: CM201.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM340 | CHAMORU CULTURE + This course critically examines and re-evaluates historic and contemporary representation
of CHamoru culture. Dance, music, change, storytelling, graphic and textile are, and
other cultural forms are set alongside a background understanding of culture as a
dynamic expression of changing historical, social, political, environmental, economic,
and other conditions in the Mariana Islands from ancient to contemporary times. This
course employs an interdisciplinary approach to critically exploring these cultural
forms and the varying contexts out of which they arise. This exploration will be conducted
while considering the larger issue surrounding the politics of cultural representation
to include identity, modernity, adaptation and resistance, debates of over authenticity,
ownership and appropriation, and the ongoing CHamoru cultural renaissance of the 21st
century. Prerequisites: CM102 and CM110, or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| HI211 | HISTORY OF GUAM + This course surveys the political, socio-cultural, economic, and military history
of Guam and its people since ancient times, reviewing historical changes through the
eras of Spanish, Japanese and American colonial rule.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
Elective Courses (6 credit hours)
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| AN320 | PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC + AN320 is a study of the cultural anthropology of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia,
the most ethnographically diverse region on the planet. Themes may include art, colonialism,
ethnocentrism, first contact, gender, inequality, intoxication, power, race relations,
religion, ritual, social change, sorcery and tattooing.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| AN421 | CROSS-CULTURAL & SOCIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF GUAM & MICRONESIA + This course analyzes and evaluates the changing cultural patterns of Guam, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Marianas, the Republic of Belau, the Federated States of Micronesia
and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. New techniques and materials in the social
science area pertaining to cross-cultural understanding are considered.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| BI100 | ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY + This is a one-semester course in general principles of environmental biology, conservation
of the environment, and human ecology. It does count as credit toward a major in biology
and toward the general education requirements. The course consists of three hours
of lecture weekly. The lab, BI100L, MUST be taken concurrently. Corequisite: BI100L.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BI103 | MARINE BIOLOGY + This course is an introduction to the biology of the marine environment, with particular
emphasis on marine environments of Micronesia and their importance to man. Laboratory
exercises and field trips bring students into personal contact with local marine organisms
and their habitats. It includes three hours of lecture weekly. The lab, BI103L, MUST
be taken concurrently. Corequisite: BI103L.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM210 | CHAMORU ARTS AND PRACTICE + This course explores CHamoru art forms and practices. It examines the ways in which
such forms and practices reflect the ways of life and beliefs of the indigenous people
of the Marianas. Each semester, the course will focus on a selected art form or practice.
Students may repeat the course once with a different topic.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CM412 | TOPICS IN CHAMORU STUDIES + This course is an intensive study of a specific topic or theme relative to historical
analysis of the Mariana Islands colonial legacy and contemporary issues including
CHamoru cultural survival, land, social and economic development, political status,
religion, and modern modes of scholarly inquiry in the Mariana Islands. This course
may be repeated for credit when the topic is substantially different. Prerequisite:
CM340 or consent of instructor. This course is to be taught concurrently with Existing
GUAM/CHamoru STUDIES (MI512)
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| EN333 | LITERATURE OF GUAM, MICRONESIA, AND THE PACIFIC + This course provides an overview of the Pacific island literatures. It surveys myths,
legends, folktales, historical and literary works of Guam, Micronesia and other Pacific
island cultures. It also explores resources suitable for instruction in the schools.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| EN461 | PACIFIC WOMEN WRITERS + This course entails an intensive study of representative works of Pacific women writers
to acquaint students with the contours of this emerging literature in terms of styles,
themes, symbols, images, language, politics, and subject. Students will gain an understanding
of the place of this literature in the larger context of Pacific Literature, Women's
Literature, Minority Literature and Contemporary Literature in English. Prerequisite:
Any 200-level literature course or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| GE401 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE PACIFIC + The geography of the Pacific Basin and the western margins of the Pacific are surveyed
in this course. Special emphasis is given to Guam and Micronesia.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| HI243 | HISTORY OF MICRONESIA + This course is an introduction to the traditional and western history of the Micronesian
islands.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| HI313 | RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN HISTORY + This course covers the analysis and use of historical sources, as well as an evaluation
of historical research methods, and requires the completion of a substantial research
paper. Prerequisite: HI308 or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| HI444 | MODERN PACIFIC HISTORY FROM 1850 TO THE PRESENT + This course covers colonial and post-colonial rule in the Pacific.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/EVEN YEARS |
| HI450 | TOPICS IN PACIFIC HISTORY + This course is an intensive study of a specific topic or problem in Pacific History.
With different subject matter, this course may be taken more than once for credit.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| PS225 | STATE AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT + This course entails the analysis of U.S. State and Territorial Governmental systems,
including the study of constitutionalism, federalism, separation of powers, civil
rights, political parties, interest groups, political status, and political development.
Emphasis is placed on the analysis of the structure and function of the Territorial
Government of Guam.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| PS412 | POLITICS OF MICRONESIA + This course explores government and politics in Micronesia. This course focuses on
such concepts and themes as U.S. territorial policy and relations, political status,
political/economic development, environmental policy, self-determination, political
culture, political socialization, federalism. Pre-requisites: PS101 or PS225 or consent
of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| PS482 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE + This course is designed to cover important political issue of contemporary significance
in various topics in (A) American and regional government, (B) Comparative government,
and (C) International relations. This course may be repeated for credit under different
topics. Prerequisites: PS101 and either PS300 or PS302, or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| PY475 | MICRONESIA AND MENTAL HEALTH + This course offers an examination of mental health services and problems in Micronesia.
Geography, political systems, health problems, peoples and cultures provide the context
for a detailed examination of mental health and social change concerns within our
region. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders within Micronesia, applications of psychological
interventions to regional concerns, and Micronesian perspectives toward psychology
are the primary focus of the course. Prerequisite: PY101, PY370, PY420 or consent
of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| SW406 | SOCIAL POLICY + This course focuses on current social policies within the context of historical and
contemporary factors that shape social policy in U.S. territories. Students analyze
political and organizational processes which influence policy formulation, implementation
and evaluation within practice settings with individuals, families, organizations
and communities. Students learn to use anti-racist and anti-oppressive lenses to identify
inherent biases and to advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental
justice. The course is a required course for social work students, it is taken in
the second year of the BSW program. Pre-requisite SW330 and SW345.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| SW410 | SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MICRONESIA + This course provides a brief historical review of Micronesia leading to a comparative
description of young island nations in the Micronesia region. The course outlines
how indigenous welfare practices have persisted, been destroyed, altered and reinvented
in recent time periods. Students learn to use anti-racist and anti-oppressive social
work lenses and practice approaches in the Micronesian context, to assess how welfare
policies affect delivery and access to social services, and how to practice cultural
humility and competence in Guam and the Micronesian Region. The course is a required
course for social work students.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| SW485A | FIELD INSTRUCTION + Each student collaborates with his/her assigned field instructor to develop and carry
out an individual learning contract for beginning generalist social work practice,
through 210 field contact hours and 45 in-class seminar hours. In field instruction
students demonstrate the mastery of all social work competencies which they learned
in social work courses. Field instruction is required and restricted to BSW students.
|
4 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| SW485B | FIELD INSTRUCTION + Each student collaborates with his/her assigned field instructor to develop and carry
out an individual learning contract for beginning generalist social work practice,
through 210 field contact hours and 45 in-class seminar hours. In field instruction
students demonstrate the mastery of all social work competencies which they learned
in social work courses. Prerequisite: SW-485a Field instruction is required and restricted
to BSW students.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Or upper-division CHamoru (CM) courses
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
CHamoru Studies Certificate Requirements (17 credit hours)
Required Courses (11 credit hours)
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM110 | INTRO TO CHAMORU STUDIES + This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary approach to CHamoru Studies
as a community engaged academic discipline. It provides a broad survey of major issues
and concerns specific to CHamoru society in both historical and contemporary contexts.
The course emphasizes CHamoru perspectives, experiences, and systems of knowledge
as an effective frame work for students to use in their ongoing critical engagement
with local, region, and global issues. The course includes a considerable service-learning
and community engagement component that compels students to connect their academic
study of CHamoru Studies with the communities, organization, and efforts outside of
the university campus.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Choose one group:
GROUP 1
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM101 | ELEMENTARY CHAMORU I + This is a beginning course with emphasis on oral-aural competency.
|
4 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM102 | ELEMENTARY CHAMORU II + This is a continuation of CM101. Emphasis is on improving and adding to the oral-aural
competency gained in CM101. Reading in the CHamoru language is also introduced, and
more complex language structures and concepts are taught. Prerequisite: CM101; two-year
high school CHamoru , or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
GROUP 2
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM201 | INTERMEDIATE CHAMORU I + This is an intermediate level Chamorro language course, which continues the oral-aural
development of CM101 and CM102. Vocabulary development and expansion continues; however,
the primary emphasis is on comprehending and utilizing more complicated language structures
in the Chamorro language, as well as application and usage of the numerous affixation
processes. Reading comprehension and reading skills are introduced. Prerequisite:
CM102, or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM202 | INTERMEDIATE CHAMORU II + CM202 is the second semester, second year CHamoru course, which is a continuation
of CM201 Intermediate CHamoru I. Vocabulary development and expansion continues in
four designated specialized areas; however, the primary emphasis is on comprehending
and utilizing more advanced language structures. Prerequisite: CM201.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
GROUP 3
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM301 | ADVANCED CHAMORU I - READING + This course emphasizes reading competency, further development of oral-aural skills,
and the phonological and morphological structures of the CHamoru language. Prerequisites:
CM201 and CM202 or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | FALL ONLY/EVEN YEARS |
| CM302 | ADVANCED CHAMORU II-WRITING + This course emphasizes writing competency, further development of oral-aural skills,
and the syntactical and semantic structures of the CHamoru language, and CHamoru orthography.
Prerequisites: CM202 and CM301 or consent of instructor.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
Elective Courses (6 credit hours)
Choose one course from each group:
GROUP 1
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| HI211 | HISTORY OF GUAM + This course surveys the political, socio-cultural, economic, and military history
of Guam and its people since ancient times, reviewing historical changes through the
eras of Spanish, Japanese and American colonial rule.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| PS225 | STATE AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT + This course entails the analysis of U.S. State and Territorial Governmental systems,
including the study of constitutionalism, federalism, separation of powers, civil
rights, political parties, interest groups, political status, and political development.
Emphasis is placed on the analysis of the structure and function of the Territorial
Government of Guam.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
GROUP 2
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM210 | CHAMORU ARTS AND PRACTICE + This course explores CHamoru art forms and practices. It examines the ways in which
such forms and practices reflect the ways of life and beliefs of the indigenous people
of the Marianas. Each semester, the course will focus on a selected art form or practice.
Students may repeat the course once with a different topic.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CM340 | CHAMORU CULTURE + This course critically examines and re-evaluates historic and contemporary representation
of CHamoru culture. Dance, music, change, storytelling, graphic and textile are, and
other cultural forms are set alongside a background understanding of culture as a
dynamic expression of changing historical, social, political, environmental, economic,
and other conditions in the Mariana Islands from ancient to contemporary times. This
course employs an interdisciplinary approach to critically exploring these cultural
forms and the varying contexts out of which they arise. This exploration will be conducted
while considering the larger issue surrounding the politics of cultural representation
to include identity, modernity, adaptation and resistance, debates of over authenticity,
ownership and appropriation, and the ongoing CHamoru cultural renaissance of the 21st
century. Prerequisites: CM102 and CM110, or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM412 | TOPICS IN CHAMORU STUDIES + This course is an intensive study of a specific topic or theme relative to historical
analysis of the Mariana Islands colonial legacy and contemporary issues including
CHamoru cultural survival, land, social and economic development, political status,
religion, and modern modes of scholarly inquiry in the Mariana Islands. This course
may be repeated for credit when the topic is substantially different. Prerequisite:
CM340 or consent of instructor. This course is to be taught concurrently with Existing
GUAM/CHamoru STUDIES (MI512)
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ODD YEARS |
Certificate in Island Wisdom: Foundations in Micronesian Seafaring Requirements (12 credit hours)
Required Courses (9 credit hours)
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CM232 | MICRONESIAN SEAFARING SYSTEM + This course is an introduction to the Micronesian seafaring system. Particular emphasis
is placed on building skills for constructing canoe houses and canoes. In this course,
students gain knowledge in navigation, plant use, ocean and weather patterns, and
indigenous mathematical measurements.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM332 | TRADITIONAL NAVIGATION + This course gives students an understanding on Micronesian traditional navigation
as part of the seafaring system. This system includes knowledge and skills taught
in the canoe house, including understating of the living environment, to the highly
specialized skills in canoe and structural building, traditional healing, weather
predictions, and traditional navigation. It provides understanding of navigational
elements such as wind and wave patterns, and indigenous cosmology. The course will
also explain Micronesian wayfinding through complex ?etak? and system of estimation
and dead reckoning. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| CM432 | MICRONESIAN CANOE BUILDING + This course gives students an understanding on the concept of the Micronesian (proa)
canoe as part of the seafaring systems. This system includes an array of Indigenous
knowledge and skills taught in the canoe house, beginning with basic understanding
of the living environment, to the highly specialized skills in canoe building and
traditional navigation. The course will provide the basic safety handling on tools,
phases of canoe building and designs using traditional measurements, and multifunctionality
of canoe components. Prerequisite: CM-394 or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours |
Elective Courses (3 credit hours)
Choose one:
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| AN320 | PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC + AN320 is a study of the cultural anthropology of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia,
the most ethnographically diverse region on the planet. Themes may include art, colonialism,
ethnocentrism, first contact, gender, inequality, intoxication, power, race relations,
religion, ritual, social change, sorcery and tattooing.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| AN381 | ASIA-PACIFIC MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY + This course introduces students to the distinctive maritime heritage of the Asia-Pacific
region as an example of the world's maritime archaeology to illustrate past and contemporary
connections that communities have with the ocean and its resources.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| BI100 | ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY + This is a one-semester course in general principles of environmental biology, conservation
of the environment, and human ecology. It does count as credit toward a major in biology
and toward the general education requirements. The course consists of three hours
of lecture weekly. The lab, BI100L, MUST be taken concurrently. Corequisite: BI100L.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CM210 | CHAMORU ARTS AND PRACTICE + This course explores CHamoru art forms and practices. It examines the ways in which
such forms and practices reflect the ways of life and beliefs of the indigenous people
of the Marianas. Each semester, the course will focus on a selected art form or practice.
Students may repeat the course once with a different topic.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CM340 | CHAMORU CULTURE + This course critically examines and re-evaluates historic and contemporary representation
of CHamoru culture. Dance, music, change, storytelling, graphic and textile are, and
other cultural forms are set alongside a background understanding of culture as a
dynamic expression of changing historical, social, political, environmental, economic,
and other conditions in the Mariana Islands from ancient to contemporary times. This
course employs an interdisciplinary approach to critically exploring these cultural
forms and the varying contexts out of which they arise. This exploration will be conducted
while considering the larger issue surrounding the politics of cultural representation
to include identity, modernity, adaptation and resistance, debates of over authenticity,
ownership and appropriation, and the ongoing CHamoru cultural renaissance of the 21st
century. Prerequisites: CM102 and CM110, or consent of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| EN333 | LITERATURE OF GUAM, MICRONESIA, AND THE PACIFIC + This course provides an overview of the Pacific island literatures. It surveys myths,
legends, folktales, historical and literary works of Guam, Micronesia and other Pacific
island cultures. It also explores resources suitable for instruction in the schools.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| GE401 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE PACIFIC + The geography of the Pacific Basin and the western margins of the Pacific are surveyed
in this course. Special emphasis is given to Guam and Micronesia.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| HI211 | HISTORY OF GUAM + This course surveys the political, socio-cultural, economic, and military history
of Guam and its people since ancient times, reviewing historical changes through the
eras of Spanish, Japanese and American colonial rule.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| HI243 | HISTORY OF MICRONESIA + This course is an introduction to the traditional and western history of the Micronesian
islands.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Program Chair
Borja-Quichocho-Calvo Kisha
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Additional Program Faculty
Cruz F. Mary Therese
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Natividad S. Lisalinda
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Santos-Bamba Q. Sharleen
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