INCA 100 3:3-1 Introduction to Indigenous Communication Arts An introduction to multimedia storytelling for Indigenous media. Students will sharpen their media literacy in a digital universe, learn protocols for respectful inquiry, and develop skills in interviewing, research, narrative structures and multi-platform technical production for Indigenous media organizations and audiences. 

INCA 200 6:0-0 INCA Summer Institute In Journalism This The INCA Summer Institute is an intensive 3-week course that provides instruction and practical experience to prepare students for entrylevel positions in print, online, radio and television media organizations. Students complete daily and weekly assignments and are trained by professional Indigenous journalists from Indigenous and mainstream media. ***Permission of the Department Head is required to register.*** *Note: This course may sometimes be offered on a Pass/Fail basis.* 

INCA 210 3:3-0 Respectful and Ethical Journalism and Communications. Core ethical foundations for the practice of decolonized journalism and communications. Cultural protocols, trauma-informed reporting, implicit bias, working with vulnerable populations, and other issues in daily practice. Rights and responsibilities of professional journalists and communicators in Customary and Canadian law. ***Prerequisite: None 

INCA 283 3:3-0 Indigenous Media in Canada Students review Indigenous media in Canada, the legislative and policy developments that have impacted communication, and the role in Indigenous media in constituting alternative public spheres of discourse. Topics include early newspaper publishing, Indigenous language radio and developments in television broadcasting that culminated with the creation of APTN. 

INCA 284 3:3-0 Managing Indigenous Media Businesses Students consider a variety of Indigenous media organizations with the goal of understanding how various forms of business—private for profit, nonprofit, cooperatives and quasi-public organizations—are financed and managed. Students will come to appreciate the challenges and opportunities of managing media businesses. 

INCA 290 6:0-0 INCA Internship The INCA internships follow the INCA Summer Institute and allow students to continue their training and gain practical experience in a supervised work experience in mainstream or Indigenous media and communication organizations. Students must complete a minimum of 200 hours of work experience. ***Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Head is required to register*** *Note: Students must fill out the Workers’ Compensation Agreement form prior to work placement.* *Note: This course may sometimes be offered on a Pass/Fail basis.* 

INCA 291 3:3-0 Selected Topics Courses designed as required for groups of students or individual study. 

INCA 291AA 3:3-0 Indigenous Print and Online Journalism Students will develop their understanding of the various types of journalistic stories and learn how to produce news and feature stories for Indigenous print and online news media, including the use of photography, audio and video to engage readers. 

INCA 291AB 3:3-0 Indigenous Multimedia Storytelling Students will develop their skills for telling news and current affairs stories, using audio, video and other digital formats, as well as social media platforms. 

INCA 291AC   3:3-0 Community Radio I Students will develop entry-level skills, competencies and attitudes necessary for the successful management of a not-for-profit, community-based radio station. Students will apply their skills in hands-on exercises at the First Nations University of Canada’s radio station, CFNU. 

INCA 351 3:3-3 Radio Production In this course, students will learn theory and skills of storytelling and audio production to produce the elements of a radio program, including documentary paks, talk tapes, interviews, soundscapes and voicers. Students will also learn how to combine these elements with music to create radio broadcasts and podcasts. ***Prerequisite: INCA 200*** 

INCA 391 AA-ZZ 3:3-0 Advanced Selected Topics Courses designed as required for groups of students or individual study. 

INCA 391 AA 3:3-0 Investigative and Collaborative Journalism This course is an introduction to the techniques and processes of investigative journalism, with a focus on Indigenous issues, research and storytelling collaborations. *Note: Students may receive credit for one of INCA 391AA or INDG 390AQ.* 

INCA 391AC   3:3-0 Community Radio II Students will develop advanced skills, competencies and attitudes necessary for the successful management of a not-for-profit, community-based radio station. Students will apply their skills in hands-on exercises at the First Nations University of Canada’s radio station, CFNU. ***Prerequisite: INCA 291AC.*** 

INCA 392 3:3-0 Seminar: Colonial and Anti-Colonial Frames in the Contemporary News Media. An historical overview of the media’s role in advancing the colonial project, and critical examination of colonial frames in contemporary news media, including anti-colonial critiques and media alternatives. ***Prerequisite: Any 200-level INDG or INCA course or permission of the instructor.  

INCA 400 9:9-0 Advanced Institute in Journalism and Knowledge Transfer. Through intensive experiential learning, students will master in-depth journalistic storytelling techniques. They will also explore practices for sharing media and communication skills with others. Prerequisites: ***INCA 200 or permission of the instructor. 

INCA 490 6:6-0. Advanced Internship. The Advanced Internship will provide opportunities and mentorship for students to practice journalism and communications at an advanced level through mentored internship placements, learning and performing activities such as in-depth journalism, investigative research, strategic planning, market research, or other high-level activities. Students complete a minimum of 200 hours of work. ***Prerequisites: INCA 290 or permission of the instructor. This course is offered on a Pass/Fail basis. 

***Note: Students must fill out the Workers’ Compensation Agreement Form prior to work placement.