CU Boulder's History Department has a rich tradition of scholarship in Native American history, and the campus offers excellent opportunities to engage with scholars in other fields through the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS), the Center of the American West, the Law School's renowned Indian Law Program, and other units. History (including lower-division, general education courses, especially one of the two American/U.S. history surveys, with a preference for the early American survey), and provide service to the department, the campus, and the larger professional community.