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Aboriginal Studies

Aboriginal Studies is an interdisciplinary major which links together ABST subjects and a number of subjects as well as offered by the Faculties of Arts, Creative Arts, Education, Health and Behavioural Sciences, Law and Science, to provide Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students with a coherent program in the study of Aboriginal Australia.

Major Study

The major consists of three core subjects offered by the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre together with a choice of subjects offered by participating Faculties. Students are advised to consult with the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre about available subjects prior to enrolment.

A major in Aboriginal Studies requires the completion of a minimum of 52 credit points, consisting of at least 12 credit points at 100-level, 16 credit points at 200-level and 24 credit points at 300-level. The major must include ABST150, ABST200 and ABST300.

Double Major

A majority of the Aboriginal Studies subjects are drawn from the offerings of a number of Faculties, and it is possible for students to complete a second major. Students are encouraged to look closely at this option, particularly if they are contemplating postgraduate study.

Minor Study

A minor in Aboriginal Studies will consist of the three core subjects (ABST150, ABST200 and ABST300) and one other subject from the subjects prescribed for the major (see Study Program below). Students may not cross-count any subjects from the minor in any other minor or major study.

Honours

See Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Study Program

Subjects

Title

Session

Credit Points

100-level

ABST150

Introduction to Aboriginal Australia

Autumn/Spring

6

ARTS112

People and Place

Autumn

6

AUST102

Australian Studies: Narrating the Nation

Spring

6

ENGL113

Contemporary Writing in Australia

Spring

6

HIST109

Living Australia: 1800-2000

Spring

6

EESC104

The Human Environment: Problems and Change

Spring

6

PHIL151

Practical Reasoning A

Spring

6

POL 141

Change and Debate in Contemporary Australian Politics

Summer 08/09

6

POP 101

Population Health-Current Issues and their Determinants

Autumn

6

SOC 103

Aspects of Australian Society

Autumn

6

VISA123

Introduction to Aboriginal Arts and Society

Autumn

6

200-level

ABST200

Aboriginal Identities: History and Contested Knowledge

Spring

8

ABST201

Redefining Eden: Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

Autumn

8

ABST202

Indigenous Self-Representation in Contemporary Texts

Autumn

8

EESC214

Discovering Down Under: A Geography of Australia

Spring/ Summer 08/09

8

EESC215

Environmental Impact of Societies

Spring

8

HIST239

A Cultural History of Water

Spring

8

NMIH240

Current Services in Indigenous Health

N/O 2008

6

NMIH242

Functional Community Structures

Autumn

6

PHIL206

Practical Ethics

Autumn

8

PHIL232

Political Philosophy

Spring

8

POP 201

Contemporary Population Health Issues

Autumn

6

SOC 231

Social Analysis

Spring

8

300-level

ABST300

Indigenous Theories of Decolonisation

Spring

8

ABST350

Special Topic in Aboriginal Studies

Autumn/Spring

8

ABST361

Issues in Aboriginal Education

Autumn

8

ABST362

Aboriginal Pedagogy

Spring

8

EESC307

Spaces, Places and Identities: Qualitative research design

Autumn

8

EESC308

Environmental and Heritage Management

Spring

8

ENGL375

Australia Fair: Nation, “Race”, Culture

Spring

8

HIST350

Debates in Australian Cultural History

Autumn

8

LAW 344

Indigenous Peoples and Legal Systems

N/O 2008

6

NMIH327

Health and Human Ecology

N/O 2008

6

NMIH341

Research in Indigenous Health

Spring

6

PHIL390

Contemporary Political Philosophy

Spring

8

POP 325

Aboriginal Health Issues

Spring

8

SOC 305

Race and Ethnic Studies

Spring

8

SOC 308

Social Policy and the Neoliberal State

N/O 2008

8

VISA321

Introduction to Indigenous Art and Visual Culture

Autumn

6

 
   

Last reviewed: 1 August, 2008 

 
   
 
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