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Indigenous Studies
Indigenous Studies is an interdisciplinary major that is designed to equip students to think reflexively about issues that impact on Indigenous individuals and communities on a local, national and global scale.
Indigenous Studies is anchored in the critical study of Australian Indigenous experiences. This includes a focus on cultural, political, economic and social factors that have shaped, and continue to shape, the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This is enriched through the study of international Indigenous experiences and engagement with a range of Indigenous perspectives and organizations on a global scale.
Indigenous Studies explores the controversies, complexities and contradictions that shape what it means to be Indigenous in Australia and the world today
Major Study
A major in Indigenous 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 INDS130 or INDS150, INDS203, INDS300 and INDS360.
The major consists of four core and other elective subjects offered by the Indigenous Studies Unit together with a choice of subjects offered by other participating Faculties. Students are advised to consult with the Indigenous Studies Unit about available subjects prior to enrolment.
Double Major
A majority of the Indigenous 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 Indigenous Studies will consist of the three core subjects (INDS130 or INDS150, INDS203 and INDS300) 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.
Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session |
Core Subjects | |||
Introduction to Indigenous Australia | 6 | Autumn | |
OR | |||
Indigenous Knowledge in Global Contexts | 6 | Spring | |
AND | |||
Critical Themes in Indigenous Studies | 8 | Spring | |
Indigenous Peoples and Decolonisation: Global Perspectives | 8 | Spring | |
Indigenous Research Methodologies | 8 | Autumn | |
100 level | |||
Locating Australia | 6 | Spring | |
The Human Environment: Sustainability, Cities and Cultures | 6 | Spring | |
Argument, Evidence and Knowledge | 6 | Spring | |
Change and Debate in Contemporary Australian Politics | 6 | N/O 2014 | |
Public Health - Current Issues and their determinants | 6 | Autumn | |
Introduction to Sociology | 6 | Autumn | |
Australian Aboriginal Arts | 6 | N/O 2014 | |
200 level | |||
Redefining Eden: Indigenous Peoples and the Environment | 8 | Autumn | |
Indigenous Self-Representation in Contemporary Texts | 8 | N/O Spring 2014 | |
Regional Australia Society and Environment: A Field Study | 8 | N/O 2014 | |
International Studies | 8 | N/O 2014 | |
Water in Australia: An Environmental History | 8 | N/O 2014 | |
Comparative Indigenous Health Issues | 6 | Autumn | |
Ethics | 8 | Spring | |
Political Philosophy | 8 | Spring | |
Contemporary Public Health Issues | 6 | Autumn | |
Social Research Methods | 8 | Spring | |
300 level | |||
Indigenous Youth and Cultural Production | 8 | Spring | |
Special Topic in Indigenous Education | 8 | Autumn/Spring | |
Spaces, Places and Identities: Qualitative research design | 8 | Autumn | |
Environmental and Heritage Management | 8 | Spring | |
Debates in Australian Cultural History | 8 | Autumn | |
Indigenous Peoples and Legal Systems | 6 | Spring | |
Research in Indigenous Health | 6 | Autumn | |
Indigenous Community Development: Mental Health Issues | 6 | Autumn | |
Global Ethics | 8 | Autumn | |
Social Determinants of Indigenous Health | 6 | Spring | |
Race and Ethnicity | 8 | N/O 2014 | |
Honours
Other Information
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