The course introduces students to a broad over view of Indigenous Australian studies from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives. It places contemporary Indigenous affairs in cultural, archaeological, historical, linguistic , legal and anthropological context and provides a gateway to advanced level courses that make up the Minor in Indigenous Australian Studies. There will be limited international comparison. At least a third of the lectures will be given by Indigenous academics
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
By the end of the course you should be able to:
- Demonstrate an informed understanding of aspects of Indigenous history, language and culture, and policy pertaining to Aboriginal people
- Assess the quality of public debate about Indigenous policy
- Analyse the ways in which history, language and culture informs Indigenous perspectives on a range of topics, including responses to policy
- Think, write and argue with key concepts and knowledge about current policy issues as they related to land, law and health
- Demonstrate a comparative knowledge of Indigenous Australian rights in a world context
- Use specific examples to explore key concepts, themes and theories from anthropology and other disciplinary areas covered in the course
- Select, analyse and present materials on contemporary issues pertaining to Aboriginal persons, policy and events
Indicative Assessment
Tutorial participation (10%) (LO1,2,3)
Journal, totalling 1500 words (20%) (LO2,4,7)
Major essay 2000 words (40%) (LO 1,4,5,6,7)
Exam (30%) (LO3,4,5,7)
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Workload
2 hours of lectures and one hour of tutorial per week
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2604 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $3576 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1009 | 20 Jul 2015 | 07 Aug 2015 | 31 Aug 2015 | 30 Oct 2015 | In Person | N/A |
