This course engages with three big ideas or questions: Who are Indigenous people or peoples? What does and can development mean in relation to them? And what sorts of policies do, or could, governments pursue in relation to Indigenous people(s)? The primary focus is on the Australian experience but the situation in the other settler-majority English-speaking nation-states of New Zealand, Canada and USA will also be examined. Students will be hosted by the Yawuru Native Title holders in the north-west of Western Australia. They will be introduced to Yawuru culture and land and sea management practices.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge, skills and first-hand experience to:
- Understand who Indigenous peoples are, and what development does and can mean in relation to them;
- determine what sort of policies, do, or could governments pursue in relation to them; and
- critically evaluate competing interests in Indigenous development and policy and the processes used to develop these.
Other Information
Face-to-face on-campus delivery with a mix of formal presentations by the lecturers and student discussion. Visiting lecturers will be invited to give a range of views and approaches, including relevant Indigenous speakers and individuals engaged in policy development.
Lectures and related activities span three weeks. The first week is based at the ANU in Canberra and will involve face-to-face delivery with a mix of formal presentations by the lecturers and student discussions. Visiting lecturers will be invited to give a range of views and approaches, including relevant Indigenous speakers. The second week of the course will start with a three-day field trip to the ANU’s bush campus at Kioloa on the New South Wales south coast before returning to Canberra for lectures on international perspectives on Indigenous development. In the third week students will be hosted by the Yawuru Native Title holders of Broome in the north-west of Western Australia. This will week will involve a combination of formal presentations, tutorials and fieldwork.
Indicative Assessment
Proposed assessment is:
A group essay (3,000 words 60%) [Learning Outcomes 1-3]
A group presentation (30%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 3]
Tutorial participation (10%) [Learning Outcomes 1-3]
While they are group essays and presentations an individual mark will be given to each student.
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Workload
30 hours of lecture, 15 hours of tutorials, 30 hours of fieldwork and 55 hours of private study.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Not applicable.
Assumed Knowledge
This course is suitable for a student who have studied Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Politics, Geography, Demography or Law.
Areas of Interest
- Geography
- Anthropology
- Australian Studies
- Australian Indigenous Studies
- Law
- Political Sciences
- Sociology
- Economics
- Demography
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- 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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