The minor in Australian Indigenous Studies enables students with an interest in Australian Indigenous Studies to take a set of interrelated courses in different disciplines without the normal prerequisite required in each course. The major is interdisciplinary, in which it is possible to combine courses from anthropology, archaeology, art, history, linguistics, music, public policy, and gender studies for a broadly based understanding of Australian Indigenous societies and cultures, both past and present. Taken together, the courses provide a comprehensive insight into Australian Indigenous Studies including Indigenous epistemologies; Indigenous occupation and adaption on the Australian continent; Indigenous socio-cultural, ceremonial, artistic and linguistic practices past and present; impacts of European colonisation; histories of relationships between Indigenous and other Australians; the situation of Indigenous peoples in Australia today; and related issues of representation.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- understand Australian Indigenous history and culture, and policies pertaining to Indigenous Australians
- analyse the ways in which history and culture informs Australian Indigenous perspectives on a range of topics, including responses to policy
- understand Australian Indigenous cultures and traditions
- analyse Australian Indigenous concerns in the global context
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units including:
A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH1004 | Introduction to Indigenous Australian Studies | 6 |
| AUST1001 | Learning an Indigenous Australian Language | 6 |
| INDG1001 | Indigenous Peoples, Populations and Communities | 6 |
A minimum of 12 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH2005 | Traditional Australian Indigenous Cultures, Societies and Environment | 6 |
| ANTH2017 | Culture, Social Justice and Aboriginal Society Today | 6 |
| ARCH2004 | Australian Archaeology | 6 |
| ARTH2098 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art | 6 |
| AUST2008 | Learning an Indigenous Australian language 2 | 6 |
| ENGL3037 | Literature, Law and Human Rights | 6 |
| GEND2021 | Trauma, Memory and Culture | 6 |
| HIST2022 | Indigenous Australian History | 6 |
| HIST2241 | Global Aboriginal and Native Histories | 6 |
| HUMN2051 | Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management | 6 |
| INDG2001 | Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resource Management | 6 |
| INDG2002 | Contemporary Australian Indigenous Music Studies | 6 |
| INDG3001 | Public policy development and implementation and Indigenous Australians | 6 |
| INDG3003 | The Indigenous Economy | 6 |
| INDG3004 | Indigenous Studies Supervised Research Project | 6 |
| INDG3005 | Special Topics in Indigenous Studies | 6 |
| LING2016 | Language in Indigenous Australia | 6 |
| LING2022 | Language Policy and Language Politics | 6 |
| MUSI2213 | Introduction to Ethnomusicology | 6 |
