The Australian Indigenous Studies Honours Specialisation gives you high-level preparation for professional life or a higher degree by research through the development of an advanced knowledge of the research principles and methods and theoretical concepts of Australian indigenous studies, and through the design and implementation of a research project, typically a thesis of up to 20,000 words, that develops new understandings or that provides solutions to complex problems.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- pose a significant research question relating to Australian indigenous studies;
- investigate this question creatively, critically, ethically, and independently, including through sophisticated use of appropriate theory and methodology as appropriate to Australian indigenous studies, and place these investigations in the context of the relevant intellectual tradition; and
- communicate their research and its findings through an appropriate medium.
Relevant Degrees
Admission Requirements
1. a major or equivalent in one of the following:
Australian Indigenous Studies
Anthropology
Development Studies
2. with the written approval of an identified supervisor for the thesis
Requirements
This Honours specialisation requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH4009 | Research Methods in Development Studies | 12 |
| ANTH4010 | Key Concepts in Anthropology of Development | 12 |
| ANTH4011 | History of Anthropological Theory | 12 |
| ANTH4012 | Theory and Ethnography in the Analysis of Cultures | 12 |
| POLS4011 | Research Training: Scope and Methods | 12 |
| SOCY4009 | Sociology Honours Theory Seminar | 12 |
| SOCY4010 | Sociology Honours Methods Seminar | 12 |
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| THES4102 | Thesis | 6-24 |
