• Offered by School of Culture History and Language
  • ANU College ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Course subject Pacific Studies
  • Work Integrated Learning Projects
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • AsPr Christopher Ballard
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2022
    Second Semester 2022
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This is an individual course of readings on an indigenous studies topic identified by the student in consultation with the course convener and nominated supervisor. This may include indigenous cultures, issues and modes of knowledge production from the Pacific Islands, Asia, Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Canada or beyond the region. Weekly meetings with the supervisor to discuss material covered will be on a one-to-one basis, with an emphasis on critical analysis and writing. The course will have particular utility for students preparing for Honors or other postgraduate study.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to identify and define a viable research topic and question, appropriate in scale to the course workload
  2. Develop a scholarly relationship through regular interaction with the course supervisor 
  3. Demonstrate the ability to present research questions, a research design and preliminary findings 
  4. Demonstrate skills in analysis and scholarly writing

Work Integrated Learning

Projects

This WIL component provides you with the opportunity to deeply engage 

with the course content, drive your leaning, build skills and confidence, 

and perform the learned tasks more effectively. 

Other Information

Students must identify a topic and potential readings supervisor before seeking enrolment in the course.

Indicative Assessment

  1. Rationale and schedule of readings (10) [LO null]
  2. Annotated bibliography (10) [LO null]
  3. Weekly critical reading reports (30) [LO null]
  4. Analytical research essay (50) [LO null]

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Workload

The total workload for the subject is 130 hours of research, writing and consultation with supervisor.

Requisite and Incompatibility

You will need to contact the School of Culture History and Language to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Prescribed Texts

There are no prescribed texts for this course.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees

Student Contribution Band:
14
Unit value:
6 units

If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

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Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2022 $3840
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2022 $4980
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
3663 21 Feb 2022 28 Feb 2022 31 Mar 2022 27 May 2022 In-Person and Online View

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
6637 25 Jul 2022 01 Aug 2022 31 Aug 2022 28 Oct 2022 In-Person and Online N/A

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