This internship program offers students an opportunity to intern for an Indigenous community or organisation on a social justice project initiative. Social justice is broadly conceived, and may encompass diverse projects, such as language revival, wellbeing research, housing, enterprise, ecological knowledge, or juvenile justice, economic advancement, policy and planning. Internship placements may be offered anywhere within Australia.
This internship program provides students from any discipline with the opportunity to undertake a significant research project within a community or organisation. Academic credit will be awarded towards the students' degrees. The research topic is agreed between the intern and the placement. Topics usually focus on an issue relevant to both the community organisation and the intern.
There are two different pathways to undertaking this internship. Students may undertake an internship with a peak Indigenous organisation (such as a national coalition of services, the First Nations Portfolio at ANU, or AIATSIS). Other internship opportunities arise from time to time and emerge from a relationship that an ANU academic has with an Indigenous community or organisation while they support the social justice objectives of the community or organisation. In the latter internship, students are mentored by that ANU academic.
The internship program is administered by the Indigenous Studies Portfolio in CASS (AuIS). Induction and other workshops are led by AuIS and, where appropriate for the internship, may share teaching events with ANIP3003. Students participate in workshops to develop their skills in standpoint and reflexivity, to assist with the write up of their report, and to develop other professional skills. Workshops may be delivered over the course of a semester or intensively. This course is available for cross-institutional enrolment.
Admission to this course is selective due to the complex and sensitive issues that can arise in the internship, and the high academic standards and cultural competency required to successfully complete the course. The six-unit internship typically involves a ten-day placement; the 12-unit internship typically involves a 20 day placement.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- engage respectfully and ethically with stakeholders;
- demonstrate skills in reflexivity, insight into positionality, and its relevance to supporting the experience in the workplace;
- apply research and inter-relational skills and demonstrate insight into diverse perspectives in a workplace setting;
- demonstrate knowledge of the context, including the history, of the People/s and place/s of the internship and of the social justice issue with which the student is engaged; and
- source, analyse, synthesise, and interpret information from diverse sources to critically analyse a complex issue that relates to the internship experience.
Work Integrated Learning
Placements
Students undertake relevant induction workshops prior to engaging in the placement, this includes skills development in reflexivity, developing insight into positionality and First Peoples' perspectives, and critical perspectives regarding the practical experience. Students then have an opportunity to reflect on and critically analyse their work experience subsequently.
Other Information
A permission code is required to enrol in this course.
To be permitted to enrol, student may be required to demonstrate to the course convenor sufficient understanding of the social, cultural and political context of the community in which the internship is to be taken and competency to engage constructively with stakeholders. This may be demonstrated by completion of relevant courses, by having spent significant time in the relevant Country working with its people, in an interview, a position statement, and/or through references, for example.
Indicative Assessment
- Research proposal, presentation, and positionality statement (15) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Portfolio of daily reflections (15) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Reflective essay (1500 words 6u; 3000 words 12u) (27) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Research Report (2000 words 6u; 4000 words 12 u) (38) [LO 2,4,5]
- Presentation and delivery of report to internship host and other stakeholders (5) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
Each 6 units: 130 hours of total student learning time made up from a combination of workshops, attendance at internship placement and applied research and writing. The structure and delivery of contact hours is dependent on internship type.
Inherent Requirements
Demonstrated insight into positionality/standpoint, and concepts in Australian Indigenous Studies.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Course materials are provided on the course wattle site.
Assumed Knowledge
Demonstrated insight into positionality/standpoint, relationality and other basic precepts in Australian Indigenous Studies.
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 to 12 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.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
| 7.00 | 0.14583 |
| 8.00 | 0.16667 |
| 9.00 | 0.18750 |
| 10.00 | 0.20833 |
| 11.00 | 0.22917 |
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $680 per unit |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $880 per unit |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3600 | 17 Feb 2025 | 24 Feb 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 23 May 2025 | In Person | N/A |
