The minor in Australian Indigenous Studies introduces students to Australian Indigenous Studies, presenting students with opportunities to develop insight into the breadth, depth and diversity of First Peoples' knowledges and ways of knowing, the diverse perspectives and experiences of Australia’s First Peoples. Centring the scholarship of First Nations and other Indigenous scholars in Australia, students are introduced to the basic precepts that have supported the longest underpin first laws of this place, ways of knowing and being, including the relationships with and within Country. Study the scholarship of Australian Indigenous scholars, including senior knowledge holders.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate an informed understanding of and insight into First Nations and other Indigenous Peoples' diverse perspectives on past and shared histories since colonisation commenced in Australia;
- demonstrate an informed understanding of and insight into First Peoples' diverse knowledges and ways of knowing;
- demonstrate an informed understanding and insight into First Peoples cultures, traditions and their continuities; and
- demonstrate insight and informed understanding of colonisation and the impacts of colonialism on First Peoples and Australian society broadly.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units from the following lists, including:
A minimum of 6 units from the completion of the following course(s):
INDG1001 - Country, Kinship and Continuities (6 units)
INDG1002 - Resilience, Responsibilities, Resurgence (6 units)
A minimum of 6 units from the completion of the following course(s):
ARTH2098 - Australian First Nations Art and Culture (6 units)
HIST2022 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History (6 units)
INDG2002 - Contemporary Australian Indigenous Music Studies (6 units)
INDG3009 - Critical Indigenous Studies (6 units)
A maximum of 6 units from the completion of the following course(s):
INDG2001/ENVS 2025 - Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resource Management (6 units)
INDG2003 - Introduction to an Australian Indigenous Language (6 units)
LING2016 - Language and Society in Indigenous Australia (6 units)
PSYC2012 - Culture and Psychology (6 units)
HLTH3001 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (6 units)
INDG3001 - First Nations Peoples, the State and Public Policy in Australia (6 units)
INDG3003 - Indigenous economies, custodianship and prosperity (6 units)
INDG3005 - Special Topics in Australian Indigenous Studies (6 units)
INDG3006 - Indigenous Research: Practice, Collaboration and Ethics (6 units)
INDG3008 - Indigenous Studies Field School (6 units)
CBE students:
Students enrolled in a degree programs in College of Business and Economics may undertake a minor in Australian Indigenous Studies by completing the following courses:
A minimum of 12 units from: INDG1001, INDG1002, HIST2022, INDG3009
A maximum of 12 units from: INDG3001, INDG3003.
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