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Learning Outcomes

1.
Evaluate debates in policy and practice in Indigenous affairs.
  • Professionals
  • Scholars
2.
Communicate and debate complex ideas in a range of different contexts using a variety of suitable media.
  • Professionals
  • Scholars
3.
Exhibit initiative and self-direction.
  • Professionals
  • Leaders
4.
Engage proactively with complex problems in professional practice and/or scholarship.
  • Professionals
  • Leaders
  • Scholars
5.
Engage critically with Indigenous knowledges and perspectives.
  • Scholars
  • Global Citizens
6.
Undertake rigorous and engaged scholarly inquiry and analysis.
  • Professionals
  • Scholars
7.
Identify and evaluate key social and political influences that have underpinned the development of settler-colonial states and polities.
  • Global Citizens
  • Scholars
8.
Act ethically, respectfully and responsibly.
  • Global Citizens
  • Professionals
9.
Contribute to and work effectively within diverse communities in local, national and/or international contexts.
  • Professionals
  • Global Citizens
10.
Collaborate effectively with others.
  • Professionals
  • Leaders
11.
Critique diverse scholarly traditions concerning Indigenous histories, societies and the impact of colonialism.
  • Scholars
12.
Demonstrate intercultural responsiveness.
  • Global Citizens
  • Professionals
13.
Critically and creatively navigate different disciplinary bodies of knowledge and appraise disciplinary perspectives in professional practice and/or scholarship.
  • Scholars
  • Professionals
14.
Continuously acquire new knowledge and skills and reflect on existing knowledge and skills for personal and career fulfilment.
  • Professionals
  • Leaders
  • Scholars

Graduate Capabilities

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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Social Research and Policy - BSRP3420 - Social Research and Policy
Bachelor of Arts and Business - BArts (Bus)3444 - Arts and Business

Specialisation Structure
60 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 60 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

ATSI1011
6 UOC
Indigenous Australia
ATSI1012
6 UOC
Aboriginal Sydney

Level 3 Core Courses

Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

ATSI3008
6 UOC
Indigenous Studies Capstone

Level 2 Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 18 UOC, up to a maximum of 24 UOC of the following courses.

ATSI2003
6 UOC
Indigenous Material Culture-Objects and Their Journey
ATSI2004
6 UOC
Popular Culture of Indigenous Australia
ATSI2011
6 UOC
Indigenous Australian Political History
ATSI2012
6 UOC
Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Politics
ATSI2014
6 UOC
Indigenous People and Policy
ATSI2015
6 UOC
The Science of Indigenous Knowledges
ATSI2016
6 UOC
Torres Strait: Past & Present

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 18 UOC, up to a maximum of 24 UOC of the following courses.

ATSI3001
6 UOC
Australian Indigenous Identity
ATSI3002
6 UOC
Gendered Identities in Indigenous Australia
ATSI3003
6 UOC
Indigenous Cultural Heritage and the Environment
ATSI3005
6 UOC
Race, Colonialism and Whiteness
ATSI3006
6 UOC
Astronomy of Indigenous Australians
ATSI3007
6 UOC
Human-Animal Interactions in Indigenous Domains
ATSI3017
6 UOC
Indigenous Histories and the Colonial World
ARTS3241
6 UOC
Environmental Justice

Level 2 Maturity Requirement

Students must have completed 30 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

ATSI2003
6 UOC
Indigenous Material Culture-Objects and Their Journey
ATSI2004
6 UOC
Popular Culture of Indigenous Australia
ATSI2011
6 UOC
Indigenous Australian Political History
ATSI2012
6 UOC
Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Politics
ATSI2014
6 UOC
Indigenous People and Policy
ATSI2015
6 UOC
The Science of Indigenous Knowledges
ATSI2016
6 UOC
Torres Strait: Past & Present

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