Overview
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Indigenous Studies is a 48 UOC (one year equivalent) advanced undergraduate degree for high achieving students which may be taken upon completion of an undergraduate pass degree in Arts, International Studies or Social Research & Policy. The key aim of the Indigenous Studies Honours … For more content click the Read More button below.
The Honours program involves coursework (seminars and workshops) and the completion of a thesis. The thesis should not exceed 20,000 words in length.
Stream Objectives
The aims of the Indigenous Studies Honours Stream are:
To develop students' disciplinary skills in Indigenous Studies, including higher-order research skills in critical thinking, reflection, and analysis.To enable students to engage and work critically with a range of research methods and approaches in Indigenous Studies and other disciplines.To ensure students are rigorous in their research and analysis in Indigenous and multi-disciplinary intersections.To foster students' understandings of how to work in ethically and socially just ways, respecting Indigenous diversity in local, national, and international contexts.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Communicate research findings effectively both orally and in writing.
- Scholars
- Global citizens
2.
Execute an extended independent research project in Indigenous Studies.
- Professionals
- Scholars
3.
Articulate the ethical obligations generated by research in Indigenous Studies or cognate disciplines.
- Global citizens
- Professionals
4.
Evaluate and apply the key principles of high-quality research which addresses and engages with Indigenous people's concerns and priorities.
- Leaders
- Global citizens
- Scholars
- Professionals
5.
Develop and defend a coherent intellectual position drawing on disciplinary knowledge and theory from Indigenous Studies and cognate disciplines.
- Professionals
- Scholars
6.
Design a research project drawing on disciplinary traditions in Indigenous Studies, or relevant interdisciplinary knowledge.
- Scholars
7.
Identify and critically apply a range of approaches, traditions, methodologies and concepts in Indigenous Studies.
- Scholars
Available in Program(s) Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)4519 - Arts (Honours)
Specialisation Structure
Students must complete 48 UOC.
Core Courses18 Units of Credit:
Thesis Core Courses30 Units of Credit:
Enrolment Disclaimer
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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.
You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.
Additional Information
Typical Stream for Full Time Honours (1 year):
Term 1:
- ARTS4247, Research Skills in Humanities (6 UoC)
- ARTS4249, The Humanities, then and now - PART 1 (6 UOC)
- ATSI4101 Indigenous Studies Honours I (6 UOC) Thesis
Term 2:
- ARTS4249, The Humanities, then and now - PART 2 (6 UOC)
- ATSI4103 Indigenous Studies Honours III (12 UOC) Thesis
Term 3:
- ATSI4103 Indigenous Studies Honours III (12 UOC) Thesis
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