Australian Indigenous Studies (BA)
Course Code: B1059
This major offers students a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of Australia's Indigenous cultures. Its scope includes both traditional and contemporary forms of Aboriginal society and culture, and develops an overall framework for understanding the variety of traditions that together constitute Aboriginality and investigates how this interacts and influences within Australian identity and culture.
Students will be introduced to a range of interdisciplinary approaches, including cultural, political and social theories, literary and linguistic analysis, history and anthropology. The major will challenge the ethnocentric approach of many towards Aboriginal cultures in Australia today, while situating Australian Indigenous studies firmly in appropriate intercultural and interdisciplinary contexts.
| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Qualification: | Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Australian Indigenous Studies |
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| Duration: | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
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| Availability: | Murdoch campus (internal)
Murdoch campus (external)
Some units may also be available in the following locations and attendance modes:
Rockingham campus (internal) |
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| Employment Prospects: | A degree in Australian Indigenous Studies can be combined with a vocational major to provide professional training for administrative careers within the Federal or State public service. An Australian Indigenous Studies degree is particularly useful for students who anticipate working for Indigenous and mainstream community organisations or in areas such as Health, Education, Media, Law, Community Development and Environmental Science. |
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| Special Requirements: | There may be a reduction in choice of units if completing this course in the external mode. |
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| Recommended Minors: | Journalism; Media Studies; Social Psychology |
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| Excluded Minors: | Australian Indigenous Studies |
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| Recommended Double Majors: | Communication and Media Studies (BCommun); Sustainable Development (BA, BSc) |
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