UNSW Handbook Program - Indigenous Studies

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Indigenous Studies - 5223

Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary


	Faculty: Division of Registrar and Deputy Principal
	Contact: www.nuragili.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Typical Duration: 0.7 Years
	Typical UOC Per Semester: 18
	Min UOC Per Semester: 6
	Max UOC Per Semester: 24
	Min UOC For Award: 36
	Award(s):
	Graduate Diploma
	Graduate Diploma (Specialisation)

Program Description

This program aims to offer postgraduates the opportunity to complete a Graduate Diploma of Indigenous Studies where the focus is on Indigenous peoples and cultures of Australia and internationally. It also aims to promote intercultural understanding and the development and deepening of students’ understanding of Australian and international Indigenous societies, cultures, histories and contemporary experience.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

There are four broad outcomes for the program:

The creation of professionals who can work in the broader society to bring about social change in relation to Indigenous Australia
Postgraduates who have the practical knowledge accompanied by skills to bring about social justice and reconciliation
Extending the existing pool of Indigenous researchers and academics, the current demand for which is unmet
Indigenous postgraduates who have developed understandings of their own cultural identity, and appreciation of, and pride in, their history

Program Structure

The program is divided into two components. These are:

Core Courses: 18UOC
Elective Courses: 18UOC

Core Courses

ATSI5003 Intrnl Indigenous Perspectives (6 UOC)
ATSI5004 Indigenous Research Methods (6 UOC)
ATSI5007 Working with Aboriginal People (6 UOC)

Electives

ATSI5001 Colonisation and Identity (6 UOC)
ATSI5002 Aboriginality and Gender (6 UOC)
ATSI5005 Aboriginal Social Policy Dvpmt (6 UOC)
ATSI5006 Indigenous Human Rights (6 UOC)
ATSI5008 Reconciliation Intl Exper (6 UOC)

Alternatively you may choose any 1 elective from
Master of Social Development
Master of Policy Studies

The Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Studies is offered full-time or part-time with a minimum length of one session fulltime.

For the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Studies, students are required to complete the Core Courses listed above plus two of the above listed electives to make up 36 Units of Credit.

Each course is worth 6 units of credit and is one session in duration. Class contact hours are 2 per week per course.

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the school office for further information.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Area(s) of Specialisation

Aboriginal Studies

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