Indigenous Studies - ATSIB13930
Stream Summary
Faculty: BOS - DVC (A) Board of Studies
School: Nura Gili
Contact: nuragili@unsw.edu.au
Program: 3930 - Science/Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Major)
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Stream Outline
The Major in Indigenous Studies is a cross-curricula program designed to complement your primary degree program at UNSW. It is an innovative course of studies to develop additional skills and knowledge on Australian Indigenous people, knowledge systems and continuing traditions from ancient periods through to contemporary times.
The aims of the Major are designed to:
The aims of the Major are designed to:
- progressively expand students' knowledge from pre‐conceived or undeveloped notions of Indigenous Australia,
- provide deeper understanding of the historical relations between Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australia that condition the contemporary Indigenous position and how it can be understood, and
- engage theoretical and knowledge contests in which analytical and practical approaches to address colonial legacies and improve Indigenous futures are being contested and shaped.
Stream Structure
A student who wishes to complete the Major in Indigenous Studies must complete 54 units of credit from ATSI coded courses including 12 uoc at Level 1, at least 18 uoc at Level 2 and at least 18 uoc at Level 3 including the compulsory Capstone course. An Honours year will also be available after completion of this Major.
Level 1:
Level 1:
- ATSI1011 Indigenous Australia (6 UOC)
- ATSI1012 Aboriginal Sydney (6 UOC)
Level 2:
Level 3:
- ATSI3001 Australian Indigenous Identity (6 UOC)
- ATSI3002 Indigenous Australia (6 UOC)
- ATSI3003 Cultural Heritage&Environment (6 UOC)
- ATSI3005 Whiteness (6 UOC)
- ATSI3006 Indigenous Astronomy (6 UOC)
- ATSI3007 Human-Animal Interactions (6 UOC)
- ATSI3008 Indigenous Studies Capstone (6 UOC)
