Understand the collective future for all Australians.
The Indigenous and Australian Studies major will cover movements such as Indigenous sovereignty, Indigenous human rights, self-determination and Indigenous futures. This will contribute to broader understandings of political and social policy within Australia (Closing the Gap 2019) and Indigenous communities self-determination to redress inequality.
Using Indigenous led creative/scholarly teaching and learning, (visual arts, poetics, Indigenous literatures, spoken word, performance, song, exhibition, curation), will locate Indigenous well-being and Indigenous ways of knowing and doing, as central to any decolonising processes. The major can contribute to creative decolonising knowledge production, critical thinking, having the potential to transform and reform relationships within settler-state institutions through informed graduates.
A major in Indigenous and Australian Studies is made up of 36 units, including:
Indigenous and Australian Studies can also be taken as a minor. Your 22.5 units will include:
You can complete an extended major in Indigenous and Australian Studies by completing the prescribed major topics (36 units), plus two additional topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics. An extended major in Indigenous and Australian Studies is not available if you’re studying the Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Arts.
Kickstart your career or future in research with one extra year.
By adding just one year full-time to your undergraduate degree, you can graduate with Honours. Enhance your career prospects, delve deeper into knowledge or launch yourself into the world of research.
You'll be able to apply your understanding of the world to open up opportunities in a broad range of industries that value critical and ethical thinking, effective communication and strong research skills. These transferrable skills are valued all around the world and are emerging as highly desirable in the ever-changing the nature of global workforces.
Potential occupations include:
Potential employers include:
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