Australian Indigenous Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !BH-ARTS-SPC+1005 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus: 2012

Coordinator

Philip Morrissey (Email: philipjm@unimelb.edu.au)

Contact

Arts Student Centre

Overview: The minimum entry requirement for Australian Indigenous Studies honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA and a major in Australian Indigenous Studies with an average of at least H2A (75%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.
Objectives: See course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in Australian Indigenous Studies must complete:

  • Australian Indigenous Studies Thesis (37.5 points); and
  • MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (*see note below) (12.5 points); and
  • four honours Australian Indigenous Studies subjects (50 points) listed below.

Students undertaking combined honours in Australian Indigenous Studies and another discipline must complete:

  • Australian Indigenous Studies Thesis (37.5 points); and
  • MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (*see note below) (12.5 points); and
  • one honours subject in Australian Indigenous Studies (12.5 points); and
  • three honours subjects in the combining program (37.5 points).

OR

  • Honours thesis in the combining program (37.5 points)
  • two honours subjects in the combining program (25 points); and
  • three honours subjects in Australian Indigenous Studies (37.5 points), excluding MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices.
*Note: Students must undertake MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices in the first semester of their Australian Indigenous Studies Thesis enrolment.

Subject Options:

Australian Indigenous Studies thesis subject:

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
18.75

Australian Indigenous Studies honours subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in Australian Indigenous Studies must complete all five subjects (62.5 points) listed below.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/indigenous-studies
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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