Australian Indigenous Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D22-AA-SPC+1006 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus:	2012

Coordinator

Philip Morrissey
Email: philipjm@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:	Australian Indigenous Studies is a value-driven program guided by the principles of interdisciplinarity, intellectual exchange, and social relevance. Australian Indigenous Studies offers students perspectives on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture. Subjects offered reflect the rich diversity of the field. Themes include contemporary Indigenous cultural production, key thinkers and concepts, Settler and Indigenous environmental ethics, Aboriginal women and coloniality, and issues relating to land, law and philosophy.
Objectives:	See course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:	A specialisation in Australian Indigenous Studies in the Graduate Diploma of Arts consists of: Level 1 one Australian Indigenous Studies Level 1 subject (12.5 points) Level 2 37.5 points of level 2 Australian Indigenous Studies Subjects Level 3 The compulsory subject Critical Debates in Indigenous Studies (12.5 points) 37.5 points of level 3 Australian Indigenous Studies subjects. Total 100 points Students wishing to vary the selection of subjects must consult with the program coordinator. Students are not permitted to take more than one optional subject (12.5 points) from the list of level 2 or 3 subjects - i.e. a maximum of 12.5 points from either list of options
Subject Options:	Australian Indigenous Studies: Level 1 Subject: 12.5 points Australian Indigenous Studies: Level 1 subject 12.5 points Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MULT10001 Aboriginalities Semester 2 12.50 Australian Indigenous Studies: Level 2 subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: AIND20005 Aboriginal Land, Law and Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 AIND20007 Key Thinkers and Concepts Semester 1 12.50 AIND20008 Aboriginal Women and Coloniality Semester 1 12.50 AIND20009 Racial Literacy: Indigeneity & Whiteness Semester 1 12.50 AIND20010 Australian Environmental Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 Level 2 optional subject Students are not permitted to take more than one optional subject (12.5 points) from the list of level 2 or 3 subjects - i.e. a maximum of 12.5 points from either list of options Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: LING20009 Language in Aboriginal Australia Semester 1 12.50 Australian Indigenous Studies: Compulsory subject: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: AIND30007 Critical Debates in Indigenous Studies Semester 2 12.50 Australian Indigenous Studies: Level 3 subjects: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: AIND30008 Historicising the Colonial Past Semester 1 12.50 AIND30010 Aboriginal Cultural Studies Semester 1 12.50 AIND30011 Aboriginal Writing Semester 2 12.50 Level 3 optional subject Students are not permitted to take more than one optional subject (12.5 points) from the list of level 2 or 3 subjects - i.e. a maximum of 12.5 points from either list of options Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: AHIS30005 Contemporary Aboriginal Art Semester 2 12.50
Links to further information:	http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s):	Graduate Diploma in Arts

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