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Indigenous Studies Major | 2017
Overview
Indigenous Studies is an interdisciplinary major that is designed to equip students to think reflexively about issues that impact on Indigenous individuals and communities on a local, national and global scale. Indigenous Studies emphasises the role of Indigenous people as active knowledge producers rather than simply the subjects of other people's knowledge.
Indigenous Studies is anchored in the critical study of Australian Indigenous experiences. This includes a focus on cultural, political, economic and social factors that have shaped, and continue to shape, the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This is enriched through the study of international Indigenous experiences and engagement with a range of Indigenous perspectives and organisations on a global scale.
Indigenous Studies explores the controversies, complexities and contradictions that shape what it means to be Indigenous in Australia and the world today.
Major Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this major students will be able to:
- Identify how Indigenous Studies has developed as a focus of scholarly inquiry and how it relates to other areas of study;
- Evaluate the ideologies and paradigms that continue to shape both popular and scholarly understandings of Indigenous peoples;
- Analyse, both critically and reflectively, Indigenous peoples’ understandings of themselves and the world;
- Evaluate the major social and political influences that have underpinned the history of colonisation and resistance.
Subjects Required for Major Study
A major in Indigenous Studies consists of at least 48 credit points as outlined below.
The major consists of four core subjects that all students must undertake and other elective subjects offered by the Indigenous Studies Unit together with a choice of subjects offered by other participating Faculties. Students are advised to consult with the Indigenous Studies Unit about available subjects prior to enrolment.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | |||
| ONE from the following: | |||
| INDS150 | Introduction to Indigenous Australia | 6 | Autumn |
| INDS130 | Indigenous Knowledge in Global Contexts | 6 | Spring |
| Plus: | |||
| INDS207 | Critical Themes in Indigenous Studies | 6 | Autumn |
| INDS208 | Working with Indigenous Communities | 6 | Spring |
| INDS305 | Research and Indigenous Communities (Capstone) | 6 | Not offered in this year |
Plus at least FOUR from the following. At least THREE must be at 300 level. As part of the four subjects either of the following 100 level subjects not already taken as a core can be selected: | |||
| INDS130 | Indigenous Knowledge in Global Contexts | 6 | Spring |
| INDS150 | Introduction to Indigenous Australia | 6 | Autumn |
| Electives | |||
| INDS205 | Redefining Eden: Indigenous Peoples and the Environment | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| INDS206 | Indigenous Self-Representation in Contemporary Texts | 6 | Spring |
| INDS302 | Indigenous Thinkers: Global Perspectives | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| INDS303 | Indigenous Youth and Cultural Production | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| INDS304 | Special Topic in Indigenous Studies | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| AUST101 | Australian Studies: Cultures and Identities | 6 | Autumn |
| CST 130 | Cultures in Context | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| PHIL151 | Logic: The Art of Reasoning | 6 | Spring |
| SOC 103 | Introduction to Sociology | 6 | Autumn |
| CAVA123 | Australian Aboriginal Arts | 6 | Autumn |
| CAVA232 | Contemporary Indigenous Art: Theory and Practice | 6 | Autumn |
| HIST292 | Power and Protest in Australia | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| MEDI243 | Comparative Indigenous Health Issues | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| PHIL218 | Ethics: Good, Bad and Evil | 6 | Autumn |
| SOC 225 | Youth Cultures | 6 | Spring |
| SOC 227 | Genders and Sexualities | 6 | Spring |
| SOC 234 | Social Research Methods | 6 | Spring |
| PHIL226 | Global Ethics | 6 | Spring |
| CST 361 | Cultures of Sex, Gender and Sexuality | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| CST 371 | Race and Place | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| ENGL381 | Animals and Ecology in Literature and Film | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| HIST351 | Debates in Australian Cultural History | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| LAW 344 | Indigenous Peoples and Legal Systems | 6 | Spring |
| MEDI341 | Research in Indigenous Health | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| MEDI343 | Indigenous Community Development: Social and Emotional Wellbeing | 6 | Not offered in this year |
| HAS 350 | Social Determinants of Indigenous Health | 6 | Spring |
Minor Study
A 24 credit point minor in Indigenous Studies is available.
Honours
Credit Arrangements
Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au