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Indigenous Studies Major  
MAAAHT 
Y03 BACHELOR OF ARTS/BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 
 
The Indigenous Studies Major gives students the opportunity to investigate and evaluate a range of matters important to Indigenous Australian peoples, including historical interpretation, identity politics, environmental perspectives, cultural practices, government policy, and economic development. In addition, students interrogate their own attitudes and assumptions concerning race and cultural diversity as they develop their cultural competencies. The major draws on academic disciplines of history and politics, media and the arts, as well as cultural, environmental and policy studies. The Indigenous Studies Major presents students with an Indigenous perspective on matters of interest to Indigenous peoples and the Australian public.
 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.

Not all units in the Major are offered each year.
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity
The Major in Indigenous Studies comprises 120 credit points (eight (8) units) selected from the units listed below, with no more than 30 credit points (two (2) units) at Level One.
Students must do a minimum of three IAS or ACS coded units.
 
ACS1121 Aboriginal Perspectives on Cultural Arts 15
ACS1122 Regional Studies: Nyoongar 15
IAS1112 Indigenous Australians, Cultural Competence and Health 15
IAS1114 Indigenous Australians, Cultural Competence and the Criminal Justice System 15
POL1103 Modern Political Thought 15
POL1104 Foundations of Politics and Government 15
HIS1105 World History 15
GEO1105 Contemporary Landuse Issues: Landscapes, Communities and Sustainability 15
ACS2122 Aboriginal Perspectives on the Environment 15
ACS2125 Aboriginal Perspectives on Schooling 15
ACS3133 Aboriginal Communities 15
HIS3136 History and Politics of Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Rim 15
IAS3104 Indigenous Peoples and the West 15
IAS3106 Indigenous Histories in Film 15
IAS3303 Political Economy of Indigenous Australia 15
POL3106 Public Policy: Shaping Nations 15
ENG3054 The Empire Talks Back: Postcolonial Voices 15
HIS3143 Slavery and Liberty in the Atlantic World 15
GEO3124 A Planet Transformed: Biogeography, Ecology and Conservation 15
GEO3126 Geography of Tourism and Recreation 15
HIS3125 Empires and Colonies 15
HIS3101 Human Rights: Struggles for Global Justice 15
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2010 VET: 3/31/2010