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- Location:
Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
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Joondalup +
Mt Lawley
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Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
Y48 - CRICOS:
074065D - Indicative ATAR (TER):
55
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Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science
Minor In Indigenous Studies
This minor 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 minor draws on academic disciplines of history and politics, media and the arts, as well as cultural, environmental and policy studies. It presents students with an Indigenous perspective on matters of interest to Indigenous peoples and the Australian public.
Minor structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Indigenous Studies Minor 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 minor draws on academic disciplines of history and politics, media and the arts, as well as cultural, environmental and policy studies. The Indigenous Studies Minor presents students with an Indigenous perspective on matters of interest to Indigenous peoples and the Australian public.
The Minor in Indigenous Studies comprises 60 credit points (four (4) units) selected from the units listed below, with no more than 30 credit points (two (2) units) at Level One.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACS1121 | Aboriginal Perspectives on Cultural Arts | 15 | |
| ACS1122 | Regional Studies: Nyoongar | 15 | |
| IAS1112 | Indigenous Australians, Cultural Competence and Health | 15 | |
| IAS1115 | Indigenous Australians, Cultural Competence and the Criminal Justice System | 15 | |
| POL1103 | Modern Political Thought | 15 | |
| POL1104 | Foundations of Politics and Government | 15 | |
| ACS2122 | Aboriginal Perspectives on the Environment | 15 | |
| ACS2125 | Aboriginal Perspectives on Schooling | 15 | |
| ACS3133 | Aboriginal Communities | 15 | |
| HIS3101 | Human Rights: Struggles for Global Justice | 15 | |
| IAS3104 | Indigenous Peoples and the West | 15 | |
| IAS3106 | Indigenous Histories in Film | 15 | |
| IAS3303 | Political Economy of Indigenous Australia | 15 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: