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Graduate Diploma in ArtsSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2018
Australian Indigenous Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Email: scc-ais@unimelb.edu.au
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Future students:
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.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
100 credit points
Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time
The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:
- three compulsory subjects (37.5 points)
- elective subjects (62.5 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at first-year level
Please note: 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
Compulsory Subjects
37.5 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIND30007 | Critical Debates in Indigenous Studies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AIND40001 | First Principles | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CULS40001 | Cultural Policy and Power | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
62.5 points
Please note: students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at first-year level
Please note: 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
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIND20005 | Aboriginal Land, Law and Philosophy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AIND20007 | Key Thinkers and Concepts | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AIND20008 | Aboriginal Women and Coloniality | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AIND20009 | Racial Literacy: Indigeneity & Whiteness | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AIND20010 | Australian Environmental Philosophy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AIND30008 | Historicising the Colonial Mythscape | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| AIND30010 | Aboriginal Cultural Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AIND30011 | Aboriginal Writing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30005 | Contemporary Aboriginal Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HIST30074 | Global Histories of Indigenous Activism | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LING20009 | Language in Aboriginal Australia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT10001 | Aboriginalities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 18 December 2020