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Indigenous Studies
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Professor Barry Judd
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Structure
100 credit points
MAJOR
A major in Indigenous Studies comprises eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points:
Level 1
Two subjects / 25 points
- INDG10001 Indigenous Australia and
- One Arts Foundation subject (MULT10001 First Peoples in a Global Context highly recommended;this can count towards major credit points for a single major). See Arts Foundation Structure page for further information.
Level 2
Three subjects / 37.5 points
- INDG20001 Indigenous Treaties and Titles (compulsory) and
- INDG20002 Indigenous Environmental Heritage (compulsory) and
- One level 2 Indigenous Studies subject.
Level 3
Three subjects / 37.5 points
- Compulsory Capstone Subject INDG30001 Being Indigenous in the 21st Century and
- Two level 3 Indigenous Studies subjects: two core subjects or one core and one elective subject.
Total 100 points
MINOR
A minor in Indigenous Studies comprises six 12.5-point subjects, totalling 75 points. Students completing a minor in Indigenous Studies must complete :
Level 1 (25 points)
- INDG10001 Indigenous Australia and
- an Arts Foundation Subject.
MULT10001 First Peoples in a Global Context is highly recommended as the Arts Foundation Subject.
Level 2 (25 points)
Compulsory subjects:
- INDG20001 Indigenous Treaties and Titles
- INDG20002 Indigenous Environmental Heritage
Level 3 (25 points)
Either one core subject and one elective subject, or two core subjects.
Total 75 points
Subject Options
Level 1 Compulsory subject
Students completing a major or minor must undertake the following subject:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
INDG10001 | Indigenous Australia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
and any Arts Foundation subject, MULT10001 First Peoples in a Global Context is highly recommended as the Arts Foundation Subject.
Level 2 Compulsory subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
INDG20001 | Indigenous Treaties and Titles | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INDG20002 | Indigenous Environmental Heritage | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Core subjects
Students must take at least 12.5 points of core subjects, or up to 25 points if completing a major or a minor
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
INDG30002 | Indigenous Cultural Heritage | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INDG30003 | On Country, On Campus: Wurundjeri | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Level 2 Elective subjects
Students can only take a maximum of one elective subject (12.5 points) if completing a major.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
INDG20003 | Aboriginal Women and Coloniality | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
INDG20004 | Racial Literacy: Indigeneity & Whiteness | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AIND20011 | Indigenous Art and Changing the Nation | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
LING20009 | Language in Aboriginal Australia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT20008 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Elective subjects
Student can take up to 12.5 points of Level 3 elective subjects, if they are only going to complete one Level 3 core subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AHIS30005 | Contemporary Aboriginal Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INDG30004 | Aboriginal Writing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG30025 | Biogeography and Ecology of Fire | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30074 | Global Histories of Indigenous Activism | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MULT30017 | Australian Indigenous Public Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT30022 | Indigenous Engineering and Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30028 | On Country Learning: Indigenous Studies | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone subject
This level three capstone is compulsory for students completing a major in Indigenous Studies.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
INDG30001 | Being Indigenous in the 21st Century | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/indigenous-studies
Last updated: 18 December 2020