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Powerful Encounters (INDG90006)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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September
Overview
| Availability | September - Off Campus |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject allows Fellows in the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) program to compare and contrast the social policy developments in politically, legally and constitutionally recognising Indigenous rights and sovereignty in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific, focusing on Treaties. Fellows will identify pertinent issues that need to be considered in negotiating a treaty, both historical and contemporary, and in regional and global contexts. Participants will reflect upon the Aotearoa/New Zealand experience and the Treaty of Waitangi, particularly how this hindered and/or facilitated inclusive and effective social policy development. This will be compared with contemporary and historical treaty developments in Australia and the Pacific. Fellows will construct their own case study of citizen-state relationships focusing on debates around rights, sovereignty, decolonisation, self-determination, access to services and economic development and propose some key recommendations for future reforms.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Compare and contrast the most significant historical and political developments in Indigenous recognition and reconciliation in the Pacific region and globally
- Identify and discuss the most pressing contemporary challenges and their connection to historical injustices
- Develop skills to engage effectively in debate regarding different approaches to Indigenous settler agreement-making/treaties
- Develop the capacity to critically examine, analyse, interpret and assess in depth a relevant treaty/agreement-making case.
Generic skills
In this subject, Fellows will develop the following set of key transferable skills:
- Critical thinking and reasoning
- Creative thinking and innovation
- Problem solving
- Leadership
- Teamwork and professional networking and collaboration
- Self-reflection, career awareness and lifelong learning
- Enhanced writing and communication skills.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the MC-SCL Master of Social Change Leadership, GC-SCL Graduate Certificate in Social Change Leadership
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Discussion questions for Yarning Circle (individually prepared and individually graded)
| End of the Module intensive week (Sunday) | 20% |
Design and facilitate small group Yarning Circle (Approximately 40 minutes overall contribution per Fellow. Prepared and delivered as a group and individually graded)
| During the week after the intensive | 50% |
Annotated Transcript on Yarning Circle (individually prepared and individually graded)
| 4 weeks after the intensive | 30% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: 100% attendance at the scheduled study tour | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- September - Off Campus
Coordinator Nikki Moodie Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 5 day intensive in New Zealand Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 16 September 2024 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to engage with materials posted on the LMS or in reading packs. Teaching period 30 September 2024 to 4 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 18 September 2024 Census date 30 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 October 2024 Assessment period ends 3 November 2024 September contact information
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Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
All materials will be provided on the LMS.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Social Change Leadership - Links to additional information
The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity Program: https://socialequity.atlanticfellows.org/
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
This subject is only available for CAP enrolment to Fellows admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Social Change Leadership. Permission from the Course Coordinator, Master of Social Change Leadership is required to enrol.
Last updated: 10 February 2024