Course summary
The Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge generates greater understanding of Indigenous world views, by exploring histories, knowledge systems, determinants of health and wellbeing and ways of living, in a culturally diverse and supportive environment.
Students build theoretical and practical capability in areas including cultural protocols and Indigenous ways of knowing and being. They learn to engage with communities and work towards better environmental, social and economic outcomes.
Students tailor their studies with the choice of a major in either community and land management or in Aboriginal health care and through a selection of elective units.
Domestic snapshot
| Duration | Location | Session |
|---|---|---|
3F/6P | Lismore | 1, 2 |
| Online | 1, 2 |
International snapshot
| Duration | Location | Session |
|---|---|---|
3F/6P | Lismore | 1 |
Major areas of study
Majors include:
- Community and Land Management
- Aboriginal Health Care.
Eligible graduates of the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge can apply to undertake the one-year Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge with Honours, as a pathway to the Doctor of Indigenous Philosophies or to other postgraduate programs in the University.
Learning outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a course. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes.
| Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| Intellectual rigour | Exercise analytical thinking, critical thinking and and reasoning and problem solving skills |
| Creativity | Demonstrate innovative, sensitive and creative responses and solutions to challenges in cultural and indigenous and community contexts |
| Ethical practice | Demonstrate a knowledge of, and commitment to, social responsibility, ethics and human rights in cultural and indigenous contexts |
| Knowledge of a discipline | Demonstrate an understanding of a broad and integrated body of knowledge of cultural concepts and indigenous ways of knowing and being Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the physical, social, political, ecological or cultural influences that impact indigenous cultural settings |
| Lifelong learning | Integrate responsibility for independent, self-directed learning and reflective practice Locate, analyse, evaluate, and use information from a range of sources |
| Communication and social skills | Communicate sensitively and appropriately in an oral and written forms as appropriate in a variety of cultural and indigenous contexts Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of collaboration and teamwork and communication skills in cultural and indigenous settings |
| Cultural competence | Apply and integrate an understanding of social, indigenous and cultural diversity, and respect for the identity of all persons Demonstrate an understanding of Indigenous contemporary realities and protocols |
Assessment methods
The assessment methods used in this course vary from unit to unit and connect with the types of learning outcomes for each unit. Assessment tasks may include essays, reports, presentations, group work, journals, online activities and exams.
Teaching methods
On-campus students experience a variety of teaching approaches including lectures, tutorials, online activities and video-linked or podcast virtual classes. The method of teaching may vary from unit to unit.
Our online study option is highly interactive and strives to promote collaboration and a sense of community. Students may receive a combination of podcast or video-linked lectures, electronic study materials, workshops, online discussion forums and virtual classes. The method of teaching may vary from unit to unit.
Career opportunities
| Type | Detail | ||||||||||||
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| Course code | 3009250 | ||||||||||||
| Course abbreviation | BIndigK | ||||||||||||
| Credit points | 288 | ||||||||||||
| Equivalent units | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time | ||||||||||||
| Availability details |
Online students attend compulsory residential workshops at Lismore campus for some units. |
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| Indicative ATAR/OP | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Fees | Commonwealth supported |
| Type | Detail | ||||||||||||
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| Course code | 3009250 | ||||||||||||
| Course abbreviation | BIndigK | ||||||||||||
| Credit points | 288 | ||||||||||||
| Equivalent units | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time | ||||||||||||
| Availability details |
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| Admission Requirements |
Qualification equivalent to Australian Year 12 with the required entry grade. Refer to the Course Structure tab for specific admission requirements. |
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Learning Resources
MySCU is a student's point of entry to a range of online services and resources that support study and student life. The portal includes unit learning sites and information sites where students can access resources, communication tools and useful links that are integral to their studies.
The web-based study environment Blackboard Learn delivers an advanced online learning environment for students and lecturers to communicate and collaborate through virtual meeting spaces, classrooms, and discussion boards. They can share files, presentations and applications. If a tutorial or lecture is recorded, students can view it afterwards.
Learning materials include the provision of unit information guides, study guides and readings. Students may need to purchase or access prescribed text books.
The SCU Library provides a wide range of services that include face-to-face and online help, and access to print and electronic resources.
The Academic Skills team supports student learning by offering online and on-campus academic skills workshops, assignment reviews and small group or one-on-one face-to-face, phone or Skype consultations during business hours 9am to 4.30pm. Appointments can be made via the MySCU Hub 'Connect Now' button or on the Academic Skills home page. Students can also book appointments online in Career Hub.
The Studiosity service provides online after-hours study support for SCU students. This service is available from 4pm to midnight Sunday to Friday via the 'Connect Now' button on MySCU Hub or from a link in nominated unit learning sites. The Studiosity service offers generic writing feedback and live online chat assistance for foundational concepts and study skills.
Equipment and facilities
Southern Cross University provides students with modern well equipped teaching spaces such as lecture theatres, classrooms, and studios or laboratories tailored to meet the needs of specific study disciplines. Contemporary audiovisual equipment is standard in most teaching venues, and students have access to computer labs for individual study purposes.Course structure
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
Table of contents
Course requirements
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To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge, a candidate shall successfully complete the equivalent of twenty-four (24) units comprising:
- All eight (8) units listed in Part A of the Schedule of Units; and
- One (1) eight (8) unit Major, selected from Part B of the Schedule of Units; and
- Eight (8) elective units, selected from Part C of the Schedule of Units;
- A candidate, who while enrolled in the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge, has successfully completed the equivalent of sixteen (16) units, may elect to be awarded the Associate Degree of Indigenous Knowledge following withdrawal from the Bachelor degree.
- A candidate, who while enrolled in the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge, has successfully completed the equivalent of eight (8) units, may elect to be awarded the Diploma of Indigenous Knowledge following withdrawal from the Bachelor degree.
Schedule of units
Course progressions
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment
Session 1 Commencement - Aboriginal Health Care
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
Year 1, Session 1 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM71001 - Indigenous Scholarship | Introductory | ||
| Core Unit: HUM71006 - Indigenous Knowledge | Introductory | ||
| Core Unit: HUM71003 - Introduction to Indigenous Research | Introductory | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM71005 - Aboriginal Cultural Strengths | Introductory | ||
| Core Unit: IHE71001 - Aboriginal Health Care Network | Introductory | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| Major Unit: IHE73002 - Elder Care and Wellness | Advanced | ||
| Core Unit: SOC73001 - Caring for Country | Advanced | ||
| Major Unit: IHE72009 - Indigenous Health Promotion I | Intermediate | ||
| Major Unit: IHE72007 - Addiction and Aboriginal Communities | Intermediate | ||
Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| Elective Unit: IHE73003 - Indigenous Health Promotion II | Advanced | ||
| Major Unit: IHE73003 - Indigenous Health Promotion II | Advanced | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM72012 - Working with Aboriginal Communities I (Professional Engagement) | Intermediate | ||
| Major Unit: IHE72008 - Indigenous Case Management and Care Planning | Intermediate | ||
| Major Unit: IHE73004 - The Therapeutic Community | Advanced | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 3, Session 2 | |||
| Major Unit: IHE73001 - Chronic Care | Advanced | ||
| Core Unit: HUM73005 - Working with Aboriginal Communities II (Professional Placement) | Advanced | ||
| Core Unit: IST73001 - Independent Study: Indigenous Research Project | Advanced | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Session 1 Commencement - Community and Land Management Major
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
Year 1, Session 1 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM71001 - Indigenous Scholarship | Introductory | ||
| Core Unit: HUM71006 - Indigenous Knowledge | Introductory | ||
| Core Unit: HUM71003 - Introduction to Indigenous Research | Introductory | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM71005 - Aboriginal Cultural Strengths | Introductory | ||
| Core Unit: LAW00055 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Issues | Introductory | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| Elective Unit: TRM72001 - Indigenous Tourism | Intermediate | ||
| Major Unit: HUM72011 - Country, Culture and Heritage | Intermediate | ||
| Major Unit: MNG72011 - Aboriginal Social Enterprise I | Intermediate | ||
| Major Unit: MNG72010 - Aboriginal Organisational Principles and Practices | Intermediate | ||
Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| Major Unit: MNG73010 - Aboriginal Social Enterprise II | Advanced | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM72012 - Working with Aboriginal Communities I (Professional Engagement) | Intermediate | ||
| Major Unit: HUM73001 - Aboriginal Community Organisations: Ethics and Sustainability | Advanced | ||
| Core Unit: SOC73001 - Caring for Country | Advanced | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 3, Session 2 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM73005 - Working with Aboriginal Communities II (Professional Placement) | Advanced | ||
| Core Unit: IST73001 - Independent Study: Indigenous Research Project | Advanced | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 3, Study Period 6 | |||
| Major Unit: BIO00244 - Protected Area Management | Advanced | ||
Session 2 Commencement - Aboriginal Health Care
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM71001 - Indigenous Scholarship | Introductory | ||
| Core Unit: HUM71005 - Aboriginal Cultural Strengths | Introductory | ||
| Major Unit: IHE71001 - Aboriginal Health Care Network | Introductory | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM71006 - Indigenous Knowledge | Introductory | ||
| Core Unit: HUM71003 - Introduction to Indigenous Research | Introductory | ||
| Elective Unit: | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
| Major Unit: IHE72009 - Indigenous Health Promotion I | Intermediate | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| Major Unit: IHE73002 - Elder Care and Wellness | Advanced | ||
| Core Unit: SOC73001 - Caring for Country | Advanced | ||
| Major Unit: IHE73003 - Indigenous Health Promotion II | Advanced | ||
| Major Unit: IHE72007 - Addiction and Aboriginal Communities | Intermediate | ||
Year 3, Session 2 | |||
| Major Unit: IHE73001 - Chronic Care | Advanced | ||
| Core Unit: HUM72012 - Working with Aboriginal Communities I (Professional Engagement) | Intermediate | ||
| Core Unit: IST73001 - Independent Study: Indigenous Research Project | Advanced | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 4, Session 1 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM73005 - Working with Aboriginal Communities II (Professional Placement) | Advanced | ||
| Major Unit: IHE72008 - Indigenous Case Management and Care Planning | Intermediate | ||
| Major Unit: IHE73004 - The Therapeutic Community | Advanced | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Session 2 Commencement - Community and Land Management Major
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM71001 - Indigenous Scholarship | Introductory | ||
| Core Unit: HUM71005 - Aboriginal Cultural Strengths | Introductory | ||
| Major Unit: LAW00055 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Issues | Introductory | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM71006 - Indigenous Knowledge | Introductory | ||
| Core Unit: HUM71003 - Introduction to Indigenous Research | Introductory | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| Major Unit: MNG72011 - Aboriginal Social Enterprise I | Intermediate | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM72012 - Working with Aboriginal Communities I (Professional Engagement) | Intermediate | ||
| Major Unit: HUM73001 - Aboriginal Community Organisations: Ethics and Sustainability | Advanced | ||
| Major Unit: TRM72001 - Indigenous Tourism | Intermediate | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 3, Session 2 | |||
| Core Unit: HUM73005 - Working with Aboriginal Communities II (Professional Placement) | Advanced | ||
| Core Unit: IST73001 - Independent Study: Indigenous Research Project | Advanced | ||
| Elective Unit | |||
Year 3, Study Period 6 | |||
| Major Unit: BIO00244 - Protected Area Management | Advanced | ||
Year 4, Session 1 | |||
| Core Unit: SOC73001 - Caring for Country | Advanced | ||
| Major Unit: HUM72011 - Country, Culture and Heritage | Intermediate | ||
| Major Unit: MNG73010 - Aboriginal Social Enterprise II | Advanced | ||
| Major Unit: MNG72010 - Aboriginal Organisational Principles and Practices | Intermediate | ||
Notes
| Note 1: | Double weighted unit |
This course is available to:
Australian/Domestic students
Where and when do you want to study?
Lismore
Session 1March 2019
Applications for this course are made directly to Southern Cross University via our online application service.
Apply OnlineSession 2July 2019
High school students
On-campus applications for this course are made through the NSW Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) or Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).
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Non-school leavers
Apply direct to Southern Cross University for all on-campus undergraduate study
Session 3
Online
Session 1March 2019
Applications for this course are made directly to Southern Cross University via our online application service.
Apply OnlineSession 2July 2019
Applications for this course are made directly to Southern Cross University via our online application service.
Apply OnlineSession 3
International students studying in Australia
Where and when do you want to study?
Lismore
Session 1March 2019
Applications for this course to study in Australia are made directly to SCU via our online application service.
Apply OnlineSession 2
Session 3
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