Course summary
This year-long program can transform your interest in research into a deeper understanding and appreciation of Indigenous knowledge and culture.
With the guidance of an expert supervisor, you’ll select a topic, develop your thesis and engage in research that speaks to your passion as well as to a broader and deeper cultural importance.
While advancing your analytic, writing and research skills, you will also open the way to more diverse career options, or even further study towards a doctorate.
Best of all, completion of this degree will see your research contribute new knowledge and perspective of Indigenous life and culture.
Domestic snapshot
| Duration | Location | Session |
|---|---|---|
1F/2P | Lismore | 1, 2, 3 |
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 | apply critical analysis to Indigenous social and cultural situations and problems. |
| Creativity | develop innovative and creative responses to contemporary Indigenous and historical social and cultural issues. |
| Ethical practice | investigate and evaluate issues with references to principles of social justice and equity in relation to Indigenous peoples. |
| Knowledge of a discipline | demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to interact in a culturally competent way with Indigenous communities. |
| Lifelong learning | access, interpret and evaluate sources of information relevant to Indigenous studies. |
| Communication and social skills | demonstrate a command of one other major area of study. |
| Cultural competence | demonstrate effective cross-cultural communication skills in relation to an understanding of Indigenous Australian cultures, histories and current realities. |
On-campus students experience a variety of teaching approaches including lectures, tutorials, online activities and video-linked or podcast virtual classes.
Our online education 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.
All students are expected to attend a week-long intensive research workshop each session. Honours students will also spend time each week working directly with a supervisor with expertise in their field of research.
An honours degree can lead to a career in research and academia to pursue further higher research degree options such as a PhD. Honours in Indigenous Studies allows students to gain training and mentorship into research capacity development which can be applied to a range of professional applications. These include public policy development in government positions, high-level analysis in community engagement activities and research streams in national and international Indigenous affairs.