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Unit description
Increases awareness of Aboriginal and other Indigenous peoples’ beliefs, understandings, histories, ways of living and social commitments whilst raising understanding of matters relevant to a shared Australian history and valued future for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
Unit content
Module 1: Indigenous Worldviews and Cultural Competency
Module 2: Indigenous Philosophies and Worldviews
Module 3: Indigenous Spirituality
Module 4: Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Module 5: Kinship, Relatedness and Caring for Country
Module 6: Communication and Narratives
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an appreciation for the complexity of Indigenous Australian world-views, philosophies and lore/law, including traditional and contemporary cultural practices |
| 2 | develop understanding of the foundations of cultural safety and a basis for a cultural competency framework within an Indigenous Australian context |
| 3 | describe Indigenous Australian notions of wellbeing, ways of being in the world and Indigenous knowledge systems |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an appreciation for the complexity of Indigenous Australian world-views, philosophies and lore/law, including traditional and contemporary cultural practices
- develop understanding of the foundations of cultural safety and a basis for a cultural competency framework within an Indigenous Australian context
- describe Indigenous Australian notions of wellbeing, ways of being in the world and Indigenous knowledge systems
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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