BR1251 - Australian Indigenous Studies 2
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Indigenous Australian Studies |
This subject introduces students to a range of academic disciplines in the university with specific reference to issues affecting Indigenous Australians. The subject focuses on strategies for empowerment and provides a broad overview of contemporary issues experienced by Indigenous Australians, including: Native Title, resource management, social statistics and cycles, racism and the media, Indigenous media, reconciliation and treaty. This subject is video-conferenced.
Learning Outcomes
- Critically analyse teaching and research derived from academic disciplines, and information written about Indigenous people of Australia;
- Examine contemporary issues experienced by Indigenous Australians;
- Critically examine the social, political and cultural forms of power that confront, and are harnessed by Indigenous Australians;
- Compare Australian Indigenous experiences with those of Indigenous groups in other countries.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Emma Ignjic |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (40%); poster presentation (20%); (40%). |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Ms Emma Ignjic. |
| Method of Delivery: | and WWW - LearnJCUPrinted materials |
| Assessment: | assignments (50%); poster and explanatory essay (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Ms Emma Ignjic. |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (40%); poster presentation (20%); (40%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.