Sub-major - Indigenous Australian Studies
  
        Western Sydney University
        Sub-major
        Code:
      SM1049.1
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  Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
         YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus.  Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set.  Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements.  Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
What does it mean to live in Indigenous Australia? The Indigenous Australian Studies sub-major offers students the exciting opportunity to acquire key cultural competencies that will enable them to understand and work more effectively with Indigenous Australians in professions such as the arts, communications, media industries; education; government and non-government; policy; health; sciences; and community services. The Indigenous Australian Studies sub-major addresses the cultural, historical, social and economic issues affecting Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians and relationships.
  Sub-major
        Structure
      
  Students must successfully complete 40 credit points from the units below.
  Students must complete the following compulsory unit
  
    | 101751 | Contextualising Indigenous Australia (Day Mode) | 
  Students must also complete 3 units from the following pool
  Level 1 unit
  Level 2 units
  
    | 101752 | Pigments of the Imagination | 
  
    | 101753 | Revaluing Indigenous Economics (Day Mode) | 
  
    | 101754 | From Corroborees to Curtain Raisers (Day Mode) | 
  
    | 101755 | From Ochre to Acrylics to New Technologies | 
  Level 3 units
  
    | 101756 | Bridging the Gap: Re-engaging Indigenous Learners | 
  
    | 101757 | The Making of the `Aborigines' | 
  
    | 101758 | Learning through Indigenous Australian Community Service (Day Mode) | 
  
    | 101759 | Rethinking Research with Indigenous Australians: Independent Study Project (Day Mode) | 
  Equivalent Specialisation Units
  The Level 3 unit listed below counts towards completion of the Sub-major for students who successfully completed the unit in 2019 or earlier.
  100961 - Humanities Internship
  The Level 1 unit listed below counts towards completion of the Sub-major for students who successfully completed the unit in Autumn 2020 or earlier.
  101878 - Indigenous Landscapes