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Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
3 years full-time; 6 years part-time
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Location
View in availability
Online students attend compulsory residential workshops at Lismore campus for some units. -
Placements
No
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ATAR
60
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Inherent Requirements
No
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Language Requirements
IELTS Overall Score 6.0
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Entry Requirements
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Course abbreviation
BIndigK
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Course code
3009250
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Credit points
288
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Equivalent units
24
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Indicative Fee
Overview
Southern Cross University is renowned for its commitment to Indigenous education. The Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge is an important part of that dedication towards better environmental, social and economic outcomes.
The course 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. You will build theoretical and practical capability in areas including cultural protocols and Indigenous ways of knowing and being. You'll learn to engage with communities and work towards better environmental, social and economic outcomes. You can focus your degree with a major in Indigenous Knowledge or choose a shared major from disciplines across the University.
Graduates may consider diverse career opportunities in government, commercial or social enterprise, land management, Indigenous tourism, and Aboriginal, family or environmental health.
Eligible graduates can also apply for further study through Honours and other postgraduate programs.
| Course Learning Outcome |
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GA1: Intellectual rigour Exercise analytical thinking, critical thinking and and reasoning and problem solving skills. |
GA2: Creativity Demonstrate innovative, sensitive, creative responses and solutions to challenges in cultural and Indigenous community contexts. |
GA3: Ethical practice Demonstrate a knowledge of, and commitment to, social responsibility, ethics and human rights in cultural and Indigenous contexts. |
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of cultural concepts and Indigenous ways of knowing and being including physical, social, political, ecological or cultural influences that impact Indigenous cultural settings. |
GA5: Lifelong learning Integrate responsibility for independent, self-directed learning and reflective practice including the ability to locate, analyse, evaluate, and use information from a range of sources. |
GA6: Communication and social skills Demonstrate collaboration, teamwork and communication skills in cultural and Indigenous settings through communicating sensitively and appropriately in oral and written forms. |
GA7: Cultural competence Demonstrate an understanding of Indigenous contemporary realities and protocols by applying and integrating social, Indigenous and cultural diversity, and respect for the identity of all persons. |
You can focus your degree with a major in Indigenous Knowledge or design your own degree by choosing a shared major from disciplines across the University and combine more of your interests.
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.
| Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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| Online | Term 1 , Term 3 | N/A | N/A |
Requirements
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.
Entry requirements
Language requirements
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6.0 |
| Listening | minimum 5.5 |
| Reading | minimum 5.5 |
| Speaking | minimum 5.5 |
| Writing | minimum 5.5 |
Credit for prior learning
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is available for this course. For more information please view the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge RPL guide.
Course requirements
To be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge, students must complete the equivalent of 24 units (288 credit points), comprising:
- 16 core units (192 credit points), and
- 1 major (96 credit points) OR
- 1 shared major (96 credit points) OR
- 8 university wide electives (96 credit points).
Exit Awards
Students may be eligible to exit with an Associate Degree of Indigenous Knowledge after completing the equivalent of 16 units (192 credit points) comprising 8 core units and 8 elective/major units.
Students may be eligible to exit with the Diploma of Indigenous Knowledge after completing the equivalent of 8 units (96 credit points) comprising 5 core units and 3 elective units.
Course structure
Your course progression is in the recommended order you should complete your course in. It is important that you follow this to ensure you meet the course requirements. For further assistance see How to Enrol in Units using My Enrolment.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Available | Credit points | Notes | |||||||||||||
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Complete units in the following order to satisfy the Requirements of the Award |
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First Year |
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| INDG1006 | Indigenous Scholarship |
Term1,3
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG1004 | Aboriginal Cultural Strengths |
Term1,3
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG1002 | Indigenous Knowledge |
Term2,4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2003 | Country, Culture and Heritage |
Term2,4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG3001 | Caring for Country |
Term3,5
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG5001 | Living Knowledge: The Rights of Country |
Term3,5
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG1011 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Issues |
Term4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG1003 | The Mental Health of Australian Indigenous Peoples |
Term4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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Second Year |
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| INDG1010 | Trauma and Resilience I |
Term1
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG1009 | Colonising Histories |
Term1
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2001 | Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples |
Term2,4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2015 | Aboriginal Social Enterprise I |
Term2
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2008 | Racism and Eugenics |
Term3
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2012 | Indigenous Rights |
Term3
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2013 | Aboriginal Community Organisations: Ethics and Sustainability |
Term4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG3004 | Indigenous Australians in Education |
Term4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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Third Year |
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| INDG2010 | Indigenous Health Promotion I |
Term1
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG1007 | Introduction to Indigenous Research |
Term1
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2005 | Working with Aboriginal Communities I (Professional Engagement) |
Term2
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG1001 | Indigenous World-Views |
Term2,4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2011 | Aboriginal Social Realities |
Term3
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG3002 | Independent Study: Indigenous Research Project |
Term3,5
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2016 | Aboriginal Social Enterprise II |
Term1,4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG3003 | Working with Aboriginal Communities II (Professional Placement) |
Term1,4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| Unit Code | Unit Title | Available | Credit points | Notes | |||||||||||||
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Complete units in the following order to satisfy the Requirements of the Award |
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First Year |
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| INDG1006 | Indigenous Scholarship |
Term1,3
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG1004 | Aboriginal Cultural Strengths |
Term1,3
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG1002 | Indigenous Knowledge |
Term2,4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2003 | Country, Culture and Heritage |
Term2,4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG3001 | Caring for Country |
Term3,5
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| Shared Major Unit OR Elective | |||||||||||||||||
| INDG1011 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Issues |
Term4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG1003 | The Mental Health of Australian Indigenous Peoples |
Term4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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Second Year |
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| Shared Major Unit OR Elective | |||||||||||||||||
| INDG1009 | Colonising Histories |
Term1
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2001 | Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples |
Term2,4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2015 | Aboriginal Social Enterprise I |
Term2
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| Shared Major Unit OR Elective | |||||||||||||||||
| INDG2012 | Indigenous Rights |
Term3
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| Shared Major Unit OR Elective | |||||||||||||||||
| INDG3004 | Indigenous Australians in Education |
Term4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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Third Year |
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| INDG2010 | Indigenous Health Promotion I |
Term1
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| Shared Major Unit OR Elective | |||||||||||||||||
| INDG1001 | Indigenous World-Views |
Term2,4
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| INDG2005 | Working with Aboriginal Communities I (Professional Engagement) |
Term2
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| Shared Major Unit OR Elective | |||||||||||||||||
| INDG3002 | Independent Study: Indigenous Research Project |
Term3,5
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12 | ||||||||||||||
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| Shared Major Unit OR Elective | |||||||||||||||||
| Shared Major Unit OR Elective | |||||||||||||||||
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Core Units |
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| INDG1006 | Indigenous Scholarship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG1002 | Indigenous Knowledge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG1004 | Aboriginal Cultural Strengths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG2005 | Working with Aboriginal Communities I (Professional Engagement) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG3002 | Independent Study: Indigenous Research Project | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG1001 | Indigenous World-Views | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG1009 | Colonising Histories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG2012 | Indigenous Rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG1003 | The Mental Health of Australian Indigenous Peoples | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG2001 | Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG2003 | Country, Culture and Heritage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG1011 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Issues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG3004 | Indigenous Australians in Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG3001 | Caring for Country | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG2015 | Aboriginal Social Enterprise I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDG2010 | Indigenous Health Promotion I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Students can select either the below listed Indigenous Knowledge major (96 credit points), OR one university shared major (96 credit points) OR eight elective units (96 credit points) from university wide offerings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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