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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Unit aim
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
Topic 1: Valuing Cultural Safety within a ‘Cultural Competency Framework’
Topic 2: Indigenous Philosophies and World-views
Topic 3: Indigenous Spirituality/Religion, Ceremony and Ritual
Topic 4: Social and Emotional Well-being
Topic 5: Kinship, Relatedness and Caring for Country
Topic 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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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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:
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demonstrate an appreciation for the complexity of Indigenous Australian world-views, philosophies and lore/law, including traditional and contemporary cultural practices
- GA4:
- GA6:
- GA7:
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develop understanding of the foundations of cultural safety and a basis for a cultural competency framework within an Indigenous Australian context
- GA3:
- GA7:
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describe Indigenous Australian notions of wellbeing, ways of being in the world and Indigenous knowledge systems
- GA3:
- GA7:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed texts.