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Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Intermediate

Former School/College

College of Indigenous Peoples (Gnibi)

Unit aim

Aims to develop critical awareness of the issues pertaining to self-determination and a range of contemporary social, legal and political issues for Indigenous Australian peoples. The unit seeks to critically evaluate the attitudes, values, opinions and beliefs which underpin representations of contemporary Indigenous Australian issues.

Unit content

Topics:

  • Introduction
  • Social justice, sovereignty and self-determination
  • Identity
  • Government policies, practices and community
  • Apologies, treaties and partnerships
  • Education
  • Human rights perspectives
  • The media
  • Conclusion

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.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 critically reflect upon your own attitudes, values, opinions and beliefs about contemporary Indigenous Australian issues
2 demonstrate a critical awareness of contemporary social, legal and political issues for Indigenous Australians with respect to self-determination, human rights and identity
3 identify key stakeholders in the construction of Indigenous Australian contemporary issues
4 evaluate the attitudes, values, opinions and beliefs which underpin mainstream representations of contemporary Indigenous Australian issues
5 identify and critically assess the current status of the process of self-determination and human rights in relation to a number of key issues concerning contemporary Indigenous Australia

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. critically reflect upon your own attitudes, values, opinions and beliefs about contemporary Indigenous Australian issues
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. demonstrate a critical awareness of contemporary social, legal and political issues for Indigenous Australians with respect to self-determination, human rights and identity
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  3. identify key stakeholders in the construction of Indigenous Australian contemporary issues
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  4. evaluate the attitudes, values, opinions and beliefs which underpin mainstream representations of contemporary Indigenous Australian issues
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  5. identify and critically assess the current status of the process of self-determination and human rights in relation to a number of key issues concerning contemporary Indigenous Australia
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA7:

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.