ABOR2022
Aboriginal Cultural Immersion
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011
Students will be directly exposed and participate in at least two major Australian Aboriginal cultural experiences which includes weaving, painting, cultural transmedia, dance or music immersing them in a deep cultural exposure and appreciation.
| Objectives | * Develop an introductory level of understanding of Aboriginal cultural practices. * Develop elementary practical skills required in Aboriginal cultural practice. * Acknowledgement of Aboriginal cultural practices as they relate to holistic understandings of culture. * Develop a sense of shared community teamwork as it relates to cultural practices and work. * Develop a practical understanding of Aboriginal society's social structures as practiced through cultural expression and oral and graphic history. |
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| Content | Students will undertake two practical cultural experiences over two course workshops for a total four hours per week over the semester. Each of these practical workshops will address in oral traditions the cultural significance of skills involved, division of labour associated with practices, contemporary practices and holistic orientation of cohesive community work practices. | ||||||
| Replacing Course(s) | ABOR3020 - Communication Studies V - 10 units | ||||||
| Transition | Not applicable | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | ABOR1110 or equivalent introductory Aboriginal Studies course | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Integrated Learning
Practical Self Directed Learning Student Projects Workshop |
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| Contact Hours | Studio: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Workshop: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for ABOR2022 |