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Program handbook
Description
The need for environmentally sustainable and equitable development is one of the most serious issues facing the contemporary world. The Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies provides opportunities to study the Indigenous identity, culture and knowledges, as well as the causes and consequences of unequal development, and assess policy options for a more equitable and sustainable future. Drawing upon the expertise of the Faculty of Science and The Wollotuka Institute (widely regarded as a national leader in Indigenous education), the Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies offers students an interdisciplinary understanding of uneven development, decolonisation, identity cultures, and representation, that will enable students to be active global citizens ready to create innovative solutions to pressing issues in local, regional, national and international contexts.
Program learning outcomes
On successful completion of the program students will have:
- Program Learning Outcomes as per those for the single degree programs
Details
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| CRICOS Code | 0100760 |
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Admission information
Admission requirements
Eligibility for admission to this program is based on applicants meeting the minimum selection rank, or satisfying the requirements for an approved admission scheme.
The University of Newcastle accepts a range of qualifications to determine eligibility for admission. These include, but are not limited to, Australian or overseas senior secondary qualifications (such as the HSC), prior tertiary studies, prior TAFE/VET studies, and completed enabling programs.
For further information on the pathways that are available to you, please refer to:
English Language Requirements
All Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University’s English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy here.
- IELTS Overall Minimum: 6
- IELTS Sub Test Minimum: 6
Credit transfer
If you wish to apply for credit for studies completed at another institution, or if you are changing programs within the University and wish to transfer your credit to the new program, visit the University's credit website for more information on applying for credit.
Academic requirements for program completion
Total units required
320 units
Program duration
4 years full-time or part-time equivalent up to 10 years maximum.
International students studying this program on campus are required to enrol full time to comply with their student visa requirements and complete their study in the standard minimum program duration. International students requiring enrolment advice should review the program plan corresponding to the semester and year of commencement and can contact their Program Advisor at ProgramAdvice@newcastle.edu.au
Program requirements
The Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies requires students to complete a total of, but no more than, 320 units comprised of the following:
- 100 units of Core courses
- 20 units from the Career-ready Placement course list
- 20 units from the 1000 level Development Studies course list
- 20 units from the 2000/3000 level Development Studies course list
- One 80 unit Development Studies major
- One 80 unit Global Indigenous Studies major
To ensure a balance between Global Indigenous Studies and Development Studies program outcomes, at least 80 units of ABOR coded courses must be completed as part of this program.
Program planner
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Additional documents
- 2023 Transition Arrangements 333.0 KB
Transition arrangements
2023 Revision
From 2023 there are changes to the program structure. For students who commenced the program prior to 2023, please refer to the 2023 Transition Arrangements in the Additional Documents section for more information.
2021 Revision
In 2021 the core course GEOG3330 Work Integrated Learning in Development Studies and Human Geography was replaced by GEOG3300 Rethinking Development. Students who have not yet completed GEOG3330 need to complete GEOG3300.
From 2021 there are changes to both the Bachelor of Development Studies and the Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies. For students who commenced the program prior to 2021, please refer to the Bachelor of Development Studies Program Handbook and the Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies Program Handbook for more information.
Program structure
Students can plan their program using Program Planner. It is recommended students review the program handbook in conjunction with using Program Planner.
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Core Courses
Complete the following core courses to fulfil the requirements of this program. | |||
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| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR1001 | Welcome to Critical Indigenous Studies |
| 10 units |
| ABOR1110 | Introduction to Aboriginal Studies |
| 10 units |
| ECON1002 | Macroeconomics in the Global Economy |
| 10 units |
| ENVS1003 | Environmental Values and Ethics |
| 10 units |
| GEOG1030 | Global Poverty and Development |
| 10 units |
| SOCA1010 | Society and Culture: an Introduction to Sociology |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2001 | Development of Inclusive Workplace and Entrepreneurial Identities |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2130 | Geographies of Development |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3001 | Building Skills for Change |
| 10 units |
| GEOG3300 | Rethinking Development |
| 10 units |
Career-ready Placement Course Options
Choose 20 units from either: ABOR3999 (20 units); or ENVS3008 (10 units) plus 10-unit 2000/3000 level Development Studies Course List. | |||
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| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR3999 | Aboriginal Professional Experience |
| 20 units |
| ENVS3008 | Work Integrated Learning in the Environmental and Development Sectors |
| 10 units |
1000 Level Course List
Complete 20 units from the following course list. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR1370 | Working with Aboriginal Communities |
| 10 units |
| ECON1001 | Microeconomics for Business Decisions |
| 10 units |
| ENVS1004 | Social Development and the Environment |
| 10 units |
| GEOG1020 | Introduction to Human Geography |
| 10 units |
| POLI1020 | Introduction to Politics |
| 10 units |
| SOCA1020 | What is Anthropology |
| 10 units |
2000/3000 Level Course List
Complete 20 units from the following course list. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR2244 | Reconciling Australia's Colonial Past and Present |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2002 | Environmental Legislation and Planning |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2008 | The Sustainable Society |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2080 | Cities and Regions |
| 10 units |
| POLI2001 | Ideas in Political Science | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| POLI2200 | The Global Politics of Indigenous People |
| 10 units |
| POLI2203 | International Political Economy and Global Development |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2400 | Future Societies: Beyond Capitalist Globalization |
| 10 units |
| SOCS2400 | Surveying the Social: Applied Quantitative Research |
| 10 units |
Development Studies Majors
Complete one 80 unit major to fulfil the requirements of this program.
Cultures and Citizenship
| Compulsory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete the following compulsory course. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR3024 | Aboriginal Community Development and Advocacy |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete 70 units including a minimum of 30 units at 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR1370 | Working with Aboriginal Communities |
| 10 units |
| SOCA1020 | What is Anthropology |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2241 | Aboriginal Political Protest | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| ABOR2244 | Reconciling Australia's Colonial Past and Present |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2440 | Aboriginal Health Past and Present |
| 10 units |
| POLI2200 | The Global Politics of Indigenous People |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2325 | Cultural Worlds of Health and Illness | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCS2300 | Ethics for the Social Sciences |
| 10 units |
| SOCS2400 | Surveying the Social: Applied Quantitative Research |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3021 | Australian Indigenous Language and Cultural Issues Today | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| ABOR3251 | International Indigenous Comparative Studies |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3380 | Human Rights and the World's Indigenous Communities |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3440 | Indigenous Health Around the World |
| 10 units |
| GEOG3090 | Society and Space |
| 10 units |
| POLI3203 | Democracy in the 21st Century: Local Power, Policy and Participatory Politics |
| 10 units |
| SCIE3600 | International Study Experience |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3220 | Youth Culture and Risk |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3230 | Identity and Culture | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA3315 | Bodies in Cultural Perspective |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3666 | Consumption, Technology and Everyday Life |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3790 | Migration, Society and the Media | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA3850 | Rage Against the Machine: Indigenous Activism, Ways of Life and the Future |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3902 | Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society |
| 10 units |
Environmental Sustainability
| Compulsory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete the following compulsory course. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ENVS3006 | Surviving the Anthropocene: Sustainability in the 21st Century |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete 70 units including a minimum of 30 units at 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ENVS1004 | Social Development and the Environment |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2243 | Indigenous People, Global Warming and the Environment |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2245 | Aboriginal People and Law |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2002 | Environmental Legislation and Planning |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2008 | The Sustainable Society |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2080 | Cities and Regions |
| 10 units |
| HIST2065 | A Sunburnt Country: Australian Environmental History | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA2065 | Environment and Society |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3024 | Aboriginal Community Development and Advocacy |
| 10 units |
| ECON3006 | Environmental Economics |
| 10 units |
| ENVS3001 | Integrated Impact Assessment |
| 10 units |
| GEOG3090 | Society and Space |
| 10 units |
| SCIE3600 | International Study Experience |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3790 | Migration, Society and the Media | Not currently offered | 10 units |
Globalisation and Economic Development
| Compulsory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete the following compulsory course. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ECON1001 | Microeconomics for Business Decisions |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete 70 units including a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level, including either ECON3008 or POLI3203, and at least 20 units of ECON courses above 1000 level. Students wishing to complete ECON3008 must complete ECON2002 prior to enrolment in ECON3008. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ECON2002 | Intermediate Macroeconomics |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2080 | Cities and Regions |
| 10 units |
| POLI2200 | The Global Politics of Indigenous People |
| 10 units |
| POLI2203 | International Political Economy and Global Development |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2400 | Future Societies: Beyond Capitalist Globalization |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3251 | International Indigenous Comparative Studies |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3380 | Human Rights and the World's Indigenous Communities |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3440 | Indigenous Health Around the World |
| 10 units |
| ECON3003 | Global Trade and Finance |
| 10 units |
| ECON3006 | Environmental Economics |
| 10 units |
| ECON3008 | International Macroeconomics |
| 10 units |
| ECON3009 | Urban Property Economics |
| 10 units |
| POLI3002 | Power and the State |
| 10 units |
| POLI3140 | The Politics of Globalisation | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| POLI3150 | Issues in International Relations |
| 10 units |
| POLI3160 | Global Power and World Order |
| 10 units |
| POLI3203 | Democracy in the 21st Century: Local Power, Policy and Participatory Politics |
| 10 units |
| SCIE3600 | International Study Experience |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3790 | Migration, Society and the Media | Not currently offered | 10 units |
Urban and Regional Development
| Compulsory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete the following compulsory course. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| GEOG3090 | Society and Space |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete 70 units including a minimum of 30 units at 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| GEOG1020 | Introduction to Human Geography |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2244 | Reconciling Australia's Colonial Past and Present |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2245 | Aboriginal People and Law |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2002 | Environmental Legislation and Planning |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2008 | The Sustainable Society |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2080 | Cities and Regions |
| 10 units |
| GEOS2161 | Spatial Science |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2020 | Society, Space and Power | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA2065 | Environment and Society |
| 10 units |
| SOCS2400 | Surveying the Social: Applied Quantitative Research |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3024 | Aboriginal Community Development and Advocacy |
| 10 units |
| ECON3006 | Environmental Economics |
| 10 units |
| ECON3009 | Urban Property Economics |
| 10 units |
| ENVS3001 | Integrated Impact Assessment |
| 10 units |
| ENVS3006 | Surviving the Anthropocene: Sustainability in the 21st Century |
| 10 units |
| GEOS3250 | Advanced Spatial Science |
| 10 units |
| HUSE3006 | Social Policy and Planning in Regional Contexts |
| 10 units |
| POLI3180 | Politics, Policy and Government |
| 10 units |
| SCIE3600 | International Study Experience |
| 10 units |
Global Indigenous Studies Majors
Complete one 80 unit major to fulfil the requirements of this program.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
| Compulsory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this major. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| MNGT1002 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| 10 units |
| MNGT2002 | Business Venturing |
| 10 units |
| MNGT2007 | Ideation in Enterprise |
| 10 units |
| MNGT3016 | Innovation and Entrepreneurial Strategy |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Choose 40 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major, with at least 30 units at the 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| MNGT2004 | Managing Innovation |
| 10 units |
| MNGT2006 | Decision Making under Uncertainty |
| 10 units |
| MNGT3002 | Knowledge Management |
| 10 units |
| MNGT3007 | Social Entrepreneurship |
| 10 units |
| MNGT3008 | Advanced Innovation Management |
| 10 units |
| MNGT3009 | Business Development and Growth |
| 10 units |
Global Indigenous Studies
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level). | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR1110 | Introduction to Aboriginal Studies |
| 10 units |
| ABOR1370 | Working with Aboriginal Communities |
| 10 units |
| ABOR1390 | Australian Aboriginal People and Human Rights |
| 10 units |
| ABOR1420 | Communicating with Aboriginal People Across Genres |
| 10 units |
| HUMA1100 | Aboriginal Languages: New Approaches | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| ABOR2022 | Aboriginal Cultural Immersion |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2241 | Aboriginal Political Protest | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| ABOR2243 | Indigenous People, Global Warming and the Environment |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2244 | Reconciling Australia's Colonial Past and Present |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2245 | Aboriginal People and Law |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2330 | Traditional Aboriginal Society |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2440 | Aboriginal Health Past and Present |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3024 | Aboriginal Community Development and Advocacy |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3080 | Indigenous Research |
| 20 units |
| ABOR3251 | International Indigenous Comparative Studies |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3380 | Human Rights and the World's Indigenous Communities |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3440 | Indigenous Health Around the World |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3500 | Aboriginal Education, Policies and Issues |
| 10 units |
| ENGL3045 | Indigenous Australia in Literature: Listenin' Up |
| 10 units |
Human Geography and the Environment
| Compulsory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this minor. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| GEOG1020 | Introduction to Human Geography |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2080 | Cities and Regions |
| 10 units |
| ENVS3006 | Surviving the Anthropocene: Sustainability in the 21st Century |
| 10 units |
| GEOG3090 | Society and Space |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Choose 40 units from the list for a major (10 units at 1000 level, 10 units at 2000 level and 20 units at 3000 level). | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ENVS1003 | Environmental Values and Ethics |
| 10 units |
| ENVS1004 | Social Development and the Environment |
| 10 units |
| GEOG1030 | Global Poverty and Development |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2002 | Environmental Legislation and Planning |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2008 | The Sustainable Society |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2130 | Geographies of Development |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2065 | Environment and Society |
| 10 units |
| ENVS3001 | Integrated Impact Assessment |
| 10 units |
| ENVS3008 | Work Integrated Learning in the Environmental and Development Sectors |
| 10 units |
| GEOG3300 | Rethinking Development |
| 10 units |
Human Resource Management
| Compulsory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this major. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| IRHR1002 | Dynamics of People and Work in Organisations |
| 10 units |
| MNGT1001 | Introduction to Management |
| 10 units |
| IRHR2010 | Introduction to Industrial Relations |
| 10 units |
| IRHR2270 | Introduction to Human Resource Management |
| 10 units |
| IRHR3000 | Applied Human Resource Management and Employment Relations |
| 10 units |
| LEGL3111 | Employment Law |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complete 20 units from the following course list. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| BUSN3001 | Project in Business | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| IRHR3035 | Managing Diversity |
| 10 units |
| IRHR3040 | Negotiation and Advocacy |
| 10 units |
| IRHR3510 | Human Resource Development |
| 10 units |
| IRHR3540 | International Human Resource Management |
| 10 units |
Human Services
| Compulsory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| HUSE1001 | Introduction to Human Services |
| 10 units |
| HUSE2001 | Shaping Human Services: Social Policy and the Political Process |
| 10 units |
| HUSE3001 | Person-centered practice and casework skills |
| 10 units |
| HUSE3008 | Human Services from the user perspective |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Choose 40 units with a maximum of 20 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 20 units at 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR1370 | Working with Aboriginal Communities |
| 10 units |
| SOCA1050 | Youth, Gender and Crime |
| 10 units |
| CRIM2030 | Criminology in the Legal Context |
| 10 units |
| HUSE2002 | Child Protection Work |
| 10 units |
| HUSE2003 | Youth Justice | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| HUSE2005 | Gendered Violence |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2400 | Future Societies: Beyond Capitalist Globalization |
| 10 units |
| HUSE3003 | Human Rights, Social Justice and Real Lives | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| HUSE3005 | Working with Groups and Communities |
| 10 units |
| HUSE3006 | Social Policy and Planning in Regional Contexts |
| 10 units |
| HUSE3007 | Disability and Aged Care | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA3220 | Youth Culture and Risk |
| 10 units |
Politics and International Relations
| Compulsory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| POLI1010 | Australian Politics and Government |
| 10 units |
| POLI1020 | Introduction to Politics |
| 10 units |
| POLI2203 | International Political Economy and Global Development |
| 10 units |
| POLI3180 | Politics, Policy and Government |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Choose 40 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 30 units at 3000 level). | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| HIST2210 | Australian Foreign Relations: Australia and Asia | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| POLI2001 | Ideas in Political Science | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| POLI2200 | The Global Politics of Indigenous People |
| 10 units |
| HIST3201 | Foreign Relations: Australia and the Great Powers | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| POLI3002 | Power and the State |
| 10 units |
| POLI3140 | The Politics of Globalisation | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| POLI3150 | Issues in International Relations |
| 10 units |
| POLI3160 | Global Power and World Order |
| 10 units |
| POLI3203 | Democracy in the 21st Century: Local Power, Policy and Participatory Politics |
| 10 units |
Sociology and Anthropology
| Compulsory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| SOCA1010 | Society and Culture: an Introduction to Sociology |
| 10 units |
| SOCA1020 | What is Anthropology |
| 10 units |
| SOCS2200 | Social Analysis: Theorising Social Problems |
| 10 units |
| SOCS3200 | Qualitative Social Inquiry: Applied Research Project |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Choose 40 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 3000 level). | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| SCRN2200 | Popular Culture and Society |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2020 | Society, Space and Power | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA2065 | Environment and Society |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2325 | Cultural Worlds of Health and Illness | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA2400 | Future Societies: Beyond Capitalist Globalization |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2700 | Gender, Religion and Power | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCS2100 | Organisational Management and Social Behaviour | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCS2300 | Ethics for the Social Sciences |
| 10 units |
| SOCS2400 | Surveying the Social: Applied Quantitative Research |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3178 | Health, 'Wellness' and Power: The Social Contexts of Expert Knowledge |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3220 | Youth Culture and Risk |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3230 | Identity and Culture | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA3315 | Bodies in Cultural Perspective |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3666 | Consumption, Technology and Everyday Life |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3780 | Leading Social Change: Applying Critical Theories in Critical Times |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3790 | Migration, Society and the Media | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA3850 | Rage Against the Machine: Indigenous Activism, Ways of Life and the Future |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3902 | Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society |
| 10 units |
| SOCS3100 | Policy Development, Program Management and Evaluation |
| 10 units |
Screen and Cultural Studies
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level). | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| SCRN1000 | Media Literacy |
| 10 units |
| SCRN1200 | Film and Television Studies |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2600 | Audience Participation and Interaction |
| 10 units |
| ENGL2103 | Writing for Social Change | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SCRN2000 | Media in Transition: Industry, Money, Power | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SCRN2100 | Popular Music and Culture |
| 10 units |
| SCRN2200 | Popular Culture and Society |
| 10 units |
| SCRN2300 | Hollywood and Beyond: American Cinema in Context |
| 10 units |
| SCRN2400 | European Cinema in Context: Transforming Images, States, Histories | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SCRN2500 | Science Fiction and Fantasy on Screen | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SCRN3000 | Social Media and Digital Culture |
| 10 units |
| SCRN3100 | Peak TV: Texts, Industry, Culture |
| 10 units |
| SCRN3200 | Documentary Cinema: Rendering the Real |
| 10 units |
| SCRN3300 | Contemporary World Cinema |
| 10 units |
| SCRN3400 | Screen Authorship | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SCRN3500 | Screening Sex and Gender | Not currently offered | 10 units |
Discontinued Global Indigenous Studies Maj
Only available to students who commenced prior to 2023.
Film, Media and Cultural Studies
| Course List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Choose 80 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level) | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| FMCS1000 | Film, Media, Culture | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS1100 | Communication and Culture | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS1200 | Film and Television Studies | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| CMNS2600 | Audience Participation and Interaction |
| 10 units |
| ENGL2103 | Writing for Social Change | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS2000 | Media in Transition | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS2100 | Music and Culture | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS2200 | Popular Culture and Society | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS2300 | Hollywood and Beyond: American Cinema in Context | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS2301 | European Cinema in Context: Transforming Images, States, Histories | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS3100 | Social Media and Digital Culture | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS3201 | Peak TV: Texts, Industry, Culture | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS3600 | Documentary Cinema: Rendering the Real | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS3701 | Contemporary World Cinema | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS3800 | Screen Authorship | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| FMCS3900 | Screening Sex and Gender | Not currently offered | 10 units |
Honours
Students who perform well during the Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies degree with a credit average (GPA of 5.0) or greater, may apply to undertake a further year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) study to obtain an Honours degree and further develop their specific areas of interest.
Additional information
Through the Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre, students can access a free suite of NUPrep preparation courses as well as Academic Learning Support.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can draw on the assistance and support provided by the Indigenous Student Support and Development service through the Wollotuka Institute.
International students
All International Students enrolled in the program will be provided with an orientation to familiarise them with the rules, expectations, facilities and services offered by the University. Please visit our International Students website to find out more about the support services available to international students.
Additional support
AccessAbility provides advice and reasonable adjustments to Students with a medical or health condition or disability. If you require adjustments to undertake your program, contact the Student Support Advisors - AccessAbility before semester or early in the semester. They will work with the College or School to ensure that this happens in a timely manner.
Please note: All students must fulfil the inherent requirements of the programs and courses they are undertaking. While reasonable adjustments can be made, these adjustments cannot compromise academic integrity. It is the student's responsibility to check all the requirements of courses, and consider the effects of any medical condition or disability on their ability to complete course requirements. More information is available online.
Bachelor of Development Studies / Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies
UAC Code , Program Code 40179
CRICOS Code , Program Code 40179
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Program Code 40179
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Program Code 40179
This criteria is based on a full-time international student attending Callaghan campus. Please select your criteria to personalise your study options and your circumstances.
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