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- Description
- Program learning outcomes
- Details
- Admission information
- Credit transfer
- Compulsory program requirements
- Academic requirements for program completion
- Program plans
- Additional documents
- Transition arrangements
- Program structure
- Suggested electives
- Honours
- Additional information
- International students
- Additional support
Program handbook
Description
The Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies program is an interdisciplinary program that studies the history and core learning principles of the discipline of Indigenous Studies. It also explores how critical and creative thinking occurs within Indigenous Studies. Engaging in the course learning will encourage students to consider the complexity of debates within the discipline given the historical importance of issues such as ‘Indigenous identity, culture and knowledges’ with particular awareness of our increasingly connected world. Students will engage with informed, present-day debates about Indigenous knowledges and Indigenous people primarily, but not exclusively in the Australian context, including exploring major concepts and projects underpinning the discipline such as decolonisiation, identity cultures, language revitalisation, and representation.
Program learning outcomes
On successful completion of the program students will have:
- a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning.
- cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge.
- cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas.
- cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence.
- communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas.
- demonstrated the application of knowledge and skills with initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship.
- demonstrated the application of knowledge and skills to adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts.
- demonstrated the application of knowledge and skills with responsibility and accountability for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters.
- demonstrated a broad and coherent understanding of the Aboriginal/Indigenous global studies disciplines including Indigenous histories, cultures, principle concepts, decolonisation and other theoretical perspectives (Depth in least one related specialist area).
- demonstrated cognitive, creative, analytical, and critical skills to effectively plan, analyse present and implement activities in the global discipline and related areas.
- demonstrated a capacity to synthesise theoretical understanding and skills, with a focus on leadership, to effectively plan, analyse, present and implement activities within the discipline and with non-specialist audiences.
- demonstrated a critical understanding of ethical and reflective practice to include Indigenous centred perspectives that underlie the globally based discipline.
Details
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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.
Compulsory program requirements
Students will undertake a minimum of approved field study work experience in an area which is commensorate with their chosen program major study. These hours can be accumulated flexibly.
Academic requirements for program completion
Total units required
240 units
Program duration
3 years full-time or part-time equivalent up to 8 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 Global Indigenous Studies requires students to successfully complete 240 units, which is comprised of:
- 50 units of core courses;
- One 80 unit Global Indigenous Studies major;
- 110 units of electives. Refer to the pathway information below*.
Students must complete a minimum of 40 units at each level (1000, 2000, 3000).
Students must not exceed 100 units at 1000 level.
Students must only complete courses that form part of the program and must not complete more than 240 units.
*Pathway Information
Students must complete at least one Global Indigenous Studies major sequence to fulfil the requirements of their program.
- Single Major pathway A – one 80 unit major, one 40 unit minor and 70 units electives.
- Single Major pathway B – one 80 unit major, two 40 unit minors and 30 units electives.
- Single Major pathway C – one 80 unit major and 110 units electives.
- Double Major pathway – two 80 unit majors, no minor and 30 units electives.
Major
A major must comprise of 80 units of compulsory courses and courses from a course list from one area as follows:
- A minimum of 10 units at 1000 level
- A minimum of 40 units at 3000 level
Minor
A minor must comprise of 40 units of compulsory courses and courses from a course list from one area as follows:
- A minimum of 10 units at 1000 level
- At least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level
Program planner
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Additional documents
- 2021 Transition Arrangements 162.5 KB
- 2023 Transition Arrangements 205.1 KB
- The Everyday Laboratory Brochure 11.8 MB
Transition arrangements
Program Revisions 2023
Film, Media and Cultural Studies Major - 2023
The Film, Media and Cultural Studies major is only available to students who commenced prior to 2023. The new Screen and Cultural Studies major is available from 2023 onward. Students who commenced prior to Semester 1, 2023 should refer to the 2023 Transition Arrangements in the Additional Documents section for more details. Any further questions should be directed to your program advisor.
Program Revisions 2021
This program was revised in 2021. Students should 2021 Transition Arrangements in the Additional Documents Section for further information. Any further questions should be directed to your program advisor.
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 |
ABOR2001 | Development of Inclusive Workplace and Entrepreneurial Identities |
| 10 units |
ABOR3001 | Building Skills for Change |
| 10 units |
ABOR3999 | Aboriginal Professional Experience |
| 20 units |
Majors
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Compulsory | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 |
LEGL1001 | Foundations of Law |
| 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 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Choose 20 units from the list to fulfil the requirements for this major (a minimum of 20 units at 3000 level). Students may only choose one of BUSN3001 or BUSN3500. | |||
Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
BUSN3001 | Project in Business | Not currently offered | 10 units |
BUSN3500 | International Work Placement in Business |
| 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 | |||
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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 |
Screen and Cultural Studies
Course List | |||
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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 |
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 |
Discontinued Major - 2023
Only available to students who commenced prior to 2023.
Film, Media and Cultural Studies
Course List | |||
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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 |
Minors
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Compulsory | |||
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Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this minor. | |||
Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
MNGT1002 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| 10 units |
MNGT2002 | Business Venturing |
| 10 units |
MNGT2007 | Ideation in Enterprise |
| 10 units |
Course List | |||
---|---|---|---|
Choose 10 units from the list for a minor at 2000 or 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 |
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Course List | |||
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To fulfil the course requirements for this minor, complete 40 units from the courses listed below (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 3000 level) | |||
Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
ENGL1040 | Australian Stories |
| 10 units |
SOCA1050 | Youth, Gender and Crime |
| 10 units |
AHIS2560 | Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity | Not currently offered | 10 units |
ENGL2103 | Writing for Social Change | Not currently offered | 10 units |
SCRN2100 | Popular Music and Culture |
| 10 units |
SCRN2200 | Popular Culture and Society |
| 10 units |
SOCA2700 | Gender, Religion and Power | Not currently offered | 10 units |
ENGL3013 | Women's Writing | Not currently offered | 10 units |
HIST3600 | Global Women's History: From Boadicea to Barbie |
| 10 units |
HIST3621 | Maps and Dreams: Aboriginal-Colonial Relationships in Australian History |
| 10 units |
SCRN3500 | Screening Sex and Gender | Not currently offered | 10 units |
SOCA3230 | Identity and Culture | Not currently offered | 10 units |
Global Indigenous Studies
Course List | |||
---|---|---|---|
Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 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 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
GEOG1020 | Introduction to Human Geography |
| 10 units |
GEOG2080 | Cities and Regions |
| 10 units |
Course List | |||
---|---|---|---|
Choose 20 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of at least 10 units at 2000 or 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 minor. | |||
Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
IRHR1002 | Dynamics of People and Work in Organisations |
| 10 units |
LEGL1001 | Foundations of Law |
| 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 |
Human Services
Compulsory | |||
---|---|---|---|
Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this minor. | |||
Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
HUSE1001 | Introduction to Human Services |
| 10 units |
HUSE2001 | Shaping Human Services: Social Policy and the Political Process |
| 10 units |
Course List | |||
---|---|---|---|
Choose 20 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of at least 10 units at 2000 or 3000 level). | |||
Code | Title | Term / Location | 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 |
Information Technology
Course List | |||
---|---|---|---|
To fulfil the course requirements for this minor, complete 40 units from the courses listed below (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 level | |||
Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
COMP1010 | Computing Fundamentals |
| 10 units |
COMP1140 | Database and Information Management |
| 10 units |
INFT1004 | Introduction to Programming |
| 10 units |
SENG1050 | Web Technologies |
| 10 units |
INFT2031 | Systems and Network Administration |
| 10 units |
INFT2150 | Business Analysis |
| 10 units |
Politics and International Relations
Compulsory | |||
---|---|---|---|
Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this minor. | |||
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 |
Course List | |||
---|---|---|---|
Choose 10 units from the list for a minor (at 2000 or 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 |
Screen and Cultural Studies
Course List | |||
---|---|---|---|
Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 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 |
Sociology and Anthropology
Compulsory | |||
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Complete the following compulsory courses to fulfil the requirements of this minor. | |||
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 |
Course List | |||
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Choose 10 units from the list for a minor (at 2000 or 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 |
Writing Studies
Course List | |||
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To fulfil the course requirements for this minor, complete 40 units from the courses listed below (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 level | |||
Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
CMNS1090 | Media Storytelling |
| 10 units |
ENGL1201 | Creative Writing: Introduction |
| 10 units |
ENGL2101 | Writing Short Fiction |
| 10 units |
ENGL2102 | Creative Writing: Life Writing |
| 10 units |
ENGL2103 | Writing for Social Change | Not currently offered | 10 units |
Discontinued Minor - 2023
Only available to students who commenced prior to 2023
Film, Media and Cultural Studies
Course List | |||
---|---|---|---|
Choose 40 units from the list for a minor (a minimum of 10 units at 1000 level and at least 20 units at 2000 or 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 |
Electives
Electives 110 unit requirement | |
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Complete 110 units of electives to fulfil the requirements of the program. Electives can be used to extend and complement your core studies with more courses in the same field of study, or from areas that might be of interest to you. Electives can be chosen from all courses available at the University that do not have any other conditions (such as a course requisite) applied to them. | 110 units |
Suggested electives
A full list of courses that are available to study as an elective can be found in the course handbook.
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
SOCA2020 | Society, Space and Power | 10 units |
Honours
Students who perform well during the Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies program 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. The Bachelor of Aboriginal Studies (Honours) degree allows students to 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 Global Indigenous Studies
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