This honours course provides an opportunity for suitably qualified graduate students to undertake a dissertation-based program in the field of Indigenous studies. The course focuses on Indigenous knowledge and research methodologies and emphasises multidisciplinary approaches to analyse topics of relevance to Indigenous people.
Refer to Admission into Honours Degree Programs and Regulations for Honours Degrees in the General Information of the Curtin Courses Handbook, The following students are eligible to apply for places in the program: those students who have completed theBachelor of Arts (Indigenous Australian Cultural Studies) at Curtin University and have attained a course weighted average of 70 or above in the third year of the course. Students from elsewhere will be eligible if they have similar levels of attainmentand meet one or more of the following criteria - are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, or have completed one or more undergraduate units with a substantial Indigenous studies component, or can demonstrate substantial life experience residing with or working with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
The course coordinator will only approve entry into the honours degree for students possessing undergraduate degrees from outside the Centre for Aboriginal Studies where one or more of the following additional criteria is met: the student is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, the student has completed one or more undergraduate units with a substantial indigenous studies component, or can demonstrate substantial life experience residing with or working with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis.
This honours degree program is one year full-time or equivalent part-time study.
Students undertake a semester of coursework, followed by a semester of independent research, fieldwork and dissertation writing.
Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.
Course Structure |
Hrs/Wk |
Credit |
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Year 1 Semester 1 |
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305842 | v.3 | Indigenous Australian Research 411 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
305843 | v.3 | Indigenous Australian Research 412 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
305844 | v.3 | # | Indigenous Australian Research 413 | 6.0 | 25.0 |
305845 | v.3 | Indigenous Australian Research 414 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
100.0 | |||||
Year 1 Semester 2 |
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305846 | v.2 | + | Indigenous Australian Research - Honours Dissertation 491 | 19.0 | 100.0 |
OR | |||||
308415 | v.3 | * | Indigenous Australian Research - Honours Dissertation 492-1 | 11.0 | 50.0 |
OR | |||||
308417 | v.2 | * | Indigenous Australian Research - Honours Dissertation 492-2 | 11.0 | 50.0 |
100.0 | |||||
# | If undertaking research primarily for the use of quantitative research techniques, this unit may be substituted for any other quantitative research unit offered by another school, subject to approval of the course coordinator. | ||||
* | Only available for part-time students, must complete 492-1 and 492-2 to complete the dissertation. | ||||
+ | Only available for full-time students to complete the dissertation. | ||||
Year | Location | All* | Internal | Partially Online Internal^ | External | Fully Online# | |
2007 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
2007 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.
*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.
^Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.
#Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.