Aboriginal People, History and Colonialism
ABT15
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Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 1 mean?
Undergraduate Level 1
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Web Dependent
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Availability: What is a Study period?
For enrolment (2012):- SP1
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Duration:
13 weeks
Fee: Fees (current and planned)
- Domestic student fee:
- $795.00 (AUD)
- HECS student fee:
- $706.00 (AUD)
- International student fee:
- $1,020.00 (AUD)
Description
The nature of 'history', Australia before colonisation: British occupation of the continent; changing ideologies, 1770s-1880s; social theory; accommodation and resistance; Indigenous employment; from segregation to assimilation; the emergence of an Indigenous political voice; the beginnings of change.
Prerequisites
If you have no prior university experience, you should complete SSK10 before starting this unit.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will have an understanding of the:
- colonisation of Aboriginal Australia
- relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people
- effects of legislation relevant to Aboriginal People.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thinking about history |
| 2 | What do historians do? |
| 3 | The spread of the frontier |
| 4 | British occupation of the whole continent |
| 5 | Changing ideologies, 1770s-1880s |
| 6 | Legislated inferiority |
| 7 | Mixed missionary blessings |
| 8 | Accommodation and resistance |
| 9 | Indigenous employment |
| 10 | From segregation to assimilation |
| 11 | The emergence of an Indigenous political voice |
| 12 | The beginnings of change |
| 13 | History and destiny |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Online assignment submission
Print based materials
- Study Guide
Online materials
- Audio/Video - Streaming
- Printable format materials
- Resources and Links
Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a unit.
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Recommended textbooks
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Relevant Courses
This unit is part of a major, minor, stream or specialisation in the following courses:
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Behavioural Studies (Psychology), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Bachelor of Behavioural Studies, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
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