Indigenous Rights

• Topics

  • Indigenous Australian history and human rights
  • Human rights activism
  • Racism, resilience and respect
  • Indigenous human rights and gender
  • Indigenous human rights and youth
  • Land rights and native title
  • Indigenous human rights and media
  • Governance
  • Indigenous social change and leadership

• Study resources

  • Instructional Methods

    • Disscusion forum/Discussion Board
    • Online assignment submission
    • Podcasting/Leacture capture
    • Streaming Multimedia
    • Web links

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• CUR-HRI-MAS-2018
• CUR-HRI-GCE-2018

Elective

• OUA-PSU-GCE-2018

Special requirements

• EquipmentDetails - Audio/Visual equipment

This subject was previously known as Human Rights Issues 2.

This subject will explore Indigenous rights at the global level as well as within the Australian context. It will examine key challenges in areas such as social determinants, gender, youth and leadership in relation to Indigenous rights and encourage a critical engagement with the topic.

Please Note:  If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

• Discussion Points - Part 1 (25%)
• Conference presentation (40%)
• Discussion Points - Part 2 (35%)

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 subject.

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