Enrolments for 2021 have closed.
Indigenous Rights
Postgraduate | CUR-CHRE510 | 2021
Course information for 2021 intake View information for 2024 course intake
Come to grips with the key challenges facing the Indigenous rights movement.Survey factors including gender, youth and social change. Unearth ongoing land rights issues. Identify the role of the media and the government.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
FEE-HELP available
Indigenous Rights
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- describe and critique Indigenous rights theories
- use appropriate technologies to locate and critically appraise relevant Indigenous rights literature
- analyse and communicate Indigenous rights theories
- critically analyse political, policy and moral issues using an Indigenous rights framework
- 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
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%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
Start your career with Curtin’s globally recognised courses and extensive industry connections. Through OUA, their online courses offer an interactive and collaborative learning experience that gets you the same degree as if you studied on campus. Curtin is a global university with a vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide.
Learn more about Curtin University.
Explore Curtin courses.
- QS Ranking 2024:
- 14
- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 15
Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.