Global Indigenous History: An Australian Perspective

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. Understand key themes in Indigenous historical experience from pre-European contact to today
  2. Appreciate Indigenous historical perspective
  3. Understand Australian Indigenous history through a world Indigenous history lens
  4. Think critically and analytically about Indigenous historical experience
  5. Interpret a variety of historical sources including art, biography, dance and story
  6. Communicate effectively in oral, written and digital forms

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• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-MHIX301-Indigenous-Settler Histories: Comparative Contexts (no longer available)

Others

130cp at 1000 level or above or 20 cp in HIST or MHIS units or POL units at 2000 level including 10 cp in HIST or MHIS units.

Note: Level 3 subjects normally assume a moderate level of prior knowledge in this area, e.g. from studying related Level 1 and 2 subjects or other relevant experience.

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

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.

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