Indigenous Australia and the Nation

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject you should:

  1. be able to describe a number of important historical events in indigenous/non-indigenous relations in this country, as well as both salient government policies concerning indigenous peoples, and indigenous responses to these;
  2. be able to describe some of the central arguments posited by both indigenous and non-indigenous intellectuals, activists and authors, surrounding indigenous/non-indigenous socio-political issues, government policy and indigenous political demands;
  3. be able to critically analyse the complex - and sometimes contradictory - nature of these arguments, both in light of the legacies of Australia's colonial history and in terms of debates over what makes us a 'nation'.

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• About Murdoch University

Entry requirements

Others

Students must have completed 18 credit points (6 OUA subjects) at Level 1 before enrolling in this subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

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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