Undergraduate UNE-PAIS105-2022

Indigeneity: A Global Experience

Previously UNE-IDIG103

Duration

16 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

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QS RANKING 2022

Times Higher Education Ranking 2022

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2022

Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of Indigeneity and the diversity of Indigenous communities globally;
clearly and effectively communicate an understanding of factors impacting on Indigenous communities internationally;
apply concepts and thinking used in Indigenous Studies;
display skills in investigation, formulation, evaluation and analysis of the politics of Indigeneity; and
demonstrate an ability to compare Indigenous communities in Australia with those around the globe.

Topics covered

- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.

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:

UNE-IDIG103-Indigeneity: A Global Experience (No longer available)

Others

Candidature in Diploma in Arts

Additional requirements

Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on-campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
Other requirements -
Textbook requirements:

Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.

Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.

Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Description

This subject promotes understanding of contemporary Indigenous communities around the globe. It considers the importance of Indigeneity as central to discussions on the world stage and to some extent at the nation-state level. The subject provides important conceptual and background information of use in a range of professional environments.

Assessments

Assessment 1 Discussion in Module Forums: 900 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-5 Assessment 2 Annotated Bibliography: 1800 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 3 Essay: 2000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4

Discussion in Module Forums (15%)
Annotated Bibliography (40%)
Essay (45%)

Textbooks