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Working with Aboriginal People
UndergraduateUNE-OORA2002025
Grow your cultural awareness for better working relationships with Aboriginal people and the community. Explore the dominant concept of whiteness and start to think about Aboriginal perspectives. Learn through both historical and self reflections.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 15 June 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 16 weeks
- Start dates
- 24 Feb 2025,
- 23 June 2025
- Price from
- $2,220
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Working with Aboriginal People
About this subject
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- describe and analyse whiteness as a construct which shapes the dominant ideas about Australia's social, economic, cultural and political history;
- develop a way of thinking about Australian contemporary society which is based on an understanding of the history of relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people from Aboriginal perspectives;
- examine and reflect on the self as a conscious personal and professional actor within the dynamic of ethnic interchanges;
- develop the necessary cross-cultural awareness to work effectively with Aboriginal people in local and regional contexts;
- develop an understanding of the principles of community development as they apply to working with Aboriginal people; and
- apply cultural safety practices to various professional settings.
- 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.
In this subject you will examine the history of relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, using the notion of whiteness to understand dispossession, resistance, adaptation and survival of Aboriginal peoples in Australia. Models of community development and cultural awareness will enable you to develop strategies to equip you for working with Aboriginal people in a variety of professional practices. You will be challenged to examine and reflect on the self as a conscious personal and professional actor within the dynamic of ethnic interchanges. This subject is developed and taught by Oorala Aboriginal Centre staff.
Assessment 1: Unit Quiz - 800 words (equiv). Relates to Learning Outcomes: 1-3;
Assessment 2: Reflective Journal - 1500 words (equiv). Relates to Learning Outcomes: 1-6;
Assessment 3: Case Study - 2500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes: 1-6.- Assessment 1 - Unit Quiz (20%)
- Assessment 2 - Reflective Journal (30%)
- Assessment 3 - Case Study (50%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- UNE-CWW-DIP-2025 - Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing
Elective
- UNE-CRM-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Criminology
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
one of
and one of
and one of
- UNE-HLTH102-Interprofessional Practice in Health and Social Care
- UNE-CRIM101-The Criminal Justice System
and one of
- UNE-HLTH104-The Context of the Health and Community Services
UNE-CRIM190-Crime in Rural Communities (no longer available)
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Others
Candidature in the Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing or the Bachelor of Criminology.
To enrol in this subject you will need to pass the Prerequisite/s. Please note as UNE results are released after the close of enrolment date, your enrolment into this subject will be withdrawn if you do not pass the prerequisite subject/s.
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. Please refer students to link for requirements: For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
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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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing
UndergraduateUNE-CWW-DIP
UndergraduateUNE-CRM-DEG