Undergraduate USA-ABT36-2019

Caring for Country

Broaden your understanding of Indigenous values. Traverse The Dreaming and the beliefs that stem from it. Probe discussions about native title. Address the impact these issues have on resource management, tourism and environmental protection efforts.

From

$836 $1,459

Your upfront cost: $0

International student?

Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

FEE-HELP
HECS-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Required

Study terms

25 Nov 2019
30 Nov 2020

The University of South Australia, UniSA, is ranked in the top 10 universities nationally and amongst the very best young universities in the world. They offer over 200 world-class degrees that are informed by industry and delivered with a highly practical approach to teaching and learning. In fact, they are South Australia’s number one university for graduate careers. They are a valuable partner with Open Universities Australia.

University ranking

2019
2020

Subject details

What you'll learn

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

identify Indigenous values and beliefs as they relate and apply to the land and natural resources
compare Indigenous practices of resource management prior to and after colonisation
discuss the relationship between Indigenous rights and aspirations to land and environment and related policies.

Topics covered

- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this unit will be provided in your study materials
Study resources
- Instructional methods
  - Discussion forum/Discussion Board
  - Embedded Multimedia
  - Online assignment submission
  - Podcasting/Lecture capture

Entry requirements

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

USA-ABT17-Being and Belonging: Culture and Identity , or USA-ABT11
and
USA-ABT16-Indigenous Philosophy: Contesting Knowledge in Social Science , or USA-ABT11, or USA-ABT33
and
USA-ABT14-Contemporary Aboriginal Issues

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

Students will develop understanding on caring for the country by exploring the environment and wilderness, systems of knowledge, the archaeological record 'The Dreaming', resource management, land rights, native title and Wik, mining and pastoralism, heritage and protection, relationships between environmental stakeholders, ecotourism and cultural tourism, ethics and intellectual property.

Assessments

2500 words (50%)
900 words(critical commentary) (20%)
1100 words or equivalent (30%)

Textbooks

Current study term (24 Nov 19 to 23 Feb 20)

Textbooks are not required.

Next study term (29 Nov 20 to 28 Feb 21)

Textbook information is pending.

Related degrees

undergraduate USA-IND-DEG-2019

Bachelor of Arts Indigenous Studies

1 available major

Major in Indigenous Studies Subjects

undergraduate SWI-BBP-DEG-2019

Bachelor of Psychological Sciences

2 available majors

Major in Psychology
Co-Major in Sociology

undergraduate SWI-BBS-DEG-2019

Bachelor of Behavioural Studies

2 available majors

Major in Psychological Studies
Co-major in Sociology