• Offered by Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Classification Transitional
  • Course subject Indigenous Studies
  • Areas of interest History, Australian Indigenous Studies, Law, Policy Studies, Human Rights
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr William Sanders
  • Mode of delivery Online or In Person
  • Co-taught Course
  • Offered in First Semester 2020
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Australian Indigenous Policy (INDG8004)
This course explores public policy towards Indigenous Australians both in recent years and historically. 
The idea of competing principles in Indigenous policy and practice is introduced. How the balancing of these might vary, both over time and geographically, is discussed. The roles of specialist knowledge, evidence, ideology and morality in the Indigenous policy arena are also discussed, while introducing a ‘three accounts’ approach to policy and governance. 
 
The course then examines a number of policy sectors which are central to recent debates in the Indigenous policy arena. These may change over time but could include: income support, alcohol, child protection, health, housing, land and education. Different sectors are used to think about various aspects and patterns of Indigenous policy processes, such as relations between Indigenous–specific and general policy mechanisms, the changing balancing of competing principles and the differential involvement in various sectors of the levels of Australian government.  
 
Recent experiments in ‘mainstreaming’ and whole-of-government policy will also be explored, both for their strengths and limitations. Finally we look at the ideas of failure and success in Australian Indigenous policy and how they relate to rhetorical registers and generational dynamics.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. engage in informed debate about Australian government policy and practice towards Indigenous people;
  2. analyse other people's writing about Indigenous policy; and
  3. write critically and analytically about Australian Indigenous affairs policy debates.

Indicative Assessment

  1. First Essay, 1500 words (25) [LO 1,2,3]
  2. Major Essay, 3000 words (50) [LO 1,2,3]
  3. Discussion Forums, 1500 words (25) [LO 1,2]

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Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.

Inherent Requirements

Not applicable

Requisite and Incompatibility

You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed ANTH8029, ANTH8040 or INDG8005

Prescribed Texts

All readings will be accessible through the course WATTLE site.

Specialisations

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

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Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500

Course fees

Domestic International
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2020 $4050
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2020 $5760
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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2020
2021
2022

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
3062 24 Feb 2020 02 Mar 2020 08 May 2020 05 Jun 2020 In Person N/A
4806 24 Feb 2020 02 Mar 2020 08 May 2020 05 Jun 2020 Online N/A

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