This course explores public policy towards First Nations peoples in Australia. Critical First Nations perspectives are foregrounded alongside policy histories and analytical approaches to understanding policy sectors and issues. Topics featured in the course are regularly updated but may include: income support, education, child protection, climate change, economic prosperity, international frameworks, evaluation, evidence-based policy, public service, Indigenous leadership and cultural frameworks for policy making. In this advanced course students complete a number of assessment pieces including an independent piece of research writing on a negotiated topic.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- engage in informed debate about Australian government policy and practice towards Indigenous people;
- analyse other people's writing about Indigenous policy;
- write critically and analytically, about Australian Indigenous affairs policy debates; and
- appreciate the processes of research design and communication, identifying lines of argument and methods for both pursuing them and presenting them to others.
Indicative Assessment
- Essay (1500 words) (15) [LO 1,2,3]
- Portfolio (3000 words) (20) [LO 1,2,3]
- Discussion Forums (1500 words) (15) [LO 1,2]
- Major Project (5000 words) (40) [LO 4]
- Presentation during development of Major Project, 20 mins (10) [LO 4]
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Workload
260 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 tutorial and tutorial-like activities.
b) 224 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
All readings will be accessible through the course WATTLE site.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $8880 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $12720 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9135 | 22 Jul 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 25 Oct 2024 | In Person | N/A |
| 9136 | 22 Jul 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 25 Oct 2024 | Online | N/A |