Program

Indigenous Studies - 7223

This Program is no longer accepting new enrolments

Program Summary

Faculty: DVC (E) Board of Studies

Contact: www.nuragili.unsw.edu.au

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Typical Duration: 0.5 Years  

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 24

Award(s):

Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Studies

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Program Description

This program is not accepting new enrolments.

This program aims to offer postgraduates the opportunity to complete a Graduate Certificate of Indigenous Studies where the focus is on Indigenous peoples and cultures of Australia and internationally. It also aims to promote intercultural understanding and the development and deepening of students’ understanding of Australian and international Indigenous societies, cultures, histories and contemporary experience.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

There are four broad outcomes for the program:
  • The creation of professionals who can work in the broader society to bring about social change in relation to Indigenous Australia
  • Postgraduates who have the practical knowledge accompanied by skills to bring about social justice and reconciliation
  • Extending the existing pool of Indigenous researchers and academics, the current demand for which is unmet
  • Indigenous postgraduates who have developed understandings of their own cultural identity, and appreciation of, and pride in their history

Program Structure

The program is divided into two components. These are:

Core Course: 12UOC
Elective Course: 12UOC

Core Courses

Electives
The Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Studies is offered full-time or part-time with a minimum length of one session.

For the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Studies, students are required to complete the Core Course listed above plus two of the above listed electives to make up 24 units of credit.

There are provisions for students who have successfully completed the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Studies to apply to upgrade to either the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous studies (requiring two additional course) or to the Masters in Indigenous Studies (requiring a further four courses).

The Graduate Certificate also provides a possible exit point for students who find they are unable to complete the Masters program due to changing commitments at work or at home.

Each course is worth 6 units of credit and is one session in duration. Class contact hours are normally 2 hours per week per course.

Academic Rules

1. The Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Study may be awarded by the Council to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed a program of advanced study.

Qualifications
2. (1) A candidate for the Graduate Certificate shall have been awarded an appropriate degree of Bachelor from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Standing Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).

(2) In exceptional cases, an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic or professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be permitted to enrol for the Graduate Certificate.

(3) If the Committee is not satisfied with the qualifications submitted by an applicant, the Committee may require the applicant to undergo such assessment or carry out such work as the Committee may prescribe, before permitting enrolment.

Enrolment and Progression
3. (1) An application to enrol as a candidate for the Graduate Certificate shall be lodged with the Registrar at least two calendar months before the commencement of the semester in which enrolment is to begin.

(2) To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate, candidates must obtain over a period of study of no less than one semester, four courses offered within the Graduate Certificate program. The maximum period of candidature shall be three academic semesters from the date of enrolment. In special cases an extension of the times may be granted by the Committee.

(3) A student enrolling in a course must satisfy the prerequisite requirements in that course. These requirements may be waived at the discretion of the Head of the School/Unit concerned.

(4) The progress of a candidate shall be reviewed annually by the Committee and as a result of the review the Committee may cancel enrolment or take such other action as it considers appropriate.

Articulation
4. The Grad Cert forms part of an approved sequence of articulated programs comprising the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters degree in the same area of specialisation. A postgraduate student enrolled in an articulated program may progress from Graduate Certificate to Graduate Diploma to Masters level with full credit for courses completed in earlier programs in the sequence.

Fees

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Area(s) of Specialisation