Bachelor of Arts
Indigenous, Political and International Studies
| Program of Study | Credit Points | ||
| Prescribed Units for this Combined Major Complete 12 credit points from the following units: |
12 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDIG/PAIS | Select units at 100-level from either the Indigenous Studies Major or the Political Studies Major or the International Studies Major or any two of these. | ||
| Group A - Listed Units for this Combined Major Complete 30 credit points from the following units: |
30 cps | ||
| HIST354 | Aboriginal History Since the Late 18th Century | 6 | |
| IDIG300 | Analysing Indigenous Australian Policy Issues | 6 | |
| IDIG301 | Analysing Change in Indigenous Societies | 6 | |
IDIG302 |
Aboriginal and Ethnic Community Field Study |
6 | |
| IDIG303 | Principles of Aboriginal Community Development | 6 | |
| IDIG304 | Managing the Indigenous Organisation | 6 | |
| IDIG306 | Aboriginal Health | 6 | |
| IDIG307 | Images of Australia | 6 | |
| IDIG312 | Comparing Indigenous Communities and Ethnic Minorities | 6 | |
| Group B - And complete 30 credit points from the following units: | 30 cps | ||
| PAIS306 | Political Economy | 6 | |
| PAIS308 | Modern Political Thinkers | 6 | |
| PAIS316 | Pacific Politics | 6 | |
| PAIS320 | Political Thought | 6 | |
| PAIS351 | Comparative Federalism: Australia, USA and Canada | 6 | |
| PAIS352 | International Human Rights | 6 | |
| PAIS370 | Contemporary Issues in Australian Politics | 6 | |
| PAIS375 | Media and Politics | 6 | |
| PAIS381 | Austrlian Civics and Democracy | 6 | |
| Elective Units Complete 72 credit points: |
72 cps | ||
| Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements. | |||
| Total | 144 cps | ||
| Suggested Elective Units to complement this Major: | |||
| ABEN373 | Australian Literature: Black and White | 6 | |
| ARPA104 | Archaeology: Studying the Human Past | 6 | |
| ARPA302 | Aboriginal Archaeology | 6 | |
| ARPA351 | Australian Rock Art in World Perspective | 6 | |
| ARPA352 | Public Archaeology and Management | 6 | |
| ARPA384 | Archaeology of Stone Artefacts | 6 | |
| HUMS100 | Colliding Worlds | 6 | |
| HUMS101 | The Art of Good Thinking | 6 | |
| HUMS102 | Learning Life-Long Academic Skills | 6 | |
| HUMS301 | Special Option A | 6 | |
| HUMS303 | Special Option C | 6 | |
| LING366 | Australia's Indigenous Languages | 6 | |
| PAIS314 | 21st Century International Relations | 6 | |
| PAIS315 | Contemporary Challenges to Global Security | 6 | |
| PAIS318 | Australia's Relations with Asia | 6 | |
| PAIS361 | Sex, Crime and Corruption in Asia | 6 | |
| PAIS362 | Globalising Asia | 6 | |
| PAIS363 | Family, Women and Work in Asia | 6 | |
| PAIS365 | Politics and the Environment | 6 | |
| PAIS380 | Chinese Politics | 6 | |
| PEAC106 | Indigenous Social and Emotional Well Being | 6 | |
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Suggested Full Time Course Plan
The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.
For candidates studying Full-Time = 48 cps per year or 24 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 40-48 hours per week.
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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| 1 | In their 1st year candidates should enrol in 2 Prescribed IDIG/PAIS Units at 100-level for this Combined Major and 6 Elective Units. | 100-level IDIG/PAIS Unit |
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| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 5 Listed Units from Group A for this Combined Major and 3 Elective Units. | Listed Unit from Group A |
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| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 5 Listed Units from Group B for this Combined Major and 3 Elective Units. | Listed Unit from Group B |
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Note: Prescribed, Listed and Elective Units may vary within each Major. |
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Suggested Part Time Course Plan
For candidates studying Part-Time = 24 cps per year or 12 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 20-24 hours per week.
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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| 1 | In their 1st year candidates should enrol in 2 Prescribed IDIG/PAIS Units at 100-level for this Combined Major and 2 Elective Units. | 100-level IDIG/PAIS Unit |
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| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 4 Listed Units from Group A for this Combined Major. | Listed Unit from Group A |
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| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 1 Listed Unit from Group A and 3 Listed Units from Group B for this Combined Major. | Listed Unit from Group A |
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| 4 | In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units from Group B for this Combined Major and 2 Elective Units. | Listed Unit from Group B |
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| 5 | In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in 4 Elective Units. | Elective Unit |
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| 6 | In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in 4 Elective Units. | Elective Unit |
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Note: Prescribed, Listed and Elective Units may vary within each Major. |
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