AIS2808

Human rights and the Indigenous Australian experience

(ART)

Marlene Drysdale

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Gippsland and distance + Prerequisites: First-year sequence or approval + Prohibitions: AIS3808; GSC3804 (2001 and previously)

Synopsis: This subject will assist students to acquire analytical and research skills which will enable them to examine and discuss objectively the application of human rights in Australia, in both a general sense and specifically in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This subject also aims to assist students to examine their knowledge and understanding of human rights, and which human rights Australian citizens can expect to have applied on their behalf by Australian Government.

Assessment: Essay (2250 words): 50% + Examination (2 hours): 50%