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Australian Indigenous studies - Faculty of ArtsCampus availability: Clayton, Gippsland, Off-campus learningNOTE: This area of study is offered by two separate campuses - there are differences in the units offered in each location. Relevant courses
Clayton - Offered by the Centre for Australian Indigenous StudiesThe Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies (CAIS)** offers units that aim to encourage students to understand the past and contemporary experiences of Australian Indigenous peoples. Students will acquire a general knowledge of many different aspects of Australian Indigenous cultures and of how these cultures have undergone change and adaptation. Such understanding will require students to construct critical arguments and analyse topics studied in their historical and contemporary contexts. Units in Australian Indigenous studies aim to assist students to develop a good knowledge base about key issues in Indigenous societies. CAIS offers a first-year sequence and later-year units and students do not necessarily have to chose an AIS unit at first year to make up a minor or major sequence in AIS. Units offered by Australian Indigenous studies take an interdisciplinary approach to the contemporary experiences of Australian Aborigines by including the study of kinship and political systems in urban and remote societies, and the contrasts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous societies. The AIS first-year sequence is jointly offered by CAIS and Anthropology and consist of the units ANY1010 (semester 1) and AIS1020 (semester 2). ANY1010 is a collaboratively taught unit delivered by Anthropology. Anthropology is the study of the diversity of human expression through space and time that not only focuses on differences and similarities between societies and cultures, but also on connections and contestations between them. This unit will seek to explore these aspects through focusing on the ongoing relationship between Indigenous and Settler Australians. What is of particular interest to this unit is trying to explore the points of contestation and how this has shaped the position of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in contemporary society. The lectures will consider some of the key historical periods in Indigenous Australia and discuss the way in which anthropology, as a discipline, has been involved in the process of understanding Indigenous relationships to each other and to the land. AIS1020 considers the colonial encounter between Aboriginal people and white Australia. Students will gain an appreciation of the historical context in which relationships between Aborigines and white Australia have developed. The unit focuses on the theoretical, political and legal dimensions of Aboriginal encounters with white Australia and provides students with the knowledge required to undertake further Indigenous studies. Teaching in the centre includes lectures and small tutorial and seminar groups, which encourage debate and inquiry. Presentations, written summaries and essays incorporate reflective, analytical and oral skills specific to Indigenous studies as well as to the arts degree. A number of Arts faculty units offered in anthropology, Australian studies, geography, history, politics, linguistics, environmental science, sociology, visual culture and women's and gender studies complement units offered in Indigenous studies. Honours can be undertaken in Australian Indigenous Studies and Combined Honours may also be taken with other disciplines provided that all honours requirements have been met in both disciplines and subject to the approval of the honours coordinators or heads of the relevant schools. All intending postgraduates must discuss their proposed research programs with the director. The academic staff include Professor Lynette Russell (Director of Monash Aboriginal Programs), Mr Barry Judd, Dr Stephen Pritchard, Dr Liam Brady, Dr Jane Lydon and joint appointment with Anthropology Dr. John Bradley. A major aim of the centre is to provide excellent and culturally appropriate undergraduate, honours and postgraduate courses.
SequencesMinor sequenceStudents complete a standard minor chosen from units listed below. Major sequenceStudents complete a AIS1020.html">standard major chosen from units listed below. At Clayton, it is also possible (with approval) to count a first year sequence in Anthropology, History (with an Australian focus), or Sociology as the first part of the major sequence. The CAIS enrolment advisers must approve this type of enrolment. Students who have been enrolled prior to 2000 will need to seek enrolment advice from CAIS if they wish to enrol to proceed towards a major or minor sequence in Australian Indigenous studies. UnitsFirst-year level
Second/Third-year level
Contact detailsEnquiries (Clayton): Room 219B, level 2, Monash University Museum of Art (building 55), Clayton campus Telephone +61 3 9905 4200 Email cais@arts.monash.edu.au Visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/cais Gippsland/Off-campus - Offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social SciencesAustralian Indigenous studies is an interdisciplinary major offering a range of units that are designed to introduce students to the historical, social and political aspects of Australian Indigenous society. The major will provide an understanding of the relationships between Indigenous Australians and the dominant society as well as developing students with a sound knowledge and sensitivity to work within Aboriginal communities. The AIS first year sequence consists of AIS1011 Introducation to Australian Indigenous Societies and AIS1012 Issues in Aboriginal Education. Second and third year units covers areas such as art, literature, politics, human rights, Indigenous women and international issues. SequencesMinor sequenceStudents complete a standard minor chosen from units listed below. Major sequenceStudents complete a standard major chosen from units listed below. Students who have been enrolled prior to 2000 will need to seek enrolment advice from CAIS if they wish to enrol to proceed towards a major or minor sequence in Australian Indigenous studies. UnitsFirst-year levelSecond/Third-year level
Contact detailsEnquiries (Gippsland): Room 283, building 2W Telephone +61 3 9902 6339 Email humcass.info@arts.monash.edu.au Visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/humcass
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