Aboriginal Studies Minor Thesis 1

Course aim

To complete a research project that is informed by Aboriginal world views and meets both Aboriginal community and Uni SA standards for research.

Course content

The Aboriginal research project will address an area of specific professional interest to each student, for example education, social work, health, the arts and multi-media, the law which is also of interest to an Aboriginal community or communities. The role of research and its impact upon Aboriginal peoples and their communities will be examined from a socially critical perspective. Examples of collaborative research projects with Aboriginal Communities will be examined in workshops along with literature relevant to students’ projects.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 5094	Introduction to Research Practice
SOCU 6001	Aboriginal Research Methods and Ethics

The listed prerequisites plus the completion of all courses in Stage 1 of the Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Directed Study	N/A x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Ethics application for planning project approval received, Literature review relevant to the research project, Project report: description of the context and the negotiations with relevant community groups and indviduals

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
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