Master of Aboriginal Studies
Degree Level Postgraduate
This degree is only available to Australian students
You're considered an Australian student if you are any of the following:
- Australian or New Zealand Citizen
- Australian Permanent Resident (including Humanitarian Visa holders)
Campus
City West
Duration
1.5 year(s) full-time
Program Code
DMAG
Study as
Full-time
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Entry requirements
Successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree or Graduate Diploma.
ALTERNATIVE ENTRY
The University may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
To apply for the next intake, please see the Master of Aboriginal Studies [DMAL].
Aim
To provide students with: the skills and understandings which will enable them to work effectively as professionals in a range of Indigenous contexts; and appropriate theoretical frameworks within which they are able to apply understandings and critical analysis gained from studying courses that provide Aboriginal world views.
Content & Structure
The Master of Aboriginal Studies consists of 54 units completed over three distinct stages:
Stage 1 comprising a core of 18 units which consists of 4 x 4.5 unit courses (the equivalent of the Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies); and
Stage 2 which consists of a further 18 units,including a 9 unit Aboriginal research methodologies course and two 4.5 unit courses (the equivalent of the Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Studies); and
Stage 3 which involves negotiating and completing a research project within an Aboriginal context on a topic deemed to be important to Aboriginal people, and the completion of a minor thesis (18,000 words).
Stage 1 comprising a core of 18 units which consists of 4 x 4.5 unit courses (the equivalent of the Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies); and
Stage 2 which consists of a further 18 units,including a 9 unit Aboriginal research methodologies course and two 4.5 unit courses (the equivalent of the Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Studies); and
Stage 3 which involves negotiating and completing a research project within an Aboriginal context on a topic deemed to be important to Aboriginal people, and the completion of a minor thesis (18,000 words).
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