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Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Studies

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences | The Unaipon School

Program Code: DGAG Program Level: Postgraduate SATAC code: 4GD008 Home Campus: City West Program Length (in EFTSL): 1

Program director/s

• Dr Irene Watson (DGAG)

HOW TO APPLY

DOMESTIC STUDENTS ONLY

Applications to this program are online via SATAC's Gradstart portal.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY

International students may only enrol in this program externally from home country.
Applications to this program are via UniSA's Apply Online portal.

Aim

To provide students with

• the skills and understandings which will enable them to work effectively as professionals in a range of Indigenous contexts
• appropriate theoretical frameworks within which they are able to apply understandings and critical analysis gained from studying courses that provide Aboriginal world views.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor degree in Aboriginal Studies or a closely related field from a recognised higher education institution or the Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies or an equivalent qualification from another higher education institution.

Students who have successfully completed the Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies, or its equivalent, may enter the Graduate Diploma at Stage 2.

In addition, International students who speak English as a foreign language must have obtained one of the following standards within the last two years prior to admission:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): overall score of 6.5 with writing sub-score of 6; or TOEFL equivalent; or
• A tertiary qualification completed in Australia within the last two years at an acceptable academic level; or
• Two years of tertiary study conducted in English within the last two years in a country in which English is an official language.

Content/structure

The Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Studies consists of 36 units completed over 2 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, where students select either a research preparation specialisation comprising 2 x 9 unit courses addressing research methodologies, practices and ethics in Aboriginal contexts OR a capacity building specialisation in which they select either 4 x 4.5 unit courses or 2 x 4.5 and 1 x 9 unit courses

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth Supported
Fees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.

Fees for International students: $AU 15,100 per 1.0 EFTSL for students commencing in 2010.
Fees are calculated on a per Unit basis with 1.0 EFTSL = 36 Units.
Fees for International students are determined one year in advance and are subject to variation.

Program requirements

Course name	Area + Cat. No.	Units	EFTSL
STAGE ONE
Indigenous Perspectives on Globalisation	SOCU 5012	4.5	0.125
Law and Land	SOCU 5013	4.5	0.125
Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing	SOCU 5011	4.5	0.125
Aboriginal Futures	SOCU 5010	4.5	0.125
STAGE TWO (see Note 2)
Either
Research preparation specialisation (see Note 3)
Introduction to Research Practice	EDUC 5094	9	0.250
Aboriginal Research Methods and Ethics	SOCU 6001	9	0.250
Or
Capacity building specialisation
18 units selected from the following (see Note 4)
The Politics of Representation	POLI 5016	4.5	0.125
Policy and Governance	SOCU 6003	4.5	0.125
Professional Practice in Indigenous Contexts	HUMS 5024	4.5	0.125
Aboriginal Contexts: Directed Study 1	SOCU 6002	4.5	0.125
Introduction to Research Practice	EDUC 5094	9	0.250
Aboriginal Research Methods and Ethics	SOCU 6001	9	0.250

Credit transfer

The Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Studies is designed as a nested program with credit transfers and articulation pathways from the Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies, and to the Master of Aboriginal Studies.

Rules

1. All of Stage 1 must be completed before enrolling in any Stage 2 courses.

Notes

1. This program forms part of a nested suite of programs:
   Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies: 2 study periods part-time (18 units)
   Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Studies: 1 study period full-time or part-time equivalent, additional to the Graduate Certificate (total 36 units)
   Master of Aboriginal Studies: 1 study period full-time or part-time equivalent, additional to the Graduate Diploma (total 54 units). 
2. Students intending to complete the Master of Aboriginal Studies must select the research preparation specialisation. Students are urged to choose their Stage 2 courses carefully because it will not be possible to complete the Master of Aboriginal Studies without having completed that specialisation.
3. The research preparation specialisation is addressed through a combination of two 9 unit courses EDUC 5094 Introduction to Research Practices and SOCU 6001 Aboriginal Research Methods and Ethics. The former provides a comprehensive overview of dominant research practices and knowledge production, and the latter, taken second, provides an opportunity to critique these practices in relation to Indigenous people and to develop understandings of appropriate practices for Indigenous contexts.
4. Only one 9 unit course may be selected within the capacity building specialisation.
5. These courses are taught using a combination of compulsory face to face intensive 3-5 day workshop(s) supplemented by online discussion groups and materials. External students will have the option to participate in online discussion.

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