Indigenous Australian Studies Specialization
Indigenous Australian Studies Specialization - Overview
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ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences |
The Master of Arts specialising in Indigenous Australian Studies is an interdisciplinary program in which it is possible to combine courses in anthropology, archaeology, English, gender and sexuality, history, linguistics, music and the visual arts for a broadly based understanding of Indigenous Australian societies and cultures both in the past and the present, and then to build on this understanding to explore an area in depth through the writing of a thesis.
The coursework will provide a comprehensive insight into Indigenous Australian Studies including the origins of Indigenous Australian people, their occupation and adaptation to the continent, the impact of European colonisation, their traditional social, cultural, linguistic, musical and artistic practices, the place of Indigenous Australian people in Australian society today and the representation of indigeneity in literature and biography.
Prerequisites
Admission to the Master of Arts program is available by two means:
- Applicants for direct entry to the Master of Arts program should have obtained a Bachelor degree from an approved tertiary education institution, with passes at least at credit level in six courses other than first year courses; or
- Admission to Part B is available to students who have completed the coursework courses (36 units), or equivalent, for a Graduate Diploma of Arts, specialising in Indigenous Australian Studies with an overall average mark of 70%. In the case of students transferring from Graduate Diploma enrolment, the completed Graduate Diploma coursework will count as status for Part A of the MA degree.
In the case of students who enrol initially for the MA but who fail to achieve the required 70% average mark for coursework, they will have the option of reverting to Graduate Diploma enrolment and having that credential awarded on the basis of the level of coursework completed.
Requirements
The degree is in two parts. In Part A, candidates are required normally to complete courses to the value of 36 units taught in the area of their specialization.
In order to proceed from Part A to Part B, a candidate must pass each course at their first attempt and achieve an overall 70% average or better.
Part B comprises an additional 36 units, normally comprising a thesis of between 25,000-30,000 words.
For a candidate to meet the requirements for admission to the degree, he or she must achieve a result of at least 70% (H2A) in the sub-thesis (Part B) component. A candidate's degree performance will be determined as a fail where this result is not achieved.
The information published on the Study at ANU 2010 website applies to the 2010 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2009 website.
