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Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Knowledges (GDIK)	2011

SATAC Course Code	1GD009:1GD509
Course Code	GDIK
Faculty	AUSTRALIAN CENTRE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION
Sector	HE
Standard full-time completion	1 year/s
Standard part-time completion	2 year/s
Total Credit Points Required	80



	About the Course
	Admission Requirements
	Credit Transfer and Pathways
	Course Structure
	Recommended Study Plan
	. . Students Commencing in Semester 1
	. . Students Commencing in Semester 2
	Course Fees

Availability

Open to School Leavers	No
Open to International Students	Semester 1 , Semester 2
Available for Admission in	Semester 1 , Semester 2
	Application for Admission Required
Not Deferrable This course may not be deferred.

Location and Mode Offered

Year	Delivery Location	SATAC Code	Mode	Admin Location
2011	Casuarina Campus	1GD009:1GD509	I	Casuarina Campus

About the Course
This course provides the opportunity for graduate students to build upon their professional knowledge and experiences and develop a culturally relevant context to their undergraduate or other postgraduate studies. This course provides the opportunity for students to engage with the study of Indigenous Knowledges. Themes within the course focus upon: Cultural Engagement, Policy and Governance; History and Cultural Heritage and Yolngu Culture and Languages. Students enrolled in this course are able to examine key issues in relation to Indigenous policy development and implementation, land and sea management, systems of traditional and contemporary governance, intellectual and cultural property rights, Indigenous economies and natural and cultural resource management. These issues are able to be explored in the light of contemporary social and political issues faced by Indigenous people across Australia and internationally.

Special focus is placed upon Indigenous people's engagement in the management of land and water resources. Students are able to learn about the recording and representing of knowledge and country in appropriate ways through engagement with and between Indigenous people and can acquire the ability to negotiate and communicate between cultural groups. Yolngu Culture and Language is a unique area within which students can immerse themselves in the lived experience of Yolngu societies, and learning takes place within a context that encompasses both contemporary and traditional Yolngu Knowledges. The program addresses International Indigenous issues and units of study in this field makes use of the links established between the University and Indigenous communities overseas.

This course will be invaluable for students who wish to gain knowledge and understanding of the workings of government and policy; the structures and functions of governance in relation to Indigenous peoples; the practice of cultural engagement with and between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people; Cultural Heritage and History studies; Environment and Indigenous people; and the culture and language of Yolngu people.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.

Successful completion of a recognised bachelors degree or equivalent. Consideration will also be given to non-graduates who have at least five years appropriate professional experience.

English Language Requirements for International Students

For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.

Credit Transfer and Pathways

Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education

Course Structure

Students are required to complete 80 credit points of study drawn from units in the Policy, Governance and Cultural Engagement or Yolngu Culture and Languages streams within the Indigenous Knowledges study program. At least 20 credit points of study must be completed at an advanced level and up to 20 credit points of study can be completed by studying units elsewhere in the university or from cross-institutional enrolments.

Candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Specialist Electives
(6 units)
60
Specialist Elective units totalling 60 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below:

Specialist Elective choices must include at least 20 credit points from 300 level units

CIK102 Indigenous Knowledges and Experience: Discovery and Colonisation
CIK200 Contested Knowledges
CIK210 Indigenous Knowledges: Representing and Recording Country
CIK220 Arctic to Uluru: Comparative Studies in Indigenous Policy***
CIK230 Indigenous Engagements: Land and Water*** (repeatable unit) - Unit title for Study Period 2, 2010 is: Indigenous Land and Sea Management.
CIK240 Indigenous Cultures and the Environment
CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation
CIK340 Global Perspectives on Indigenous Nations
CAS311 Indigenous Independent Study***
CAS110 Introduction to Yolngu Languages and Culture
CAS111 Yolngu Languages and Culture II
CAS205 Yolngu Life and Literature
CAS206 Yolngu Matha Conversations
CAS305 Yolngu Texts and Conversation

*** Repeatable units available within the same or different semesters.
Electives
(2 units)
20
Units totalling 20 credit points at 300 level selected from units offered by the University.
80
Total Credit Points

COURSE CHANGES
Students enrolled in this course prior to 2009 will note there have been minor changes to the course for 2009.
Any student who would like to seek clarification on their course progression, should contact the course coordinator.

Core Units
the number of core units have been reduced from 50 to 30 credit points.
CIK100 and CIK101 have been discontinued and merged into a new unit called CIK102 Indigenous Knowledges and Experience: Discovery and Colonisation
CIK300 and CIK301 have been discontinued and merged into a new unit called CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation
Students who have:
completed either CIK100 or CIK101 or completed both CIK100 and CIK101 are not required to complete CIK102

The following Specialist Elective unit codes and/or titles have been changed:
CIK310and CIK320 have been discontinued and merged into a new unit called CIK340 Global Perspectives on Indigenous Nations

Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:

Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873

Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.

Recommended Study Plan

Students Commencing in Semester 1

Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010. 2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students enrolling in a reduced or part time load should use this table as a guide for planning an individual program of study.

Legend: CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
Specialist Elective
Se
Specialist Elective
SE
Specialist Elective
SE
Specialist Elective
SE
Specialist Elective
SE
Specialist Elective
SE
Elective 1
E
Elective 2
E

Availability of elective units for 2010 was accurate as at 7 August 2009. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2009.

SPECIALIST ELECTIVE CHOICES - AT LEAST 20 CREDIT POINTS MUST BE FROM 300 LEVEL UNITS
CIK102 Indigenous Knowledges and Experience: Discovery and Colonisation
SE
CIK210 Indigenous Knowledges: Representing and Recording Country
SE
CIK200 Contested Knowledges
SE
CIK220 Arctic to Uluru: Comparative Studies in Indigenous Policy***
SE
CIK230 Indigenous Engagements: Land and Water*** (repeatable unit) - Unit title for Study Period 2, 2010 is: Indigenous Land and Sea Management.
SE
CIK240 Indigenous Cultures and the Environment
SE
CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation
SE
CIK340 Global Perspectives on Indigenous Nations
SE
CAS311 Indigenous Independent Study***
SE
CAS311 Indigenous Independent Study***
SE
CAS110 Introduction to Yolngu Languages and Culture
SE
CAS111 Yolngu Languages and Culture II
SE
CAS205 Yolngu Life and Literature
SE
CAS206 Yolngu Matha Conversations
SE
CAS305 Yolngu Texts and Conversation
SE

Students Commencing in Semester 2

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students enrolling in a reduced or part time load should use this table as a guide for planning an individual program of study.
Legend: CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
Specialist Elective
SE
Specialist Elective
SE
Specialist Elective
SE
Elective 1
E
Calendar Year 2
Specialist Elective
SE
Specialist Elective
SE
Specialist Elective
SE
Elective 2
E

Availability of elective units for 2010 was accurate as at 7 August 2009. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2009.
SPECIALIST ELECTIVE CHOICES - AT LEAST 20 CREDIT POINTS MUST BE FROM 300 LEVEL UNITS
CIK102 Indigenous Knowledges and Experience: Discovery and Colonisation
SE
CIK210 Indigenous Knowledges: Representing and Recording Country
SE
CIK200 Contested Knowledges
SE
CIK220 Arctic to Uluru: Comparative Studies in Indigenous Policy***
SE
CIK230 Indigenous Engagements: Land and Water*** (repeatable unit) - Unit title for Study Period 2, 2010 is: Indigenous Land and Sea Management.
SE
CIK240 Indigenous Cultures and the Environment
SE
CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation
SE
CIK340 Global Perspectives on Indigenous Nations
SE
CAS311 Indigenous Independent Study***
SE
CAS311 Indigenous Independent Study***
SE
CAS110 Introduction to Yolngu Languages and Culture
SE
CAS111 Yolngu Languages and Culture II
SE
CAS205 Yolngu Life and Literature
SE
CAS206 Yolngu Matha Conversations
SE
CAS305 Yolngu Texts and Conversation
SE

Career Opportunities
Career opportunities for graduates of this course exist in areas of community policy development in both government and private sectors.


Course Fees
Commonwealth Supported Places	Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements: (a) Australian Citizenship; (b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit. Unit fees for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011. Further information about 2009 and 2010 unit fees can be found at http://www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html or http://www.goingtouni.gov.au
Non-Commonwealth Supported Places	Full fee paying places are available in this course. Fees and charges for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011 Fees and charges for 2009 and 2010 can be found at www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html.
International Full Fees	International course fees for are provided on the International Office Fee Schedule: www.cdu.edu.au/international/prospective/whatcanistudy/courses.html.

Contact Details
For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:


Email:	courses@cdu.edu.au
Phone:	(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963