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Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledges (Honours) (BIKH)	2011

SATAC Course Code	1BH006
Course Code	BIKH
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	No
Available for Admission in	Semester 1 , Semester 2

Deferrable This course may only be deferred in Semester 1.

Location and Mode Offered

Year	Delivery Location	SATAC Code	Mode	Admin Location
2011	Casuarina Campus	1BH006	I	Casuarina Campus

About the Course
This course aims to develop an understanding of and respect for Indigenous knowledges and engagement of Indigenous people in academic research processes. Students enrolled in this course are familiarised with and develop an understanding of key issues surrounding and protocols relates to research with and for Indigenous people. Students are involved in research processes which can be focussed upon Indigenous policy development, Indigenous systems of governance, intellectual and cultural property rights and Indigenous economies. Special focus is placed upon Indigenous peoples' engagement in the economic use and management of land and water resources, the skills and knowledge to record and represent knowledge and country in appropriate ways and the ability to negotiate and communicate between cultural groups.

Students are encouraged to be self-reflective on their own attitudes and practices and appreciate the social and cultural diversity of their research. The Honours course prepares graduates from any relevant degree program to engage in research activities in a wide range of disciplines that occur within the Australian cultural, historical, environmental and social contexts, with a special focus on Indigenous issues.

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 in an Indigenous Cultures, Indigenous Knowledges, or Natural Resource Management discipline or field with a grade point average of credit or better.

Additional Admission Requirements
Applicants must contact the Australian Centre of Indigenous Knowledge and Education on (08) 8946 6482 to discuss a potential project and supervision prior to submitting an application.

Credit Transfer and Pathways

Course Structure

Successful completion of this course requires the submission of a thesis (50%) and the completion of associated coursework in collaborative and multidisciplinary research theory and practices in preparation for engagement in primary research activities. Some elective choice is available in the coursework component of the Honours degree in consultation with the School of Indigenous Knowledges.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below.

Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Core
60
CMR401 Introduction to Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Research
CMR403 Issues in Indigenous Research
or
CMR406 Issues in Indigenous Research Methodologies (2x) (repeatable unit) - Unit title for S1 2010 is Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Research and the unit title for S2 is Issues in Indigenous Research
Note: CMR406 is a repeatable unit that count more than once towards the requirement of the award. Students should enrol in this unit in semester 1 and 2.

PLUS Thesis project totaling 40 credit points for all streams. Students may enrol in the full time or part time option as detailed below:

Either (per semester)
HON401 Honours Thesis #10
HON403 Honours Thesis #30
Or
HON402 Honours Thesis #20
HON402 Honours Thesis #20

Note: HON401, HON402, HON403 are repeatable units that count more than once towards the requirement of the award. Students enrolling more than once in either unit will receive grades for individual unit attempts.
Specialist Electives
20
Students must undertake 2 units in the field of study to which they have been admitted and selected from the following units.

CRS350 Cultural Tourism
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***
CAS205 Yolngu Life and Literature
CAS206 Yolngu Matha Conversations
CAS305 Yolngu Texts and Conversation
BCC202 Communication Technology and Culture

*** Repeatable units available within the same or different semesters
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.

Summary of the Changes
Core Units
Students who have:

completed both CMR401 and CMR403 will be able to follow their current progression;
completed either CMR401 or CMR403 will be required to complete CMR406

The following unit codes and/or titles have been changed:

CIK300 and CIK301 have been discontinued and merged into a new unit called CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation
CIK310and CIK320 have been discontinued and merged into a new unit called CIK340 Global Perspectives on Indigenous Nations
CMR404 has been discontinued and the content has been included in CMR406

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

The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in semester 1.

Legend: CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective

FULLTIME STUDENTS
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CMR406 Issues in Indigenous Research Methodologies
CO
CMR406 Issues in Indigenous Research Methodologies
CO
HON401 Honours Thesis #10
CO
HON403 Honours Thesis #30
CO
Specialist Elective (see below)
SE
Specialist Elective (see below)
SE

PART TIME STUDENTS
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CMR406 Issues in Indigenous Research Methodologies
CO
CMR406 Issues in Indigenous Research Methodologies
CO
Specialist Elective (see below)
SE
Specialist Elective (see below)
SE
Year 2
HON401 Honours Thesis #20
CO
HON401 Honours Thesis #20
CO

SPECIALIST ELECTIVE CHOICES in 2009
CIK220 Arctic to Uluru: Comparative Studies in Indigenous Policy
SE
CRS350 Cultural Tourism (intensive in Sem 3)
SE
CIK230 Indigenous Engagements: Land and Water (repeatable unit) - Unit title for Study Period 2, 2010 is: Indigenous Land and Sea Management.
SE
CIK210 Indigenous Knowledges: Representing and Recording Country
SE
CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation
SE
CIK240 Indigenous Cultures and the Environment
SE
CAS311 Indigenous Independent Study
SE
CIK340 Global Perspectives on Indigenous Nations
SE
CAS110 Introduction to Yolngu Languages and Culture
SE
CAS311 Indigenous Independent Study
SE
CAS205 Yolngu Life and Literature
SE
CAS111 Yolngu Languages and Culture II
SE
CAS305 Yolngu Texts and Conversation
SE
CAS206 Yolngu Matha Conversations
SE
BCC202 Communication Technology and Culture
SE

Students Commencing in Semester 2

The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in semester 2.

Legend: CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective

FULL TIME STUDENTS
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
CMR406 Issues in Indigenous Research Methodologies
CO
Specialist Elective (see below)
SE
Specialist Elective (see below)
SE
HON401 Honours Thesis #10
E
Calendar Year 2
CMR406 Issues in Indigenous Research Methodologies
CO
HON403 Honours Thesis #30
CO

PART TIME STUDENTS
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
CMR406 Issues in Indigenous Research Methodologies
CO
Specialist Elective (see below)
SE
Calendar Year 2
CMR406 Issues in Indigenous Research Methodologies
CO
HON401 Honours Thesis #20
CO
Specialist Elective (see below)
SE
Calendar Year 3
HON401 Honours Thesis #20
CO

SPECIALIST ELECTIVE CHOICES in 2009
CIK220 Arctic to Uluru: Comparative Studies in Indigenous Policy
SE
CRS350 Cultural Tourism (intensive in Sem 3)
SE
CIK230 Indigenous Engagements: Land and Water (repeatable unit) - Unit title for Study Period 2, 2010 is: Indigenous Land and Sea Management.
SE
CIK210 Indigenous Knowledges: Representing and Recording Country
SE
CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation
SE
CIK240 Indigenous Cultures and the Environment
SE
CAS311 Indigenous Independent Study
SE
CIK340 Global Perspectives on Indigenous Nations
SE
CAS110 Introduction to Yolngu Languages and Culture
SE
CAS311 Indigenous Independent Study
SE
CAS205 Yolngu Life and Literature
SE
CAS111 Yolngu Languages and Culture II
SE
CAS305 Yolngu Texts and Conversation
SE
CAS206 Yolngu Matha Conversations
SE
BCC202 Communication Technology and Culture
SE


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

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