Course Catalogue

Bachelor of Applied Social Science (WASS01)

2022

Course Structure

The information provided for this course was valid for the final year of enrolment. Students continuing in this course may find there have been some changes to the unit availability. Students should, in the first instance, refer to the recommended study plan in the newest version of this course to make their unit selection for the current year.

Every re-enrolling student will be able to complete their current course of study. As a continuing student you should always consider transferring to the newest course version to enable you to take advantage of new and exciting changes to university programs. Students electing not to transfer should refer to the transitional arrangements where provided.

If you have any queries, or concerns about your course progression you would like clarified, please contact Student Central on freecall 1800 061 963 or student.central@cdu.edu.au.

The course requires the successful completion of 240 credit points of study drawn from units offered in the Bachelor of Applied Social Sciences choosing a major from one of three key fields of study:

Indigenous Social Policy,
Indigenous Resource Management, and
Indigenous Community Action.

Core units provide an orientation and firm foundation for developing understandings across key areas of study and for building graduate attribute skills in cultural competence. A minor field of study in Indigenous languages and culture, Indigenous Health, Indigenous pedagogies or Indigenous research methodologies provides the opportunity for students to broaden their knowledge base.

The course is offered through a range of flexible, multi-modal delivery options that include workshops, face-to-face classes and external study through Learnline.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Common Units (2 units)	20cp	Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below. CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability And either CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (new title from 2016) OR CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.
Core Units (6 units)	60cp	Compulsory Core units totalling 60 credit points as detailed below. IND120 Indigenous People, Society and Culture (recoded from ATI120 2016) (replaced by IAS101 2020) IND130 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts (recoded from ATI130) (replaced by IAS142 2020) IND150 Colonising Australia (recoded from ATI150 2016) (replaced by IAS131 2020) IND200 Cultural Capabilities (replaced by IAS201 2020) IND230 Language Maintenance and Identity (recoded from ATI100 2016) (replaced by IAS252 2020) IND300 Safe Spaces (no longer available from 2020. Students should discuss with the course coordinator a suitable replacement unit)
Specialist Electives A (7 units)	70cp	Units totalling 70 credit points selected from one of the three lists of available units detailed below. Indigenous Social Policy ATI110 Indigenous Policymaking (no longer available from 2020. Students should discuss with the course coordinator a suitable replacement unit) PLUS SIX UNITS FROM THE BELOW Note: A minimum of 30cp must be selected from 300-level units ATI200 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives (replaced by IAS245 2020) ATI210 Indigenous Governance and Leadership (replaced by IAS242 2020) ATI211 Indigenous Policy Principles and Practice (replaced by IAS241 2020) CIK220 Arctic to Uluru: Comparative Studies in Indigenous Policy (no longer available) ATI300 Work Placement x 2 (repeatable) (not offered 2018) (no longer available) ATI310 Indigenous People and Social Justice (new title from 2016) (replaced by IAS344 2020) ATI311 Race and Policy (replaced by IAS343 2020) CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation (replaced by IAS402 2020) (repeatable) IND390 Indigenous Knowledge Project x 2 (repeatable) (no longer available from 2020) Indigenous Resource Management ATI140 Indigenous Land and Resources (replaced by IAS144 2020) PLUS SIX UNITS FROM THE BELOW Note: A minimum of 30cp must be selected from 300-level units ATI160 Cultural Site Management (no longer available from 2020) ATI200 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives (replaced by IAS245 2020) ATI221 Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management (replaced by IAS225 2020) CIK210 Indigenous Knowledges: Representing and Recording Country (replaced by IAS223 2020) CIK230 Indigenous Engagements: Land and Water x 2 (repeatable) (replaced by IAS254 2020) CIK240 Indigenous Cultures and the Environment (replaced by IAS353 2020) ATI300 Work Placement x 2 (repeatable) (not offered 2018) (no longer available) ATI311 Race and Policy (replaced by IAS343 2020) ATI321 Impact Assessment and Management of Cultural Sites (replaced by IAS354 2020) CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation (replaced by IAS402 2020) CIK341 Global Perspectives on Indigenous Land and Sea Management (no longer available from 2020) IND390 Indigenous Knowledge Project x 2 (repeatable) (no longer available from 2020) Indigenous Community Action ATI230 Resourcing Community Action (no longer available from 2020. Students should discuss with the course coordinator a suitable replacement unit) PLUS SIX UNITS FROM THE BELOW Note: A minimum of 30cp must be selected from 300-level units ATI200 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives (replaced by IAS245 2020) ATI231 Advocacy and Social Action (replaced by IAS246 2020) ATI300 Work Placement x 2 (repeatable) (not offered 2017, 2018) (no longer available) ATI330 Indigenous Networking and Collaboration (replaced by IAS351 2020) ATI331 Practices and Skills in Indigenous Community Work (replaced by IAS352 2020) CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation (replaced by IAS402 2020) (repeatable) IND390 Indigenous Knowledge Project x 2 (repeatable) (no longer available from 2020)
Specialist Electives B (4 units)	40cp	Units totalling 40 credit points selected from one of the lists of available units detailed below. Indigenous Languages and Cultures Yolngu Languages and Culture CAS110 Introduction to Yolngu Languages and Culture 1 (replaced by IAS161 2020) (repeatable) CAS111 Introduction to Yolngu Languages and Culture 2 (replaced by IAS162 2020) (repeatable) CAS205 Yolngu Life and Literature (replaced by IAS261 2020) (repeatable) CAS206 Yolngu Matha Conversation (replaced by IAS262 2020) (repeatable) CAS305 Yolngu Texts and Conversations 2 (replaced by IAS362 2020) (repeatable) INL390 Indigenous Language Project x 2 (repeatable) (replaced by IAS406 2020) Arrernte Languages and Cultures INL210 Learning an Indigenous Australian Language (replaces CAL210 from 2019) (replaced by IAS161 2020) (repeatable) CAL211 Learning a Central Australian Language 2 (replaced by IAS162 2020) (repeatable) CAL305 Central Australian Languages - Texts and Narrative (replaced by IAS261 2020) (repeatable) INL390 Indigenous Language Project x 2 (repeatable) (replaced by IAS406 2020) Indigenous Research Methodologies IND173 Contested Knowledges (recoded from CIK200 2018) (replaced by IAS124 2020) INR200 Research with Indigenous People (replaced by IAS322 2020) INR300 Indigenous Research Ethics and& Methodologies (no longer available from 2020) IND390 Indigenous Knowledge Project x 2 (repeatable) (no longer available from 2020) Indigenous Pedagogies ECM218 Teaching the Curriculum: Junior Secondary Indigenous Knowledge Systems (new title 2018) ECM219 Teaching the Curriculum: Senior Secondary Indigenous Knowledge Systems (new title 2018) EST202 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages and Literacies EST203 Teaching Indigenous Learners EST303 Special Needs in the Classroom (recoded from EST301 2018) IND390 Indigenous Knowledge Project x 2 (repeatable) (no longer available from 2020) Indigenous Health HSC101 Australian Health Care Systems (replaced by HSC121 from 2020) HSC111 Ethics in Health Care HSC201 Health Promotion (replaced by HSC132 from 2020) HSC203 Perspectives of Indigenous Health (new title from 2021) HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management HSC205 Health Care Policy HSC301 Primary Healthcare Planning and Evaluation HSC318 Remote Health CIK305 Cultural Transactions: Communication and Negotiation (replaced by IAS402 2020) (repeatable) IND390 Indigenous Knowledge Project x 2 (repeatable) (no longer available from 2020) Indigenous Creative Expression CIW100 Foundations of Creative Writing (no longer available from 2021) CIW210 Short Story Writing (no longer available from 2021) CIW220 Personal Narratives (no longer available from 2021) CIW230 Writing Poetry (no longer available from 2021) CIW240 Writing for Stage (no longer available from 2020) CIW250 Writing for Short Film (no longer available from 2021) CIW260 Critical Indigenous Writing (no longer available from 2021) CIW270 Writing Project x 2 (repeatable) (no longer available from 2020) Indigenous Linguistics INL100 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 1 (replaced by IAS163 2020) INL120 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 2 (replaced by IAS164 2020 - no longer offered from 2022) IAS268 Sounds and Sound Systems: Phonetics and Phonology (new in course from 2022) IAS269 Word and Sentence Structure: Morphology and Syntax (new in course from 2022) INL130 Language in Society (replaced by IAS165 2020) LMA210 Languages in Contact (replaced by IAS267 2020) INL220 Resource Production and Use (replaced by IAS264 2020) LMA220 Language Acquisition (no longer available from 2020) INL221 Indigenous Language Maintenance and Revitalisation (replaced by IAS361 2020 - no longer offered from 2022) INL300 Linguistics Applications in Indigenous Language Analysis (replaced by IAS265 2020) LMA310 Community Language Planning (replaced by IAS363 2020) LGA320 Dictionary Making (replaced by IAS364 2020) INL360 Language Centre Management (replaced by IAS366 2020) Indigenous Community Action If not chosen as Specialist A, select four units from Specialist A. Indigenous Resource Management If not chosen as Specialist A, select four units from Specialist A. Indigenous Social Policy If not chosen as Specialist A, select four units from Specialist A.
Electives (5 units)	50cp	Select units totalling 50 credit points may be selected from undergraduate units offered by the University.
	240	Total Credit Points

Students who commence in or after 2013
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.

Of the total 240 credit points: (unless specified in the specific course structure above)
* not more than 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units
* a minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above

Students should refer to the current Grading Policy and Common Course Rules for further information.

Course Changes and Transitional Arrangements - 2016

Students who have completed ATI100 should not complete IND230.
Students who have completed ATI120 should not complete IND120.
Students who have completed ATI130 should not complete IND130.
Students who have completed ATI150 should not complete IND150.
Students who have completed CAS311 should contact the course coordinator to ensure they are following the course rules when enrolling in either IND390 or INL390.

ATI110 Indigenous Policy Making and ATI140 Indigenous Land and Resources are now Specialist electives. Students who have completed these two units will receive credit towards Specialist electives.

Unit Title Changes

Unit Code	Previous Title	New Title (2016)
CUC100	Academic Literacies	Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability
ATI310	Indigenous People and the Justice System	Indigenous People and Social Justice

Unit Code Changes and Replacement Units

CAS311 has been replaced by two different units INL390 and IND390, depending on your specialist stream. Please contact the course coordinator for further advice if you have completed one or more units in CAS311.

Previous Unit Code	New Unit Code (2016)	New Unit Title
ATI100	IND230	Language Maintenance and Identity
ATI120	IND120	Indigenous People, Society and Culture
ATI130	IND130	Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts
ATI150	IND150	Colonising Australia
CAS311	INL390	Indigenous Language Project
CAS311	IND390	Indigenous Knowledge Project

Discontinued Units from 2016:

Unit Code	Unit Title
ATI100	Language Maintenance and Identity
ATI120	Understanding Society and Culture
ATI130	Writing Indigenous - Ethics and Protocols
ATI150	Indigenous Knowledges and Experience: History and Colonisation
CAS311	Indigenous Independent Study

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