UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

ATS2938 Australian Indigenous Politics

Faculty of Arts

ATS2938 Australian Indigenous Politics is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points: 6
Offered in 2027: Semester 1; Clayton
Assessment: No exam; 5 tasks
Workload: 144 hours; per semester

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Requisites

Before ATS2938

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATS2938

No unit lists ATS2938 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisite:12 credit points of level 1 Arts units.

Overview

In this unit, you will examine the history, development, and contemporary dynamics of Australian Indigenous politics. You will explore the impact of colonisation, dispossession, frontier violence and genocide with attention to the Australian state. You will analyse Indigenous activism, the evolution of Aboriginal political thought, and the emergence of diverse ideological perspectives within Indigenous polity. The unit situates Australian debates within broader global Indigenous rights movements, including frameworks such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. You will critically assess reconciliation policy, the enduring socio-economic gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and contemporary debates concerning structural reform, including Voice, treaty, and truth processes.

Offerings in 2027

Teaching period	Campus	Mode
First semester	Clayton	On campus

Assessment

DiscussionDemonstration
10%
Online quizQuiz / Test
20%
Analytical exerciseExercise
15%
EssayWritten
35%
Analytical exerciseExercise
20%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1
identify and critically analyse the historic political determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) Australians, and how these determinants continue to impact on their current political outcomes;
2
confidently demonstrate a deeper understanding of the extent of control and interferences in First Nations Australians lives, and the critical demand for structural, constitutional, and legal forms of self-determination, including power-sharing;
3
apply postcolonial analyses to the historic political determinants and current political outcomes of First Nations Australians;
4
communicate applied postcolonial analyses of the historic determinants and current political outcomes of First Nations Australians confidently, effectively, and across a range of formats and contexts.

Workload and teaching

Lectures12 hours
Workshops24 hours
Teaching approachActive learning
Teaching approachCase-based teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios.

Where it fits

ATS2938 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners: Dr Jesse Fleay
Unit Coordinators: Dr Jesse Fleay

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS2938?

ATS2938 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS2938 offered?

In 2027, ATS2938 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.

How much work is ATS2938?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS2938 have an exam?

No. ATS2938 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS2938?

ATS2938 is part of International relations; Politics; and Politics and governance.

More details

Credit points: 6
Level: 2
Study level: Undergraduate
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit: Politics and International Relations

Type: Coursework
EFTSL: 0.125
Student contribution: SCA Band 4
Study abroad: Available
Handbook years: 2027