Future Students

Indigenous Studies and Community Management

The Area of Study

The Department of Indigenous Studies – Warawara offers units at undergraduate and postgraduate levels for those students wishing to gain a greater knowledge of Australian and other Indigenous societies and cultures. The goal of these units is to provide a ‘grounded’ understanding of the nature of ‘Indigenous’ and related issues (ie both an academic and a social/emotional awareness).

An interdisciplinary undergraduate major in Indigenous studies includes units from Indigenous studies, anthropology, biology, education, history, law, and human geography. These units provide not only their discipline’s
view of a range of Indigenous issues but are also part of a broader, linked inquiry into the nature of Indigenous in the contemporary world.

The Bachelor in Community Management is currently offered to Indigenous students in a mixed mode format of four 10 day on-campus block release sessions per year, with external studies components increasingly supported by web-based and e-learning activities. The degree addresses the educational needs of students who may be working in Indigenous community contexts, in government, non-profit organisations as well as in the private sector.

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Degree Program Information

Degree UAI 2008 CSP Course Duration
Bachelor of Arts 76.00 3 years full-time /equivalent part-time
Bachelor of Social Science 76.10 3 years full-time /equivalent part-time
Bachelor of Arts with Bachelor of Laws 95.45 5 years full-time
Bachelor in Community Management+ N/A 3 years full-time /equivalent part-time

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What You Will Study

You must complete a program of study (major) in one of the following:

  • Indigenous Studies
  • Indigenous Studies and Anthropology/Sociology
  • Indigenous Studies and History/Politics

Your program of study may include units from the subject areas listed below:

  • Indigenous studies (Australia, south-west Pacific, the Americas, Circumpolar, Asia and Africa)
  • history
  • education
  • resource management
  • sociology
  • law
  • anthropology

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Recommended Prior Knowledge

First-year Indigenous units do not require any assumed knowledge, prerequisites or recommended studies. Other units taken as part of a degree may require assumed knowledge, prerequisites or recommended studies and you should refer to the Macquarie University Handbook of Undergraduate Studies for full degree requirements.

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Career Options

  • lawyer
  • planning and consulting
  • teaching (with a Diploma of Education)
  • journalism
  • cultural education
  • policy making
  • environmental work
  • archaeology/geology
  • cultural heritage management

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Some Major Employers

  • governments
  • non-profit organizations
  • community engagement organizations

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Further Information

Department of Indigenous Studies – Warawara
Macquarie University NSW 2109
Telephone:  (02) 9850 8893
Fax: (02) 9850 7735
Email:  warawara@mq.edu.au
Web: www.warawara.mq.edu.au

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