Unit of Study INDG5002 Cultures of Repair: People with Environment (2025)

Future students:
T: 1800 626 481
E: Email your enquiry here

Current students:
Contact: Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples

Students studying at an education collaboration:
Please contact your relevant institution

Show me unit information for year

Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples
Placement

No

Unit description

This unit examines the context of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander Knowledge and other Indigenous Knowledge in different places on Country and presents Indigenous Knowledge as a way of knowing from which a relational experience of our world emerges. Students will explore frameworks for successfully engaging with Elders' understanding of Country and learn respect for living knowledge as a positive promotion of Indigenous understandings.

Unit content

Topic 1: Ontology and self
Topic 2: Ontology and place
Topic 3: Co-design and yarning
Topic 4: Cultural safety on Country

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

develop effective applications for Aboriginal cultural principles and culturally safe systems that engage with Elders and Traditional Owners ways of knowing

critically analyse frameworks that support visual relatedness and storytelling to transform diversity into learning shared by a group

respectfully design models for engaging with Elders and Traditional Owners that will ensure ethical sharing of knowledge

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.

Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full-fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees.

Find out more for domestic fees