Connections to Country G (12333.1)

This unit explores the enduring connections that Indigenous Australians and other Indigenous people around the world maintain with the land and the sea and provides the opportunity for students to learn from diverse First Nations sources. The unit discusses Indigenous understandings of country, homeland, and place, in urban, regional and remote settings. The heritage significance and values of Indigenous constructs of space and connections to country will be explored, along with discussions on how looking after country is critical to the health and well-being of Indigenous people. This unit is a G level unit and is co-taught with the undergraduate unit Connections to Country.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Analyse and explain the diversity of Indigenous ways of knowing and connecting to landscapes and seascapes with reference to a range of First Nations sources;
2. Evaluate key issues with Indigenous heritage and cultural landscapes and their social and historical contexts; and
3. Identify, analyse and communicate effectively regarding Indigenous senses of belonging.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.