Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage

The Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage major comprises a multidisciplinary program that provides you with an opportunity to learn about the history, culture and philosophy of Indigenous peoples in Australia. You'll explore the philosophical underpinnings of an Indigenous worldview.

The units offered enable you to critically engage with the issues covered, across a number of disciplines, and connect to contemporary Australian social issues. Studying the major gives you a strong grounding in Aboriginal knowledge systems as well as Western disciplinary constructs around Indigenous knowledges and peoples.

The central principle is to provide a space for students to critically engage and interact with Aboriginal voices. The major will be taught in an interactive manner; students will engage with Indigenous people, Elders in the community and guest speakers.

The course includes a range of experiential activities, intensive sessions and field work. You'll also have the opportunity to engage with a range of source material including community and family histories, art, poetry and film. Indigenous knowledge is applicable to all fields and disciplines because it allows you to engage with a different way of knowing and understanding the world.

• Expand your skills - Taking a second major either in a complementary area or in something like Economics or Business Law will show you have developed skills such as, teamwork, critical thinking, digital literacy and presentation skills – which are highly sought after in the workforce.
• Add it to your resume – Employers are looking for graduates who have skills in a variety of areas. Two majors will expand your career prospects and help you stand out amongst the crowd.
• Study your passion alongside your interests – Do you love Marketing? Law? History of Art? Pursue a career while studying something else you love! Your second major can be from any other school across the university.
• No additional time – Choosing two majors instead of one won’t add any additional time to your undergraduate degree. A standard bachelor degree consists of the same amount of units either way.
• Discover what you want to do while you’re doing it – Not sure what career you want when you graduate? It’s very common for undergraduate students to be unsure. Choosing two majors in different areas will give you the opportunity to explore multiple interests and see what fits best. Majors can be switched until the end of your first year without adding any time onto your degree.

Check out the popular combinations for this major to get some inspiration on complementary areas to study.