This Aboriginal-led study area offers students from all disciplines an immersive understanding of the value that Indigenous knowledge, history and experience bring to the world, taught through Aboriginal ways of knowing, being, and doing.

As a multi-disciplinary School, students will be introduced to Indigenous Knowledges from a broad lens that extends beyond social sciences, including health and physical sciences and education.

The course will provide students with both complementary and alternative worldviews to Western-based disciplinary knowledge. Your studies will cover topics including Indigenous history, contemporary culture and approaches to social and emotional wellbeing, as well as the intersection between Western and Indigenous sciences, and how students can tackle diverse opinions within community on issues such as juvenile justice and Blak Lives Matter.

You’ll experience field-trips to culturally significant sites and take part in workshops led by local Noongar community representatives and organisations.

You’ll also have the opportunity to learn from leading Indigenous academics and develop cross-cultural sensitivity and intercultural communication skills, which are highly regarded career competencies. Your understanding of Indigenous Knowledges will give you the chance to make a positive contribution within Indigenous communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.