ABORIGINAL AND AUSTRALIAN STUDIES Diploma of Indigenous Research CAREER OPPORTUNITIES You will graduate with the knowledge and skills that are useful SATAC CODE – 116241 for research within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts, Casuarina, Online organisations and communities, government departments and agencies or private agencies and organisations that are involved UAC CODE – 591060 in Indigenous research. The course seeks to credential the Casuarina, Online Indigenous research knowledge and skills you already have and helps you apply it in other research settings. DURATION – 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS DOMESTIC INTAKE – Semester 1, Semester 2 Consideration will be given to applicants that do not meet the University's minimum entry requirements who have relevant ABOUT THE COURSE professional experience and knowledge in Indigenous work. The Diploma of Indigenous Research is designed for Indigenous ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS students. It offers the opportunity to draw on your own Applicants will need to have the ability to draw on important knowledge, heritage and cultural traditions to carry out on-ground cultural knowledge and experiences, and observe relevant cultural research work and learn about ways that research may contribute protocols in the use of that knowledge to successfully complete this in positive ways to Indigenous people, places and futures. course. Applicants must contact the College of Indigenous Futures, Education and the Arts by email [email protected] to If you are new to research, this course offers an introduction to arrange a short interview to discuss suitability prior to submitting key issues and themes, as well as the opportunity to develop an application. practical skills informed by the place where you live and its law This course is being reviewed and may be amended for 2023. and knowledge. If you are already exploring your own research projects, the Diploma of Indigenous Research offers supervision and support, as well as the chance to meet other students exploring their own projects in other places. If you are an experienced researcher, the course offers a way to demonstrate this and be recognised for the skills and practices that are important in your workplace or community and to the people and places with whom you work. This course includes an on-ground research project where you will be supported to develop your own research work in urban or remote Aboriginal communities. All units in the course are available online and can be carried out in the places where you live and work. Charles Darwin University 20 2023 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees