Honours in Australian Indigenous Studies
Detail from 'Watercolour Trail', Ink on watercolour by Nadia Hooton depicting Sullivans Creek and part of the ANU campus.
Students complete the Honours Specialisation in Australian Indigenous Studies in the one-year Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree program. To be eligible to apply, you have to have completed a Bachelor of Arts degree from the ANU or equivalent from another institution.
To undertake an Honours Specialisation in Australian Indigenous Studies, you must have completed the Major in Australian Indigenous Studies - or its equivalent - and demonstrate that you have requisite knowledge and insight into Indigenous Studies, and the capacity to complete an Honours Specialisation by Thesis. You must have the support of a prospective supervisor for your research project, and your research project must be approved by the Honours Specialisation convener.
Decolonising research: course support for Honours research in matters that concern First Peoples
To support your research project, students undertaking the Honours Specialisation in Australian Indigenous Studies take a course in decolonising methodologies (Indigenous Perspectives on Research Methods, Methodologies and Theories INDG4001) with another Honours-level course relevant to your research project.
If you are considering undertaking a research project in another Honours Specialisation and your research project is on matters that concern First Peoples, then you can join this course with the support of your Honours Specialisation convener.
Advice and further information
The Sub Dean of Australian Indigenous Studies can help future students to navigate the application and enrolment processes and to plan your research project. Please email to make an appointment.
Current & future Indigenous students can also contact the Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre for support in your application, and for advice and other information about support available at the ANU.
The application process for Australian Indigenous Studies Honours is the same as for all other Honours Specialisations under the Bachelor of Arts Honours degree. For further information, see How to Apply and the Honours FAQ.