Undergraduate
Bachelor of Indigenous Languages and Linguistics
2019
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Batchelor: this course is available to Indigenous students by mixed mode delivery through the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (BIITE) in Batchelor.
Are you looking for a qualification in an Australian Indigenous language? The Bachelor of Indigenous Languages and Linguistics is what you are looking for.
This unique course informs and engages Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in language and culture and builds your theoretical and practical knowledge and skills so you can engage in culturally informed and accountable ways of Indigenous language work.
Your studies focus on the linguistic skills and knowledge needed for appropriate and culturally sensitive language documentation, maintenance and language recovery and revitalisation.
You will develop basic language skills in an Indigenous language (Yolngu or Arrernte), and learn how language (and language learning) exists within cultural and social understandings and practices.
This course prepares you for professional practice and further study and research in the fields of language and linguistics, and in Indigenous language planning and policy at local and national levels, enabling effective participation in and equitable engagement between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language cultures and the broader Australian community.
Career opportunities
Graduating from this course may lead to opportunities to work in government, communities and non-government organisations (NGOs) in roles that require this specialised skill including advisor, translator, mediator, administration, or planner.
Credit transfers & pathways
Pathways for VET to Higher Education
Guaranteed credit transfer arrangements are available to students commencing a Bachelor degree at Charles Darwin University with completed Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree qualifications in the same field or discipline at Charles Darwin University. Students who hold completed qualifications should refer to the additional information provided about Advanced Standing and Credit Transfer and Pathways using the links below:
Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For further information on credit transfer and how to apply visit ASK CDU
Course fees
Commonwealth supported places
Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements:
(a) Australian Citizenship; or
(b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit.
2019: Information about fees and charges can be found at Fees and Payments and 2019 HE Units and Fees.
2020: Information about fees and charges for 2020 will be published no later than 1 December 2019.
International tuition fees
Fees for new commencing students in 2019 is $24,120.00. The fees are subject to increase annually.
Fees is reviewed and adjusted annually to take into account the increases in University's course delivery costs.
The University reserves the right to review and adjust the tuition fees
International applications
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The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students that commenced this course and passed the census date in Semester 1, 2018.
Applicant background (Semester one intake 2018) No. of Students % of all Students A. Higher education study
(includes a bridging or enabling course)<5 N/P B. Vocational education and training (VET) study <5 N/P C. Work and life experience
(Admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories)<5 N/P D. Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR
(regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points)
<5 N/P - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered
(e.g. portfolio, audition, extra offer conditional on minimum ATAR)
N/A .0 - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor
(e.g. special consideration, audition alone, schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement)
N/A .0 International students <5 N/P All students <5 N/P Notes
"<5" - the number of students is less than 5
N/A - Students not accepted in this category
N/P - Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students. -
This course is accredited by the University in accordance with the Higher Education Standards.
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Australian qualification framework
This course is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7.
Contact details
For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Central on:
Course structure
The course requires the completion of 240 credit points of study drawn from units offered in the Bachelor of Indigenous Languages and Linguistics.
Core units provide an orientation and a linguistic foundation to allow students to develop specialised knowledge across key areas of study in language documentation and maintenance. All study of language and culture is firmly embedded in pedagogical practice that is culturally based, informed by history and underpinned by accountable and respectful application of linguistic theory and methods in urban and remote community language maintenance and revitalisation.
Students supplement their study with the learning of Indigenous languages and/or preparation for culturally appropriate research practices.
A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
| Unit type |
Credit Points |
Specific requirements |
|
Common Units (2 units) |
20cp |
Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below. CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options. |
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Core Units (10 units) |
100cp |
Compulsory Core units totalling 100 credit points as detailed below.
IND130 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts (previously ATI130) |
|
Specialist Electives A (6 units) |
60cp |
Units totalling 60 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below. EST202 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages and Literacies |
|
Specialist Electives B (4 units) |
40cp |
Units totalling 40 credit points selected from the list below. Indigenous Languages and Culture Indigenous Language Teaching (new for 2019) Indigenous Social Science |
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Electives (2 units) |
20cp |
Select units totalling 20 credit points may be selected from undergraduate units offered by the University. |
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240 |
Total Credit Points |
Students who commence in or after 2013
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.
Of the total 240 credit points: (unless specified in the specific course structure above)
* not more than 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units
* a minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above
Students should refer to the current Grading Policy and Common Course Rules for further information.
Note: #IND390 and INL390 can only be taken twice within one degree program. ie. twice in Specialist elective A choices or once in Specialist elective A choices and once in Specialist elective B choices.
Course Changes - 2019
INL210 replaces CAL210 from 2019. Students who have completed CAL210 prior to 2019 should not complete INL210.
Specialist Elective B streams:
- Yolngu Languages and Culture and Central Australian Languages have been collapsed into a single Indigenous Languages and Culture stream.
- Indigenous Language Teaching has been added as an additional stream.
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Course Changes and Transitional Arrangements - 2016
Students who have completed ATI100 should not complete IND230. Unit Title Changes
Unit Code Changes
Discontinued Units from 2016:
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Study plan
Students commencing in Semester 1
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
♦ ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
♦ maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
♦ check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200.
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability | CU | CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability | CU |
| INL100 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 1 | CO | INL120 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 2 | CO |
| INL130 Language in Society | CO | IND130 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts | CO |
| Specialist elective B | SE | Specialist elective B | SE |
| Year 2 | |||
| IND200 Cultural Capabilities | CO | IND230 Language Maintenance and Identity | CO |
| LGA210 Semantics | CO | Specialist elective A | SE |
| Specialist elective A | SE | Specialist elective A | SE |
| Specialist elective B | SE | Specialist elective B | SE |
| Year 3 | |||
| INL300 Linguistics Applications in Indigenous Language Analysis | CO | IND300 Safe Spaces | CO |
| Specialist elective A | SE | INR300 Indigenous Research Ethics and Methodologies | CO |
| Specialist elective A | SE | Specialist elective A | SE |
| Elective | E | Elective | E |
Students commencing in Semester 2
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard load Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
♦ ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
♦ maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
♦ check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200.
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability | CU | ||
| IND130 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts | CO | ||
| Specialist elective B | SE | ||
| Specialist elective B | SE | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability | CU | INL120 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 2 | CO |
| INL100 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 1 | CO | IND230 Language Maintenance and Identity | CO |
| INL130 Language in Society | CO | Specialist elective A | SE |
| Specialist elective B | SE | Specialist elective A | SE |
| Year 3 | |||
| IND200 Cultural Capabilities | CO | IND300 Safe Spaces | CO |
| LGA210 Semantics | CO | INR300 Indigenous Research Ethics and Methodologies | CO |
| Specialist elective A | SE | Specialist elective B | SE |
| Specialist elective B | SE | Elective | E |
| Year 4 | |||
| INL300 Linguistics Applications in Indigenous Language Analysis | CO | ||
| Specialist elective A | SE | ||
| Specialist elective A | SE | ||
| Elective | E | ||