INDOL1003 Introduction to Indigenous Studies
This topic will introduce you to Indigenous studies at Federation University and provide a broad overview of historical and contemporary issues, stories and ideas within an Indigenous knowledge centred framework. You will become critically engaged with key themes of Indigenous identity, representation and reconciliation and introduced to: Historical and contemporary constructions of race, the impacts of colonial policies and processeson Indigenous peoples, and contemporary Indigenous issues in Australia; The diversity and complexity of Indigenous cultures and identities, The central role of institutions of power such as government, media and legal systems in Indigenous First Nations experiences; Central principles of social justice, human rights, and contemporary movements toward selfrepresentation,sovereignty; Indigenous led and centred political movements that have shaped Australian politics since colonisation; The shared future directions for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities and life inAustralia.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $2,124
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $997
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.