The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage GradCertWiradjuriLangCult&Herit

Course Study Modes and Locations

Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage (3314WJ)

Distance Education - Dubbo

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage

Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)

Part-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

Admission to the program is contingent upon:

• successful completion of Certificate III in Wiradjuri Language or equivalent, and a personal statement documenting relevant professional or community expertise and/or experience. Examples of relevant professional or community expertise and/or experience could include: professional engagement with members of the Wiradjuri people in either paid employment or in a voluntary capacity; teaching Wiradjuri language in TAFE, VET private providers or schools; people working with, or in, the Wiradjuri community in social, support or other capacities. Proficiency Credit for Indigenous Knowledges will be assessed at the point of entry
  or
• students who have completed, or are completing, a university  degree and who have completed a Certificate III in Wiradjuri Language, or equivalent.

Direct entry application and relevant levels of experience and expertise will be the responsibility of, and be determined by, the Course Coordinator.

Credit

No special arrangements for credit apply.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of 32 points comprising four subjects. The subjects are 8-point subjects and are as follows:

IKC301 Wiradjuri Language
IKC400 Wiradjuri Culture and Heritage
IKC401 Rebuilding Australia’s Indigenous Nations
IKC402 Professional Study in Wiradjuri Community Development

Key Subject

The following subject is a key subject effective 201430:
IKC301 Wiradjuri Language

Enrolment Pattern

The course consists of 32 points comprising four subjects. The subjects are 8-point subjects and are as follows:

SESSION 1 INTAKE
Year 1 Session 1
IKC301 Wiradjuri Language

Year 1 Session 2
IKC400 Wiradjuri Culture and Heritage

Year 1 Session 3
IKC401 Rebuilding Australia’s Indigenous Nations

Year 2 Session 1
IKC402 Professional Study in Wiradjuri Community Development

SESSION 2 INTAKE
Year 1 Session 2
IKC400 Wiradjuri Culture and Heritage

Year 1 Session 3
IKC401 Rebuilding Australia's Indigenous Nations

Year 2 Session 1
IKC301 Wiradjuri Language

Year 2 Session 2
IKC402 Professional Study in Wiradjuri Community Development

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

IKC402 Professional Study in Wiradjuri Community Development

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

IKC301 Wiradjuri Language
IKC400 Wiradjuri Culture and Heritage
IKC401 Rebuilding Australia's Indigenous Nations
IKC402 Professional Study in Wiradjuri Community Development

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.