A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Unit type Credit Points Specific requirements
Core Units
(2 units) 30cp
Compulsory Core units totalling 30 credit points as per the list of units detailed below:

IAS501 Research Methods 1 (20cp)
IAS502 Research Methods 2 (10cp)

Specialist Electives A
(3-9 units) 90cp
Specialist Elective units totalling 90 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below:

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE RESEARCH

Units totalling 90 credit points selected from unit options detailed below:
IAS811 Master Thesis (10cp) (repeatable)
IAS812 Master Thesis (20cp) (repeatable)
IAS813 Master Thesis (30cp) (repeatable)
IAS814 Research Exegesis (20cp) (2 x repeatable)

INDIGENOUS RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

Choose the following units totalling 30 credit points:
IAS521 Principles of Research in Indigenous Contexts
IAS522 Indigenous Research Methodologies
IAS524 Indigenous Representation and Ethical Practice

Units totalling 60 credit points selected from units detailed below:
IAS811 Master Thesis (10cp) (repeatable)
IAS812 Master Thesis (20cp) (repeatable)
IAS813 Master Thesis (30cp) (repeatable)
IAS814 Research Exegesis (20cp) (2 x repeatable)

INDIGENOUS POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Choose the following units totalling 60 credit points:
IAS530 Neocolonialism, Advocacy and Critique of Development
IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
IAS532 Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation
IAS533 Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemology
IAS812 Master Thesis (20cp)

Units totalling 30 credit points selected from units detailed below:
IAS534 Partnerships and Engagement in Indigenous Land and Sea Management
IAS535 Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Colonised Australia
IAS536 Indigenous Sovereignty and the Challenges of Reconciliation
IAS537 Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts
IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm
IAS541 Yolngu Languages and Culture 1
IAS542 Yolngu Languages and Culture 2
IAS547 Indigenous Knowledges and Wellbeing
IAS548 Healthy Country, Healthy People
IAS549 Learning an Indigenous Australian Language
IAS521 Principles of Research in Indigenous Contexts
IAS522 Indigenous Research Methodologies
IAS523 Indigenous Research Project (2 x repeatable)
IAS524 Indigenous Representation and Ethical Practice
IAS812 Master Thesis (20cp) (1 x repeatable)

INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT

Choose the following units totalling 50 credit points:
IAS535 Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Colonised Australia
IAS536 Indigenous Sovereignty and the Challenges of Reconciliation
IAS537 Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts
IAS812 Master Thesis (20cp)

Choose units totalling 40 credit points selected from units detailed below:
IAS534 Partnerships and Engagement in Indigenous Land and Sea Management
IAS530 Neocolonialism, Advocacy and Critique of Development
IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
IAS532 Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation
IAS533 Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemology
IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm
IAS541 Yolngu Languages and Culture 1
IAS542 Yolngu Languages and Culture 2
IAS547 Indigenous Knowledges and Wellbeing
IAS548 Healthy Country, Healthy People
IAS549 Learning an Indigenous Australian Language
IAS521 Principles of Research in Indigenous Contexts
IAS522 Indigenous Research Methodologies
IAS523 Indigenous Research Project (2 x repeatable)
IAS524 Indigenous Representation and Ethical Practice
IAS539 Intercultural Mediation
MRA501 Mawul Rom Studies (4 x repeatable)
IAS812 Master Thesis (20cp) (1 x repeatable)

YOLNGU LANGUAGES AND CULTURE

Choose the following units totalling 40 credit points:

IAS541 Yolngu Languages and Culture 1
IAS542 Yolngu Languages and Culture 2
IAS812 Master Thesis (20cp)

Choose units totalling 50 credit points selected from units detailed below:
IAS543 Yolngu Literature
IAS544 Indigenous Language Project (2 x repeatable)
IAS545 Yolngu Conversation 1
IAS546 Yolngu Conversation 2
IAS521 Principles of Research in Indigenous Contexts
IAS522 Indigenous Research Methodologies
IAS523 Indigenous Research Project (2 x repeatable)
IAS524 Indigenous Representation and Ethical Practice

Specialist Electives B
(up to 4 units) 40cp Choose 40 cp from any of the Specialist Elective A units identified above or from approved Masters level units from across CDU offerings, or approved cross-institutional enrolments from other universities.
160cp Total Credit Points