Cultural Awareness: The Non-indigenous and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interface unit (EMT691)

Hobart, Online

Introduction

Students are enabled to constructively consider the interface of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous issues, histories, cultures and perspectives in education, the curriculum and the ‘hidden curriculum’. The unit has four foci which are integrated: identity/ nationalism, history, ethics and pedagogy. It considers these foci as they relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and non-Indigenous students, cultural engagement and racism in education and in Australian society. The unit enables students to develop an ethical position and critical reflection to recognise that cultural engagement in any classroom is contingent on the teacher’s awareness of his/her own cultural positioning; and the process and pedagogy enables students to identify and challenge institutional political, racial and social injustices in education. The unit enables students to own a position from which to be confident and capable to teach the interface of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous histories and perspectives since colonisation and to teach Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous students with cultural insight and respect. The unit fosters deep thinking and engagement with ethical issues that are vital to being an effective and transformative teacher capable of fostering restorative justice and reconciliation.

Summary

Unit name	Cultural Awareness: The Non-indigenous and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interface
Unit code	EMT691
Credit points	6.25
College/School	Arts and Society Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Doctor David Hicks
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 2
Online	Semester 2

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	5/7/2026	27/7/2026	30/8/2026	24/10/2026

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the cultural and institutional issues that impact on the capacity and willingness of non-Indigenous people to extend educational justice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and peoples.
• Identify, critically analyse and select local and national teaching and learning resources, and pedagogies, to foster and develop all students’ knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, history and engagement in education.
• Demonstrate evidence of an ethical teaching practice that is effective in realising the goals of restorative justice, in order to achieve educational justice and Reconciliation for all students, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous students.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
070103	$296.00	$296.00	not applicable	$1,281.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
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Requisites

Concurrent Prerequisites

EMT502

Teaching

Assessment	Essay (50%)|Lesson Sequence (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	All required readings are provided within MyLO.
Recommended	The unit contains several recommended readings and useful resources, these are all provided within MyLO.

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