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University of Melbourne

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Recognition, Reconciliation, Refusal micro-credential

  • Non-Award

Analyse Indigenous practices of recognition, reconciliation, and refusal as they relate to treaty-making. This micro-credential explores how these principles intersect to shape treaty-making between Indigenous peoples and settler-states.

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award
Duration
6 - 6 weeks full-time
Study Mode
Online

About this course

Recognition, Reconciliation, Refusal

Analyse Indigenous practices of recognition, reconciliation, and refusal as they relate to treaty-making.

As Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions engage in the early stages of treaty negotiations, all parties involved must understand the importance of concepts such as recognition, reconciliation, and refusal.

This micro-credential explores how these three principles intersect to shape the practice of treaty-making between Indigenous peoples and settler-states.

It's ideal for private, public and not-for-profit sector professionals, as well as First Nations, who will be engaged in treaty processes in the coming years.

Entry requirements

To enrol in this course, you need:

  • A bachelor's degree
  • A minimum of three years' work experience (paid or voluntary) related to Indigenous politics and policy, or roles such as community and stakeholder management, or communications and public relations
  • To be an Indigenous person interested or engaged in the treaty process.

It is recommended that you complete Treaties and Other Agreements as the first course in the series, before undertaking this one.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

What you will learn

Gain contemporary skills and knowledge for your job now.

As Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions engage in the early stages of treaty negotiations, all parties involved must understand the importance of concepts such as recognition, reconciliation, and refusal.

This micro-credential explores how these three principles intersect to shape the practice of treaty-making between Indigenous peoples and settler-states.

It's ideal for private, public and not-for-profit sector professionals, as well as First Nations, who will be engaged in treaty processes in the coming years.

Deepen your understanding of recognition, reconciliation, and refusal

Critically analyse the concepts of recognition, reconciliation, and refusal. Discuss how all three work systematically to progress Indigenous-settler relations in critical areas, including justice, restitution, and decolonisation.

Gain a historical, political, and cultural overview of these key concepts

Explore all three principles from different perspectives, including historical, political, and cultural. Draw on your knowledge of early treaty processes and current international legal frameworks to assess their strengths and weaknesses when applied to treaty law.

Explore how recognition, reconciliation, and refusal shape contemporary treaty negotiations

Understand how recognition, reconciliation, and refusal's shared dynamics help to shape emerging treaty processes in Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions, giving you valuable insights into future treaty negotiations.

Course structure

Course details

This micro-credential runs over 6 weeks:

Your total time commitment is approximately 42 hours, which includes:

  • 6 hours of directed learning, including webinars and workshops
  • 12 hours reading
  • 12 hours of self-directed study, including online exercises
  • 12 hours of assessment tasks.
Assessment:
  • Recognition, reconciliation, or refusal? Two blog posts on recent media coverage connected to either recognition, reconciliation, or refusal, explaining how one or more of these core concepts apply to your news story (30%)
  • Treaty and the '3 Rs:' 200-word summary of recognition, reconciliation, or refusal, plus a 675-word analysis of how your chosen concept might strengthen or weaken treaty processes.