BA - Indigenous and Australian Studies in Adelaide Australia | Flinders University

Indigenous and Australian studies offers a sociocultural examination of an evolving nation and its inhabitants, integrating perspectives from humanities, education, and social sciences to provide a comprehensive view of Australian culture and society. The Indigenous and Australian Studies major explores key movements including Indigenous sovereignty, human rights, self-governance, and future aspirations for Indigenous communities. This contributes to wider insights into political and social policies in Australia (such as Closing the Gap 2019) and Indigenous-led efforts to address systemic inequalities.

Through Indigenous-centered creative and scholarly approaches—such as visual arts, poetry, literature, performance, music, exhibitions, and curation—the program emphasizes Indigenous well-being and knowledge systems as foundational to decolonization. This major fosters innovative knowledge creation, critical analysis, and the potential to reshape relationships within settler-colonial institutions by producing well-informed graduates.