Professional Certificate in Treaty
Professional Certificate in Treaty
As Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions engage in the early stages of treaty negotiations, it is essential that all parties involved understand the fundamentals of treaty processes. Developed and delivered by the Australian Center at University of Melbourne, the Professional Certificate in Treaty will equip you with a strong understanding…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
As Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions engage in the early stages of treaty negotiations, it is essential that all parties involved understand the fundamentals of treaty processes.
Developed and delivered by the Australian Center at University of Melbourne, the Professional Certificate in Treaty will equip you with a strong understanding of Australian Indigenous politics. You’ll gain the practical skills and knowledge to help advance treaty-making between Indigenous Peoples and contemporary settler societies.
Who is this course for?
This online certificate is ideal for public servants working across all levels of government, as well as First Nations and Indigenous organisations, who will be involved in treaty processes in coming years.
Course aims
Throughout this course, you will examine important legal frameworks and reflect on historical and contemporary research, policies, and practices that are pivotal to treaty-making processes between Indigenous Peoples and settler-societies. Upon completion, you will be armed with the skills and knowledge to understand and confidently influence treaty negotiations.
Successful completion of the Professional Certificate in Treaty will equip you with knowledge and understanding of treaty policies, legal frameworks, and core concepts integral to treaty-making. You will be able to apply your new skills to work with, and for, Indigenous communities in a multitude of roles ranging from Government to other public, private, and not-for-profit organisations.
Learning outcomes
Students completing this course will be able to:
Demonstrate in-depth theoretical understanding and historical and contemporary knowledge of research, debates, policies and practices in treaty relations and treaty processes with First Nations, from local to global perspectives.
Critically analyse and reflect on key concepts of Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous-settler relations. Understand the important role agreement-making plays in treaty negotiations.
Critically examine and apply the concepts of recognition, reconciliation, and refusal in Indigenous-settler relations.
Critically examine and apply the concepts of self-determination, Indigenous nation-building and data sovereignty related to the practice of treaty-making.
Evaluate contemporary and emerging First Nations treaty processes and Australian Indigenous governance principles for decision-making and treaty-making practices.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings, consistently being placed as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and is one of the world’s top 50 (as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015). There are over 80 different undergraduate study areas and over 270 graduate courses at Melbourne for students to choose from. The University has extensive global networks and has seven campus locations across Melbourne and rural Victoria.
