Subjects with an Indigenous focus, volunteering & training
We deliver Aboriginal subjects, including Aboriginal politics, traditions and policy, health and education using de-colonial approaches to learning and teaching.
We also support volunteering opportunities for students and deliver cultural awareness workshops to VU staff.
The Woiwurrung language, spoken by the Wurundjeri people, has been used to name Indigenous programs at Victoria University. Permission has been given to Moondani Balluk by Elders, to retell Kulin creation stories and to perform ceremonies on University land.
Course units
You can study individual units without enrolling in a full degree. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for any of our subjects.
- AEK1204: Aboriginal History and Political Movements
- AEK3205: Aboriginal Popular Music
- AEK3204: Aboriginal Political and Reflective Learning
- AEK1105: Aboriginal Traditions and Policy
- AEK7003: Australia’s First Nations peoples and the Law
- AEK2206: Blak Healing – Policy & Practice
- AEK2207: Contesting a Democracy
- AEK1203: Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
- AEK7001: Indigenous Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
- AEK2203: Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainability
- AEK1006: Investigating Australian Humanities
- AEK2205: Politics of Aboriginal Art
- AEK1106: Reconciling Australian Humanities Education
- AEK3203: Working Ethically in Aboriginal Community.
Unit sets
Student support
Moondani Balluk offers support services and information for students, including information on how to apply and financial assistance.
Student volunteering with VU Extra ‘Seeds to Success’ program
We co-deliver the Seeds to Success program, where students learn about native plants and assist with the restoration of the native grasslands in the Cairnlea area.
Seeds to Success happens at the Iramoo Native Plant Nursery at VU's St Albans Campus. The nursery’s work is shaped through collaboration with Traditional Owners — grounded in practical exchange, rather than theory. Teams from Wurundjeri’s The Narrap Unit (an Indigenous land management team specifically focusing on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people) work alongside the nursery and land management team, sharing knowledge and learning through the process of restoring the site.
Seeds to Success is a VU Extra activity and can be included in academic records when you finish your studies.
Cultural awareness workshops & training for VU staff
Cultural awareness workshops and training are available to staff at VU through VU Develop.
The Yulendj Warrung online Indigenous Cultural Awareness program is designed to raise awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in the teaching, learning and community engagement of all University staff. The program offers participants the opportunity to hear from Aboriginal staff about the historical and contemporary experiences of Aboriginal peoples.
