LAW 2519 - Native Title Internship Programme

The course allows students completing internships with native title representative bodies and other organisations which deal with native title in Australia or Indigenous law and policy for a period of four to six weeks to complete an academic course which complements their internship experience. The internship enables students to build on their understanding of native title law or Indigenous law and policy by gaining an appreciation of its practical operation. The associated elective course aims to give depth and context to student's existing knowledge of native title law and Indigenous law and policy. In the elective course students will be asked to complete an agreed research task under the supervision of the course coordinator. That research task might involve research into a specific aspect of native title law or procedure or Indigenous law and policy. The precise research topic will be negotiated individually between each student and the course coordinator, and will build on the work the student completes with their host organisation. It is expected that students will also be involved in the day-to-day activities of their host organisation and gain a broad understanding of how such organisations operate. Assessment would typically include: a reflection on the work completed during the internship (15%), a research proposal and annotated bibliography (15%), and substantial research paper (70%).