Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage

This unique online course delivered by Charles Sturt University empowers Wiradjuri and non-Wiradjuri people to preserve the Wiradjuri language and culture for generations to come. The only university course of its kind offered in Australia, our Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage builds student’s capacity to work with Wiradjuri people and increases their knowledge and understanding of First Nations language and culture.

The course provides skills in using and sharing knowledge of the Wiradjuri language in community and educational settings and empowers our students to work with the Wiradjuri community in culturally appropriate and sensitive ways. Furthering students’ ability to analyse and think critically and constructively about factors that promote or impede indigenous nation rebuilding is a key outcome of the course.

The curriculum incorporates a sustainable commitment to social justice and has been developed in conjunction with the Wiradjuri Council of Elders and community members. Students have the opportunity to complete a community development project while engaging with Wiradjuri Elders, community members, and service providers throughout the course.

In 2021, 45 students enrolled in the graduate certificate completed an intensive school, including Ms Dhani Gilbert. A proud Lachlan River Wiradjuri woman, Ms Gilbert is an activist for First Nations rights and knowledge, garnering her honours such as Young Canberra Citizen of the Year 2018 and ACT Young Landcare Leadership Award 2019. Of the course, Ms Gilbert says that it complements her work in the community, and the learning her family, community and Elders provide. “Charles Sturt provides a strong community-orientated learning environment that supports Wiradjuri People to come together to continue Wiradjuri language revitalisation and self-determination.”