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PD-ARTS Gender Studies

Postgraduate Diploma in ArtsInformal specialisationYear: 2018

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Overview

Please note that PD-ARTS Postgraduate Diploma in Arts will no longer be accepting new applications as of the 1st January 2015, the program from 2015 will be offered as GDA-ARTS Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced). Please refer to the correct handbook entry for program information for commencing students from 2015.

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Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation should:

  • demonstrate a sound understanding of recent developments in feminist theory and practices;
  • understand the issues involved in debates about feminist knowledge;
  • develop an understanding of contemporary feminist debates about gender politics, self and subjectivity and the relationship of these debates to other areas of social inquiry.

Last updated: 18 December 2020

Structure

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:


  • thesis 12,000 words (37.5 points)
  • one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
  • four elective subjects (50 points)

Total 100 points

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

Please note: students must consult the program coordinator to have their subject selection approved prior to enrolment. Applicants should note that they must satisfy any prerequisite as set, before being allowed to enrol in any subjects.

Subject Options

Thesis Subject

37.5 points

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

Code Name Study period Credit Points
GEND40001 Gender Studies Thesis
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 18.75

Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
GEND40003 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Elective Subjects

50 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
AHIS40007 The Artist's Body Not available in 2018 12.5
CULS40004 Media, Politics and Cultural Diaspora Not available in 2018 12.5
CULS40006 Cultural Studies in Asia Not available in 2018 12.5
DEVT40005
ENGL40007 Romanticism and Modernity
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GEND40002 Gender Studies Reading Course
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GEND90007 Rethinking Rights and Global Development
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
HIST90014
POLS40004 Justice, Democracy and Difference No longer available
POLS40015 Women in Global Politics No longer available
POPH90066 Women and Global Health
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCRN40002 Contemporary Film Theory
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCRN40010 Dream Screen: Film and Psychoanalysis
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SOTH40001 Relationships in Modernity
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ANCW40015 Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome Not available in 2018 12.5

Links

http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/

Last updated: 18 December 2020