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Gender, Globalisation and Development (GEND90006)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
| Availability | March - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject examines the relationships between gender, globalisation and development, illustrated principally through case studies, policy documents, and ethnographic texts. It also draws theoretical perspectives and insights from a number of social science and humanities disciplines as well. On completion of the subject students should have an understanding of problems of writing about gender and difference: debates on modernity, globalisation, and development: gender, colonialism and postcolonialism; gender, politics, and the state; masculinities, femininities and sexualities; gender and labour; gender and development agencies; gender, religion and development; gender, sexuality, rights and transnational migration.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject will have an understanding of:
- the concepts of gender and globalisation, as well as class, ethnicity, cultural diversity, feminism, colonialism, postcolonialism, modernity and neoliberalism;
- the gendered nature of the macrostructural processes of globalisation.
Generic skills
- be able to show an advanced understanding of the changing knowledge base in the specialist area;
- be able to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline;
- have an appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research.
Last updated: 16 June 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 16 June 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
An assignment on 'major concepts'
| Mid semester | 30% |
A research essay
| During the examination period | 70% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 16 June 2022
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Charlotte Mertens Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 contact hours: A 4 -hour seminar per week for Weeks 3-9 of semester. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 14 March 2022 to 6 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 24 March 2022 Census date 8 April 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 March contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 16 June 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Readings will be provided online through the subject's LMS site prior to the commencement of semester.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Administration Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) Informal specialisation 200 points Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) Specialisation (formal) Asian Studies Major Development Major Development Specialisation (formal) Development Studies Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) Specialisation (formal) Asian Studies Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Asian Studies Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Specialisation (formal) Asian Studies - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 16 June 2022