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Gender Studies

Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2024

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Overview

Gender Studies considers the significance of gender and sexuality across a broad range of cultural contexts, identities and histories. The program analyses how gender intersects with crucial issues such as ageing, class, disability, ethnicity and globalisation. Subjects consider ideas about femininity, masculinity and sexuality through close engagement with an extensive variety of theorists, case studies and media. Gender Studies is transdisciplinary and draws on the diverse interests of specialists located throughout the Faculty. This enables its students to develop a unique combination of research skills drawn from both the Arts and Social Sciences.

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) 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: 5 July 2024

Structure

100 credit points

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation requires:

  • thesis subject (50 points)
  • one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
  • three elective subjects (37.5 points)

Total 100 points

 

Please note:

  • Students must enrol in the thesis GEND40006 Gender Studies Thesis Part 1 and GEND40007 Gender Studies Thesis Part 2 over two consecutive semesters

Elective subjects:

  • With the approval of the coordinator, students may substitute a different gender-related subject taught in the Arts Faculty but not listed below as one of their electives

  • applicants should note that they must satisfy any prerequisite as set, before being allowed to enrol in any subject

Subject Options

Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
GEND40005 Gender Studies Research Methods
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Thesis Subject

50 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
GEND40006 Gender Studies Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
GEND40007 Gender Studies Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Elective Subjects

37.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ANCW40015 Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome Not available in 2024 12.5
GEND40003 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GEND40008 Queer Studies: Identities & Sexualities
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GEND40009 Feminist & Queer Perspectives on Science
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GEND90006 Gender, Globalisation and Development
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
GEND90007 Rethinking Rights and Global Development
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/interdisciplinary-programs/gender-studies

Last updated: 5 July 2024