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Gender Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Semester 1
Associate Professor Kalissa Alexeyeff
Email: k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Dr CQ Quinan
Email: c.quinan@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
Students undertaking the pure honours stream complete:
- GEND40006 Gender Studies Thesis Part 1, and GEND40007 Gender Studies Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
- GEND40005 Gender Studies Research Methods (*see note below) (12.5 points);
- three elective Gender Studies honours subjects (37.5 points);
Double major students may complete one of the following combined honours streams:
- GEND40006 Gender Studies Thesis Part 1, and GEND40007 Gender Studies Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
- GEND40005 Gender Studies Research Methods (*see note below) (12.5 points);
- three honours subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points)
OR
- thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
- research methodologies subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points);
- three elective Gender Studies honours subjects (37.5 points)
Total 100 points
*Note: Students must undertake GEND40005 Gender Studies Research Methods in the first semester of their Gender Studies Thesis enrolment.
Please be advised that the Gender Studies Specialisation does not accept applications for mid-year admission. Candidates can only commence in Semester 1.
Subject Options
Compulsory subjects
Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEND40005 | Gender Studies Research Methods | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| 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
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEND40008 | Queer Studies: Identities & Sexualities | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEND40009 | Feminist Science and Technology Studies | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEND90016 | Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW40015 | Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| SOTH40001 | Emotions in Society | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/interdisciplinary-programs/gender-studies
Last updated: 6 February 2026