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Gender Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Semester 1
Dr CQ Quinan
Email: c.quinan@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Associate Professor Kalissa Alexeyeff
Email: k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
This major requires the completion of:
- 25 credit points of Level 1 subjects including
-
12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives and 12.5 credit points of Arts Discovery (for a single major)
OR
25 credit points of Level 1 electives (for a double major)
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- 12.5 credit points of Level 2 Core Subjects
- 25 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone Subjects
- 25 credit points of Level 3 electives
As long as students complete one elective at level 1, two level core and the capstone in 3rd year, students taking the Gender Studies major or minor may select different gender-related subjects taught in the Arts Faculty not listed below to make up the required additional points at levels 2 and 3. This will require written approval of the Gender Studies coordinator.
*Note:
Students must undertake the Arts Discovery subject as part of the course requirements and Arts Discovery can be counted in one major only. For this major, you will need to complete two Level 1 subjects.
If you are completing a single major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: The Arts Discovery subject and One Level 1 elective subject
If you are completing a double major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: The Arts Discovery subject and One Level 1 Elective subject OR Two Level 1 Elective subjects
Level 1 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEND10001 | Sex, Gender and Culture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND10002 | Global Intersections:Gender, Race, Class | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 Core Subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEND20008 | Feminist Futures: Theory and Activism | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEND20001 | Gender, Sexuality and Power | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND20010 | Technologies of Sex | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANTH20008 | Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA20003 | Genders and Desires in Asia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CULS20017 | Gender and Contemporary Culture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INDG20003 | Aboriginal Women: Activism & Leadership | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS20011 | The Politics of Sex | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
SOCI20017 | Sexualising Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INDG20004 | Racial Literacy: Indigeneity & Whiteness | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone Subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEND30003 | Gender at Work in The World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEND30005 | Gender Diversity in the Workplace | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND30006 | Trauma, Memory, Bodies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND30007 | Trans Studies: Cultures and Communities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CULS30004 | Thinking Sex | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM30013 | Gender and Crime | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30004 | A History of Sexualities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHIL30052 | Race and Gender: Philosophical Issues | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN30001 | Gender in Hispanic Cultures | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/interdisciplinary-programs/gender-studies
Last updated: 21 March 2024