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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
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 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND40003 | Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND40008 | Queer Studies: Identities & Sexualities | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND40009 | Feminist Science and Technology Studies | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
GEND90006 | Gender, Globalisation and Development | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90084 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/interdisciplinary-programs/gender-studies
Last updated: 3 December 2024