Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Gender Studies)

Course 095-WS (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

 ContactGraduate Enquiries, Arts & Music Student Centre Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395 Fax: +61 3 9347 0424 Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au 

Course Overview:	The postgraduate diploma allows students to undertake a research project in a specialist field of study. Students will gain considerable knowledge in an area of gender studies and feminist theory and engage in critical assessment of the major theoretical claims of the discipline. This course is designed for graduates who have undertaken significant study in gender studies and wish to become acquainted with recent developments in women's or gender studies and feminist theory, as a further professional qualification or as a preparation for further postgraduate research in gender studies. The course will provide these students with the opportunity to integrate their previous work in gender studies in an interdisciplinary environment and to pursue advanced gender studies in one or more departments in the Faculty. The course also provides a pathway to higher degree research for students who have not completed a four year BA (Honours) with a research component in gender studies. Course coordinator: Dr Mary Patterson School of Social and Environmental Enquiry Email: marycp@unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	Students who complete the postgraduate diploma 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.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	Thesis 12,000 words (37.5 points) one compulsory subject (12.5 points) four elective subjects (50 points) Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise. Students must consult the course coordinator to have their subject selection approved prior to enrolment at the Faculty Office. Applicants should note that they must satisfy any prerequisite as set, before being allowed to enrol in any subjects.
Subject Options:	Thesis subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 131-507 Gender Studies Thesis Semester 1, Semester 2 37.50 Compulsory subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 131-432 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective Semester 1 12.50 Elective subjects Gender studies Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 131-434 Reading Course Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 131-547 Rethinking Rights and Global Development Semester 2 12.50 Art History Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 107-437 The Artist's Body 2 12.500 Cinema Studies Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 107-414 Film, Censorship & The Media Semester 2 12.50 107-421 Contemporary Film Theory Semester 1 12.50 107-431 Postmodernism and the CinemaNot offered in 2008 Not offered in 2008 12.500 107-432 Melodrama, Class and the Cinema Semester 2 12.50 107-440 Hitchcock, Film and Art Semester 1 12.50 107-458 Screen Affect: Culture, Bodies, Emotion Semester 2 12.50 107-463 Dream Screen: Film and Psychoanalysis Not offered in 2008 12.50 English/Cultural Studies Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 106-403 Reading the Subject: Freud/Fiction/Lacan Semester 2 12.50 106-409 Celebrity Cultures Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-423 Romanticism and Modernity Semester 2 12.50 106-428 Media, Politics and Cultural Diaspora Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-432 Cultural Studies in Asia Not offered in 2008 12.50 106-432 Cultural Studies in Asia Not offered in 2008 12.50 106-436 Queer Theory Ten Years On Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-448 Theorising the Spectator Not offered in 2008 12.500 Historical Studies Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 131-408 The Medieval Body 2 12.500 131-454 Art, Family & Politics: The Renaissance Not offered in 2008 12.500 Political Science Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 166-416 Justice, Democracy and Difference Semester 1 12.50 166-442 Rights and Public Policy Semester 2 12.50 110-553 Human Rights in Southeast Asia Semester 2 12.50 School of Social and Environmental Enquiry Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 121-408 Civil Society, NGOs and the State Semester 1 12.50 121-436 The Geopolitics of Peace and Development Not offered in 2008 12.50 121-460 Field Methods for Development Semester 2 12.50 121-461 Gender Issues in Development Semester 2 12.50 121-545 Understanding Development Semester 1 12.50 Key Centre for Women's Health Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 505-522 Women's Sexual & Reproductive Health Semester 1 12.50 505-523 Gender and Health: Critical Perspectives Semester 1 12.50 505-524 Research Methodology in Women's Health 2 12.500 505-525 Women and Global Health Semester 2 12.50 Note: Subject selections must have the approval of the course coordinator prior to enrolment.
Entry Requirements:	1. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant’s ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria – • an undergraduate degree with at least 50 credit points at second or third year level in a cognate discipline with a grade average of at least H2B (70%) in these subjects , or equivalent; or • a Graduate Diploma in a relevant area of study with a grade average of at least H2B, or equivalent. 2. The Selection Committee may conduct interviews or tests and may call for referee reports and employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	www.social-environmental.unimelb.edu.au

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