Gender Studies Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1024 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook

Year and Campus:	2009

Coordinator

Program Coordinator: Associate Professor Mary Patterson

Contact

Arts and Music Student Centre
Room 104, Ground Floor, Old Arts Building
University of Melbourne
Tel: +61 3 8344 5235
Fax: +61 3 9347 0424

Overview:	The gender studies program commences at second year. The general prerequisite for entry at second year is the completion of 50 points of first year in any discipline within the Faculty of Arts. A major in gender studies usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises: one first-year subject from any area of study (12.5 points); and seven second/third-year subjects (87.5 points), which must include two subjects from the list of core subjects below, and five subjects from the list of optional subjects below. Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points toward this major in order to complete the major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/.
Subject Options:	Gender Studies: Core Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 121-216 Sex, Gender and Power Not offered in 2009 12.50 121-217 The Future of Sex and Gender Semester 2 12.50 121-218 Genders, Bodies, Borders Semester 1 12.50 Gender Studies: Elective Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 100-303 Media Futures and New Technologies Semester 2 12.50 102-210 From Mateship to Mardi Gras Not offered in 2009 12.50 106-047 Art/Pornography/Blasphemy/Propaganda Semester 2 12.50 106-058 Scandal, Sex and Sentiment Not offered in 2009 12.50 106-210 Romance and Melancholia Not offered in 2009 12.50 106-218 Romanticism, Feminism, Revolution Semester 2 12.50 106-220 Popular Culture Not offered in 2009 12.50 106-233 Performing Gender Not offered in 2009 12.50 106-367 Gender, Sexuality & Culture Not offered in 2009 12.50 107-079 Sex and the Cinema: The Gendered Screen Not offered in 2009 12.50 107-307 Love Stories and the Cinema Semester 2 12.50 110-228 The Politics of Gender in China Semester 2 12.50 110-231 Women in Arabic and Islamic Literature Not offered in 2009 12.50 121-055 Keeping the Body in Mind Semester 2 12.50 121-066 Sexing the Self Semester 2 12.50 131-024 The Body: History, Sex & Gender Not offered in 2009 12.50 131-033 A History of Sexualities Not offered in 2009 12.50 131-085 Witches and Witch Hunting in Europe Not offered in 2009 12.50 136-073 Critical Theories Semester 2 12.50 136-077 Psychoanalysis and Social Theory Not offered in 2009 12.50 136-205 Cybersociety Semester 1 12.50 136-209 Intimacy and Technology Semester 2 12.50 166-024 International Gender Politics Not offered in 2009 12.50 166-217 Gender and Politics in Southeast Asia Not offered in 2009 12.50
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor Laws Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts (Combined Theology) Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Teaching Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Computer) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical &Manufacturing) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Software) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

Overview:

The gender studies program commences at second year. The general prerequisite for entry at second year is the completion of 50 points of first year in any discipline within the Faculty of Arts.

A major in gender studies usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises:

one first-year subject from any area of study (12.5 points); and
seven second/third-year subjects (87.5 points), which must include two subjects from the list of core subjects below, and five subjects from the list of optional subjects below.

Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points toward this major in order to complete the major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/.

Subject Options: