Gender Studies

The minimum entry requirement for gender studies honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major or minor in gender studies, or a major in a cognate discipline, and an average grade over the second/third year subjects within the major/minor equivalent to at least an H2B (70%).

Students undertaking pure honours in gender studies must complete:

• Gender Studies Thesis (37.5 points); and
• Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (12.5 points); and
• four elective subjects (50 points).

Students undertaking combined honours in gender studies and another program must complete:

• Gender Studies Thesis (37.5 points); and
• Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (12.5 points); and
• one elective subject in gender studies (12.5 points); and
• three honours subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points).

Or

• honours thesis in the combining discipline (37.5 points); and
• two honours subjects in the combining discipline (25 points); and
• Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (12.5 points); and
• two elective subjects in gender studies (25 points).

Compulsory Subjects:

50 points for students in pure honours
Combined honours students need to refer to the structure above
Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Elective Subjects: