Gender Studies

Gender Studies considers the significance of gender and sexuality across a broad range of cultural contexts, identities and histories. The program analyses how gender intersects with crucial issues such as ageing, class, disability, ethnicity and globalisation. There is a strong emphasis on examining the sexual politics of representation and exploring the roles of visual cultures in disseminating ideas about gender. Subjects consider ideas about femininity, masculinity and sexuality through close engagement with an extensive variety of theorists, case studies and media. Gender Studies is transdisciplinary and draws on the diverse interests of specialists located throughout the Faculty. This enables its students to develop a unique combination of research skills drawn from both the Arts and Social Sciences. The first year subject Introducing Gender; Sex, Sport and Film is compulsory for those intending to complete a major or minor in Gender Studies. Core subjects taught at second and third year are Genders, Bodies, Borders; Hidden Histories: Gender and Testimony; Sexing the Canvas:10 Works in the NGV and The Future of Sex and Gender. The number of core subjects will be increased and diversified in 2014. These are taken together with a choice from a list of electives drawn from subjects located throughout the schools of the Faculty of Arts.

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Gender Studies is available as both a major and minor sequence.

MAJOR

A 100 point major sequence is made up of the following:

Level 1 (25 points)

• One level 1 Gender Studies subject (12.5 points) (Compulsory)
• One Arts Foundation Subject (12.5 points)

Level 2 (37.5 points)

• 37.5 points of level 2 Gender Studies subjects

OR

• 25 points of level 2 Gender Studies subjects; and
• 12.5 points of approved level 2 Elective subjects

Level 3 (37.5 points)

• 25 points of level 3 Gender Studies subjects; and
• Compulsory capstone subject Gender in the Workplace (12.5 points) (subject will not be available until 2014)

OR

• 12.5 points of level 3 Gender Studies subjects, including the compulsory capstone subject; and
• 12.5 points of approved Level 3 Elective subjects

Total 100 points

MINOR

A 75 point minor sequence is made up of the following:

Level 1 (25 points)

• One level 1 Gender Studies subject (12.5 points) (Compulsory)
• One Arts Foundation Subject (12.5 points)

Level 2 (25 points)

• 25 points of level 2 Gender Studies subjects

OR

• 12.5 points of level 2 Gender Studies subjects; and
• 12.5 points of approved level 2 Elective subjects

Level 3 (25 points)

• 25 points of level 3 Gender Studies subjects

OR

• 12.5 points of level 3 Gender Studies subjects; and
• 12.5 points of approved Level 3 Elective subjects

*The Capstone is not available in the minor.

Total 75 points

Gender Studies - Level 1

Students completing a major or minor in Gender Studies must complete one level 1 Gender Studies subject and one Arts Foundation Subject.

Gender Studies - Level 2

Level 3 Capstone Subject

The Capstone subject Gender in the Workplace (12.5 points) will not be available until 2014.

Gender Studies - Level 3

In addition to the Gender Studies subject listed below, a new subject Sex, Gender, Species will be introduced in 2014.

Level 2 Approved Electives

Level 3 Approved Electives