Gender Studies Major

This course is no longer taking applications, the course structure below applies to re-enrolling students who commenced their studies prior to 2008. Information for course B-Arts can be found at the following: https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/

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.

see course objectives

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

• one first-year subject (12.5 points); and
• seven second/third-year subjects (87.5 points), which must include a minimum of two subjects from the list of core subjects below.

Students who commenced their degree prior to 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points towards this major please refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/.https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/.

Gender Studies: Level 1

Gender Studies: Core Subjects

Gender Studies: Elective Subjects