Minor Thesis - Gender and Development

Subject GEND90004 (2016)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.

Credit Points: 25
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 29-Feb-2016 to 29-May-2016
Assessment Period End 24-Jun-2016
Last date to Self-Enrol 11-Mar-2016
Census Date 31-Mar-2016
Last date to Withdraw without fail 06-May-2016

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 25-Jul-2016 to 23-Oct-2016
Assessment Period End 18-Nov-2016
Last date to Self-Enrol 05-Aug-2016
Census Date 31-Aug-2016
Last date to Withdraw without fail 23-Sep-2016


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: It is expected that students will meet with their supervisors at least fortnightly over two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Total Time Commitment:

An average of 20 hours per week.


Prerequisites:

• students admitted into the 200 point and 150 point program must have completed 50 points of compulsory subjects within the program, with an average of H1 (80%)

• to be eligible to enrol in the thesis, students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis

• the minor thesis must be completed over two consecutive semesters

Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects:

Students have the option of enrolling in ONLY one of GEND90004 and DEVT90011.

Subject
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Dr Lan Anh Hoang

Contact

lahoang@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

Topics covered will include theories of development, feminist critiques of development theory, qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, statistical analysis, interviewing and survey techniques, environmental and social impact analysis, gender policy planning.

Students who are interested in completing this subject should consult the course coordinator at an early stage in their first semester to discuss subject planning.

Learning Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete this project will:

  • demonstrate a capacity for articulating research questions relating to gender relations and the appropriate methodologies for investigating them;
  • exhibit a familiarity with relevant literature and an ability to locate one's research within that literature;
  • identify relevant research materials and show a capacity for sustained and discerning research within them;
  • express research findings in lucid effective prose that uses appropriate conventions of documentation.
Assessment:

A thesis of 15,000 words, due at the end of the second semester of enrolment.

The following Hurdle Requirements must be met in order for students to be eligible to submit the final Thesis:

1. Supervision: Regular supervisory meetings

2. Topic Proposal Form: To be submitted by the first week of the Semester of thesis enrolment

3. Progress Report: To be submitted half way through the thesis year

4. Thesis Draft: A full draft of the thesis is to be submitted approximately 5 weeks prior to the final thesis submission date.

Prescribed Texts:

Appropriate texts will be determined in consultation with Thesis supervisor.

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

  • be able to demonstrate research skills through competent use of the library and other information sources;
  • be able to demonstrate time management and planning through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion.
Links to further information: http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
Notes:

This subject is an elective in 097GD Master of Development Studies (Gender and Development), 150 point and 200 point programs. Students who are interested in completing this subject should consult the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis to discuss subject planning.

Enrolment in this thesis subject must be over two consecutive semesters.

Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: 100 Point Master of Development Studies - Gender and Development Specialisation
150 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender && Development)
150 Point Master of Development Studies - Gender and Development Specialisation
200 Point Master of Development Studies (Gender && Development)
200 Point Master of Development Studies - Gender and Development Specialisation

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