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Women's Studies

(Note: there will be no intake into this course in 2000)

MASTER OF ARTS in Women's Studies

The Master of Arts in Women's Studies is both interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. The structure of the degree is built on the disciplinary base of the students' undergraduate degrees. All students are expected to complete work for this award in more than one discipline. The common core provides an introduction to the concepts and debates that constitute Women's Studies as an academic field.

Following a successful completion of the MA (Women's Studies), students with appropriate academic backgrounds may be accepted as candidates for research degrees in one of the Programs of the Faculty of Arts which offer subjects in this degree.


Pass degree entry

Pass graduates or equivalent may undertake a 48 credit point Master of Arts course, (which in normal circumstances will include the two prescribed subjects).
(Students shall undertake any additional work required by Programs or Faculties as a prerequisite for subjects included in the Schedule of Graduate Subjects.

Students shall not include in their program subjects substantially similar to those already completed as part of their previous undergraduate or graduate studies.

Students shall discuss their proposed program with the Co-ordinator of the Master of Arts (Women's Studies) prior to enrolment.

The Master of Arts (Women's Studies) shall be available as a part-time and a full-time program. Full-time students are expected to complete the degree in two academic sessions, part-time students in not less than three and not more than six academic sessions.

Core:

WMST901 Feminist Issues and Debates 8
WMST902 Feminist Theory 8


Students choose at least 32 credit points from the subjects listed below.

CCS+951 Regulating Culture: Policy, Language & Control 8
EDGA923 Sport, Culture and Education 8
EDGW901 Gender and Citizenship 8
ENGL910 Twentieth Century Women Writers 8
ENGL929 Signs of the Times: Victorian Literature and Culture 8
ENGL933 Early Women Writers 8
HIST913 The Making of the Modern Australian Woman 12
PHIL965 Bioethics 8
PHIL990 Contemporary Political Philosophy 8
SOC+906 Sexuality, Health Issues and Social Policy 8
SOC+942 Advanced Race and Ethnic Studies 8
SOC+949 Social Regulation: Policies and Issues 8
SOC+959 Advanced Sociology of Gender Relations 8
STS+910 Gender and Body Politics 8
STS+934 Genetics and Technological Innovation 12
STS+936 Critical Studies in Medicine and Health Care 12
WMST903 Advanced Topics in Women's Studies 8


Please note: Not all subjects will be available each year. Please refer to the relevant Program and the Co-ordinator of Women's Studies before enrolling.
 
 
 

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