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Gender Studies
Gender Studies, with its motivating force of women's studies, is just
as needed now as it ever was–perhaps in some respects more
so–with the increasingly sophisticated and pervasive attempts
to persuade the consumer/reader/user that all is equal and, finally,
merely a matter of choice. One of the tasks of this major will be
to address and redress this notion. It is an area of intense public
debate and we seek to equip our students not only to enter into
this debate but at some future time perhaps, to lead it.
The major is made up of subjects from the Faculties of Arts, Commerce,
Education, Law and Science. It is an interdisciplinary major which
recognises that students come from a range of backgrounds and may
want to study over a range of areas. There are no core subjects.
A number of the subjects within the proposed major deal not only
with the impact of being gendered as female, but also with definitions
of masculinity and with queer theory, an area of study more commonly
associated with sexuality than gender.
The Gender Studies major will encourage students to develop greater
tolerance and understanding of gender equity issues, values which
they could bring to debates in the wider community.
Details of the Major
A major in Gender Studies will consist of at least 54 credit points
chosen from the following range of subjects (at least 24 credit
points must be at 300 level). Students will choose at least five
subjects from the list of Specialist Electives, and no more than
two from the list of General Electives. Normal pre-requisites apply
for the following subjects unless these are waived by the Head of
Unit. This applies, in particular, to LAW subjects, for which LAW100
Law in Society is a necessary pre-requisite and will not be waived.
Please note: not all subjects will be available in any one year.
| Specialist Electives |
| To satisfy the requirements of the
major, students must choose at least five subjects from this
list. |
| 100-Level |
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ENGL121
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Text and Gender
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6
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200-Level
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ECON208
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Gender Work and Family
|
8
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EDUC292
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Gender and Social Justice
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8
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ENGL260
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Nineteenth Century Australian Literary Culture
|
8
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POL290
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Women in Society - Productive Reproductive Labour
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8
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PHIL260
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Philosophy of Feminism A (also available as PHIL363)
|
8
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300-Level
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| ENGL337 |
Sex Power and Chivalry: Medieval
to Modern Literature |
8 |
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ENGL345
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Twentieth Century Women Writers
|
8
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ENGL365
|
Nineteenth Century Women Writers
|
8
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AUST300
/ ENGL371
/ HIST380
|
Twentieth Century Australian Literary Culture
|
8
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HIST318
|
The Making of the Modern Australian Woman
|
8
|
| PHIL363 |
Philosophy of Feminism B |
8 |
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SOC330
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Sociology of Gender Relations
|
8
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CCS334
|
Technologies of the Body
|
8
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LAW335
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Anti-Discrimination Law
|
6
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LAW349
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Feminism and the Law
|
6
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General Electives
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To satisfy the requirements of the major, students must choose
no more than two subjects from this list.
|
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100-Level
|
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GEOS142
|
The Human Environment: Problems and Change
|
6
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SOC103
|
Aspects of Australian Society
|
6
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200-Level
|
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CCS215
|
Race, Gender, Colonialism: Studies in Australian Culture
|
8
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EDUF212
|
Education II
|
6
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ENGL259
|
Introduction to Canadian Literature
|
8
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SOC205
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Sociology of the Family
|
8
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300-Level
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GEOS348
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Cultural Landscapes
|
8
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LAW303
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Children, Families and the Law
|
6
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| PHIL380 |
Bioethics |
8 |
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