The Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development is a 36-unit program offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
The Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development is offered in flexible delivery online with a limited range of optional topics. Students may undertake the course online, mixed mode or fully on campus.
The topics available online are indicated by an asterisk (*). A computer with internet access is required for study online.
This course articulates with the Graduate Certificate in Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Analysis, and the Master of Arts (Women's Studies).
Students who have successfully completed the course may apply for admission into the Master of Arts (Women's Studies).
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
The course aims to offer a structured program of study in the field of gender and development to students with little or no previous knowledge or academic training in either the principal subject area or in gender studies.
The course will introduce students to a comprehensive set of topics dealing with the principal issues in the area of gender and development and will be multidisciplinary.
The program aims to introduce students to the theoretical and empirical analysis of a wide range of issues and will focus on the development of skills relevant to the following educational aims:
Students successfully completing the course will be able to:
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.
Except with permission of the Dean (Education):
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in 12 or more units may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
WMST8003 The Global Woman: Introduction to Gender and Development (4.5 units)*
WMST8004 Introduction to Women's Studies: Sex, Gender & Identities (4.5 units)*
plus six of the following option topics #:
DVST8010 Development Problems, Policies and Programs (4.5 units)*
DVST9022 Theory and Evidence in Contemporary Development (4.5 units)*
DVST9031 Gender Analysis (4.5 units)*
DVST9032 Gender Mainstreaming (4.5 units)*
LLAW3266 Women's Rights and the International Protection of Human Rights (4.5 units)
WMST7019 Sexualities: Politics and Theories (4.5 units)
WMST7021 Feminist Political Perspectives: the Challenge to Political Theory (4.5 units)*
WMST7022 Media and Cultural Identities: Representing Relations of Power (4.5 units)
WMST7028 Sex, Gender & the Law: Gender Rules (4.5 units)
WMST8005 Indigenous Women's Voices: Negotiating Differences (4.5 units)
WMST8006 Gender Issues in Development Reading Topic (4.5 units)
WMST8011 Memory and the Politics of Difference: Gender, Race and Nations (4.5 units)
WMST8020 Researching Women's Life Stories (4.5 units)
#Not all topics may be offered in any one year. Students should consult with the Program Coordinator to find out which topics are available in the year of their enrolment.
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