Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development
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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).
Admission requirements
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.
Course aims
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:
- to meet the requisite academic standards and skills for entry into the Master of Arts (Women's Studies)
- to provide students with the basic skills and specialist knowledge which can be applied in the gender and development field or associated areas of employment and/or research.
Learning outcomes
Students successfully completing the course will be able to:
- analyse and explain gender differences and disadvantages for women in national and international contexts
- identify, summarise and evaluate different approaches to understanding gender and development
- research a range of issues in gender and development
- improve or develop writing and other communication skills.
Program of study
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 program must be completed full-time within two consecutive semesters or part-time within six consecutive semesters;
- no topic may be attempted more than twice.
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.
Core - Year 1 topics
WMST8003 Gender, Globalisation and International Development GE (4.5 units)*
WMST8004 Sex, Gender & Identities in Australia GE (4.5 units)*
plus six of the following option topics #:
Option - Year 1 topics
DVST9031 Gender Analysis (4.5 units)*
DVST9032 Gender Mainstreaming (4.5 units)*
GEOG8012 Development Problems and Solutions (4.5 units)*
GEOG9022 Debates in International Development (4.5 units)*
LLAW3266 Women's Rights and the International Protection of Human Rights (4.5 units)
WMST7019 Sexualities: Perspectives, Pleasures, Politics (4.5 units)
WMST7021 Feminist Political Theory (4.5 units)*
WMST7022 Media and Cultural Identities: Gender, Race and Sexuality (4.5 units)
WMST7028 Sex, Gender and the Law (4.5 units)
WMST8005 Indigenous Women's Voices: Race, Gender and Colonialism GE (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.
