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Master of Arts (Women's Studies)

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The Master of Arts (Women's Studies) is a 72-unit program which incorporates the graduate program(s) available in Women's Studies, which may be completed in two years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).

The course articulates with the 36 unit Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development and sequentially developed topics facilitates progression through the two awards.

The Master of Arts (Women's Studies) 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.

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Admission requirements

The Master of Arts (Women's Studies) requires the completion of a 72-unit program of study comprising the program for the Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development plus an additional 36 units and is normally be available to applicants who hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

Advanced Entry (1 year) applicants may be eligible to complete a 36-unit program of study if they have successfully completed one of the following

  • an honours degree in Women's/Gender Studies
  • Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development, or an approved equivalent. Credit may be granted, on application, for relevant work already completed in other approved programs.

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 is designed to develop an appreciation of the rich, diverse and rapidly growing field of Women's Studies; to extend students' critical understanding and practice within the boundaries of a discipline area; to develop the capacity to apply feminist epistemology with interdisciplinary approaches; and to develop the conceptual and analytical thinking, and the research and writing skills, necessary to complete a successful thesis.

Learning outcomes

Students successfully completing the course will be able to:

  • identify and apply interdisciplinary approaches to gender issues
  • analyse, evaluate and apply advanced theories of gender and feminism
  • identify limitations and strengths in existing scholarship on gender and feminism
  • use feminist epistemology to critically analyse gender within disciplinary boundaries
  • research issues in advanced gender studies and feminism independently
  • communicate complex ideas in speech and writing.

Program of study

To qualify for the Master of Arts (Women's Studies), a student must complete a 72-unit program with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:

Students must complete the following 72-unit program:

  • 36 units according to the Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development program of study plus the 36 unit program as set out below.
  • Advanced Entry students would complete the program of study as set out below only.

 Core topics

 WMST9010  Thinking Through The Body  (4.5 units)* AND
 GEOG9023 Research Design and Management  (4.5 units)* OR
 WMST9015  Women's Studies: Research Strategies  (4.5 units)*

 Plus

 WMST9017  MA Women's Studies 13.5 unit Thesis  (13.5 units)* OR
 WMST9018  MA Women's Studies 18 unit Thesis  (18 units)*

Students are required to consult with the Program Coordinator before enrolling in a specific weighted thesis component of the degree. Online students will be required to maintain contact with their supervisor through either on campus intensives or via online mediums such as Skype.

Option topics

Students should choose the requisite number of option topics from the list below to complete their MA program.

DVST9031 Gender Analysis (4.5 units)*
DVST9032 Gender Mainstreaming (4.5 units)*
INTR9062 Contemporary Issues in Gender and International Development (4.5 units)*
POAD9026 Management in Non-Government Organisations (4.5 units)*
POAD9135 Project Management (4.5 units)*
WMST7017 Women's Studies Reading Topic (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)  
WMST8005 Indigenous Women's Voices: Race, Gender and Colonialism GE (4.5 units)
WMST8011 Memory and the Politics of Difference: Gender, Race and Nations (4.5units)
WMST8020 Researching Women's Life Stories (4.5 units)
WMST9021 Sex, Gender and the Law GE (4.5 units)

Note: any topic completed as part of the Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development may not be repeated.

*Candidates should consult the Postgraduate Coordinator for the list of topics available in any one year.

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