WOMEN’S STUDIES
Postgraduate programs in Women’s Studies are co-ordinated through the Centre for Women’s Studies. Candidates may specialise within a Master of Arts or Social Science degree or study towards one of the awards in Women’s Studies detailed below.
POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF WOMEN’S STUDIES
| Part A | |
| WC5001:06 | Introduction to Women’s Studies |
| WC5002:06 | Methodology in Women’s Studies |
| WC5003:06 | Advanced Women’s Studies |
| Part B | |
| Subjects approved by the Faculty | |
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF WOMEN’S STUDIES
| Part A | |
| WC5001:06 | Introduction to Women’s Studies |
| WC5003:06 | Advanced Women’s Studies |
| Part B | |
| WC5002:06 | Methodology in Women’s Studies |
| WC5004:06 | Individual Subject for Study 1 |
| or | |
| Other subjects approved by the Faculty | |
MASTER OF WOMEN’S STUDIES
As part of the commitment of the Centre for Women’s Studies to serving the diversity of women in the community, a three-step masters degree is offered. This consists of a Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma of Women’s Studies and Master of Women’s Studies. A Postgraduate Certificate consists of one-quarter units (12) of a master’s degree and a Postgraduate Diploma consists of one-half units (24) of a masters degree. In this model, candidates can build toward a Master of Women’s Studies by sequentially completing the Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma options.
A masters degree consists of a 36 units program, approved by the Executive Dean, made up of subjects selected from the list below. Parts A and B must be included.
| Part A | |
| WC5001:06 | Introduction to Women’s Studies |
| WC5002:06 | Methodology in Women’s Studies |
| WC5003:06 | Advanced Women’s Studies |
| Part B | |
| WC5004:06 | Individual Subject for Study 1 |
| WC5010:06 | Individual Subject for Study 2 |
| Other subjects approved by the Faculty | |
GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF WOMEN’S STUDIES
In order to qualify for the Graduate Diploma of Women’s Studies, candidates must complete subjects selected from the list below to a total value of at least 24 units (i.e. 24 units coursework alone or 18 units coursework with a minor thesis of 6 units value).
| EL1007:03 | Getting of Wisdom:Literacy, Youth and Maturity |
| EL2011:04 | Creative Writing |
| EL2027:04 | Women in Literature |
| EL3011:06 | Creative Writing 2 |
| EL3027:06 | Women in Literature |
| HI1291:03 | Early Modern Europe:Private Lives (Cairns) |
| HI2420:04 | Aborigines and Settlers |
| SS2005:04 | Gender and Social Science |
| SS3005:04 | Gender and Social Science |
| SY2010:04 | Sociology of Health and Medicine |
| SY3010:04 | Sociology of Health and Medicine |
| SY4006:04 | Directed Readings in Sociology |
| WC1001:03 | Australian Women’s Studies |
Enquiries regarding postgraduate courses in Women’s Studies should be directed to the Centre for Women’s Studies, telephone 4781 5234.
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