Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Graduate Diploma in
Gender and Development

(GradDipGenDev)

Program of Study

INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development is a 36-unit program offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences on a fee-paying basis.

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.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [March, 2008]

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.

Core topics

WMST8001	Introduction to Gender and Development	6
WMST8002	Introduction to Feminist Issues	6

plus four* of the following elective topics:

DVST8021	The West and the Rest	6
DVST8023	Development Problems Policies and Programs	6
DVST9043	Gender Analysis	6
DVST9044	Gender Mainstreaming	6
DVST9041	Gender, Public Health and International Development	6
WMST7012	Gender Rules: Sex, Gender and the Law	6
WMST7014	Feminist Political Perspectives: The Challenges to Political Theory	6
WMST8041	Indigenous Women's Voices: Negotiating Differences	6
WMST8042	Gender Issues in Development Reading Topic	6
WMST8043	Researching Women's Lives in a Post Colonial Context	6
WMST8044	Gender and Politics in Latin America	6
WMST8045	A Walk on the Wild Side: Gender and International Politics	6
WMST8046	Engendering Justice, Rights and Representation: Gender, State and Citizenship	6
WMST8047	Gender Issues in Development Reading Topic (B)	6
WMST8048	Women in World Religions	6

* Not all topics may be offered in any one year. Students should consult with the program adviser to find out which topics are available in the year of their enrolment.

Except with permission of the Faculty Board:

• 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.