The following is the program of study [November, 2008] for a 33-unit major sequence in Women's Studies within a Bachelor of Arts and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the BA.
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First Year |
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WMST1001 |
Sex, Gender and Identities in Australia*, and |
4.5 |
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WMST1002 |
Gender, Power and Change: Introducing Feminist Debates** |
4.5 |
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or one of the above topics plus one First Year topic from any Arts major or minor sequence in the BA |
4.5 |
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Second and Third Years |
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WMST3001 |
Thinking Through the Body |
6 |
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plus 12 units from the following: |
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HIST2063 |
Memory and the Politics of Difference: Sex, Race and Belonging |
6 |
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POLI2023 |
Feminist Political Theory |
6 |
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POLI3066 |
Protest and Dissent: Activist Pathways to Social and Political Change |
6 |
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WMST2003 |
Gender and Development |
6 |
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WMST2004 |
Researching Women's Life Stories |
6 |
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WMST2005 |
Sex, Gender and Identities in Australia* |
6 |
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WMST2006 |
Gender in Australian Culture |
6 |
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WMST2007 |
Gender, Power and Change: Introducing Feminist Debates** |
6 |
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WMST2008 |
Media and Cultural Identities: Gender, Race and Sexuality |
6 |
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WMST2009 |
Sex, Gender and the Law |
6 |
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WMST2010 |
Witches, Heretics and Holy Women: Women in World Religions |
6 |
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WMST2011 |
Sexualities: Perspectives, Pleasures, Politics |
6 |
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WMST3003 |
Gendering Politics and Policy: Justice, Rights and Representation |
6 |
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WMST3004 |
Indigenous Women's Voices: Race, Gender and Colonialism |
6 |
|
WMST3005 |
Women and Creativity |
6 |
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WMST3007 |
The Personal is Political: Governing Marriage and Marriage-Like Relationships |
6 |
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plus either: |
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6 units of upper level Women's Studies topics |
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OR 6 units from the following: |
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AUST2008 |
Sex, Gender and Media |
6 |
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ARCH3007 |
Power, Ethnicity and Gender in Archaeology |
6 |
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HIST2053 |
Maps and Dreams: Aboriginal/Colonial Encounters in Australian History |
6 |
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HIST2062 |
Body Politics in Australian History |
6 |
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PHIL2325 |
Gender and Power |
6 |
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SCRN2003 |
Sex, Gender and Media |
6 |
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SOAD3002 |
Access and Equity: Social Issues in Public Policy |
6 |
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SOCI3016 |
Sociology of Intimacy |
6 |
For students completing a minor sequence in Women's Studies, WMST3001 is not compulsory, but may be taken as part of the minor.
** Students may not count both WMST1002 and WMST2007 towards their degree.
