Year
2012
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 6-hour independent study weekly
1 x 1-hour supervised study monthly
1 x 1-hour supervised study monthly
Other requirements
Topic Coordinator approval required for enrolment in this topic
Enrolment not permitted
WMST8042 has been successfully completed
Course context
Available only to students undertaking postgraduate study in the Department of Women's Studies
Topic description
This topic will focus on the individual needs of the student. A student will be expected to choose a specialist area of study in consultation with an individual member of staff and with the approval of the coordinator of the graduate diploma. Topic content will focus on the supervised reading and research program in the specialist area chosen by the student.
Educational aims
The topic will explore empirical studies of women's lives contemporary 'Third World' and the theoretical perspectives which been used to elucidate specific aspects of those lives.The underlying aim will be to understand the relationship between development and gender relations in different development socieities.
Expected learning outcomes
On successful completion of this topic students should be able to:
- Understand and relate to issues pertaining to Gender and Development
- Critically evaluate the principle theories/modes of explanation for considering difference and gender development issues in the contemporary world
- Research gender issues related to international development and present findings verbally and in written form, in accordance with good scholarly practice
- Identify and demonstrate the ways in which women are empowered and disempowered in culturally specific circumstances both within nations and beyond national borders
- Undertake an independent research paper on a substantive issue, encompassed within this topic, pursuant to the specific interest of the student.
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2012 are no longer published.
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