Please note: Information on this page relates to the 2010 academic year unless otherwise specified.
On this page:
- Overview
- Undergraduate Information
- Postgraduate Information
- How To Find Out More
- Related Subjects and Careers
- List of Courses
Gender and Women's Studies Website:
Overview
A woman Prime Minister and a woman Chief Justice - what a change in the role of New Zealand women. Just over 100 years ago women couldn't even vote. Gender and Women's Studies at Victoria is a Bachelor of Arts [BA] major devoted to understanding how one half of humankind is offered different roles, different expectations, and different destinies from the other.
Studying Gender and Women's Studies at Victoria, you'll be exposed to some of the most important cultural theory of the past 100 years. You'll learn about the social construction of gender, and the historical and contemporary mechanisms that promote or limit women's development as full participants in society.
Gender and Women's Studies graduates are critical thinkers, capable of understanding and analysing contemporary issues. They are valued in government departments and social institutions, and sought after in all kinds of business where people matter.
Undergraduate Information
BA major requirements
The major requirements for this subject are 120 points from GEND/WISC 100-399, including at least 40 points from GEND/WISC 300-399.
The Convenor of The Board of Studies may approve the substitution of up to two alternative courses, provided that no more than one of these is at 300 level.
Postgraduate Information
Postgraduate Qualifications in Gender and Women's Studies
How To Find Out More
You can order more information on this subject using our Request for Study Material form.
Victoria’s Student Recruitment and Course Advice Office offers advice on courses and help with planning your degree.
Contact the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences' Student and Academic Services office for information on admission, qualifications and courses, course advice and selection criteria, exemptions and prerequisites.
Gender and Women's Studies courses are taught within the Faculty of Education. Gender and Women's Studies Office: 94 Fairlie Terrace.
Alison J Laurie
Gender and Women's Studies Director
Phone: 0-4-463 5267
Email: alison.laurie@vuw.ac.nz
Related Subjects and Careers
| Related Subjects | Careers |
|---|---|
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Cultural Anthropology |
Community planning |
List of Courses
Please note: the list below shows undergraduate-level courses only. For a complete course listing, see the list of all Gender and Women's Studies courses.
| 100 Level Gender and Women's Studies Courses |
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GEND 101 – Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies |
| 200 Level Gender and Women's Studies Courses |
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GEND 202 – Reading Representations and Images |
GEND 203 – Oral History and Autobiography |
GEND 205 – Gender, Power and Knowledge |
GEND 209 – Special Topic: Activism: Reform, Revolution and Dissent |
GEND 213 – Queer Sexualities, Histories and Politics |
GEND 217 – Feminist Theory |
| 300 Level Gender and Women's Studies Courses |
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GEND 302 – Feminist Writing |
GEND 303 – Oral History and Autobiography |
GEND 304 – Feminist Economics |
GEND 305 – Gender, Power and Knowledge |
GEND 306 – Education for Diversity and Social Justice |
GEND 307 – Special Topic |
GEND 308 – Special Topic |
GEND 309 – Directed Individual Research Project in Gender and Women's Studies |
GEND 313 – Queer Sexualities, Histories and Politics |