The particular electives available each year can vary. Students are advised to check the University Handbook and External Schedule of Units . The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to a wide range of feminist theory and related research methodology. The unit draws on feminist theory developed within the social sciences, sciences and humanities. Students examine the reflexive relationship between theory and data, the process of asking research questions and the techniques and theoretical frameworks required to answer research questions from a feminist perspective.
Assessment is by essays written throughout the year.
The Dissertation for the GradDip Women's and Gender Studies is intended to give students the opportunity to carry out research into issues of gender drawing on the theories and methodologies examined in WGST 400 and on knowledge gained in the electives. Assessment is by dissertation. The dissertation topic is settled in consultation with the unit coordinator, who should be consulted prior to the long vacation preceding the Honours year. A wide range of units has been identified as counting towards the undergraduate requirements for entry into Women's and Gender Studies Honours, some of which are listed as electives for the Graduate Diploma in Women's and Gender Studies. Gender Studies Honours shall have passed units equivalent to at least 64 credit points from those listed under the Women's and Gender Studies entry in the Course Units and Booklists section of this Handbook, and shall have attained a Credit level pass in at least 48 of these credit points at 200 or 300 level, including at least 16 at 300 level.