Catherine Bray is leaving on January 2nd. Lynne Star will be leaving Massey on January 31st to take up an appointment as Professor of Media and Cultural Studies. Dr Jenny Coleman may be contacted for an update about available papers. At Massey University Women's Studies we have a commitment to excellence in teaching, flexible courses and a friendly environment. The Women's Studies Programme at Massey University offers 24 courses at undergraduate level, a BA major and entry to the Graduate Diploma, M.A, M.Phil and Ph.
Courses are available in both internal and extramural modes.
In any year we have about 400 undergraduate students and about 25 graduate students. The first Women's Studies paper Women in Society was taught in 1978 by Dr Ephra Garrett in the Sociology department. In 1987 a postgraduate Diploma was established and in 1990 Masters and PhD studies became available. With the appointment of Dr Lynne Alice to be the full-time Director in 1994,Women's Studies was granted stand alone status as an interdisciplinary programme. In 1996 and 1997 both first year papers in Women's Studies were taught through the conjoint programme on the campuses of Tairawhiti Polytechnic in Gisborne and at the Eastern Institute of Technology in Napier.