Courses in Gender Studies

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Note: Gender Studies includes the following courses taught by other faculties: EDUC 714 Gender, Sexuality and Education; POPLHLTH 769 Interpersonal and Family Violence; PSYCH 319 Psychology and Gender; PSYCH 755 Gender, Power and Sexuality; SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses; SOCHLTH 756 Special Topic.

For descriptions of these courses and their availability, please consult Student Services Online.

Classical Studies and Ancient History
Course Title Available in 2026
ANCIENT 216   Sex and Power in Greece and Rome    Semester 2
ANCIENT 316   Sex and Power in Greece and Rome    Semester 2
 
Anthropology
Course Title Available in 2026
ANTHRO 241    Anthropology of the Body    Semester 1
ANTHRO 354   Anthropology of the Body    Semester 1
 
Asian Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
ASIAN 200   Asian Identities    Semester 2
ASIAN 303   Asian Identities    Semester 2
 
Comparative Literature
Course Title Available in 2026
COMPLIT 202    Interpreting Folktales    Semester 1
COMPLIT 303   Interpreting Folktales    Semester 1
 
English
Course Title Available in 2026
ENGLISH 102   Great Books: Seduction and Betrayal    Semester 2
 
Gender Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
GENDER 101   Gender: Global and Local    Semester 2
GENDER 208   Thinking Gender    Semester 1
GENDER  211   Transgender and the Queering of Sexuality    Semester 1
GENDER  311   Transgender and the Queering of Sexuality    Semester 1
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
PACIFIC 208   Gender and the Pacific in a Globalising World    Semester 2
PACIFIC 307   Gender and the Pacific in a Globalising World    Semester 2
 
Philosophy
Course Title Available in 2026
PHIL 225   Power, Critique and Emancipation    Semester 2
PHIL 345   Power, Critique and Emancipation    Semester 2
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Available in 2026
POLITICS 311   Gender and Global Politics    Semester 2
 
Sociology
Course Title Available in 2026
SOCIOL 207   Sociology of Gender and Families    Semester 1
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Note: Gender Studies includes the following courses taught by other faculties: EDUC 714 Gender, Sexuality and Education; POPLHLTH 769 Interpersonal and Family Violence; PSYCH 319 Psychology and Gender; PSYCH 755 Gender, Power and Sexuality; SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses; SOCHLTH 756 Special Topic.

For descriptions of these courses and their availability, please consult Student Services Online.

Drama
Course Title Available in 2026
DRAMA 708    Drama and the Mind    Semester 2
 
Gender Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
GENDER 701/701AB   Special Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
GENDER 780/780AB   Research Project    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
GENDER 785/785A   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
 
History
Course Title Available in 2026
HISTORY 706AB   Topics in European Cultural History    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 725AB   Health, Medicine and Society    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Available in 2026
POLITICS 724   Identity and the Politics of Multiculturalism    Semester 1
 
Sociology
Course Title Available in 2026
SOCIOL 700   Capitalism, Ideology, and Desire    Semester 1
SOCIOL 728   Family, Gender and the State    Semester 2
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

Note: Gender Studies includes the following courses taught by other faculties: EDUC 714 Gender, Sexuality and Education; POPLHLTH 769 Interpersonal and Family Violence; PSYCH 319 Psychology and Gender; PSYCH 755 Gender, Power and Sexuality; SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses; SOCHLTH 756 Special Topic.

For descriptions of these courses and their availability, please consult Student Services Online.

Drama
Course Title Available in 2026
DRAMA 708    Drama and the Mind    Semester 2
 
Gender Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
GENDER 793   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
GENDER 797AAB   Research Portfolio    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
 
History
Course Title Available in 2026
HISTORY 706AB   Topics in European Cultural History    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 725BA   Health, Medicine and Society    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Available in 2026
POLITICS 711   Bodies in/at War    Semester 1
POLITICS 724   Identity and the Politics of Multiculturalism    Semester 1
 
Sociology
Course Title Available in 2026
SOCIOL 700   Capitalism, Ideology, and Desire    Semester 1
SOCIOL 728   Family, Gender and the State    Semester 2
 

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

European Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
EUROPEAN 208 Images of Men in Europe, 18th - 21st Century Not taught in 2026
 
German
Course Title Not taught 2026
GERMAN 230 German Cinema from Murnau to Riefenstahl Not taught in 2026
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 241 Making Sense of the Sixties: the USA 1954-1974 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 256 Sex and Gender in the Middle Millennium (500-1500CE) Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 326 Sex and Gender in the Middle Millennium (500-1500CE) Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 341 Making Sense of the Sixties: the USA 1954-1974 Not taught in 2026
 
Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2026
SOCIOL 200 Theory and Society Not taught in 2026
SOCIOL 300 Feminist, Anti-Colonial and Post-Capitalist Technofutures Not taught in 2026
SOCIOL 315 Law, Inequality and the State Not taught in 2026
 
Gender Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
GENDER 202 Gender in the Pacific Not taught in 2026
GENDER 206 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
GENDER 207 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
GENDER 300 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
GENDER 301 Gender, Sex and Commodification Not taught in 2026
GENDER 306 Theory Into Practice: Gender, Culture, and Social Change Not taught in 2026
GENDER 307 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
 
Anthropology
Course Title Not taught 2026
ANTHRO 357 Gender, Sexuality and Popular Music Not taught in 2026
ANTHRO 358 Gender and Colonialism in the Pacific Not taught in 2026
 
Art History
Course Title Not taught 2026
ARTHIST 233 The Art of Gender Politics Not taught in 2026
ARTHIST 333 The Art of Gender Politics Not taught in 2026
 
Communication
Course Title Not taught 2026
COMMS 304 Gender, Politics and the Media Not taught in 2026
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

English
Course Title Not taught 2026
ENGLISH 702 Postcolonial Literary Studies Not taught in 2026
ENGLISH 709 Theatre on Screen Not taught in 2026
 
French
Course Title Not taught 2026
FRENCH 729 Gender and Culture: Perspectives from the French-speaking World Not taught in 2026
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 707AB Early Modern Japanese Lives Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 736AB Medieval Women, c.1100-1500 Not taught in 2026
 
Philosophy
Course Title Not taught 2026
PHIL 740 Metaphysics 1 Not taught in 2026
 
Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2026
SOCIOL 735 Current Debates in Gender and Sexuality Not taught in 2026
 
Spanish
Course Title Not taught 2026
SPANISH 722 Gender Perspectives in Hispanic Literature Not taught in 2026
 
Gender Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
GENDER 700 Critical Theories and Methods in Gender Studies Not taught in 2026
GENDER 705 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
GENDER 706 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
 
Spanish
Course Title Not taught 2026
SPANISH 738 Engendering Nations Not taught in 2026
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 736AB Medieval Women, c.1100-1500 Not taught in 2026
 
Philosophy
Course Title Not taught 2026
PHIL 740 Metaphysics 1 Not taught in 2026
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Not taught 2026
POLITICS 707 Politics of Global Protest: Dissent, Resistance and Power Not taught in 2026
 
Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2026
SOCIOL 735 Current Debates in Gender and Sexuality Not taught in 2026
 
Spanish
Course Title Not taught 2026
SPANISH 722 Gender Perspectives in Hispanic Literature Not taught in 2026
SPANISH 738 Engendering Nations Not taught in 2026
 
English
Course Title Not taught 2026
ENGLISH 702 Postcolonial Literary Studies Not taught in 2026
 
French
Course Title Not taught 2026
FRENCH 729 Gender and Culture: Perspectives from the French-speaking World Not taught in 2026
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 707AB Early Modern Japanese Lives Not taught in 2026