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Study Gender Studies at Otago

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Overview

Gender is a complex element of social and cultural existence with far-reaching implications for the course of our lives. It shapes the work we do and how we spend our leisure time, our income, our family relationships and friendships, the value and meanings we attach to other people and activities, what we eat and how we dress, and even how we speak and move. In the last few decades, theoretical and everyday notions of gender have undergone dramatic changes, influenced both by changes in the organisation of society and by a rapidly expanding field of critical inquiry.

This new field of inquiry concerns broad questions of difference - race, class and sexuality, for example, as well as gender. It is at the forefront of significant critical and theoretical developments in the Social Sciences and Humanities.

Our students currently combine their Gender Studies major with subjects such as English,  History,  Political Studies,  Law,  Anthropology,  Art History,  Education,  Community and Family Studies and others. The staff work in an interactive way, and prefer informal teaching methods. Our Research Seminar series, bringing together research from across the University and from visiting speakers, is open to students.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts)
• Master of Arts (MA)

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Papers

See the full list of Gender Studies (GEND) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Gender Studies

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	GEND 101 GEND 102	18 18
200-level	GEND 201 Two further 200-level GEND papers or One further 200-level GEND paper and one of ANTH 205, CLTE 204, GEOG 210, HIST 226, MFCO 204, MFCO 212, RELS 209, SOCI 205	18 36
300-level	Four papers from 300-level GEND, one of which may be replaced with ANTH 316, ANTH 322, ANTH 323, ANTH 327, ARTH 314, ARTH 320, EDUC 318, ENGL 331, HIST 327, MFCO 301, RELS 309, SOCI 302, SOCI 305	72
Plus	198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts	198
Total		360

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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Gender Studies

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	GEND 101 GEND 102 90 further points	18 18 90
2nd stage	GEND 201 Three further 200-level GEND papers Any one or two of ANTH 205, CLTE 204, GEOG 210, HIST 226, MFCO 204, MFCO 212, RELS 209, SOCI 205, may be substituted for one or two 200-level GEND papers	18 54
3rd stage	Five 300-level GEND papers Any one or two of ANTH 316, ANTH 322, ANTH 323, ANTH 327, ARTH 314, ARTH 320, EDUC 318, ENGL 331, HIST 327, MFCO 301, RELS 309, SOCI 302, SOCI 305 may be substituted for one or two 300-level GEND papers	90
4th stage	GEND 490 GEND 401 At least 48 points from ANTH 416, ANTH 423, ARTH 414, ARTH 420, HIST 406, LAWS 466, MFCO 408, PACI 401, POLS 404, SOCI 401, SOCI 402, SOCI 403 or other approved papers	48 24 48

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Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Gender Studies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) programme in Gender Studies is the same as the fourth stage course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours.

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Minor Subject Requirements

Gender Studies as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	GEND 101 GEND 102	18 18
200-level	Two 200-level GEND papers	36
300-level	One 300-level GEND paper	18
	One GEND paper may be replaced by one of the following: ANTH 205, CLTE 204, GEOG 210, HIST 226, MFCO 204, MFCO 212, RELS 209, SOCI 205, ANTH 316, ANTH 322, ANTH 323, ANTH 327, ARTH 314, ARTH 320, EDUC 318, ENGL 331, HIST 327, MFCO 301, RELS 309, SOCI 302, SOCI 305 Must include one GEND paper above 200-level
Total		90

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Further Information

520 Castle Street
PO Box 56
Dunedin
Tel 64 3 479 7951
Fax 64 3 479 7653
Email sgsw@otago.ac.nz
Website http://www.otago.ac.nz/sgsw