Study Gender Studies at Otago

• Overview
• Contact details
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Programme requirements
• Minor subject requirements for undergraduate programmes

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, Politics, Law, Anthropology, Education, 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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Contact details

Tel +64 3 479 7951
Email sgsw@otago.ac.nz
Website otago.ac.nz/sgc

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Arts and Commerce (BACom)
• Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc)
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts)
• Master of Arts (Coursework) (MA(Coursework))
• Master of Arts (Thesis) (MA(Thesis))
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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  Gender in Everyday Life GEND 102  Bodies, Sexualities and Selves	18 18
200-level	GEND 201  Introduction to Feminist Theory Two other 200-level GEND papers, one of which may be replaced with ANTH 206, CHIN 241, GEOG 210, HIST 215, HIST 234, MFCO 212, POLS 202, RELS 209, or any 200-level SOCI paper	18 36
300-level	Four of 300-level GEND papers, one of which may be replaced with ANTH 322, ANTH 327, ARTV 305, ARTV 306, EDUC 318, ENGL 331, MFCO 301, RELS 309, or any 300-level SOCI paper	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

Papers
GEND 401  Debates in Gender and Sexuality GEND 490  Dissertation Two of ANTH 423, ANTH 424, ANTH 425, ARTV 405, ARTV 406, EDUC 427, MFCO 408, or any 400-level SOCI paper or other approved papers

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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 programme for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)).

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Master of Arts (Coursework) (MA(Coursework)) in Gender Studies

Papers
GEND 590 Research Dissertation Two of: HUMS 501 Writing and Revision for Graduate Research HUMS 502 Research Methods in the Humanities HUMS 503 Key Debates in the Humanities GEND 401 Debates in Gender and Sexuality and two of : ANTH 416, ANTH 423, ARTV 405, ARTV 406, EDUC 427, HIST 406, MFCO 408, PACI401, POLS 411, SOCI 401, SOCI 402, SOCI 403

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Master of Arts (Thesis) (MA(Thesis)) in Gender Studies

Thesis
Thesis: GEND 5 Note: Students who have not completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA(Hons)) in Gender Studies or a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Gender Studies must complete the required papers for the BA(Hons) in Gender Studies prior to undertaking the thesis.

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Minor subject requirements

Gender Studies as a minor subject for a BA, MusB, BPA, BTheol, BSc, BAppSc, BHealSc, or BCom degree 

Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Health Science (BHealSc), or Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) degree

Level	Papers	Points
	Five GEND papers, at least three of which must be above 100-level, including at least one above 200-level	90
	One 100- or 200-level GEND paper may be replaced by one of the following: ANTH 205, CLTE 204, GEOG 210, HIST 215, HIST 226, HIST 234, MFCO 212, RELS 209, SOCI 205, ANTH 316, ANTH 322, ANTH 327, ARTV 305, ARTV 306, EDUC 318, ENGL 331, MFCO 301, RELS 309, SOCI 302, SOCI 305
Total		90

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