Master of Arts (Women's and Gender Studies)
Flinders University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00114A
This degree is designed to develop an appreciation of the rich, diverse and rapidly growing field of Women's Studies and to extend the critical understanding and practice of students within the boundaries of a discipline area. Gender issues shape political, cultural and social institutions, as well as personal identity and relationships. The interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies reflects this wide scope by including social, cultural and political perspectives.
Structure
- Students complete nine core (compulsory) topics including a research thesis, reading project, or a major/minor research project, along with option topics chosen from a range of available topics. These topics aim to provide students the opportunity to develop the capacity to apply interdisciplinary approaches to feminist questions
- and to develop the conceptual and analytical thinking, and the research and writing skills, necessary to complete a successful thesis.
Subjects
- Women's studies
Standard entry requirements
Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification. Applicants may be eligible to complete a one year program of study if they have successfully completed an honours degree in Women's/Gender Studies or the Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development, or equivalent. Credit may be granted, on application, for relevant work already completed in other approved programs..
Study pathways
The University may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, consider applicants who do not hold a bachelor degree or equivalent but can demonstrate relevant higher education study with relevant work experience, or relevant work experience which may meet the requirements for entry into the course. Please contact the University for further advice.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Bedford Park | Domestic: $48,732 International: $71,800 | Yes |
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| Online | Domestic: $48,732 International: $71,800 | Yes |
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