The broad field of Gender and Development (GAD) has benefitted from recent contributions from both postcolonial feminist and development theories. Consequent to these enrichments, the way ‘gender is done’ in development has been significantly changed. This course is meant for students who are interested to build an advanced understanding of these cutting-edge theories and approaches and in getting equipped with the latest analytical and practical tools. It offers a critical analysis of the current scholarly debates on GAD, including the perspectives on gender and empowerment, and contemporary approaches to gender equity and mainstreaming. This is done through a balance of thought-provoking thematic and regional case studies from different cultural contexts as well as in key gender themes such as intersectionality that are relevant to the practitioners of development. The approach is critical, bottom-up, and inclusive. A key question that will be addressed throughout the course is that, despite the sophistication of scholarly understanding of gender and inequality, why it is still difficult to fully address gender issues in development projects and programs.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Course participants who satisfy all requirements of the courses will have the knowledge and skills:
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Other Information
Delivery Mode:
Semester 1
This course is provided through flexible delivery to both on campus and off campus students.
Indicative Assessment
Assessment Task | Word Count | Assessment Value | Learning outcome to be assessed |
Literature Review | 2,000 | 30% | 1 & 2, 5 |
Major essay | 4,000 | 60% | 3 & 4, 5 |
In-Class Workshop and/or Online input in Discussion Forums
| ~100-150 words per post in online Discussion Forums (by off-campus students), and 1 class presentation in 1 workshop | 10% | 1, 4 & 5 |
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Workload
Students can expect to spend 10 hours per week on this course (inclusive of weekly 2.5 hour lecture/workshops)
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Resource Management in Asia Pacific to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2604 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4146 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2159 | 16 Feb 2015 | 06 Mar 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 29 May 2015 | In Person | N/A |
