Gender Studies asks questions about the ways in which gender shapes contemporary life in Australia and in other societies, and how it has shaped life in the past.
Through gender studies, you'll consider how gender relations are always shaped by other differences like race, class and sexuality.
A range of issues is discussed, including popular culture, the workforce, globalisation, fashion and the body, and the ways that masculinities and femininities are changing across these arenas. Feminist and other critical perspectives frame big and small questions and look for complex answers.
Sample units:
- Gender, Power and Change
- Contemporary Feminist Thought
- Philosophy and the Body
- Sex and Bodies
- Special Topic in Gender Studies
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Potential graduate career pathways:
Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
- Advertising Client Manager
- Advertising Creative Director
- Copy Writer
- Event Manager
- Graphic Designer
- Market Researcher
- Marketer
- Marketing Strategist
- Media Adviser
- Media Planner/Booker
- Public Relations Consultant
- Storyboard Artist
Business and Management
- Administrator
- Business Analyst
- Business Developer
- Business Owner
- CEO
- Entrepreneur
- Executive Officer
- Inventor
- Manager
- Human Resource Manager
- Office Manager
- Personal Assistant
- Receptionist
- Salesperson
Foreign Affairs
- Ambassador
- Consular Officer
- Demographer
- Diplomat
- Economic Affairs Officer
- Foreign Affairs Delegate
- Immigration Officer
- International Development Coordinator
- International Aid Worker
- Policy Advisor
- Political Analyst
- Trade Commissioner
Government (Local, State and Federal)
- Administrator
- Adviser, Community
- Community Development Officer
- Councillor
- Election Campaign Manager
- Electoral Officer
- Events Coordinator
- Manager
- Mayor
- Media Adviser
- Policy Analyst/Adviser
- Political Analyst/Adviser
- Politician
- Program Manager
- Public Servant
- Secretary (CEO)
Human Resources and Recruitment
- Change Management Specialist
- Human Resource Manager
- Recruitment Specialist
- Remuneration Consultant
- Training and Development Coordinator
Law and Enforcement
- Barrister
- Corrections Officer
- Customs Officer
- Detective
- Immigration Officer
- Law Clerk
- Lawyer
- Legal Secretary
- Paralegal
- Police Officer
- Solicitor
Research
- Academic
- Researcher
- Market Researcher
- Social Researcher
- Sociologist
Social Services
- Addiction Therapist
- Aged Carer
- Child Protection Officer
- Community Development Officer
- Community Worker
- Counsellor
- Disability Support Officer
- Income Support Worker
- Mediator
- Multicultural Officer
- Psychologist
- Refugee Resettlement Worker
- Rehabilitation Officer
- Social Worker
- Sociologist
- Youth Worker
Teaching
- Academic
- Lecturer
- Teacher
- Tutor
Undergraduate courses with a specialisation in Gender Studies:
Gender Studies can also been undertaken as student electives from other courses across the University of Tasmania and is a complimentary area of study for students undertaking vocationally oriented degree programs such as Social Science, Education, Business and Law.
Postgraduate courses with a specialisation in Philosophy incorporating Gender Studies:
