Commencing semesters, 2009
Semester 1
Semester 2
Program level
Undergraduate
Program code
2247
Faculty
School
School of Political Sc & International Studies
Teaching Location
, St Lucia, Clinical Units, Teaching Hosps
Delivery mode
Internal
Enquiries
Australian/domestic students
Admissions Officer, School of Medicine
Email: admissions@som.uq.edu.au
Phone: 07 3365 5278
International students
UQ International
Email: study@uq.edu.au
Phone: Outside Australia: + 61 3 8676 7004
Within Australia (Free Call): 1800 671 980
Why study Women's Studies?
Women's Studies became an important field of study in the early 1970s fuelled by the impetus of the explosion of second wave feminism. It has been influential across many disciplines and innovative in pioneering cross-disciplinary modes of inquiry that remain its characteristic methodology. Women's Studies continues to offer innovative and evolving perspectives, and original approaches to social and political problems.
Courses and requirements
Please refer to the Bachelors of Arts, Medicine and Surgery Program Rules for the number of units required from each course list.
Courses that can be studied as part of the Women's Studies Major:
Employment opportunities
It is widely recongnised that training in women's and gender studies is a great advantage in many areas of employment, given a continuing and growing concern with the advancement of women all around the world, and the need to give women employment opportunities and the ability to use their skills in a wide range of arenas. The informed understanding of issues of gender and inequality given by women's studies courses is a great asset in a wide range of professional areas, particularly in Non-Government organisations, business and management, various public institutions and development. The women's studies major offers both analytical and theoretical training and practical applications for gender research.
What it costs
Please view the Bachelors of Arts, Medicine and Surgery for indicative fees.
How to apply
Please view the Bachelors of Arts, Medicine and Surgery for information on key dates and how to apply.