Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Analysis

The Graduate Certificate in Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Analysis is an 18-unit program offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

This course is available on a part time basis only.Students who have successfully completed the course may apply for admission into the Graduate Diploma in International Development, Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development or the Master of Arts (International Development).The Graduate Certificate in Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Analysis is also offered by Distance Education with a limited range of optional topics.

The topics available for Distance Education are indicated by an asterisk (*).

A computer with internet access is required for study in distance mode.

To qualify for The Graduate Certificate in Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Analysis, a student must complete 18 units (9 units Core topics and 9 units Elective topics) with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study below.

Not all topics necessarily are available in a given year.

Core topics

DVST9031 Gender Analysis (4.5 units)* DVST9032 Gender Mainstreaming (4.5 units)*

Elective topics

Plus 9 units selected from the following:

GEOG8012 Development Problems and Solutions (4.5 units)* GEOG9023 Research Design and Management (4.5 units)* GEOG9035A Work Integrated Learning (4.5 units)* POAD9028 Evaluation Methods (4.5 units)* WMST8003 Gender, Globalisation and International Development GE (4.5 units)* WMST8005 Indigenous Women's Voices: Race, Gender and Colonialism GE (4.5 units) WMST9021 Sex, Gender and the Law GE (4.5 units)

*Available in Distance Education mode.

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Credit may be granted, on application, for comparable prior studies.

On completing this course students should be able to:

• display a comprehensive understanding of contemporary debates on integrating gender into policies and programs
• analyse gender inequality issues and apply appropriate analytical tools and frameworks
• implement Gender Mainstreaming strategies within the context of gender theories
• investigate how Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Analysis have been practiced by international and/or national government agencies and non-government organisations
• demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively in respectful partnerships across cultures and linguistic diversity on gender inequality issues.