Major in Gender Studies

Summary

Gender studies offers new approaches to untangling questions such as: Who are we? Why are we the way we are? What directions is society taking and how can it be transformed? We frame these questions through the lens of gender, and seek answers from a wide range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities.

The Gender Studies major investigates what it means to be a woman/man/other gender identity in society at different times and places. You’ll look closely at the impact of gender, sex and sexuality on people’s lives at home, cross-culturally, at work, in public policy, in the media, on the streets and in the classroom.

Key features

  • Turn your passion for gender studies into a profession

     

    Explore your interests and hone your skills and knowledge through internships, practical application and expert teaching.

  • Learn to think critically and develop solutions

     

    Formulate meaningful and practical solutions and policy responses to gender-related social problems.

  • Gain skills that will equip you for a broad range of careers

     

    Develop a range of key skills and expertise on gender relevant to employment fields, including education, media and policymaking.

  • Undertake Macquarie’s longest-standing interdisciplinary program

     

    Study gender alongside anthropology, cultural studies, English, history, human geography, law, media, philosophy or sociology.