Course Title: Gender, Development and Globalisation
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Gender, Development and Globalisation
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HUSO2092 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
330H Social Science & Planning |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006 |
HUSO2092 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023, Sem 2 2024 |
Course Coordinator: Dr. Reina Ichii
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 0416
Course Coordinator Email: reina.ichii@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 37, Floor 5, Room 43
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
This course introduces students to a gendered approach to understanding international politics, development, and globalisation. It draws on feminist theory to explore a range of issues, such as: Is violence against women a development issue? Why is masculinity being identified as a cause of global finance crises? How do we explain the boom in the global sex industry and what does it mean for women’s human rights? The course is organised around a series of issues presented as topics, including gender and migration, gendering militarism and war, gender and the global population ‘crisis’, and the global sex industry. Students who complete this course should understand the ways in which gender politics might affect the opportunities of women and men differently at both local and global levels, and be familiar with the main strands of feminist theorising on international relations, human rights, development, and globalisation.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
- Apply a body of theoretical and practical knowledge of international development, gender and development, global cultures, language and economic issues to your professional practice or further study.
- Work professionally and effectively with others in diverse cultural, linguistic and organisational contexts, and to adapt practices and knowledge to local circumstances.
- Assist in the identification of needs, the design, planning, resourcing and implementation of research and development projects in international and cross-cultural settings
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO1. Demonstrate an understanding of how processes and phenomena related to globalisation and development are gendered.
CLO2. Explain major areas of concern resulting from the gendered nature of globalisation and development, and how global processes and relationships are characterised by, and themselves produce, gender-based inequalities.
CLO3. Analyse and evaluate, and analyse scholarly debates and key concepts related to gender, development, and globalisation.
CLO4. Apply theoretical approaches to ‘real world’ scenarios involving global gender issues.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will engage in a variety of learning activities, including lectures, tutorials, and small group discussion. Several hours of self-directed study and writing is also expected each week.
Overview of Learning Resources
Reading materials for this course will be made available via Canvas.
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.
Assessment Tasks
Task 1 Reflective poster 20% CLO 1,2,3
Task 2 Scholarly debate analysis 40% CLO 2,3
Task 3 Project proposal 40% CLO1,2,3,4
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.