APG5064 Gender, security and conflict
Faculty of Arts
APG5064 Gender, security and conflict is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Other periods
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5064
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5064
No unit lists APG5064 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Gender, Peace and Security, Graduate Certificate of International Relations, Master of International Relations, Master of International Development Practice, Master of Public Policy or Executive Master of Public Administration.
Students not undertaking these awards need to request permission from the Unit Coordinator.
Overview
Gender perspectives around issues of conflict and security are essential to understanding the changing dynamics of international politics and development. Drawing upon feminist theorising in international relations, security studies and global political economy, this course unit shall be useful for students from a variety of disciplines interested in gender policy work. Students will undertake a thorough gendered critique of the theory and practice across the areas of conflict and security. Through a range of learning activities, students will examine competing frameworks and alternative possibilities for analysis and action in the work of development and governance agencies associated with security and gender mainstreaming.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 3 | Clayton | Flexible |
| Term 3 | Clayton | Block on |
Assessment
- Unit activitiesAssignment15%
- Activity write-upAssignment10%
- Briefing paperResearch assignment10%
- Quiz No. 5Other10%
- Research designResearch assignment10%
- Research essayEssay45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
adapt to a variety of different cultural and professional environments,
- 2
critically assess a variety of value and ethical systems,
- 3
apply analytical and critical skills,
- 4
design and manage large and focused research projects,
- 5
communicate succinctly, directly, and effectively.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials17 hours
- Tutorials62 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where students apply their knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit engages students in enquiry-based learning, where they will be encouraged to use their own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where students engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
Learning resources
Required resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod).
Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Katrina Lee-Koo
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Katrina Lee-Koo
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5064?
APG5064 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5064 offered?
APG5064 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is APG5064?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5064 have an exam?
No. APG5064 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.