ATS3223 Gender and family violence
Faculty of Arts
ATS3223 Gender and family violence is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Other periods
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3223
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ATS3223
No unit lists ATS3223 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
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Overview
In this unit, you will examine key patterns of gendered violence and the policies, programs and organisations designed to respond to and prevent such violence. You will identify a specific area for sustained investigation. Focused on this area, you will undertake a targeted review of the relevant academic literature and complete an independent research exercise. This research will be supervised by the Unit Coordinator with input from other staff as appropriate.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Analytical exerciseAssignment25%
- Research ProposalResearch assignment25%
- Report50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse and explain the policies, programs and organisations designed to respond to and prevent gendered violence;
- 2
Engage with a variety of critical and theoretical debates focused on patterns of gendered violence;
- 3
Identify and critically evaluate the extant literature about this issue;
- 4
Differentiate and appraise a range of methodological approaches that have been used to investigate patterns of gender violence;
- 5
Communicate in both oral and written formats about this issue;
- 6
Devise, prepare and complete a research project.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops6 hours
- Lectures7 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 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.
Where it fits
ATS3223 is part of 8 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
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Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor JaneMaree Maher
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor JaneMaree Maher
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3223?
ATS3223 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3223 offered?
ATS3223 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
How much work is ATS3223?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3223 have an exam?
No. ATS3223 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3223?
ATS3223 is part of Criminology, Gender Studies, Health humanities and Sociology.