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, offered in 2025 in Summer A at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Summer A
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 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 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.
Prohibition: ATS4223 and APG5153
Overview
In this unit, you will focus on the social structures that support key patterns of gendered violence. You will examine how broad based gender inequality underpins and shapes patterns of family violence in Australia and globally. You will explore the link between challenging gender inequality and the prevention of family violence. You will identify one specific aspect or type of family violence for sustained investigation. Focused on this area, you will undertake a targeted review of the relevant academic literature and create a policy brief designed to inform an agency or organisation about this aspect or type of family violence. The development of the policy brief will be scaffolded and supported by the Unit Coordinator .
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A | Clayton | Flx blk |
Assessment
- Analytical exerciseExercise20%
- OtherWritten20%
- Presentation10%
- Policy BriefWritten50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
examine the social structures that support key patterns of gendered violence;
- 2
interrogate how broad-based gender inequality underpins and shapes patterns of family violence in Australia and globally;
- 3
discuss and critically analyse the implications of challenging gender inequality for the prevention of family violence;
- 4
apply unit concepts and relevant research literature to an aspect or type of family violence;
- 5
develop and present a policy brief for an agency or organisation in both written and oral forms.
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.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
ATS3223 is part of 8 areas of study in the 2025 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?
In 2025, ATS3223 runs in Summer A at Clayton.
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 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3223?
ATS3223 is part of Criminology, Gender studies, Health humanities and Sociology.