ATS3697 Gender and international relations
Faculty of Arts
ATS3697 Gender and international relations is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ATS3697. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ATS3697
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3697
No unit lists ATS3697 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that you only take this unit after you have completed two gateway units in Politics.
Prohibition:ATS2697
Overview
The unit provides an introduction to key debates and feminist perspectives on gender and international relations. The unit consists of two parts. In the first part, you will gain an understanding of the relationship between gender and security with particular focus on violence during armed conflict, war and peace. In the second part, we look closely at how gender shapes national and cultural identities and development and human rights discourses. We will also pay attention to the role of the (global) media and transnational feminism in shaping and contesting gender roles and norms.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Reflection paperWritten30%
- EssayWritten40%
- Policy briefWritten30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Distinguish between and evaluate types of feminism, and feminist and masculinities theories and concepts
- 2
Exhibit a greater awareness of - and interest in - how gender shapes global politics and economics, and in turn, how global politics and economics shape gender relations.
- 3
Understand what it means to adopt a gender perspective on any given topic in (global) politics, policy or political economy.
- 4
Use gender perspectives to analyse global policy problems and/or political issues.
- 5
Demonstrate five key 21st century competencies: critical thinking, teamwork, creativity, self-learning and analytical writing/oral expression skills.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based 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.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you will 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.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your 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.
Learning resources
Required resources
There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books-and-merchandise-store/Textbooks) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
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).
The unit will use specific software applications. Instructions will be given to you on how to access and install relevant software.
Where it fits
ATS3697 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
- HMNRGTSJ01Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHuman rights and social justiceNo reviews yet
- HMNRGTSJ02Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHuman rights and social justiceNo reviews yet
- INTLREL10Level 2 and 3 elective unitsInternational relationsNo reviews yet
- INTLREL11Level 2 and 3 elective unitsInternational relationsNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Vanessa Newby
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Vanessa Newby
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3697?
ATS3697 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3697 offered?
In 2025, ATS3697 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3697?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3697 have an exam?
No. ATS3697 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3697?
ATS3697 is part of Human rights and social justice; and International relations.