This subject is called 'Sex, Gender and Culture' so idk why it has a different title here. I'm a science student that undertook this subject as a breadth and found it as a nice change of pace from my discipline subjects! The lecturer was very engaging and I found that a lot of the topics studied helped challenge my previous ideas around gender and extend them in a meaningful way. As other students have said, the readings definitely are heavy in this subject and I often couldn't finish them all before my tutorial. The tutorials definitely encourage a lot of student input which I wasn't so comfortable with as I'm not used to voicing my opinions, however it was really insightful to hear other people's perspectives and this class helped to push me out of my comfort zone. There are bi-weekly submissions for the reflective journal which is definitely doable if you manage your time wisely as each submission is generally around 200-400 words. We also had bi-weekly quizzes which would alternate with the journal submissions. I think these were new to this years subject design? For me I found these pretty straight-forward and even if you didn't do the readings, you could generally guess what the right answer was based on common sense. I also really enjoyed getting to write the final essay as we could choose a topic which we were interested in the most and have the opportunity to explore it further and discuss our own thoughts. I wouldn't say this subject was easy and you do have to put in quite a bit of effort to be able to fully engage in the class, however it definitely is doable and isn't insanely difficult. Overall, I'm super glad I took this subject and really enjoyed the opportunity to explore notions of gender in our world.

As a Science student, I felt nervous undertaking an essay-focused Arts breadth. However, I surprised myself with how much I enjoyed this subject! All of my expectations were completely exceeded. The coordinator of this subject was well-organised, humorous and clearly so passionate about their teaching. The content was absolutely fascinating, with each week focusing on a different contemporary gender issue. The readings were heavy, but it was so rewarding to enter tutorials where the students were engaged and had so many lively discussions about the readings and content. Both essays during the semester had amazing and highly interesting prompts that I really enjoyed writing! And a massive plus was that the final essay was only one thousand words. I thought that the reflective journal was a really awesome piece of assessment - it was a small task to do each week (please don't leave it until the end!) that accumulated into a reasonable part of your grade. I'd say that the work you put into the subject is *definitely* what you get out of it. It was not an 'easy' subject, but in my experience hard work was rewarded.

I took this subject as a breadth, it is quite hard and don't take it if you are looking for a WAM booster. It feels easier than CRIM10001 but I got lower mark on this one. Readings are quite heavy and would be discussed in the weekly tutorials. I don't know if it is only my group but only a couple of people were willing to turn their cameras on and speak in the tutorial, the tutor was very helpful tho. Overall it is not an easy subject and getting a high mark requires lots of effort.

I only took this as an Arts elective and it's been one of my favorite subject at uni. The lecturer/coordinator was amazing and some weeks' content were super interesting to me. I learned a lot more about gender studies and even other disciplines (sociology, international relations) by applying the theories I learned. My tutorial class was a bit of a drag but my tutor was helpful, and other people who had different tutors also spoke very highly about theirs. It is the most engaging tutorial class I've had in uni because everyone had their camera on and had good group discussions. I was not fully satisfied with my marks but if you put more effort into them you'll be okay. Definitely take this if you're looking for a level 1 Arts elective. P.S be open-minded and speak in tutorials -- it will make a huge difference.

I love this subject! It gives us a broad concept of gender and the discussions we had in the tutorials were definitely critical and mind-opening. The markings of the essay are relatively fine too. However, it does take an effort to be on top of the readings every week since the tutorials are done based on the readings & we also have a weekly assessment (a reflective journal) requiring us to write on that week's material. Overall, this is the first arts subject I took in uni and I loved it! THE LECTURER WAS AMAZING!! He was funny and the slides were pretty too imo

Engaging lectures and jam packed with readings, so be prepared for that. I was lucky enough to have a tutor that facilitated group discussions well, but can't say the same for others who found their tutors disengaged so really depends who you get. Would definitely need to get on top of the readings as they require you to write weekly reflections on readings and lectures

Harsh marking (I got P on all three assignments and 58 overall). I REGRET THAT I CHOSE THIS SUBJECT, ISTG THIS RUINED MY WAM :(

Central focus from a white feminist perspective and on white feminism. The subject marks harshly also. The subject is interesting, however too strong of a focus on white feminism

This subject was way more enjoyable than I thought it would be. While it did have a bit of a slump mid semester, the really interesting weeks on sexuality, gendered labour, femininities/masculinities and intersex made up for it. The assessments are great and not as much work as CRIM10001. You get to do a very self-directed short research essay, a super easy 1,000 word exam and journal entries throughout the semester. This subject completely changed my perspective on all things gender, sex and culture and made me more aware of how my everyday interactions reflected this - I thought I was woke before living in Melbourne, having lots of LGBTQIA+ friends and a brother who is doing his PhD on gender studies, but damn was I wrong.

GEND10001 is actually called Sex, Gender & Culture: An Introduction so that's what I will be discussing here. The content was fascinating. It was a lot of fun to learn about these topics in a classroom setting because gender and sexuality was always something I learnt by myself, and mostly online. Other than that, I believe there should have been more mentions of asexuality and the asexual spectrum during the week that focused on sexual orientations.