Gender and sexuality shape virtually every aspect of our social relations, and contribute fundamentally to our sense of self. Dominant understandings of genders and sexualities are woven throughout society, while resisting those norms and reshaping those understandings contribute to ongoing social change. Gender and Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that is concerned with all of these issues. Papers explore a wide range of topics, including media representations of gender and sexuality, medical constructions of the body, gender and development, the gendered division of paid and unpaid work, gender and public policy, gender, sexuality and technology, violence based on gender and/or sexuality, and difference and ethnicity.

Gender and Sexuality Studies is available as a minor.

To complete a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies, students must complete 60 points from the papers listed for Gender and Sexuality Studies, including GNSEX101 and GNSEX303.

Other qualifications

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Gender and Sexuality Studies papers

Code and paper titlePoints
GNSEX101Gender and Sexuality: Representations and Realitiesright arrow

This paper considers issues related to gender, sexuality, and the body including health issues, media representations, gender based violence, and...

1525B (Hamilton) & 25B (Secondary School - Unistart) & 25B (Tauranga)
SOCIO101Introduction to Sociologyright arrow

This paper prepares students for further study in a range of social science subjects. It introduces the main sociological theories, concepts and...

1525B (Hamilton) & 25B (Secondary School - Unistart) & 25B (Tauranga)
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