GENDER, SEXUALITY
A N D C U LT U R E
Graduates of a Bachelor of Arts
with a major in Gender, Sexuality
and Culture develop research
skills, the ability to construct
compelling written arguments
and the ability to think beyond
existing perspectives.
Global Ranking:
#16
for Arts and Humanities
QS World Rankings by Subject 2018
ANU College of
Arts & Social
Sciences
About Gender, Sexuality and
Culture
The study of human Gender, Sexuality
and Culture at ANU teaches you the
interdisciplinary knowledge and skills
required to analyse gender, sexuality
and other categories of difference from
a critical perspective. It will train you in
the use of a conceptual vocabulary that
facilitates critical thinking about gender
relations and the role of culture in
maintaining social norms. It challenges
you to move beyond common
sense understandings of gender and
sexuality by examining the way they
are constructed in different historical
periods, cultural arenas and global
processes.
The Gender, Sexuality and Culture
major aims to develop your capacity for
thinking and communicating creatively
and independently about society,
identity and culture. It encourages a
reflexive and questioning approach to
knowledge. It draws on the disciplines
of gender studies and cultural studies,
and theoretical and methodological
frameworks such as feminist theory,
queer theory, postcolonial theory and
post-structuralism.
Career opportunities
Studies in Gender, Sexuality and
Culture are interdisciplinary, which
means that you will develop your
knowledge and a broad range of
practical skills that cross traditional
disciplinary boundaries. Graduates
have been employed in a wide range
of areas, including government policy,
the media and internet, education,
journalism, social work, law, community
work, business and many other fields.