HSRV318-26S1 (D) Semester One 2026 (Distance)

Gender Sensitivity in Human Services

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

This course provides students with the opportunity to critically investigate shifting socio-cultural constructions of gender. Students are introduced to theories, experiences and issues of gender, to think about how gender matters in the choices and opportunities available to us; in shaping ideas regarding individual and social well-being; the ways in which gender is experienced, defined, validated, and reworked.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Engaged with the community

Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

30 points at 200 level in HSRV; OR, 60 points at 200-level from Schedule V to the BA, BSW Hons, BCJ or B Hlth Sc or BYCL.

Restrictions

HSRV208, HSRV308

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 14:00 - 16:00 Recording Available
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Zoom
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Course Coordinator

Maria-Victoria Perez Y Perez

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Class Participation 10% Weekly learning activities
Discussion Posts 10% Friday 7th March 6pm Friday 2nd May 6pm
Literature Review 24 Mar 2025 25%
Relexive Essay 12 May 2025 25%
Online Test 29 May 2025 30% Release: Friday 23 May 9:00am Due: Thursday 29 May 6:00pm

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,896.00

International fee $8,525.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All HSRV318 Occurrences

  • HSRV318-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026
  • HSRV318-26S1 (D) Semester One 2026 (Distance)