GEND1010 Gender Matters

GEND1010 Gender Matters (University of Queensland): rated 3.6/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UQ Wall.

GEND1010 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Gender Studies. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.

Review data updated 2026-10-24.

Course details

Chinese title: 性别议题

Type: undergraduate

Credit points: 2

Subject area: Gender Studies

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Level: Undergraduate Level 1

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

GEND1010 offers an introduction to key concepts, approaches and methodologies for Gender Studies, and the use of these for the reading of various media, journalistic, film and literary texts.

GEND1010 student reviews, difficulty and workload

GEND1010 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).

Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).

On Reddit: "Yeah I'm sure it's unnerving to hear it when you *are* one. The bigger question is why the OP is wasting their time and money taking a garbage class like that when they clearly don't buy into the ideology."

On Reddit: "RELN1510 and GEND1010, I’ve taken both and they were really interesting and pretty easy to get good marks in. I also took PSYC3312 and found it quite easy too. Good luck!!"

The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.

GEND1010 FAQ

Q: Is GEND1010 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.6/5.

Q: Which faculty teaches GEND1010, and when is it offered?

A: GEND1010 is taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.

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