GEND10001 Sex, Gender and Culture (University of Melbourne): rated 3.7/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 33 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
GEND10001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Gender Studies. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 性、性别与文化
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Gender Studies
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The world is gendered - but what is gender? We know gender is fundamental to the way in which we see ourselves and others, and how our communities and institutions are organised, but why?
GEND10001 has 33 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.8 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (5.0/5 overall); 17 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 15 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "I took Sex, Gender and Culture last year! It was quite fun, the lecturer (I’m very likely assuming will still be Lin Song) is awesome and the content is very informative. My tutor was also kind, easy to get along with, and clearly passionate. Every week a new topic is covered wi…"
On Reddit: "IF YOU ARE A FIRST YEAR ARTS STUDENT, STAY AWAY FROM GEND10001! I'M F*****G SERIOUS, THAT WAS A REALLY HARD SUBJECT. IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME, I WOULD SWAP IT TO ANOTHER ARTS SUBJECT"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is GEND10001 hard?
A: Students rate GEND10001's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is GEND10001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 33 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 3.8/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches GEND10001, and when is it offered?
A: GEND10001 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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