HIST30004 A History of Sexualities (University of Melbourne): rated 3.9/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
HIST30004 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in History. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 性的历史
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: History
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
How have sexual practices and identities evolved, been represented and expressed throughout history? Where do our modern ideas about sexual orientation, gender and morality come from?
HIST30004 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.9/5).
On Reddit: "History of Sexualities was a great class and I really enjoyed it. It's quite a general overview because it covers so much history - we went through the major religions, ancient sexualities, early modern, slavery in the Americas, Freud, and then through to the 21st century. The r…"
On Reddit: "Hi there I ended up taking BOTH subjects haha. The topics discussed in HIST30004 (medieval and other historical conceptualisations of sex, sexuality, gender roles, marriage) were interesting as I enjoy topics/subjects on sex and gender. I learnt new things too like about female …"
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Q: Is HIST30004 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches HIST30004, and when is it offered?
A: HIST30004 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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