MSc Gender, Media and Culture

at London School of Economics

You will take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation. This includes four half unit compulsory courses in gender theory, media and communications, gender and media representation, and methodology. You will also have the opportunity to choose up to two courses to the value of one full unit from a range of options.

 

(* denotes a half unit)

 

Gender Theories: An Interdisciplinary Approach*
Enables you to become familiar with the fullest range of gender theories with particular attention to the intersections of gender, sexuality and race.

 

Gender and Media Representation*
Critically examines gender in a range of different media.

 

Dissertation - Independent Research Project
An independent research project of 10,000 words on an approved topic of your choice.

 

One from:

 

Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications I*
Addresses key theoretical and conceptual issues in the study of media and communications, within a broadly interdisciplinary social science perspective.

 

Communication: Culture and Approaches*
Examines key concepts and critical perspectives on the processes of communication that underpin social, economic and institutional relations across disperse spheres of modern life.

 

Mediated Feminisms*
Examines past and current ways in which different forms of feminisms have been enacted and represented in the media. 

 

One from:

 

Methods of Research in Media and Communications (including Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis)*
Provides a general training in research methods and techniques including research design and the collection, analysis and interpretation of data.

Gender, Knowledge and Research Practice*
Maps the history of debates about gender and feminist research, and asks what difference it makes to take gender as the subject or object of research.

Qualitative Text and Discourse Analysis*
Provides a theoretical foundation for text/discourse analysis, and the skills to systematically identify and extract information from texts and discourses for social scientific purposes.

 

Courses to the value of 1 units from a range of options, including at least one half unit from the options offered by the Department of Gender Studies.

Minimum entry requirements for MSc Gender, Media and Culture

Upper second class honours degree (2:1) or equivalent in social science, or relevant humanities discipline.

Competition for places at the School is high. This means that even if you meet our minimum entry requirement, this does not guarantee you an offer of admission.

Every graduate student is charged a fee for their programme.

The fee covers registration and examination fees payable to the School, lectures, classes and individual supervision, lectures given at other colleges under intercollegiate arrangements and, under current arrangements, membership of the Students' Union. It does not cover living costs or travel or fieldwork.

 

Tuition fees 2022/23 for MSc Gender, Media and Culture
Home students: £15,816
Overseas students: £24,456

Quick Careers Facts for the Department of Gender Studies
Median salary of our PG students six months after graduating: £25,000

 

Top 5 sectors our students work in:

• Public administration and defence
• Education
• Management consultancy activities
• Social work activities
• Employment activities

The data was collected as part of the Graduate Outcomes survey, which is administered by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Graduates from 2017-18 were the first group to be asked to respond to Graduate Outcomes. Median salaries are calculated for respondents who are paid in UK pounds sterling.

 

The interdisciplinary nature of gender studies means that you will be equipped with a broad range of knowledge and skills that can be applied in a variety of areas. Graduates are able to bring highly desirable gender analysis skills to a wide variety of settings, including: the media and publishing, government departments, international institutions (including the EU), charities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), private consultancy firms and education.