Gender Studies MA

at University of Sussex

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
 

Autumn teaching

• Critical Reading in Advanced Gender Theory
• Gender Politics and Social Research
   

Spring and summer teaching

• Dissertation Gender Studies
   

Options

Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.
 

While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
 

Spring teaching
 

• Activism for Development and Social Justice
• Cinematic Bodies
• Hate Crime and Sexual Violence
• Law, Religion, and Human Rights
• LGBTQI Rights: International and Comparative Perspectives
• Queering Popular Culture
• Techno-Feminism History and Practice
• Women and Human Rights

Degree requirements    

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
 

Subject-specific requirements    

Your qualification should be in a social sciences or humanities subject but other backgrounds will be considered. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

IELTS (Academic) Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).

Home students:

£9,500 per year for full-time students
 

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students:

£9,500 per year for full-time students
 

International students:

£18,975 per year for full-time students

When you graduate, you’ll have the problem-solving, analysis and interpretation skills employers look for.
 

Our graduates are well prepared for a range of careers in sectors such as:
 

• national and local government

• NGO/charity work

• journalism

• teaching

• equalities and diversity work within corporations.
   

Your advanced methodological skills also provide a strong foundation for further academic study or a career in research.