Gender, Sexuality and Society (MSc)
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Birkbeck's MSc Gender, Sexuality and Society is built around the interdisciplinary study of gender and sexuality, an exciting and growing area of study. This course is ideal if you are interested in how gender and sexuality are constructed, understood and represented in different historical, cultural, geographic and social contexts. We bridge the divide between the social sciences and the arts and humanities and, if you are interested in focusing on political and social issues, this course allows you to explore the diverse and changing nature of personal relationships, economics and the workforce, and development and legal studies.
The course explores current debates and incorporates the cutting-edge research of world-leading academics at Birkbeck, who are working in feminism and gender studies, LGBTQ+ history and activism, queer theory, and histories of medicine, sexology, psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Our academics are passionate and engaged in the real world, working towards social justice with activists, policy-makers, academics, and charities and NGOs. You will find yourself in a classroom with a diverse range of people, from many different backgrounds and careers, which generates a lively, enthusiastic learning environment.
You will consider competing ideas and theories about gender and sexuality and explore the ways in which these intersect with concepts of race, ethnicity, age and class. The course will develop your ability to critically discuss these theories and to consider how the social sciences can help us understand gender and sexuality.
This firm grounding in theories of gender and sexuality, along with research skills preparation, will help you develop the confidence you need to undertake an independent research project in the area that most interests you.
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About this course
Graduates go in to careers in community and voluntary sector organisations, the public sector and research. Possible professions include social researcher, charity fundraiser, or social worker. This degree may also be useful in becoming a human resources officer or further education lecturer.
A second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) in a social science subject and references.
Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.
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Subjects
- Law
- Human Rights
- IT Law
- Humanities
- Theorising gender
- Contesting Culture
- Community
- Culture
- Education
- Power and Resistances
- Equality and the Law
Course programme
You study a compulsory module and three option modules from a diverse range of topics, and write a dissertation.
Please note, the list below is a selection of classes which may potentially run and is not a timetable for any given academic year.
COMPULSORY MODULE- Theorising Gender
- Contesting Culture
- Culture, Community, Identity
- Education, Power and Resistances
- Equality and the Law
- Gender and Development
- Taking a Case to the European Court of Human Rights
- MA/MSc Gender Studies dissertation
Additional information
Part-time home students: £4410 pa
Full-time home students: £8820 pa
Part-time international students: £8010 pa
Full-time international students: £16020 pa
Gender, Sexuality and Society (MSc)