Sexual Dissidence MA

University of Sussex

Master

In Brighton

£ 8,500 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Brighton

  • Duration

    1 Year

Learn to bring a radical, contemporary and global approach to the study of sexuality with our unique, interdisciplinary MA in queer studies.

Jointly taught by the Schools of English and Global Studies – both ranked in the top 100 in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017) – it provides a firm foundation in queer theory and allows you to tailor your studies to your interests.

Since 1991, this course has brought together dynamic, engaged students and faculty to develop cutting-edge work on sexuality. The MA is associated with the Centre for the Study of Sexual Dissidence, a research hub for sexuality and queer studies.

Graduate destinations
94% of students from the School of English were in work or further study six months after graduating. Recent School of English graduates have gone on to jobs including:

data journalist, News UK
charity fundraiser, Greenpeace
politics manager, University of East Anglia Students’ Union.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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Sussex House, BN1 9RH

Start date

On request

About this course

The MA is relevant to number of career directions, including:

policy, activism and international development, such as research and interventions in sexuality, rights and health
academic research related to queer studies in a wide range of fields, including literature, cultural studies, media studies, film studies, development, international relations and anthropology
teaching, including in higher education
media, writing and the arts, in particular queer representation, difference and diversity.

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

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • English
  • Perspective
  • Global
  • Dissertation
  • Critical
  • Feminism
  • Law
  • Society
  • Research

Course programme

Modules

These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

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.
  • Dissertation (English MA programmes)
  • Critical Issues in Queer Theory
Options

Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
  • Activism for Development and Social Justice
  • Art History's Queer Stories
  • Art History's Queer Stories
  • Bearing Witness: Terror and Trauma in Global Literature
  • Bearing Witness: Terror and Trauma in Global Literature
  • Critical Issues in Queer Theory
  • Critical Reading in Advanced Gender Theory
  • Feminism and Film
  • Feminism, Law and Society
  • Gender Politics and Social Research
  • Gender, Sexuality and Digital Culture
  • Global Queer
  • Global Queer
  • Hate Crime and Sexual Violence
  • Literature in the Institution: the university and the study of culture
  • Literature in the Institution: the university and the study of culture
  • Medicine and the Body
  • New Configurations in Critical Theory
  • New Configurations in Critical Theory
  • Queer Literatures
  • Queer Literatures
  • Queering Popular Culture
  • Sexuality and Development: Intimacies, Health and Rights in Global Perspective
  • Sexuality and Development: Intimacies, Health and Rights in Global Perspective
  • Sexuality and Development: Intimacies, Health and Rights in Global Perspective
  • The Renaissance Body
  • The Renaissance Body
  • Voices in the Archives: Writing from History

Additional information

International students: £16,750 per year

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Sexual Dissidence MA

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