Course summary

The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2024). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas. The MSt in History (Women's, Gender and Queer History) was established in 2021 to explore the different strengths of each of these approaches and provide a foundation for independent research into any aspect of these histories. The MSt is designed to improve your practical and intellectual grasp of research processes, ability to conceptualise and engage with historical problems, and enlarge your understanding of the historical and historiographical context in which your own research is set. The course can serve as either a free-standing graduate qualification, or as a springboard to doctoral study. Students wishing to proceed to doctoral study will be encouraged to develop their doctoral proposals during the first few months of the MSt. Skills training and option-choice are flexible and open-ended, to allow you to gain the knowledge and training needed to complete your research project. About one-third of the faculty in the History department have research interests in women’s, gender, and queer history. This means that you can combine your particular interests in women’s, gender or queer history with the specialist training you need in the history of any geographical area, period of time, or methodological approach. Women’s, gender, and queer history (WGQ) is integral to many of Oxford’s history seminars, with the Faculty also holding specialist seminars and discussion groups. There is also an Annual Lecture in Women’s History given by an international speaker as well as interdisciplinary groups. Oxford is home to the Hillary Rodham Clinton Chair of Women’s History (established in 2020) and the Jonathan Cooper Chair in the History of Sexuality (established in 2023). Further information about WGQ history research and activities can be found through the faculty website. You are encouraged to engage with the faculty’s lively research culture of seminars, workshops, and discussions groups, which are programmed throughout each week, and sessions often involve leading international scholars. The faculty also runs the Oxford History Graduate Network, which fosters conversations and collaborations between graduate students. Interdisciplinary activities are available through The Oxford Centre for Research in the Humanities (TORCH). For the full descriptions, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas