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PostgraduateCourse summary
MSc Gender Studies is a unique interdisciplinary degree that provides you with critical, advanced knowledge of gender research, theory and practice, based in contemporary intersectional gender and sexuality studies, while also allowing you to develop specialist knowledge in your chosen subject area by enrolling in one of our six pathways (Global Futures, History, History and Socio-Legal Studies, Politics, Philosophy, or International Relations). The MSc Gender Studies & History will enable you to understand gender relations in historical context and provide you with the tools to analyse history through a gender lens. Studying this inter-disciplinary degree closely aligned with our Gender Institute and our Department of History means that you will learn from internationally renowned experts specialised in gender research and history. You’ll have close contact with the academic staff teaching on the course and you’ll receive individual support from your personal tutor from the gender studies teaching team whilst being able to tailor your degree to your interests, with optional modules covering a range of topics such as feminism in Britain, women and the crusades, queer identity in history, the family in the Roman empire, to name a few. Our balanced approach to research and teaching guarantees high quality teaching from subject leaders, using cutting edge materials and engaging with intellectually challenging debates. The MSc Gender Studies & History will allow you to:
- Gain a strong understanding of what gender is, and how it has been conceptualised, operationalised, applied and empirically studied
- Gain a strong understanding of theories, methods, research practices and activism around gender and sexuality, as well as their intersection with race and class
- Study general gender studies modules and specialise in your subject of choice
- Learn about the history of feminism in Britain and around the world
Entry requirements
UK Lower Class Honours (2:2) or equivalent degree in an essay-based subject. Professional experience as a gender advisor or in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion may be considered.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £11600 | Year 1 |
| EU | £20800 | Year 1 |
| England | £11600 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £11600 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £11600 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £11600 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £11600 | Year 1 |
| International | £20800 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
These tuition fees apply to students enrolled on a full-time basis in the academic year 2025/26. Students studying on the standard part-time course structure over two years are charged 50% of the full-time applicable fee for each study year.
Royal Holloway reserves the right to increase all postgraduate tuition fees annually, based on the UK’s Retail Price Index (RPI). Please therefore be aware that tuition fees can rise during your degree (if longer than one year’s duration), and that this also means that the overall cost of studying the course part-time will be slightly higher than studying it full-time in one year.
This figure is the fee for EU and international students starting a degree in the academic year 2025/26. For further information, please visit: https://royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/fees-and-funding/postgraduate/tuition-fees/
These estimated costs relate to studying this particular degree at Royal Holloway during the 2025/26 academic year, and are included as a guide. Costs, such as accommodation, food, books and other learning materials and printing, have not been included.
Provider information
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham
TW20 0EX