Course summary
Our MA in Gender and Sexuality enables you to gain confidence and critical literacy in feminist, queer and trans knowledge production, theories, epistemologies and methodologies. Drawing expertise from across the University, this programme employs innovative learning and assessment approaches inspired by feminist and queer pedagogies. Course overview Much is changing all over the world, in terms of gender and sexuality; there are new languages, threats, achievements, challenges, tensions and mobilisations. These changes require fresh ways of thinking and learning about gender and sexuality, and that’s what this new MA offers. It is an inclusive, interdisciplinary, and intersectional programme which will enable you to gain confidence and critical literacy in feminist, queer and trans theories, epistemologies and methodologies. The programme draws on expertise from different disciplines across the University of Warwick and uses innovative learning and assessment approaches inspired by feminist and queer pedagogies. As co-producers of knowledge, students on this MA are encouraged and supported to participate actively in the research life of the Department of Sociology and the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender. Skills from this degree You will be encouraged and supported to go beyond familiar histories of gender and sexuality studies. You will be invited to think about the field in new ways, exploring interdisciplinary and intersectional connections and complexities of contemporary gendered lives. This will help you engage intellectually, practically, and ethically with the complex, contested and ever-changing landscape of gender and sexuality across the world. Upon completion of the course, you will:
- Demonstrate in-depth specialist knowledge of concepts and theories relevant to the study of gender and sexuality;
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of topics and methods applicable to your area of specific interest within the study of gender and sexuality;
- Develop professional and collaborative relationships with others;
- Formulate ideas and hypotheses and develop means through which to evaluate these;
- Evaluate critically current issues and research in the study of gender and sexuality.
Modules
Core modules: Required Core Modules
- Feminist and Queer Thinking: Contemporary Challenges
- Feminist Theory and Epistemology: Debates and Dilemmas
- One module on Research Methods
- Qualitative Methods in Social Research
- Quantitative Methods in Social Research
- Understanding Social Science
- Researching Inequality: Race, Class, Gender in Global Perspective
- Dissertation (Year One full-time and Year Two part-time)
- Politics and Social Theory
- Capitalism States & Markets
- Postcolonial Theory & Politics
- Indigenous and Global South Feminisms
- Decolonising Ecology: Race, Coloniality and the Climate Crisis
- Key Problems in Criminal Justice
- Gender, Imperialism and International Development
- Gender Analysis and Development Practice
- Market Life: Wealth and Poverty in Global Capitalism
- Social Research for Social Change
- Queering Sociology
- Sexualities
- Reproductive Justice
- Quantitative Methods in Social Research
- Qualitative Methods in Social Research
- Archival Encounters
- Ethnography and the Anthropological Tradition
- Social Data Science
- Creative Research Methods
- Big Data: Hype or Revolution
- Critical Readings in Social Theory
- Transnational Media Ecologies
- Religion and the Planetary Crises
- Sociology of End Times
Assessment method
Taught modules are assessed through essays and other types of assignment. You will focus on your 15,000 word dissertation after the end of Spring Term.
Entry requirements
Minimum requirements 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject. English language requirements You can find out more about our English language requirements on our website. This course requires the following: Band B IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above. International qualifications We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
As well as tuition fees and living expenses, some courses may require you to cover the cost of field trips or costs associated with travel abroad.
General costs to be considered:
- Core text books
- Printer credits
- Dissertation binding
As well as tuition fees and course costs, students should budget for:
- Accommodation
- Food
- Clothes and leisure
- Robe hire for your degree ceremony
Sponsorship information
We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries. It's important that you apply for your postgraduate course first before you apply for a University of Warwick scholarship. Please visit the University's scholarship webpages.
Provider information
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL