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Gender Studies at University of Sussex - UCAS

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2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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Course summary

Discuss contemporary social issues, focusing on gender, feminist and queer theory, and methodology. This course is ideal for you if you:

  • seek to develop an existing research interest
  • are in a career in which issues of gender play an important role
  • wish to explore a broad range of issues concerning gender.
On this course, you’ll gain a deep understanding of a range of topics, from identity and the social construction of gender, to political aspects of gender and feminist research. You’ll benefit from the expertise in the Centre for Gender Studies. We look at many areas of gender research, nationally and internationally. We’re intersectional, trans-inclusive and advocate for sex workers’ rights. You’ll also become part of our active student community, and benefit from our strong links with local women’s and LGBT+ groups. You’ll study in a lively intellectual environment, giving you the opportunity to network with other students from around the world. The global perspective you’ll gain alongside these networks will be valuable after you graduate.

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.

  • Critical Reading in Advanced Gender Theory
  • Gender Politics and Social Research
  • Spring and summer teaching
  • Dissertation Gender Studies
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research. While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
  • Activism for Development and Social Justice
  • Cinematic Bodies
  • Hate Crime and Sexual Violence
  • Law, Religion, and Human Rights
  • LGBTQI Rights: International and Comparative Perspectives
  • Queering Popular Culture
  • Techno-Feminism History and Practice
  • Violence and (In)security: Feminist, Queer and Anti-colonial perspectives
  • Women and Human Rights
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity. We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown below.

Assessment method

The assessment portfolio is broad and includes concept notes, book reviews and presentations, as well as essays and term papers. You are also required to submit a 15,000-word dissertation.

Entry requirements

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Your qualification should be in a social sciences or humanities subject but other backgrounds will be considered. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

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Gender Studies at University of Sussex - UCAS