Course Overview
This MA is a modular programme designed for those wishing to specialise in the multidisciplinary subjects of Gender and Women's Studies. The course offers a wide choice of areas of study:
Compulsory Modules:
- Debates in Feminist Research
- Gender, Sex and Bodies
Optional Modules: (Choose four; subject to change)
- Beyond the Text
- Bodies and Spirits
- Contemporary British Fiction
- Contemporary Gothic
- Contemporary Literature and Technology
- Engendered Education
- Feminist Cultural Theory
- Feminist Technoscience Studies
- Gender and Language
- Gender and Islam: Muslim Women and the Qur'an
- Gender and Violence
- Romance and Realism
- The Construction of Gender in Asian Religions
- The Noir Thriller
- Women in Western Religious Traditions
- Women and Sexuality in the Christian Tradition
- Women's Studies Research Project
Plus a dissertation (15,000 - 20,000 words)
Key Information
Director of Studies: Dr Vicky Singleton
Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or its equivalent, in Sociology or Gender and Women's Studies (or related field)
IELTS: 6.5 or equivalent
Assessment: Coursework and dissertation
Funding: All applicants should consult www.lancs.ac.uk/pgfunding/
Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or its equivalent, in Sociology or Gender and Women's Studies (or related field)
IELTS: 6.5 or equivalent
Assessment: Coursework and dissertation
Funding: All applicants should consult www.lancs.ac.uk/pgfunding/
Fees: View details of our current Postgraduate Research fees or Postgraduate Taught fees.
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