Sexuality and Gender Studies MRes

The MRes in Sexuality and Gender Studies is an example of truly interdisciplinary collaboration, staffed by academics from a range of disciplines, each bringing their specific expertise to bear on the topics under discussion. The programme introduces you to a range of theoretical and methodological issues and debates, which have characterised the development of sexuality and gender studies in the twentieth century. These include: feminist theory, masculinity studies, queer theory, postcolonial theory, psychoanalysis, ethnography, sexology, and criminology.

The MRes programme features three taught modules, followed by a 20,000-word thesis.

The course aims to ensure that, at the end of the programme, you are able to: deploy relevant methodologies and theoretical discourses; elaborate critical positions and engage in debate on a broad range of texts and disciplinary fields; carry out independent research, even as a foundation for doctoral study. The programme provides you with sophisticated theoretical frameworks and methodologies with which to approach issues of sexuality and gender in a range of texts (literary, visual, film, dramatic) and in socio-cultural contexts. It ensures a solid methodological foundation for your own exploration of sexuality and/ or gender in your chosen area.

This Degree will provide excellent preparation for employment and this will be further enhanced by a range of employability support services offered by the University.

Students need to have a good (normally a 2:1 or above) Honours degree, or an equivalent qualification if you were educated outside the UK. Any academic and professional qualifications or relevant professional experience you may have are normally taken into account, and in some cases, form an integral part of the entrance requirements.