Study Details: MA 1 year full-time
Respond to the increased salience of sex, gender and sexuality in transnational politics.
This course will provide the opportunity to study the relationship between sex, gender, and sexuality - including their intersection with race, ability and class - within the contemporary postcolonial world order.
You will have the opportunity to take modules that are explicitly focused on the intersection of gender and politics, as well as studying modules centred on key aspects of domestic and international politics in different sub-disciplines in political science.
2:2 or equivalent.
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Our students go on to careers in international organisations, the media, law, the civil service, politics, journalism and business.
This MA course is an excellent pathway to careers in a wide range of private and public sector organisations, and for further academic study.
Career opportunities:
Our recent graduates have gone on to work with:
Core modules
Semester 1 - Gendering Politics: An Intersectional Approach
Semester 2 - Backlash and Co-optation: Feminism, Anti-Racism and Human Rights Politics
Option modules
You will study four option modules. Examples can be found below. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.
Women, Citizenship and Conflict
Feminism and Sexuality
Africa and International Politics
Transitional Justice and Human Rights
New Security Challenges
Ethics and World Politics
Justice Legitimacy and Democracy
Themes and Theories in International Relations
Governing for the Environment
Critical Theories of International Political Economy
Contemporary Issues in International Political Economy
Comparative Institutions and Public Policy
Project Placement
Approaching Women's Studies
Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
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