Research. Teaching. Impact.
The Gender Institute supports and augments activity in gender and sexuality studies on campus at Royal Holloway, University of London. Want to collaborate with other students or academic staff doing gender research? Attend our events, reach out to our networks, and learn about our projects. Want to talk about how to enrich gender and sexuality studies in your courses? Come learn about our syllabus project. Interested in learning about gender inclusivity on campus? The Gender Institute is working on it, and would love your input - fill out our survey!
The Gender Studies Masters Programme
This MSc Programme provides advanced interdisciplinary training in gender studies, focusing on the intersection of gender with other sources of social, historical and political inequalities. Students explore how gender shapes institutions and policies and learn to analyse inequalities across different social and political contexts, applying both theoretical and empirical insights.
Course Highlights
- Key Gender Studies Modules: Gender Theory, Methods and methodologies for Gender Studies, Practices of Gender(ed) Research, Body and Embodiment.
- Intersectional Focus: Examines gender in relation to race, sexuality, class, and other dimensions across various social and geographic scales.
- Pathways: Students may specialize in one of six pathways:
- Gender Studies and Global Futures
- Gender Studies and History
- Gender Studies and History and Socio-Legal Studies
- Gender Studies and International Relations
- Gender Studies and Philosophy
- Gender Studies and Politics
The pathways may be found on the Royal Holloway Course Finder. Please email gender@rhul.ac.uk if you have any questions!
Also, check out other cool places that gender-based work is being done on campus, like The Bedford Centre of the History of Women and Gender.
As the Gender Institute continues to grow, you will be able to learn even more about us on these pages. Please visit our 'people' page below for our growing list of affiliate faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate student organizations. Check our International Advisory Board as well! vBrowse through our 'projects' page to learn about ongoing research projects, teaching projects, and activism on campus and beyond. Peruse our 'around the web' tab for our social media presences, and for news posted around the web about our various affiliates and their projects. Finally, detailed contact information for the Institute can be found below in our 'contact' tab.
