Program Overview

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MSc Gender

The MSc in Gender at LSE encourages an analytical approach to the subject and explores gender from a number of perspectives across various disciplinary boundaries. A key focus of the programme concerns the ethical and intellectual issues that arise from practicing gender studies. In addition to the compulsory courses, you’ll be able to choose from a range of options within and outside of the department.

Introduction

The MSc in Gender is designed to enable students to pursue a wide range of career paths, including research and consultancy roles for government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) around the world. Graduates have also gone on to work in the humanitarian and charity sectors, civil and diplomatic services, representative politics, advocacy, and academia.

Preliminary Readings

• J Butler, Gender Trouble (Routledge, 1999)
• S de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (Vintage, 1997)
• M Evans and C H Williams, Gender: the key concepts (Routledge, 2012)
• M Evans C Hemmings H Marsha, H Johnstone, S Madhok, A Plomien, and S Wearing, The SAGE Handbook of Feminist Theory (Sage Publications, 2014)
• I Grewal and C Kaplan, Scattered Hegemonies: postmodernity and transnational feminist practices(Minneapolis Press, 1994)
• T Laqueur, Making Sex (Harvard University Press, 1990)
• M Nussbaum, S ex and Social Justice (Oxford University Press, 1999)
• S M Okin, Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? (Princeton University Press, 1999)
• C Pateman, The Sexual Contract (Polity Press, 1988)
• R Wiegman, Women Studies on Its Own (Duke University Press, 2002)

Key Information

Study Mode / Programme Availability

• Home full-time students (12 months) Open
• Home part-time students (24 months) Open
• Overseas full-time students (12 months) Open

Academic Year

2026/27

Start Date

28 September 2026

Location

Houghton Street, London

Application Deadline

None – rolling admissions. However, please note the funding deadlines

Entry Requirements

Upper second class honours degree (2:1) or equivalent in social science or humanities.

Overseas

Select a country to find out the entry requirements that apply to you.

English Language Requirements

The English language requirement for this programme is Higher.

Programme Content

This is the most flexible degree the department offers. You'll take two compulsory courses, options to the value of two units and a dissertation. In addition to the compulsory courses, you're able to choose options that will enable you to develop your own gender studies pathway or to focus on key research areas.

Year 1

• GI424: Half unit, Gender Theories: An Interdisciplinary Approach
• GI402: Half unit, Gender, Knowledge and Research Practice
• GI499: One unit, Dissertation - Independent Research Project
• Courses to the value of two units from a range of options

Why Study with Us

Meet the Department

Established in 1993, the Department of Gender Studies is an internationally renowned hub of research and teaching in the field of Gender Studies.

Why LSE

• University of the Year 2025 and 1st in the UK
• 1st in London for the 14th year running
• 6th In the world
• Carbon Neutral In 2021, LSE became the first Carbon Neutral verified university in the UK

Your Application

Overview

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified prospective students. At LSE, we want to recruit students with the best academic merit, potential and motivation, irrespective of background.

When to Apply

Applications for this programme are considered on a rolling basis. This means that applications will close once the programme is full.

Fees and Funding

Home

£18,300 Home student fee (2026/27)

Overseas

£30,400 Overseas student fee (2026/27)

Fee Status

At LSE, your tuition fees, and eligibility for any financial support, will depend on whether you’re classified as a home or overseas student (known as your fee status).

Scholarships, Bursaries and Loans

• Fee reduction: Students who completed undergraduate study at LSE and are beginning taught graduate study at the School are eligible for a fee reduction of around 10 per cent of the fee.
• Scholarships and other funding: We recognise that the cost of living in London may be higher than in your home town/city or country and we provide generous scholarships to help both home and overseas students.

Learning and Assessment

How You Learn

• Teaching: Contact hours and independent study
• Academic support: Academic mentor, Learning Lab, Disability and Mental Health Service

How You're Assessed

All taught courses are required to include formative coursework which is unassessed. Summative assessment may be conducted during the course or by final examination at the end of the course.

Graduate Destinations

Overview

Students from the Department of Gender Studies go on to work in varied career paths: research and consultancy for government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in developed and less developed countries, international organisations, humanitarian and charity work, personnel work, civil and diplomatic services, representative politics, advocacy, the legal profession, academia, media and communication and in education.

Career Support

From CV workshops through to careers fairs, LSE offers lots of information and support to help you make that all-important step from education into work.

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