Programme in Gender Studies at CUHK is Hong Kong's first graduate programme in gender studies. This interdisciplinary programme combines expertise from existing departments at CUHK including Anthropology, Chinese, English, Government and Public Administration, History, Journalism, Nursing, Psychology, Religion and Sociology. Students will enroll jointly in the Gender Studies M.Phil. Programme and the M.Phil. Programme of a home department.
Students write a thesis that combines gender studies with their home discipline.
Students will also need to complete the requirements of their home departments, which may be lightened at the discretion of home departments. In their second year, students have to meet the thesis requirements of their home departments. Student's thesis committees will consist of members of both their home department and the Gender Studies Programme. The thesis will use the academic methods and approaches characteristic of the student's home department to explore a topic involving gender issues. These two seminars explore the study of gender through disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.