These are designed to introduce students to the concept of gender and provide an overview of anthropological, literary, philosophical, psychological, sociolinguistic, and sociological perspectives on gender, in both a British and international context. The second year compulsory module, Theorising Gender, informs you about the different theoretical approaches to gender and locates such theories in their historical and intellectual context. In your final year you continue to select options of your choice. Gender Studies dissertations are also considered for the Annual Gender Studies Prize. The Gender Studies Prize was, for example, won in 1999 by Rebecca Elton who submitted a first class dissertation examining images of homosexuality and lesbianism in contemporary Western film.
Students following a joint language programme spend their third year abroad.
This is arranged by the language departments, and the time is usually spent as a language assistant or at an overseas university. Joint Gender Studies and language students then return to complete their degree in their fourth year. The first year will be assessed by examination and coursework. First year results do not count towards the final degree assessment but serve to gauge progress and offer feedback to students and tutors, and to give you experience of assessment methods, Final assessment for degree classification involves a combination of examination and essays submitted over both the second and third years. The full-time degree course will entail approximately 16 hours per week contact time consisting of a series of weekly lectures and tutorials per module.