MSc Gender, Media and Culture at London School of Economics and Political Science

Explore a range of gender-related questions through the lens of a variety of media forms, while developing highly desirable gender and media analysis skills. This programme explores how gender, media, and culture contribute to wider social processes. It examines a range of gender-related questions, such as how representations in the media become entangled with social roles and ideologies, and how gendered forms of address and identification are theorised across different visual cultures, considering these through the lens of a variety of media forms.

Department: Department of Gender Studies  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Intake: 27 September 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory and core courses include Gender Theories: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Gender and Media Representation, Dissertation - Independent Research Project.

Career pathways

The interdisciplinary nature of gender studies means that you'll be equipped with a broad range of knowledge and skills that can be applied in a variety of areas. Graduates are able to bring highly desirable gender analysis skills to a wide variety of settings, including: the media and publishing, government departments, international institutions (including the EU), charities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), private consultancy firms and education.

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