MSc Gender, Policy and Inequalities at London School of Economics and Political Science

Apply gender theory to social policy, analysis and practice, while studying the complex social justice issues facing societies. The MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities introduces key readings and debates in interdisciplinary gender studies scholarship, equipping you with a critical and feminist lens that can be used to understand how social and economic inequalities are produced across different policy contexts. The degree explores and critiques the ways in which different scholars have called for and sought to incorporate a more explicit gendered perspective, emphasising the importance of reflecting critically on positionality, knowledge production, and the ethical dimensions of policy analysis.

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 Theorising Gender and Social Policy, Gender Theories: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Dissertation - Independent Research Project.

Career pathways

The interdisciplinary nature of gender studies means that graduates acquire a broad range of knowledge and skills that can be applied in a variety of professional and academic settings. During the course of their programme, our graduates obtain critical and analytical skills that are highly valued by a number of employers, including government departments, international institutions (including the EU and World Bank), the media and publishing, charities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), pri.

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