MSc Gender at London School of Economics and Political Science

Explore gender as an interdisciplinary lens, engaging with key ethical and intellectual debates while pursuing your own research interests. 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.

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

This is the most flexible degree the department offers, allowing you to shape your studies around your research interests. You'll take two compulsory courses, options to the value of two units and a dissertation course. Compulsory and core courses include Gender Theories: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Gender, Knowledge and Research Practice, Dissertation - Independent Research Project.

Career pathways

Student 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. This data is drawn from the latest 2023/24 Graduate Outcomes Survey, conduc.

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