PGDip Gender, Power and Violence at Swansea University

Programme overview

This postgraduate diploma explores current academic, policy and practice debates on gendered harms from multiple disciplinary perspectives, combining theoretical, empirical and applied content, including tech-facilitated gendered harms, engaging men and boys and online misogyny.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences | Department: Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy | Duration: 1 year full time or 1 year part time | Intake: September | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

The taught content covers gender and power (theory and praxis), feminist ways of knowing, gendered violence and harms (issues, research and policy), and abolition, activism and the criminal justice system.

Career pathways

Gender-based violence is a policy priority and increasingly treated as a multi-agency issue spanning criminal justice, health, education, social care, housing and the voluntary sector, so graduates can pursue a wide range of roles where gendered violence is central to the work.

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Entry requirements

Ideally a 2:1 undergraduate degree, or equivalent, in Sociology or Criminology or a cognate discipline such as Law, Psychology, Politics or Social Policy. Candidates with a 2:2 or relevant professional work experience may also be considered (this may involve an interview). If English is not the first language: an approved English qualification, such as the Swansea University English Test, IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component, or TOEFL 88 overall with at least Listening 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23 and Writing 21.

Domestic applicants: GBP 6,300 for the whole programme (2026/27 (September 2). PGDip full-time, one year Source

International applicants: GBP 13,400 for the whole programme (2026/27 (September 2). PGDip full-time, one year Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full time or 1 year part time

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