Gender, Development and Globalisation

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Gender relations lie at the heart of today's global transformations. The global pursuit of profit has opened up employment opportunities for many women around the world, thereby facilitating their economic and social independence, and challenging long established patterns in the sexual division of labour. These potentially liberating elements are often accompanied by increased disparities between rich and poor, increased work burdens, increased trafficking in women and children.

In these contradictory processes of development, gender relations become the symbolic battle ground for competing visions of the future. Some seize on the universalist language of rights to proclaim the equality of the sexes; others invoke their cultural and religious traditions to re-establish gender hierarchies. These processes transcend the division between developed and less developed countries; indeed, it is one of the features of the contemporary landscape that the division between developed and less developed comes to seem less secure.

This programme is ideal for students with an upper second or first class honours degree (or equivalent). We will consider applicants with a good first degree in any discipline who have (and can demonstrate) a special interest and/or practical experience in this area.

This programme aims to:

* Develop a sophisticated understanding of the gender dimensions of current processes of development and globalisation.
* Analyse the critiques of a global feminism that had presumed that women and men throughout the world shared the same preoccupations and experiences with respect to gender; and the critiques of a cultural relativism that implies an over-sharp distinction between 'West and the Rest'.
* Meet the needs of students seeking to work as gender specialists in national and international development agencies.
* Be of great intellectual value to any student seeking to understand gender issues in a global and transnational context and those seeking to do further research in this field.

The programme is composed of two compulsory courses and a dissertation, plus optional units to the equivalent of one full course.

The programme is composed of two compulsory courses and a dissertation, plus optional courses to the equivalent of one full unit.

Compulsory core courses

* Gender Theories in the Modern World: An Interdisciplinary Approach
* Globalisation, Gender and Development
* A dissertation of 10,000 words to be submitted by 1 September (or the first working day after if it falls on a weekend)

Options

(* half unit)

Choose to the value of one unit from:

* Global Civil Society*
* Gender, Knowledge and Research Practice*
* Globalising Sexualities*
* Feminist Political Theory*
* Cultural Constructions of the Body*
* Screening the Present: Contemporary Cinema and Cultural Critique*
* Gender, Post-Colonialism, Development: Critical Perspectives and New Directions*
* Dilemmas of Equality*
* Reproductive Health Programme: Design, Implementation and Evaluation*
* Demography of the Developing World*
* Globalisation: Economy, Politics and Power*
* Urban Environment*
* Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Britain (post 1945)*
* Social Psychology of Health Communication*
* Migration: Population Trends and Policies*
* Race and Biopolitics*
* Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives*
* Gender and Militarisation*

or a course not listed approved by the programme director and subject to space and the course teacher's consent.

Teaching and assessment
On most courses teaching forms a two hour block with a mixed seminar/lecture format. The core course on gender theories taken by all students in the Gender Institute has a one and a half hour lecture and weekly classes. Assessment varies by course but generally consists of a mixture of continuous assessment and unseen examinations. The Gender Institute holds a research seminar series with outside speakers fortnightly throughout term time which extends and consolidates issues raised in the main courses. A series of dissertation workshops are held during the Lent term and are compulsory.

All students on the programme will have an academic adviser who will be allocated upon arrival. A dissertation supervisor will be allocated in the Lent term.

Minimum entry requirement: * 2:1 degree in any discipline English requirement: * TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 627 in the paper test or 107 in the internet based test * IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 7.0 English Language Requirements IELTS band: 7 CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 80 (Grade A) TOEFL paper-based test score : 627 TOEFL iBT® test: 107 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

Fee reductions and rewards
LSE undergraduates starting taught postgraduate study at the School are eligible for a fee reduction in the region of ten per cent of the fee. These reductions are available for UK, EU and non-EU students. The School offers a range of rewards for early payment of fees for all self-financed students.

Scholarships for study at LSE

LSE makes available over £12 million annually in financial support for its students via a range of scholarships, bursaries and award schemes, details of which can be found on these pages. LSE's world class programmes attract a consistently high calibre of applicants, many of whom seek financial support from the School, so there is always much competition for our awards. Securing the necessary funds to attend LSE can be a difficult and time consuming process so you should start to think about it as early as possible. Please be aware that the School will be unable to offer you any financial assistance if you knowingly register under funded. The relevant link on the left will take you to the awards available for your chosen level of study.

The School would like to thank the many donors who have contributed to the New Futures Fund, which provides funds for a number of discretionary scholarships.

Diploma, LLM, MA, MSc and MSc (Research) programmes

There are a range of awards available for study at this level. Approximately 19% of taught masters offer holders are successful in obtaining some form of financial support from the School. The value of support ranges in value from 10% of the tuition fee to a full fees and maintenance award.

Graduate Support Scheme

LSE's major financial support scheme for study at taught masters level is the Graduate Support Scheme (GSS). This scheme is open to all applicants, with the exception of those undertaking specific modular or executive programmes such as the MSc in Finance (Part time) or the MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Management. Around £2 million is available annually in the form of awards from the Graduate Support Scheme. The Scheme is designed to help students who do not have sufficient funds to meet all their costs of study. GSS awards range in value from £3,000 to a maximum of £10,000, and have an average value of £6,000. Application to the Graduate Support Scheme is via the LSE Graduate Financial Support Application form. This form will be made available to you once you have submitted an application for admission to the School. The form will then be available until 27 April 2011.

Awards

If you complete the LSE Graduate Financial Support Application form, and are made an offer of admission by 27 April 2011, you will also be automatically considered for any other awards being offered by LSE, for which you are eligible, with the exception of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding where there are separate, department led processes in place. AHRC and ESRC funding is relevant to Home UK and Home EU applicants only, and there are also subject restrictions in place. We offer a range of awards based on different criteria such as a specific programme of study, nationality, or country of permanent domicile. In addition, a number of external organisations offer funding to support postgraduate study. We recommend that applicants follow up as many avenues as possible to find funding. Please be aware that if you accept funding from an external source, it is your responsibility to check the terms of the award. Some awards are accompanied by specific terms and conditions which you should be sure you able to meet before accepting the award. Information about other Awards offered by LSE or external organisations. Please take some time to look at all the other awards available to support your study at LSE. The details of these awards are updated each October, but new LSE awards may become available during the course of the admissions cycle. We will only write to successful applicants for these awards. Selection for these awards will take place between May and July 2011 and all successful applicants will be notified by 31 July 2011.