Women, Culture and Society - MLitt

Snapshot

Length of study:	12 months full time 24 months part time
Start date:	September
Academic School:	School of Humanities
How to apply:	Apply online via UKPASS
Status:	This course is open for applications for September 2012.

Fees:

Academic Year Home/EU Overseas 2011-12 £3,400 £10,000 2012-13 £3,400 £10,500 2012-13 to be confirmed to be confirmed

Context

This is one of over ten degree pathways offered in the Masters Programme in Humanities with Specialisation. Students on the Programme take some common modules, and are able to draw upon the research culture of the School of Humanities. All the core teaching is conducted 5.30-7.30pm to allow attendance by part-time and full-time students alike. Other classes are scheduled for the mutual convenience of staff and students.

Aims of the Programme

• To establish an understanding of how female and gender identities were constructed in historical, social and cultural contexts
• To provide an integrated introduction to comparative and interdisciplinary studies
• To enable students to acquire a range of interdisciplinary intellectual and thinking skills
• To introduce students to a range of research skills and methodologies at postgraduate level
• To facilitate the development of interdisciplinary learning and transferable skills for further research and/or for employment as well as life long learning

Programme Content

All our Humanities MLitt degrees have a common structure of 30 (2 x 15) credits of:

• Generic Skills
• Theory in the Humanities I

Plus two modules from a suite of Research Methods options (15 credits each).

The core module for this programme is Approaches to Women, Culture & Society (30 credits), and a free choice of one content modules from a list which varies each year (30 credits). For the current list, visit the course website.

Students go on to undertake a dissertation.

Methods of Assessment

The modules are assessed via a range of assessment exercises, including essays, workshop presentations, class tests and a dissertation.

All students must attempt the dissertation. Students whose dissertation fails to satisfy the examiners will be awarded the PG Diploma, provided that the taught elements of the course have been successfully completed.

Entry Requirements

Students will normally be expected to have a 2:1 honours degree in an Arts or Social Science discipline. Applicants with alternative qualifications and/or relevant experience may also be considered.

English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.5 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English. Please check our Language Requirements page for details of equivalent grades from other test providers, and information about the University of Dundee English Language courses.

Sources of Funding

Information about the School of Humanities scholarships can be found on the School of Humanities scholarships webpage.

Other sources of funding for postgraduate students can be found on our Scholarships webpage.

Contact

Course Convenor	Postgraduate Secretary	Admissions Contact
Professor Perry Willson School of Humanities University of Dundee Nethergate Dundee DD1 4HN Scotland Telephone: 01382 384 523 (from the UK) Telephone: +44 1382 384 523 (from outside the UK) Email: p.r.willson@dundee.ac.uk	Daria Wall School of Humanities University of Dundee Nethergate Dundee DD1 4HN Scotland Telephone: 01382 384 202 (from the UK) Telephone: +44 1382 384 202 (from outside the UK) Email: d.wall@dundee.ac.uk	Postgraduate Admissions Admissions and Student Recruitment University of Dundee Nethergate Dundee DD1 4HN Scotland Telephone: 01382 384 384 (from the UK) Telephone: +44 1382 384 384 (from outside the UK) Fax: 01382 385 500 (from the UK) Fax: +44 1382 385 500 (from outside the UK) Email: postgrad-admissions@dundee.ac.uk