Overview

The Gender, Power and Violence programme offered by Swansea University will combine theoretical, empirical and applied content to explore how gendered experiences of abuse can be explained, experienced, researched and challenged in local and global contexts.

Key Facts

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is an area of increasing policy and public concern, described by the World Health Organisation as a global public health pandemic. This programme’s content is at the forefront of current issues and debates in the field, such as tech-facilitated gendered harms, engaging men and boys, and debates around online misogyny.

Throughout your studies, you will develop an advanced understanding of critical feminist theories of gender, violence and harms, as well as methods for conducting research into gendered harms. The programme will grapple with debates about how we can develop effective, theory-led interventions and improve research capabilities in this field to produce higher-quality evidence about ‘what works’ to reduce and eliminate gendered harms.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Understanding Gender and Power.

Feminist Ways of Knowing

Countering Violent Extremism Online

Abolition Activism and the Criminal Justice System

Gendered Violence and Harms: Issues Research and Policy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-29 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-16 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

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88

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PTE Academic

69

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Swansea, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Gender & Sexuality Studies View 85 other Masters in Gender & Sexuality Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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88

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69

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Ideally applicants will hold a 2:1 undergraduate degree, or equivalent, in Sociology or Criminology or a cognate discipline i.e. Law, Psychology, Politics or Social Policy. Candidates with a 2:2 or with relevant professional work experience may also be considered (this may involve attending an interview).
If English is not your first language, you will need an acceptable pass in an approved English language qualification. We consider a wide range of qualifications, including the Swansea University English Test, the British Council IELTS test (with a score of at least 6.5 and 6.0 in each component) and TOEFL (with a score of at least 88 and at least Listening: 21, Reading: 22, Speaking: 23, Writing: 21).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

20100 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9450 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Part Time fees

National: 4,750 GBP per year

International: 10,100 GBP per year

PGDip FT:

National: 6,300 GBP per year

International: 13,400 GBP per year

PGDip PT:

National: 3,150 GBP per year

International: 6,700 GBP per year

Living costs

Swansea

United Kingdom

727 - 1379 GBP / month

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