This pioneering course foregrounds the importance of gender and sexuality in examining the contemporary political world. Gender and sexuality shape the world and influence every aspect of our lives. They are central to our identities but also play a prominent role in national and global politics. They inform policy making and affect debates about security, the economy, conflict and welfare while driving protest movements and social change. This course combines the study of national and global politics with an inclusive and intersectional approach to discussions of gender and sexuality. It draws on approaches including political theory, philosophy, history, sociology, psychology, geography, linguistics, literature, media studies and cultural studies. Diverse modules allow you to create a course that reflects your own interests. You’ll take academic modules that provide a strong theoretical basis for understanding the politics of gender and sexuality, as well as practice modules where you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with local organisations, such as feminist and LGBTQI+ groups. You will graduate with the knowledge and transferable skills needed to become an active participant in the field.

Year 1 In your first year, you will study six modules that introduce you to politics, sex, gender and sexuality and help you to develop the skills central to your course. Modules Approaches to Gender and Sexuality Foundations in World Politics Global Challenges Lab 1 Sex and Politics: Defining Contemporary Issues Politics in Practice Options*, choose one from: Comparative Political Systems Democracy Understanding Society in a Global World Global Challenges Lab 2 Environmental Politics: Institutions, Actors, Animals and Movements Year 2 In year two, you build your knowledge of the subject, exploring British politics and theories of government and policy, focus on the history and politics of sexuality, queer identities and sexual politics, and examine research methods. You'll begin to specialise in the subjects that interest you most through choosing option modules. Modules UK Politics Decolonising the People: Politics in the Twenty-first Century Unruly Bodies: Understanding and Contesting Normativity Gender and Sexuality Options* Choose one from: Queer Writing Conceptualising the Self Global Challenges Lab 3 Gender, Race and Environment Choose one from: Body Politics Subject, Power, Truth Global Challenges Lab 4 Conflict and Development Final year In your final year you will further develop your knowledge, skills and specific interests through your choice of options. You'll also come up with the idea for, and write, a dissertation. This year-long module is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your research, critical thinking, organisational and writing skills. Modules Dissertation Activism and Social Change Sexual Utopias Options* Choose one from: Community Placement: Theory in Practice Bodies in Dispute: Biopolitics and the Body as Resistance Global Social Policy Terror and Conflict in Latin America Language, Gender and Sexuality Choose one from: Participation, Performance, Politics The Global Politics of Critique in the Twenty-first Century Care Ethics and Social Policy Conflict, Migration, Borders Feminisms

The course uses a diverse range of assessment methods designed to help you develop skills for political action, employment and further academic study. As well as traditional academic essays, seminar assessments, exams and your independent dissertation, you will also be submitting assessments such as blog posts, presenting podcasts, making films and vlogs, and delivering presentations. You will be taught how to communicate your ideas to a range of audiences in different formats and supported in the preparation of these assessments. There are also a range of non-assessed formative tasks throughout which are designed to contribute to your learning and help you practice these skills alongside comprehensive academic skills teaching.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: L202

Institution code: B72

Campus Name: Brighton

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	6.0 overall, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements. Or equivalent English Language qualification.

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Student satisfaction : 62%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 85%

Go onto work and study: 95%

England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
EU	13842.0	Year 1
International	13842.0	Year 1

The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2022-23. Please note that the £13,873 international fee is for classroom based courses. For lab based courses a higher fee of £14,892 applies. EU students will be charged international fees unless they have settled status awarded by the UK Government's Settlement Scheme. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK/EU students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee. The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. If your course includes a sandwich year option you will pay a reduced fee during this year; £1,370 for home students and £2,120 for international students. All fees should be checked against the information listed on the course page on our website: www.brighton.ac.uk/courses as specific details will be included there. You may have to pay additional costs during your studies. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. A summary of the costs that you may be expected to pay, and what is included in your fees, can be found on our website.

Mithras House
Lewes Road
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Brighton
BN2 4AT