36 monthsProgramme duration
5,720 USDTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Ethnicity, Gender and Diversity
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary programme with a unifying focus on gender as a theoretical perspective or as a subject of analysis. It allows students to bring together different disciplinary and methodological approaches for the advancement of gender studies. The programme emphasizes both theoretical knowledge and research skills.
The programme is divided into two streams:
(1) MPhil stream
Graduates of MPhil stream of MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies is expected to have acquired advanced knowledge in major areas of Gender Studies and the student’s chosen subject discipline while maintaining a broad understanding of other related fields. Master's degree graduates should have gained enough background knowledge to enable them to perform research with minimal supervision.
(2) PhD stream
Graduates of PhD stream of MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies is expected to have acquired in-depth knowledge in a number of major areas of Gender Studies and the student’s chosen subject discipline while maintaining a broad understanding of other related fields. Doctoral degree graduates should have accumulated enough educational experience and background learning to be capable of performing independent research to advance scholarship, with global standards. They should have the ability to identify research trends and opportunities, venture into new research areas when appropriate, define long-term research objectives, formulate original research problems, and originate and develop solution methodologies.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Ethnicity, Gender and Diversity
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary programme with a unifying focus on gender as a theoretical perspective or as a subject of analysis. It allows students to bring together different disciplinary and methodological approaches for the advancement of gender studies. The programme emphasizes both theoretical knowledge and research skills.
The programme is divided into two streams:
(1) MPhil stream
Graduates of MPhil stream of MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies is expected to have acquired advanced knowledge in major areas of Gender Studies and the student’s chosen subject discipline while maintaining a broad understanding of other related fields. Master's degree graduates should have gained enough background knowledge to enable them to perform research with minimal supervision.
(2) PhD stream
Graduates of PhD stream of MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies is expected to have acquired in-depth knowledge in a number of major areas of Gender Studies and the student’s chosen subject discipline while maintaining a broad understanding of other related fields. Doctoral degree graduates should have accumulated enough educational experience and background learning to be capable of performing independent research to advance scholarship, with global standards. They should have the ability to identify research trends and opportunities, venture into new research areas when appropriate, define long-term research objectives, formulate original research problems, and originate and develop solution methodologies.
Admission Requirements
For the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) stream under the "M.Phil.-Ph.D. Programmes", the applicant shall have:
- a master's degree from a recognized university; or
- graduated from a recognized university and obtained a bachelor's degree, normally with honours not lower than Second Class; or
- graduated from an honours programme of a recognized university with a bachelor's degree, normally achieving an average grade of not lower than "B"; or
- completed a course of study in a tertiary educational institution and obtained professional or similar qualifications equivalent to an honours degree.
In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should
- have some knowledge of gender studies; and
- have good background in their intended field of concentration.
Applicants may come from a variety of backgrounds. On their application forms, applicants must indicate the subject discipline for which they wish to be considered. Meanwhile, applicants must present a research proposal providing a brief description of the intended research topic, objectives, and methods. The research proposal should use the academic method and approach characteristic of the applicants’ intended subject discipline to explore a topic involving issues of gender. Applications will be jointly considered by the Gender Studies Programme and the subject department.
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