Sexual Dissidence MA 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Sussex |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

22,575 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

01 Aug, 2025Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

Ethnicity, Gender and DiversityMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Ethnicity, Gender and Diversity

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Sexual Dissidence MA is an interdisciplinary course in LGBTQ+/Queer Studies. Founded in 1991, it was one of the first programmes of its kind in the world. Today, we continue to build on its history of innovation.

You will learn to bring a radical, contemporary, global approach to the study of sexuality. You will also learn to think intersectionally, exploring how the issues we encounter day to day occupy the crossroads of categories such as gender, sexuality, race, class, ability, and nation.

You'll study with engaged faculty and students, focussing on questions of identity, politics, and social justice and develop your own research on sexuality, across global, historical, and contemporary contexts.

Organised by the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities, this MA:
  • addresses contemporary and historical issues of sexuality and gender within a global context
  • provides a firm foundation in queer theory
  • allows you to tailor your studies to your interests and to connect to LGBTQ+ arts and heritage organisations and programmes.


The MA is relevant to many career directions, and our graduates go into a range of fields, including:
  • media, writing and the arts, in particular queer representation, difference and diversity
  • policy, activism and international development
  • academic research related to queer studies in a wide range of fields
  • teaching, including in higher education.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Ethnicity, Gender and Diversity

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Sexual Dissidence MA is an interdisciplinary course in LGBTQ+/Queer Studies. Founded in 1991, it was one of the first programmes of its kind in the world. Today, we continue to build on its history of innovation.

You will learn to bring a radical, contemporary, global approach to the study of sexuality. You will also learn to think intersectionally, exploring how the issues we encounter day to day occupy the crossroads of categories such as gender, sexuality, race, class, ability, and nation.

You'll study with engaged faculty and students, focussing on questions of identity, politics, and social justice and develop your own research on sexuality, across global, historical, and contemporary contexts.

Organised by the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities, this MA:
  • addresses contemporary and historical issues of sexuality and gender within a global context
  • provides a firm foundation in queer theory
  • allows you to tailor your studies to your interests and to connect to LGBTQ+ arts and heritage organisations and programmes.


The MA is relevant to many career directions, and our graduates go into a range of fields, including:
  • media, writing and the arts, in particular queer representation, difference and diversity
  • policy, activism and international development
  • academic research related to queer studies in a wide range of fields
  • teaching, including in higher education.

Admission Requirements

88+
6.5+
176+
3+
62+

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. 

01 Aug 2025
1 Year
Sep

Domestic
11,025 GBP
International
22,575 GBP

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