Gender and Development (Taught) | Master's degree | Humanities & Culture | On Campus | 1 year | Institute of Development Studies | United Kingdom

The course provides a solid understanding of debates in feminist thinking, and links them to gendered policy and programming. You will develop in-depth knowledge and capacity for gendered analysis of specific issues such as: women’s empowerment; political economy, and the environment; and masculinities and patriarchy. Our groundbreaking work challenges ideas about gender. We work with nuanced, fluid perspectives on gender and sex, and the ways they interact. You’ll gain the skills required to participate effectively in gender- and development-related research, policy-making and programme implementation. The course is taught by faculty members and some external specialists, with extensive experience in teaching, research, consultancy, and operational work, across a range of social science disciplines. IDS and Sussex are home to some of the world’s leading thinkers on gender and development, and IDS co-ordinates a three year SIDA funded programme on ‘Gender, Power and Sexuality’, which provides a broad and inclusive platform including: the Gender-focused knowledge service ‘BRIDGE’; work on sexuality and development, men and masculinities, or social movements for gender equality, as well as; an ongoing southern-led partnership consortium on Pathways to Women’s Empowerment, which brings together researchers, activists, policy makers and NGOs from the UK, Egypt, Brazil, Ghana and Bangladesh.