Program Overview
The Gender Studies and Law at SOAS University of London is a MA programme in Law over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of law. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Gender Studies and Law programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 17,215 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 7,985 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: London, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Gender Studies and Law programme are prepared for diverse careers in law:
- Solicitor / Barrister
- Legal Counsel
- Policy Advisor
- Legal Researcher
- Compliance Officer
- International Arbitrator
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Preliminary law, legal reasoning and legal methods
- Gender theory and the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East
- Feminist legal theory
- Childhood, Politics and Law
- Gender in the Middle East
- Gendering migration & diasporas
- Gender and development
- Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
- Issues in the Anthropology of Gender
- Feminist legal theory
- Critical Theory and the Study of Religions
- Migration, gender and the law in South East Asia and beyond
- Gender, Armed Conflict and International Law
- Imagining Pakistan: culture, politics, gender (MA)
- Historical Perspectives on Gender in Africa
- Gender and Music (MMus)
- Gender and Christianity
- Judaism and Gender
- Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film
- Architectural Boundaries and the Body
- The Body and the Making of Colonial Difference in British India
- Gender, Law and Society in The Middle East and North Africa
- Ethnicity, Religion and Gender in Middle Eastern Musical cultures
- Access to justice & dispute resolution: special applications
- Affirmative action law
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Chinese Constitutionalism
- Colonialism, empire and international law
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- Development, environment and the law in the South
- Foundations of international law
- Human rights and Islamic law
- Human rights of women
- Human rights in the developing world
- Indigenous Land Rights
- International human rights clinic
- International Labour Law and Equality Rights
- International law and global orders
- International protection of human rights
- Law and development in Africa
- Law and Governance in the Developing World
- Law and international inequality:critical legal analysis of political economy from colonialism to globalisation
- Law and society in the Middle East and North Africa
- Law and society in South Asia (MA/LLM)
- Law, human rights and peace building: the Israeli-Palestinian case
- Law, institutions and political economy of transition
- Law, Multiculturalism and Intercultural Human Rights (MA/LLM)
- Modern Chinese Law and Institutions
- Water and development:conflict and governance
- Water Law: Justice and Governance
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to Upper Second Class on the UK Honour scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on the UK Honour scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
Minimum upper second class (II.1) or above honours degree (or equivalent).
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 17,215 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 7,985 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 17,215 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 7,985 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact SOAS University of London directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About SOAS University of London
SOAS University of London
London, United Kingdom
SOAS is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Established in 1916, the school specialises in the study of Africa, Asia, and...
University Profile- Language English
- Duration 12 months