MA in Gender Studies

MA in Gender Studies

Masters
·
2 years

Institutions offering MA in Gender Studies

Currently, 2 institutions offer MA in Gender Studies under Tribhuvan University in Nepal with 2 of them offering in Kathmandu district.

Gender Study is a growing subject all over the world due to the Inclusion of Women and Women Empowerment, Gender issues etc. Moreover, this field of study opens an arena to create right based Gender just societies all over the world. Interested students can study this subject for shaping their future career.

Students can take admission in this Master level Program from various disciplines such as Medicine, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Pure Science, Agriculture, Forestry and so on. This discipline has a scope for further study and research area in the Scandinavian Countries, Netherlands, the EU Countries, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

There is already a partial introduction of Gender Studies in 10+2 Higher Secondary School Curriculum. In accordance to it, T.U is going to introduce the under graduate level course for Gender Studies, very soon and is in the process of syllabus designing. Moreover, Gender Studies, as a paper is introduced in the Masters Level of various subjects like English, Rural Development, Population Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, to name a few.

Therefore, this subject has a potential Job market in Tribhuvan University for Teaching and Research, and various ministries of Nepal Government, Security Organs of the Government (Military, Armed Police and Nepal Police), INGOs, NGOs, Multi Governmental Organizations like ICIMOD and Multinational Organizations such as the UN Systems, diplomatic corps etc.

Eligibility

The candidate applying for admissions to the MA in Gender Studies program must have successfully completed the Bachelor Level of study in any discipline or any equivalent course from any board or university recognized by Tribhuvan University.

Job Prospects

The Master's in Gender Studies equips students with the understanding of current gender issues and exposes them to a comprehensive range of tools and methods for analyzing real-world social and development issues in relation to gender. Graduates can follow careers as gender specialists and analysts in a wide variety of development agencies, both in the government and elsewhere.

Activities: The overall activities in this program comprise the following:

  • Participatory teaching and learning
  • Research, documentation, and dissemination
  • Internship projects
  • Fieldtrips
  • Seminars
  • Cyber/Online discourse

Curricular Structure

Overall Structure of the Syllabus

SemesterCredit Hours
First Semester15 credit hours
Second Semester15 credit hours
Third Semester15 credit hours
Fourth Semester18 credit hours (12+6)
Total63 credit hours

First Semester

Code No.Course Title
GS 501Gender Construction
GS 502Gender and Patriarchy
GS 503Gender and Feminism
GS 504Gender and Economics
GS 505Gender and Politics

Second Semester

Code No.Course Title
GS 551Gender and Society
GS 552Gender and Development
GS 553Gender and Legal System
GS 554Gender and Public Policy
GS 555Research: Feminist Research

Third Semester

Code No.Course Title
GS 601Gender and Masculinist Thought
GS 602Project Management
GS 603Gender and Livelihood
GS 604Academic Writing in Gender
GS 605Gender and Human Rights

Fourth Semester

Code No.Course Title
GS 651Men and Masculinities
GS 652Practical Implementation of Gender
GS 653Food, Security and Migration
GS 654Interjection of Gender in Academia
GS 655Thesis Writing