Gender Studies

This PhD Gender Studies programme at University of Hull is focused on creating a positive impact on the real-life conditions and experiences of individuals and communities, at a local, national and global level.

Our work has contributed to the renowned Global Slavery Index, which charts the scale of contemporary slavery, and has affected policy changes at all levels.

During your four-year PhD Gender Studies Gender Studies programme (seven years part-time) at University of Hull University of Hull , you will research and write a dissertation of 70,000 to 100,000 words on a topic chosen in conjunction with your supervisor.

Features 

• To help achieve this, we encourage and develop innovative yet pragmatic approaches to research.
•  This means actively encouraging involvement from both academic and non-academic users to ensure that the main beneficiaries of our research are not only key policy makers and public sector professionals, but are also users of health and social care services, and those working in voluntary and community organisations.

Curriculum: 

• Gender and crime

• African theatre

• Restorative justice

• South Africa – women and political change/ sex and sexuality

• Violence against women

• Women’s narratives

• Youth and crime