UNAM Master of Arts in Gender Studies
University of Namibia Master of Arts in Gender Studies
Degree
Masters of Arts
Introduction
The purpose of the MA (Gender Studies) programme is to provide students with cutting edge national and international theoretical and practical expertise in gender and gender-related development matters. The course is aimed at professional women and men from government, NGOs and the private sector identified as requiring capacity building and vital knowledge skills on gender matters. The MA (Gender Studies) offers theoretical paradigms, concepts and research techniques for evaluating issues regarding sexual rights and inequalities, power and masculine cultures, investigation of socio-cultural factors impeding gender rights, media and gender, work and gender, women’s empowerment and human rights policies, gender and state policy, gender and health, and methodologies of gender and project planning. The University of Namibia will be the only tertiary educational institution in Namibia offering the opportunity for high-level professional postgraduate studies in gender, for the successful creation of a body of gender experts in the country. The aim is to put in place the human resource capacity for the effective implementation of development policies in all areas relating to women’s empowerment, and for establishing the general socio-legal conditions for the sexual and human rights of the citizen.
Curriculum Structure
The MA (Gender Studies) consists of two parts. In the first year, students will complete their academic coursework studies and examinations. In the second year, students write a research thesis.
Admission Criteria
The programme in MA in Gender & Development is offered both full-time and part-time.
To qualify for admission to the MA (Gender Studies) programme by coursework plus thesis, a candidate must be in possession of a relevant honours degree in the field of social science or a postgraduate diploma recognised at NQF level 8 with a minimum average of 65%. This is in line with UNAM Regulations and Guidelines for postgraduate programmes of the Postgraduate Studies Prospectus.
Duration of Study
Full time: minimum two (2) years, maximum three (3) years.
Part time: minimum three (3) years, maximum four (4) years.
Modules
| Year 1, Semester 1 |
|---|
| Academic Writing for Postgraduate Students |
| Theorizing Gender and Sexualities |
| Research, Gender and Feminist Methodologies |
| Gender Diversity and Mainstreaming in Development Policies |
| Gender, Health Equity and Social Justice |
| Gender Work: Local and Global Connections |
| Year 1, Semester 2 |
|---|
| Theorizing Gender and Sexualities |
| Research, Gender and Feminist Methodologies |
| * Gender Justice and Human Rights |
| * Analyzing Gender and Media |
| Year 2, Semester 1 |
|---|
| Gender Diversity and Mainstreaming in Development Policies |
| Gender, Health Equity and Social Justice |
| Gender Work: Local and Global Connections |
| Year 2, Semester 2 |
|---|
| * Gender Education and Human Development |
| * Gender and Environmental Management |
| Year 3, Semester 1 |
|---|
| Research Thesis In Gender |
| Year 3, Semester 2 |
|---|
| Research Thesis In Gender |
* = student has to choose one of the marked courses for each semester