MA in Gender, Globalisation and Rights

international | education | other press Wednesday July 14, 2010 10:29 by Gillian Browne - Global Women' s Studies Programme, NUI, Galway

The MA in Gender, Globalisation and Rights is still accepting applications for 2010-11

The Global Women’s Studies Programme at National University of Ireland, Galway offers an exciting MA programme focused on gender, globalisation and rights. The MA in Gender, Globalisation and Rights is still accepting applications for 2010-11 to fill the last few remaining places. The final closing date for all applications is July 30th. “

MA IN GENDER, GLOBALISATION AND RIGHTS
Overview
Programme Description
The Global Women's Studies MA in Gender, Globalisation and Rights offers students a unique opportunity to combine advanced study of two important fields, globalisation and human rights, through a critical, advocacy-oriented, gender lens. Students examine globalisation processes from the perspectives of women in different regions of the world (North and South) with a view to documenting, analysing, and transforming the inequalities and exclusions fostered by mainstream development and globalisation processes. More specifically, students consider the gender dimensions of traditional understandings of human rights and examine the limitations and transformative potential of ongoing initiatives to advance women's rights as human rights.

The MA in Gender, Globalisation and Rights aims to equip students with the in-depth knowledge and analytical skills necessary to identify and address the gender dimensions of timely issues from extreme poverty and global inequalities to trafficking, violence against women, disease pandemics, war and conflict, and rising fundamentalisms. Particular attention is paid to the multiple and intersectional aspects of women's identities and experiences across location, socio-economic background, culture, ethnicity, race, political status, ability/disability, age, sexual orientation, and so on. Focusing on concrete issues, students learn about and engage critically with specific areas of global governance, policy-making and norm setting especially vis-a-vis established development, human rights, security, and trade paradigms. The course places a strong emphasis on the role of civil society and transformative civic engagement in bringing about change from the local to the global level. More specifically, it aims to prepare students to participate in the development of gender-conscious, human rights-based responses to a range of global issues with a primary focus on how they affect women and girls across different contexts and identities.

The Global Women's Studies MA in Gender, Globalisation and Rights will be of interest to local and international students whether recent graduates, experienced development and human rights practitioners, or mature students who wish to pursue career paths related to gender, globalisation and rights. All modules incorporate academic and policy-oriented resources and topics and have a strong practitioner focus that prepares students for work in relevant local and global policy and NGO environments and/or to pursue advanced academic research.

In addition to linking with other MA programmes in the School of Political Science and Sociology (e.g. Community Development, Social Work, Family Support), the MA in Gender, Globalisation and Rights offers the potential of reciprocal links with a number of other programmes at NUIG (e.g. common modules, seminars and/or other activities), most notably in the Irish Centre for Human Rights, as well as in Health Promotion, Culture and Colonialism, Economic Policy and Evaluation, Gerontology, Disability, and Public Advocacy.

Programme Aims and Objectives
The MA (Gender, Globalisation and Rights) aims to equip students with the in-depth knowledge and analytical skills needed to understand and address the gender dimensions of global inequalities and timely issues from trafficking, violence against women and HIV/AIDS to war and conflict and rising fundamentalisms. Through a focus on particular issues, students learn about and engage critically with specific areas of global governance, policy-making and norm setting—especially vis-à-vis established development, human rights, security, and macroeconomic paradigms. The course places a strong emphasis on the role of civil society and transformative civic engagement in bringing about change from the local to the global level.

Career Opportunities
The programme will be of interest to a range of development and/or human rights practitioners who wish to expand their employment opportunities by deepening their understanding of development or human rights issues and policy from a gender perspective. It will also be a valuable qualification for recent college graduates, locally and internationally, who wish to pursue a career in policy research/advocacy in non-governmental or public sectors. All substantive modules incorporate theoretical and policy-oriented resources and topics. The course content has a strong practitioner focus that prepares students for work in relevant local and global policy and NGO environments and/or to pursue advanced academic research.

Fees
Programme Fee for Academic Year 2009-10

E.U. students: €6,540
Non-E.U. students: €12,500 (Subject to ratification)

Please note: fees are correct at the time of online publication, but are subject to change (E&EO); non-E.U. fees must be paid in full prior to registration.