Gender Studies in CUHK

- Undergraduate Minor Programme
- M.A in Gender Studies
- Ph.D. in Gender Studies

M.Phil. Programme in Gender Studies

Overview:

Commenced in 1998, the MPhil Programme in Gender Studies at CUHK is Hong Kong’s first graduate programme in gender studies. Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary programme with a unifying focus on gender as a theoretical perspective or as a subject of analysis. Students who wish to pursue an MPhil degree in Gender Studies will be enrolled in and will take courses from the Gender Studies Programme as well as a subject discipline such as Anthropology, Cultural and Religious Studies, Educational Administration and Policy, Japanese Studies, Psychology, Social Work, etc. Students may study full-time or part-time, subject to the final approval of the subject discipline.

Programme of Studies:

Throughout their two years of study, students need to complete course requirements of both the Gender Studies Programme and their subject discipline.

First Year

Gender Studies: Theory

Gender studies: Methodologies

Second Year

Advanced Topics in Gender Studies I

Advanced Topics in Gender Studies II

The course requirements of subject disciplines may be adjusted at the discretion of assigned departments.

Students must meet the thesis requirements of both the Gender Studies Programme and their subject discipline. Their thesis committee will consist of members from the Gender Studies Programme and the subject discipline. The thesis will use the academic method and approach characteristic of the student’s subject discipline to explore a topic involving issues of gender.

Duration:

Full-time: 2 years

Part-time: 4 years

Tuition Fee:

Full-time: HK$42,100 (per annum)

Part-time: HK$28,066 (per annum)

Application Deadlines:

29 February 2008

Application Guidelines:

Applicants should meet general admission requirements of the Graduate School, including the English language proficiency requirement. For details, please visit http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/gss/admission/gen_qual_admi.html.
Applicants can submit application through the internet at https://www.gradsch.cuhk.edu.hk/onlineapp/programme_list.aspx?FAC=INF.
On their application materials, applicants must also indicate the subject discipline for which they wish to be considered.
Applicants should send (i) a research proposal; (ii) two confidential recommendations; (iii) Official Transcripts from the University attended; (iv) Copies of Degree Certificates; (v) Copies of Identity card or Passport; (vi) proofs of fulfilling the English Language Proficiency Requirement; and (vii) CV or other proofs of qualification (optional) to the Gender Studies Programme Office. The address is Room 111 Chen Kou Bun Building, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.

Guidelines for Writing a Research Proposal:
Your proposal should be approximately 900 to 1500 words. It should be typed (done on a computer) and double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides. The purpose of the proposal is briefly to describe to the Committee the research project you wish to pursue in our programme. A brief description of the intended research topic, objectives, and methods should be presented. The proposal should include the following:

What is the topic of your proposed study? What questions do you wish to address?
Why is this topic important and why does it interest you? You are not expected to offer a full survey of the literature, but if possible, do indicate how your research will differ from research that has already been done.
Briefly, what methodology do you propose to use in your research?

Enquiry:

Tel.: (852) 26961026

Fax: (852) 26037223

Email: genderstudies@cuhk.edu.hk

Website: www.cuhk.edu.hk/ant/gender