MA/PGDip Gender, Sexuality and Culture

Fees for entry in 2026 have not yet been set. For reference, the fees for the academic year beginning September 2025 were as follows:

• MA (full-time)
  UK students (per annum): £13,000
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £27,000
• MA (part-time)
  UK students (per annum): £6,500
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £13,500
• PGDip (full-time)
  UK students (per annum): £8,667
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £18,000
• PGDip (part-time)
  UK students (per annum): £4,333
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £9,000

Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.

The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.

Self-funded international applicants for this course will be required to pay a deposit of £1000 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit will only be refunded if immigration permission is refused. We will notify you about how and when to make this payment.

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

• Information on university funding, loans, and scholarships available on the Masters student funding page
• The Faculty of Humanities offered a range of scholarship opportunities for eligible applicants starting in September 2025. Please check back to confirm availability for September 2026 start.
• Please visit the school funding page for more information on subject funding available
• Other funding for EU and international students is on our country-specific pages

The course engages critically with cutting-edge developments in theoretical and substantive areas of urban sociology, from debates on inequalities, sociality and changing interactions in public spaces to an assessment of Sustainable Cities, Smart Cities and Sensor Cities. This course critically examines accounts of urbanisation and provides students with an understanding of evolving theoretical debates and literature in urban sociology. It explores from a sociological perspective the transformations affecting city formation and life in cities, including the shift from industrial to post-industrial economies, globalization and extensive mobility, the emergence of global cities, megacities and slums. We engage with a range of recent developments, from suburbanisation to regeneration and New Urbanism. The course examines the effects of design on use of space, and the practices and experience of living in a city. We investigate how power is performed through the built environment and the role played by the pursuit of security in the urban. This course also enhances students' knowledge and skills in conducting independent social research, developing valuable transferable skills.

None for most students. For students who completed their UG degree at UoM: anyone who already attended UG SOCY30061 Cities and Urban Life at UG level cannot enrol in SOCY70061

Weekly lectures and seminars.

Written assignment (3000 word essay) 100% ; a draft 0%