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1. Admissions/ Management Information
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Title of the programme – including any lower awards
Please provide the titles used for all awards relating to this programme. Note: all programmes are required to have at least a Postgraduate Certificate exit award.

See guidance on programme titles in:
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Masters MA in Women, Violence and Conflict
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Postgraduate Diploma Postgraduate Diploma in Women, Violence and ConflictPlease indicate if the Postgraduate Diploma is available as an entry point, ie. is a programme on which a student can register, is an exit award, ie. is only available to students exiting the masters programme early, or both.Both
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Postgraduate Certificate Postgraduate Certificate in Women, Violence and Conflict (available as full-time course only)Please indicate if the Postgraduate Certificate is available as an entry points, ie. is a programme on which a student can register, is an exit award, ie. is only available to students exiting the masters programme early, or both.Both
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Level of qualificationLevel 7
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This document applies to students who commenced the programme(s) in:2020
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Awarding institutionTeaching institution
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Unviersity of York University of York
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Department(s):
Where more than one department is involved, indicate the lead department		Board of Studies
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Lead Department Centre for Women’s StudiesCentre for Women’s Studies BoS
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Other contributing Departments: N/A
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Route code
(existing programmes only)		MA in Women, Violence and Conflict - PMWOMSWVC1
PG Diploma Women, Violence and Conflict - PDWOMSWVC1
PG Certificate Women, Violence and Conflict - PCWOMSWVC1
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Admissions criteria
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• Bachelor degree in relevant subject to 2.i standard or equivalent
• And/or relevant experience (through work; volunteering; or similar)
• Language requirement: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
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Length and status of the programme(s) and mode(s) of study
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ProgrammeLength (years/ months) Status (full-time/ part-time)
Please select		Start dates/months
(if applicable – for programmes that have multiple intakes or start dates that differ from the usual academic year)		Mode
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Face-to-face, campus-basedDistance learningOther
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MA in Women, Violence and Conflict1 year ft
2 years pt		BothOctoberPlease select Y/NYesPlease select Y/NNoN/A
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Postgraduate Diploma in Women, Violence and Conflict1 year ft
2 years pt		BothOctoberPlease select Y/NYesPlease select Y/NNoN/A
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Postgraduate Certificate in Women, Violence and Conflict1 yearFull-timeOctoberPlease select Y/NYesPlease select Y/NNoN/A
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Language(s) of study
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English
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Language(s) of assessment
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English
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2. Programme accreditation by Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Bodies (PSRB)
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2.a. Is the programme recognised or accredited by a PSRB
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Please Select Y/N: Noif No move to section 3
if Yes complete the following questions
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3. Additional Professional or Vocational Standards
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Are there any additional requirements of accrediting bodies or PSRB or pre-requisite professional experience needed to study this programme?
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Please Select Y/N: Noif Yes, provide details
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4. Programme leadership and programme team
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4.a. Please name the programme leader for the year to which the programme design applies and any key members of staff responsible for designing, maintaining and overseeing the programme.
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Dr Clare Bielby
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5. Purpose and learning outcomes of the programme
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5.a. Statement of purpose for applicants to the Masters programme
Please express succinctly the overall aims of the programme as an applicant facing statement for a prospectus or website. This should clarify to a prospective masters student why they should choose this programme, what it will provide to them and what benefits they will gain from completing it.
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The MA in Women, Violence and Conflict is a specialist MA programme for those with a particular interest in gendered aspects of violence and conflict from a theoretical perspective. The programme offers you the opportunity to work alongside prominent academics in the fields of political violence, terrorism and perpetrator studies, gendered citizenship, gender and sexuality, activism, and masculinity, amongst other areas. Studying at one of the world-leading centres for feminist scholarship, you will explore a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to Women’s and Gender Studies with a particular focus on the intersections between gender and violence. You will engage in key debates within these areas, developing a critical awareness of how violence and conflict affect gendered lives differently in inter/national contexts and at different historical moments. Studying together with students from diverse disciplinary, cultural, national and activist backgrounds, you will be encouraged to engage creatively and critically within and across these ‘differences’. You will join a thriving international community, working closely alongside our parent departments of English and Related Literature and Sociology, as well as with other affiliated scholars from across the university. Our innovative curriculum is designed to challenge your preconceptions, encouraging you to reflect on the wider ethical implications of feminist research, including power relations and the researcher’s own positionality. The programme will foster your understanding of a range of significant issues and developments within feminist theory. The emphasis furthermore on interdisciplinary feminist methodologies and practical research skills will enable you to conduct a substantial piece of independent research on the subject of gender, violence and/or conflict. The MA in Women, Violence and Conflict offers an equally suitable foundation for those wishing to pursue doctoral research; a career/career development in NGOs, women’s organisations, academia, social and other public sector work; and for those who are passionate about the subject and want to explore future options.
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5.a.i Statement of purpose for applicants registering for the Postgraduate Diploma programme
Please express succinctly the overall aims of the programme as an applicant facing statement for a prospectus or website. This should clarify to a prospective diploma student why they should choose this programme, what it will provide to them and what benefits they will gain from completing it.
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The Postgraduate Diploma in Women, Violence and Conflict is a specialist programme for those with a particular interest in gendered aspects of violence and conflict from a theoretical perspective. The programme offers you the opportunity to work alongside prominent academics in the fields of political violence, terrorism and perpetrator studies, gendered citizenship, gender and sexuality, activism, and masculinity, amongst other areas. Studying at one of the world-leading centres for feminist scholarship, you will explore a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to Women’s and Gender Studies with a particular focus on the intersections between gender and violence. You will engage in key debates within these areas, developing a critical awareness of how violence and conflict affect gendered lives differently in inter/national contexts and at different historical moments. Studying together with students from diverse disciplinary, cultural, national and activist backgrounds, you will be encouraged to engage creatively and critically within and across these ‘differences’. You will join a thriving international community, working closely alongside our parent departments of English and Related Literature and Sociology, as well as with other affiliated scholars from across the university. Our innovative curriculum is designed to challenge your preconceptions, encouraging you to reflect on the wider ethical implications of feminist research, including power relations and the researcher’s own positionality. The programme will foster your understanding of a range of significant issues and developments within feminist theory and will enable you to develop knowledge, critical thinking and research skills. The Postgraduate Diploma in Women, Violence and Conflict offers an equally suitable foundation for those wishing to pursue a career/career development in NGOs, women’s organisations, social and other public sector work; and for those who are passionate about the subject and want to explore future options.
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5.a.ii Statement of purpose for applicants registering for the Postgraduate Certificate programme
Please express succinctly the overall aims of the programme as an applicant facing statement for a prospectus or website. This should clarify to a prospective certificate student why they should choose this programme, what it will provide to them and what benefits they will gain from completing it.
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The Postgraduate Certificate in Women, Violence and Conflict is a specialist programme for those with a particular interest in gendered aspects of violence and conflict from a theoretical perspective. The programme offers you the opportunity to work alongside prominent academics in the fields of political violence, terrorism and perpetrator studies, gendered citizenship, gender and sexuality, activism, and masculinity, amongst other areas. Studying at one of the world-leading centres for feminist scholarship, you will explore a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to Women’s and Gender Studies with a particular focus on the intersections between gender and violence. You will engage in key debates within these areas, developing a critical awareness of how violence and conflict affect gendered lives differently in inter/national contexts and at different historical moments. Studying together with students from diverse disciplinary, cultural, national and activist backgrounds, you will be encouraged to engage creatively and critically within and across these ‘differences’. You will join a thriving international community, working closely alongside our parent departments of English and Related Literature and Sociology, as well as with other affiliated scholars from across the university. Our innovative curriculum is designed to challenge your preconceptions, fostering your understanding of a range of significant issues and developments within feminist theory and cultivating critical skills that are applicable not only for independent learning, but also for interpreting everyday gendered lives. The Postgraduate Certificate in Women, Violence and Conflict offers an equally suitable foundation for those wishing to pursue a career/career development in NGOs, women’s organisations, social and other public sector work; and for those who are passionate about the subject and want to explore future options.
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5.b.i. Programme Learning Outcomes - Masters
Please provide six to eight statements of what a graduate of the Masters programme will be able to do.
If the document only covers a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma please specify four to six PLO statements in the sections 5.b.ii and 5.b.iii as appropriate.
Taken together, these outcomes should capture the distinctive features of the programme. They should also be outcomes for which progressive achievement through the course of the programme can be articulated, and which will therefore be reflected in the design of the whole programme.
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PLOOn successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:
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1Interrogate and explain complex issues and debates within Women’s Studies, including the problematics of the concept ‘gender’ and the differences amongst women with regard to categories such as race, ethnicity, class, age, dis/ability, sexuality.
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2Analyse substantive issues relating to gender and violence through the application of interdisciplinary feminist approaches, with a nuanced understanding of the intersections between feminist thought and wider social and cultural debates on questions of violence.
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3Critically engage with and account for how violence, conflict, and/or citizenship are gendered concepts and how they affect gendered bodies and gendered lives differently in local and global contexts.
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4Recognise the complexity of power relations and how these inform one’s critical practice by demonstrating reflexive insight into the ethical and political issues inherent in scholarship.
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5Apply and demonstrate sophisticated knowledge of different research methods/methodologies, with a nuanced understanding of their strengths and limitations.
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6Plan, design and undertake a substantial independent research project on the subject of violence and/or conflict, through the application of appropriate theories and methodologies.
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7Independently locate, manage, synthesise and present complex ideas from multiple sources through the use of digital skills.
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8Communicate complex arguments cogently and with nuance in written and oral form to a standard expected of professionals and scholars.
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5.b.ii. Programme Learning Outcomes - Postgraduate Diploma
Please provide four to six statements outlining what a graduate of the Postgraduate Diploma programme will be able to do.
Taken together, these outcomes should capture the distinctive features of the programme. They should also be outcomes for which progressive achievement through the course of the programme can be articulated, and which will therefore be reflected in the design of the whole programme.
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PLOOn successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:
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1Interrogate and explain complex issues and debates within Women’s Studies, including the problematics of the concept ‘gender’ and the differences amongst women with regard to categories such as race, ethnicity, class, age, dis/ability, sexuality.
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2Analyse substantive issues relating to gender and violence through the application of interdisciplinary feminist approaches, with a nuanced understanding of the intersections between feminist thought and wider social and cultural debates on questions of violence.
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3Critically engage with and account for how violence, conflict, and/or citizenship are gendered concepts and how they affect gendered bodies and gendered lives differently in local and global contexts.
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4Recognise the complexity of power relations and how these inform one’s critical practice by demonstrating reflexive insight into the ethical and political issues inherent in scholarship.
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5Apply and demonstrate sophisticated knowledge of different research methods/methodologies, with a nuanced understanding of their strengths and limitations.
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6Apply digital skills to independently locate, manage and synthesise complex ideas from multiple sources, communicating those ideas cogently and with nuance in written and oral form to a standard expected of professionals and scholars.
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5.b.iii. Programme Learning Outcomes - Postgraduate Certificate
Please provide four to six statements outlining what a graduate of the Postgraduate Certificate programme will be able to do.
Taken together, these outcomes should capture the distinctive features of the programme. They should also be outcomes for which progressive achievement through the course of the programme can be articulated, and which will therefore be reflected in the design of the whole programme.
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PLOOn successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:
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1Interrogate and explain complex issues and debates within Women’s Studies, including the problematics of the concept ‘gender’ and the differences amongst women with regard to categories such as race, ethnicity, class, age, dis/ability, sexuality.
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2Analyse substantive issues relating to gender and violence through the application of interdisciplinary feminist approaches, with a nuanced understanding of the intersections between feminist thought and wider social and cultural debates on questions of violence.
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3Critically engage with and account for how violence, conflict, and/or citizenship are gendered concepts and how they affect gendered bodies and gendered lives differently in local and global contexts.
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4Apply digital skills to independently locate, manage and synthesise complex ideas from multiple sources, communicating those ideas cogently and with nuance in written and oral form to a standard expected of professionals and scholars.
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5.c. Explanation of the choice of Programme Learning Outcomes
Please explain your rationale for choosing these PLOs in a statement that can be used for students (such as in a student handbook). Please include brief reference to:
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i) ... in what way will these PLOs result in an ambitious, challenging programme which stretches the students?
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The programme is designed to encourage you to develop your knowledge of feminist theories, particularly those pertaining to issues of gender and violence, and, alongside this, to question preconceptions with regard to the concepts of ‘gender’ and ‘women’. Through different case studies, the programme interrogates how conflict, violence and citizenship are gendered concepts, enabling students to critically analyse related issues in inter/national contexts. This, in addition to the close attention paid to questions of reflexivity in research, will raise your awareness of the power dynamics that exist, both in research and in everyday life. Furthermore, the programme’s focus on interdisciplinary feminist methodologies will challenge you to venture outside of your disciplinary comfort zones in a supportive environment, enabling you to explore different ways of learning and conducting research.
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ii) ... in what way will these PLOs produce a programme which is distinctive and advantageous to the student?
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The PLOs demonstrate that you will accumulate knowledge that develops your understanding of feminist research, of feminist approaches to violence and conflict, and of research skills more generally as you progress through the programme. During this process, you will be encouraged to engage critically with aspects of your lives that you may previously have taken for granted. The PLOs reflect the programme’s focus on the development of critical thinking, something that you will apply to engage with a range of approaches to violence and gender, and to the interpretation of everyday gendered experiences and cultural constructions of citizenship and conflict. Additionally, the programme exposes you to a variety of interdisciplinary methods, offering you creative and relevant tools with which to conduct research. As a result, and within the supportive environment at the Centre, you will be challenged to think about the ways in which you learn, and to consider how knowledge production goes beyond formal teaching and research environments. Furthermore, the PLOs are designed to emphasise feminist sensitivity to difference, diversity and power relations, advocating reflexivity that is transferrable, applicable in the realm of public engagement and in career development. These skills will allow you to scrutinise your own preconceptions and to engage with wider social and political issues, facilitating your development into responsible, sensitive global citizens – something particularly important for students who seek employment in NGOs or women’s organisations as many graduates of this programme do.
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iii) ... how the design of the programme enables students from diverse entry routes to transition successfully into the programme? For example, how does the organisation of the programme ensure solid foundations in disciplinary knowledge and understanding of conventions, language skills, mathematics and statistics skills, writing skills, lab skills, academic integrity
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The Centre for Women’s Studies uses the VLE site ‘Welcome to CWS’ to provide information on studying at and living in York before you arrive for the academic year. The site offers a reading list and advice from former students and, both of which help you to prepare for your studies. At the start of the academic year, all students are required to attend a 45-minute IT training session at the Centre. The aim of this session is to ensure that you know how to navigate the IT systems within the University, including the VLE and library and IT resources. Furthermore, all students are asked to complete the Academic Integrity Training course on the VLE before submitting the procedural essay in week 7, term 1. This ensures that students have basic knowledge of academic requirements in the UK. For international students, the Centre also runs workshops to help enhance conversational English and academic writing skills in terms 1 and 2. This also enables students to understand and meet the academic requirements at the Centre and in UK academic culture more generally. Members of staff at the Centre are all aware of the support offered by the University and can refer students to the Centre for English Language Teaching, the Writing Centre and the Maths Skills Centre for support.

The programme’s focus on interdisciplinary approaches to Women’s and Gender Studies right from autumn term, means that students with different disciplinary knowledges and competencies can all contribute to teaching and learning activities in distinct ways. In addition, our programme privileges diversity and interculturalism within the curriculum, enabling students of different experiences and national and cultural backgrounds to critically engage with feminist ideas, Western and beyond. These ‘principles’ are emphasised throughout the programme and are also fostered by the Centre’s extracurricular Feminist Research and Career Skills (FRACS) events. As part of the FRACS events, the Centre hosts alumni talks and works closely with the University’s Careers Service to organise workshops and appointments in as early as the autumn term, so students can build up skills for their career aspirations. The FRACS events cultivate skills in teaching, writing for publications as well as forging a close research community at the Centre.

‘Approaching Women’s Studies’, one of two core modules in term 1, introduces you to key theoretical and conceptual approaches within Women’s Studies, as well as engaging with a range of significant ‘feminist issues’, such as gender, ageing and religion, from a critical feminist perspective. Half way through the module, you are required to submit a 2000-word procedural essay. Tutors offer detailed written feedback and students are encouraged to discuss this feedback in supervision meetings. The function of the procedural essay is to ensure that you are on track with your independent study and that you understand the academic requirements of the Centre and of UK academic culture more generally, helping you to develop into a confident and proactive learner. (max 500 words)
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iv) ... how the programme is designed to enable students to progress successfully - in a limited time frame - through to the end of the award? For example, the development of higher level research skills; enabling students to complete an independent study module; developing competence and confidence in practical skills/ professional skills. See QAA masters characteristics doument http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Masters-Degree-Characteristics-15.pdf
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‘Approaching Women’s Studies’, one of two core modules in term 1, broadens students’ knowledge of feminist research and challenges their understanding of key concepts within Women’s Studies. Alongside this, the second core module ‘Gender and Violence’ develops students’ knowledge of different theoretical and conceptual approaches to violence from an explicitly feminist perspective. The modules lay the groundwork for a more focussed engagement with the subject of gender and violence in term 2, when we turn to the intersections between gender, citizenship and conflict in the core module ‘Women, Citizenship and Conflict’. For this module, students give a seminar presentation (50% of the summative assessment) which is then developed into an essay (assessment for the remaining 50% of total mark). Having developed their knowledge and essay writing experience in term 1, and guided by detailed feedback on submitted assessments, students are then supported to further their critical engagement with feminist approaches to violence and conflict and develop their skills in communicating complex ideas in both oral and written form in term 2, and then beyond that for the independent research module.

With regard to the development of research skills, students can choose between ‘Feminist Cultural Activism’, ‘Introduction to Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis’ or ‘Introduction to Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis’ in term 1/2. These modules introduce students to research methods and their epistemological groundings. Building on that in term 2, ‘Feminist Research Methodologies’ (the second core module of term 2) encourages students to further develop as ‘feminist researchers’ in adopting a reflexive practice and a critical awareness of the politics of research. Within the context of this module, students attend the ‘Sisterhood in Action’ conference, at which they discuss their provisional dissertation topic, as well as discussing research more generally with staff and PhD students. This, alongside the dissertation workshops built into the module, prepares students to complete their dissertation proposal, which forms part of the module’s assessment. The module also helps students to plan their independent research project and to work on the ethics approval they will need in order to complete that research project. Finally, in term 3, dissertation workshops are organised in response to students’ needs. These workshops, alongside the five supervisions and detailed feedback on dissertation drafts offered by dissertation supervisors, help students to complete their independent research module more smoothly.

In addition to the core modules, our optional modules offer students an exciting opportunity to explore and develop their knowledge of feminist engagements with theories of sexuality; and feminist approaches to ‘knowing’ and knowledge production. (max 500 words)
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v) ... how this programme (as outlined in these PLOs) will develop students’ digital literacy skills and how technology-enhanced learning will be used to support active student learning through peer/tutor interaction, collaboration and formative (self) assessment opportunities (reference could be made to such as blogging, flipped classroooms, response 'clickers' in lectures, simulations, etc).
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Students develop digital literacy in a variety of ways. You will become familiar with the VLE in order to access information about the course, course materials, and you may be asked to use the discussion board on certain module VLE sites so as to engage with fellow students and/or with tutors in certain learning activities. The University’s email system is crucial for the communication between staff and students, and its usage – alongside the use of Google packages such as Drive and Calendar – will be expected. The programme also requires that students are able to access digital research materials and navigate basic word processing programmes in order to complete and submit their written assessments, including essays and portfolios. Additionally, you are strongly encouraged to use online resources to conduct your independent study, such as locating and accessing relevant literature through the Library’s search engines, archives and Google Scholar. The Centre offers compulsory basic IT training at the start of the academic year to help you develop digital skills and to navigate the University’s online systems. In term 1, our liaised librarian offers a workshop for using online library resources and, in term 3, a workshop tailored to the dissertation. The Library also provides Digital Wednesdays training events, and one-to-one tutorials upon students’ request. Finally, members of staff refer students to workshops run by the University in order to enhance specific IT skills, including the use of NVivo, Endnote and TurnItIn. (max 500 words)
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vi) ... how this programme (as outlined in these PLOs) will support and enhance the students’ employability (for example, opportunities for students to apply their learning in a real world setting)?
The programme's employablity objectives should be informed by the University's Employability Strategy:
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The programme enhances students’ critical thinking and research skills, fosters the ability to communicate complex ideas with nuance and awareness of difference and diversity and helps students to develop as independent researchers who are able to successfully carry out substantial research projects. These skills are crucial for students who want to pursue a research degree after the programme – and many of our students do – or work in international or national organisations that engage with issues around, for instance, human rights, politics and welfare support. The programme’s particular focus on gendered experiences of violence and conflict equips students with advanced knowledge that is suitable for careers in NGOs and women’s organisations. The learning outcomes on digital literacy and the communication of ideas are more ‘general’ skills that are transferable to all careers. Every year, the Centre for Women’s Studies organises workshops and talks – as part of the Feminist Research and Careers Skills (FRACS) events – inviting our alumni to share their experience and careers after Women’s Studies. These events make explicit the skills – and their usefulness – that the programme can help you to develop, enabling you to reflect on possible careers that you might pursue after the programme. In addition, you can get involved in the running of FRACS events to gain experience in teamwork, project management and event planning.
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viii) ... how learning and teaching on the programme are informed and led by research in the department/ Centre/ University?
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Academic members of staff from across the University, all experts in their distinct fields of research, contribute to the teaching of this programme and all teaching and learning content is designed based on the latest research. Three of the core modules convened by the Centre, ‘Approaching Women’s Studies’, ‘Feminist Research Methodologies’ and ‘Women, Citizenship and Conflict’, are co-taught, a practice that is integral to our interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to Women’s and Gender Studies, with the latter module drawing also on the research expertise of scholars from the Department of Sociology and the Centre for Applied Human Rights. One of the three core ‘methods’ modules that students choose from, 'Introducing Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis', is also co-taught, delivered by academics from our parent department, the Department of Sociology, while the core module ‘Gender and Violence’ is taught by Dr Clare Bielby, one of the Centre’s academic members of staff who has research expertise in the field of gender and violence. The Centre’s academic members of staff are highly qualified, recognised for their teaching excellence and research, as well as being passionate about feminist pedagogy more generally.

Students are encouraged to participate in the Feminist Research and Career Skills (FRACS) events organised by the Centre. We run three public seminars each term, inviting speakers – academics and activists – who engage with gender and feminist issues to talk about their work. Workshops run by staff and/or PhD students allow students on the programme to develop their research skills and to engage with academic subjects about which they are keen to find out more. We also encourage students to attend research seminars and conferences organised by our parent departments, the Department of English and Related Literature and the Department of Sociology. (max 500 words)
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5.d. Progression
For masters programmes where students do not incrementally 'progress' on the completion of a discrete Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma, please summarise students’ progressive development towards the achievement of the PLOs, in terms of the characteristics that you expect students to demonstrate at the end of the set of modules or part thereof. This summary may be particularly helpful to students and the programme team where there is a high proportion of option modules and in circumstances where students registered on a higher award will exit early with a lower one.

Note: it is not expected that a position statement is written for each masters PLO, but this can be done if preferred.
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On completion of modules sufficient to obtain a Postgraduate Certificate students will be able to:
If the PG Cert is an exit award only please provide information about how students will have progressed towards the diploma/masters PLOs. Please include detail of the module diet that students will have to have completed to gain this qualification as an exit award.
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The PG certificate is available as both an entry and exit award. As an exit award, students must have passed 60 credits, which would normally include 20 credits from the module ‘Approaching Women’s Studies’ (term 1), 20 credits from the module 'Gender and Violence', and 20 credits from the module ‘Women, Citizenship and Conflict’ (term 2).

The certificate gives recognition to students who have demonstrated sophisticated knowledge of feminist theories and the ability to analyse gendered lives, with particular focus on the subject of violence and/or conflict, through interdisciplinary feminist approaches, as set out in the PLOs.
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On completion of modules sufficient to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma students will be able to:
If the PG Diploma is an exit award only please provide information about how students will have progressed towards the masters PLOs. Please include detail of the module diet that students will have to have completed to gain this qualification as an exit award.
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The PG Diploma is available as both an entry and exit award. As an exit award, students must have passed 120 credits, which must include 20 credits from each of the four core modules ‘Approaching Women’s Studies’ (term 1), ‘Gender and Violence’ (term 1), ‘Women, Citizenship and Conflict’ (term 2), ‘Feminist Research Methodologies’ (term 2); and 20 credits from a research methods module, choosing from 'Feminist Cultural Activism' (term 1), 'Introduction to Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis' (term 1), or 'Introduction to Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis' (term1).

The diploma gives recognition to students who have demonstrated sophisticated knowledge of feminist theories, methods and methodologies, critical engagement with gendered lives, and how violence and conflict differentially affect these, through a reflexive practice informed by interdisciplinary feminist methodologies, as set out in the PLOs.
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6. Reference points and programme regulations
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6.a. Relevant Quality Assurance Agency benchmark statement(s) and other relevant external reference points
Please state relevant reference points consulted (e.g. Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, National Occupational Standards, Subject Benchmark Statements or the requirements of PSRBs): See also Taught Postgraduate Modular Scheme: Framework for Programme Design:
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The University of York’s Taught Postgraduate Modular Scheme: Framework for Programme Design
UK Quality Code for Higher Education Part A: Setting and Maintaining Academic Standards: Characteristics Statement – Master’s Degree
UK Quality Code for Higher Education Part A: Setting and Maintaining Academic Standards: The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies
UK Quality Code for Higher Education Part B: Assuring and Enhancing Academic Quality
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6.b. University award regulations
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The University’s award and assessment regulations apply to all programmes: any exceptions that relate to this programme are approved by University Teaching Committee and are recorded at the end of this document.
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7. Programme Structure
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7.a. Module Structure and Summative Assessment Map
Please complete the summary table below which shows the module structure and the pattern of summative assessment through the programme.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
If the structure of your programme does not fit the usual academic year (for instance students start at the beginning of September or in January) please contact your Academic Quality Team contact in the Academic Support Office for guidance on how to represent the structure in an alternative format.

To clearly present the overall programme structure, include the name and details of each invidual CORE module in the rows below. For OPTION modules, ‘Option module’ or 'Option from list x' should be used in place of specifically including all named options. If the programme requires students to select option modules from specific lists by term of delivery or subject theme these lists should be provided in the next section (7.b).

From the drop-down select 'S' to indicate the start of the module, 'A' to indicate the timing of each distinct summative assessment point (eg. essay submission/ exam), and 'E' to indicate the end of teaching delivery for the module (if the end of the module coincides with the summative assessment select 'EA'). It is not expected that each summative task will be listed where an overall module might be assessed cumulatively (for example weekly problem sheets).

Summative assessment by exams should normally be scheduled in the spring week 1 and summer Common Assessment period (weeks 5-7). Where the summer CAP is used, a single ‘A’ can be used within the shaded cells as it is understood that you will not know in which week of the CAP the examination will take place. (NB: An additional resit assessment week is provided in week 10 of the summer term for postgraduate students. See Guide to Assessment, 5.4.a)
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Full time structure
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CreditsModuleAutumn TermSpring Term Summer Term Summer Vacation
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CodeTitle12345678910123456789101234567891012345678910111213
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20WOM00003MApproaching Women’s Studies SEA
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20WOM00007MGender and Violence SEA
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20Option from List ASEA
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20WOM00010MWomen, Citizenship and Conflict SEAA