 Welcome to Gender Studies at SOAS. Here we research gender and sexuality with particular reference to Asia, Africa, the Middle East and their diasporas. We offer the postgraduate programs MA Gender Studies and MA Transnational Queer Feminist Politics, both with an option of a Middle East pathway. We also offer the MA Gender Studies in Law and our distance learning option, MA Gender Sexuality in Global Politics. All of these give you a solid foundation with sufficient breadth and depth to facilitate a range of specialist pathways. Our students grapple with the limitations of Western and elite feminisms and we take an intersectional and materialist approach to the study of gender and sexuality in the majority world, looking at how they intersect with race, class and a host of other factors. We also introduce students to Global South feminist political projects that are committed to fighting racism, imperialism, classism, transphobia, queerphobia and ableism, and also challenging stereotypes about gender and sexuality in the non-Western world. Studying at SOAS gives you an enhanced knowledge of gender and sexuality in its global context across cultures, as well as a wide range of transferrable skills. This is especially important at a time when increasingly policymakers, businesses and governing structures understand the need to engage with gender and sexuality. Join SOAS and be part of a diverse community who challenge the status quo and want to gain the knowledge and skills to make a difference in the world.