Welcome to the Department of Gender Studies!

• Find out what it's like to be an LSE Gender student by chatting with Apoorva, our Student Ambassador. 

• Check out our Student Voice and Community webpage.
• Follow our Instagram and Bluesky accounts, and check out our YouTube channel for an idea of our Public Events. 
• Keep up-to-date with news from the department.

Welcome Week
Monday 21 September – Friday 25 September

Autumn Term
Monday 28 September – Friday 11 December
Reading week: Monday 2 November – Friday 6 November

Winter Term
Monday 11 January – Thursday 25 March
Reading week: Monday 15 February – Friday 19 February

Spring Term
Monday 26 April – Friday 11 June
For 12-month master's students, Spring Term extends until the official end date of your programme.

 For more information, please see here.

• For information on next steps, visit LSE's Offer holder webpage here.
• For questions around common tasks for applicants, visit LSE's How Do I? webpage here. 
• See LSE's Graduate Offer Pack here.
• See this webpage for information on fees and funding your studies. 
• For bursaries, scholarship and studentship information, visit the Financial Support Office webpage here. 
• For housing information, visit the Accomodation Office.
• For wellbeing and disability support, visit the Student Wellbeing Service here.
• For visa advice, contact the Student Advice and Engagement Team here.

The year is divided into three terms: Autumn Term, Winter Term and Spring Term.

There are two Reading Weeks in week 6 of Autumn and Winter term – no LSE Gender teaching will take place during Reading Weeks, although other departments might run workshops or seminars. 

For MSc students, a full unit course runs over Autumn and Winter terms. A half-unit course will only run for one term (please note that half-unit courses are only available in one or the other term - they are not available during both terms). 

Spring Term is focused on further developing your independent research project with your supervisor, and opportunities for skills and career-development. The dissertation is due in mid-August. 

See the full list of graduate courses available in the Department of Gender Studies here.

The programme regulations for your programme detail the structure of compulsory and optional courses you will need to take. 

See Graduate Course Guides for further information on courses across LSE.

Please note that programme regulations and course guides for the 2026-27 academic year will be published in late August, so the current information is to be used as a guide only. 

This page details the changes to LSE programmes and courses agreed so far for the 2026-27 academic year. 

Once you have your LSE login (after pre-enrolment in late August), you'll be able to watch short introductory course videos from our Course Convenors. 

Gender Studies students are not required to have completed any reading before starting their programme. All key readings throughout the academic year will be available online for free through the LSE Library.

If you want to start familiarising yourself with some core texts in the field, you can find indicative readings for all our courses on the Graduate Course Guides and/or check out Gender: The Key Concepts which has contributions from a number of past and present faculty. 

Full details on LSE accommodation is available here, and the Student Union also offers housing advice.

LSE Gender is based on the 10th and 11th floors of Pankhurst/Fawcett House. LSE Gender students have access to a common room and study spaces. A campus map can be found here.

Further questions about offer conditions or providing documents should be sent to Admissions Enquiries. 

You can ask questions about what it's like to be an LSE Gender student by chatting with Apoorva, our Student Ambassador. 

For any other questions not covered here, please email gender@lse.ac.uk.