Faculty of Arts Gender Studies

Offered As:	Major	Minor
URL:	https://genderstudies.hku.hk/975-2/gender-studies-major-minor/	https://genderstudies.hku.hk/975-2/gender-studies-major-minor/
*Open to students of other Faculties:	Yes	Yes
Selection process required:	No	No
Credits:	72	36
What is it about?	The Gender Studies Programme teaches gender as a subject and as a category of analysis. The subject gender includes gender relations and identities, women, and sexualities. As a category of analysis, gender interrogates cultural production, and social systems, intersecting with other categories of social difference, such as sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, and ability, to critically analyse structures of knowledge and systems of power.
Offering Faculty/ Department/ School/Institute	Gender Studies programme, School of Humanities.

Pre-requisite requirements and/or other conditions for declaring the major/minor	Major: Grade C or above in GEND1001, and 12 credits of introductory courses from any Arts programmes. Minor: Grade C or above in GEND1001. For details, please check with the Gender Studies programme.
Career opportunities	A major in Gender Studies will be prepared to bring the critical lens of their academic major to whatever career they choose, including NGOs or foundations, human resources, advertising, the creative sector, or in business leadership. For further information, please check with the Gender Studies programme, Faculty or CEDARS (Careers & Placement).
Further information	https://genderstudies.hku.hk/
Contact	T: 3917 2820 E: genderst@hku.hk

* Note: Students pursuing curricula with major / minor programme(s) must complete at least one major programme from their home Faculties upon graduation. Disclaimer: The information is provided by the Faculties/Schools as of August 2026 and is subject to change by respective units. Students are advised to consult their Faculty/School Office(s) in case of doubt.