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MA Geschlechterstudien/Gender Studies (Two-Subject Master) at Paderborn University

Paderborn University, Germany

Programme overview

Master's subject that uses the motto 'with gender knowledge for a reflective society and democracy' to build an understanding of the structures of democratic societies and a critical look at stereotypes in social life.

Faculty: Faculty of Cultural Studies (Fakultät für Kulturwissenschaften)  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years); 45 of 120 ECTS in the degree  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Summer and winter semesters  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

A share subject (45 of 120 credits) in a combination programme in which two subjects are studied.

Career pathways

The two-subject master's gives an interdisciplinary degree with well-founded scientific knowledge in both chosen subjects.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First degree covering the importance of gender as a social structural and knowledge category, gender as an intersectional category of analysis, assessing gender relations and orders, and gender theories and core topics of gender research. Admission-free: no numerus clausus, so all applicants meeting the enrolment requirements are admitted.

Intake: Summer and winter semesters

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years); 45 of 120 ECTS in the degree

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/zv/3-3/formalitaeten

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