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BA Gender Studies (two subjects) at University of Göttingen

University of Göttingen, Germany

Programme overview

Gender Studies is concerned with the social category "gender". In society, gender plays a significant role in determining systems of human thinking and knowledge as well as social and cultural forms of organisation. Gender Studies examines, amongst other things, the creation, meaning and relevance of gender on various levels.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Only the winter semester  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

The goal of the subject Gender Studies is to gain insight into the development, importance and effects of the category "gender" in society, culture and the sciences, and to open up to students new job perspectives in several areas of activity. The programme looks at the social category Gender which determines systems of human thinking as well as social and cultural forms of organisation from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Open admission (enrolment without previous application). Winter semester only 1st subject semester: open admission (enrolment without previous application).

Intake: Only the winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/46792.html

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