MA Gender Studies at University of Göttingen

Programme overview

The interdisciplinary Master's programme in Gender Studies combines perspectives and methods from different disciplines and teaches theory-based, empirically founded and application-oriented research. It enables students to critically analyse the complex category of gender in society, culture and science, whereby different focal points are possible.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences | Duration: 4 semesters, up to 7 semesters in part-time studies | Study mode: part-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter and summer semester | Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

To obtain a master’s degree, students must complete 120 credits which, depending on the chosen profile, are distributed as follows: The combined master can only be studied part-time, if the module package(s) is also suitable for part-time studies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: open. Note; for the summer semester 2025. There is a special application period from 20 to 25 January 2025 for the start of the 2025 summer semester. You can find more information about the application here. Note; for the winter semester 2026/27. There is a special application period from 06 to 13 July 2026 for the start of the 2026/27 winter semester. You can find more information about the application here. Application deadlines: Please apply April 6 - May 15; for the winter semester October 6 - November 15; for the summer semester Special application deadlines can be found on our homepage. You can start this degree programme in the winter or summer semester. Lottery procedure In addition, free places in the Master's programmes are allocated by lottery: from April 1st to 5th for the for the beginning of the summer semester. from October 1st to 5th for the for the beginning of the winter semester. Previous studies: B.A.-degree in Gender Studies or a related subject. At least 150 ECTS at the time of application.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters, up to 7 semesters in part-time studies

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

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