About the MA Program in Gender Studies
Our program offers students the opportunity to explore gender theory and application across twenty-one different subjects. MA courses are transdisciplinary and centered on individual projects and problems.
Applications
If you want to study gender studies at the HU, apply online.
The application deadlines
- for BA (for restricted undergraduate courses)
- and MA (for restricted Master of Arts/Master of Science)
can be found on the HU website for academic calendars and deadlines.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 30 academic credits (ECTS) in gender studies-related fields
Length of Program
- four semesters
- part-time studies also available
Mission
The self-conception of the gender studies program
- views gender as a central category through which our society structures its perceptions, identities, and values
- is transdisciplinary in order to understand the connection between different disciplinary approaches while simultaneously reflecting critically on those approaches; is interdependent because gender can only be analyzed in its complex relationship with other categories such as "race," ethnicity, social status, sexuality, religion, dis/ability, or age
- is critical of the sciences, because the analytical category gender generates new knowledge, which impacts the arts and sciences as well as other relevant contexts
- is interventionist because gender studies is committed not only to theory but also to translating gender knowledge into real-world practice
Program Structure
The MA program consists of twelve modules and 120 credits.
Modules 1, 2, 7, and 11 are Obligatory Modules (62 CP)
- Module 1: Interdependencies fosters an in-depth understanding of the interdependent relationship between gender and other systems of categorization and norming.
- Module 2: Knowledge focusses on theories of knowledge and epistemology while exploring subject-specific, transdisciplinary as well as science-critical reflections.
- Module 7: Project Study is built on research-based learning and deepens the understanding of complexities in the subject area or field of research in which the work is conducted.
- Module 11: Master’s thesis concludes the program.
Modules 3, 4, 5, and 6 are Elective Modules 1 (36 CP)
Students complete three of the following four modules according to their personal field of interest, or research orientation.
- Module 3: Normativities examines rules, ethics, codes, and natural laws in order to bring the tensions and constitutive processes related to norms and norming into focus.
- Module 4: Medialization addresses the symbolic gender order as well as the development conditions and impact of the representation of gender in different forms, arts, or media.
- Module 5: Transformations analyzes changes in gender relations on a structural, social, institutional and individual level.
- Module 6: Interventions deepens epistemological knowledge with regard to the development and execution of intervening projects, under consideration of context-specific practices.
Modules 8, 9 and 10 are Elective Modules 2 (12 CP)
Students are required to finish one of the three modules:
- Module 8: Free Choice. Students have free range to pursue subjects of their interest within the Gender Studies Master
- Module 9: Project Study Continuation
- Module 10: Internship
Module 12 is the Interdisciplinary Elective Module (10 CP)
Students can take classes in Gender Studies or a different master's program.
Further information is available at our Academic Advising Office.