A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Also required is 60 credits in gender studies.
Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. This requirement can be met either by achieving the required score on an internationally recognised test, or by previous upper secondary or university studies in some countries.
Our world is deeply impacted by power relations, expectations and norms linked to gender, sexuality, race, class and age. The Master's Programme in Gender Studies gives you the tools to analyse how gender and other power asymmetries are socially and culturally constructed, experienced and understood. The programme is firmly grounded in research and brings together perspectives from various disciplines to explore topics within gender studies. In the Master's Programme in Gender Studies, you learn to analyse constructions of gender, sexuality, race, class, age, et cetera, as well as how power operates in people's lives and the world around us. This knowledge is relevant in all areas of society since gender and other intersecting power asymmetries affect all humans and all societies around the world. You will be offered a broad and interdisciplinary education but will also have the possibility to specialise in a specific area and design your studies according to your interests. The programme includes both mandatory and elective courses. The courses are grounded in the humanities and social science traditions, but perspectives from other domains, such as the natural sciences, are also included. Furthermore, the design of the programme means there is a possibility of studying together