Gender Studies full time
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Paderborn
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Gender Studies
- Sociology, Social Science
- Cultural Studies
Target group
-\tBasic knowledge of the importance of gender as a social category
-\tBasic skills for assessing the impact of gender relations
-\tBasic knowledge and orientation knowledge of gender theories
-\tBasic knowledge of gender stereotypes and their effects.
The examination board determines the equivalence of skills.
Annotation
The Gender Studies programme is aimed at prospective students who are interested in examining connections and stereotypes of social life in a nuanced and critical way. Under the motto "Using contemporary gender knowledge to build a reflective society of the future!", the programme opens up ways of understanding the structures of democratic societies. The degree course examines societal labour and power relations, evaluation and exclusion practices as well as the influences of socialisation and the media on each individual. It analyses inequalities and encourages students to reflect on their own position within gender and power structures that have developed over the course of history.
Admission requirements
- Basic knowledge of the importance of gender as a social category
- Basic skills to assess the effect of gender relations
- Basic knowledge and orientation about gender theories
- Basic knowledge of gender stereotypes and their effects.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
- Summer semester 2027: 05.04.2027 - 16.07.2027
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Information at the International Office
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Information at the International Office
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.03. - 15.04.2026.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.03. - 15.04.2026.
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Information at the International Office
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Information at the International Office
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.09. - 15.10.2026.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.09. - 15.10.2026.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German