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Master's Programme Gender, Culture and Social Change 

Interfaculty Faculty of Business and Management
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Faculty of Economics and Statistics
Faculty of Educational Sciences
Faculty of Language, Literature and Culture
Faculty of Philosophy and History
Faculty of Social and Political Science

Duration / ECTS-Credits 4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits
Academic Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Qualification Level
Master (Second Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F 0314 Sociology and Cultural Studies
Mode of Study
Full-Time
Study Code
UC 066 907
Curriculum Information on the Curriculum (2010W)*
Language of Instruction German
Admission Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and Language Certificates
Application


* Information on the Curriculum (2010W)

The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.

In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies,
  available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
  Section: Current Curriculum version.

University of Innsbruck Bulletins »

Requirements

Relevant bachelor's degrees at the University of Innsbruck:

Proof of general university entrance qualification:

The general university entrance qualification for admission to a master's programme must be proven by the completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme, another subject-related programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution, or a program defined in the curriculum of the master's programme. To compensate for significant differences in subject matter, supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the second semester of the master's programme.

The rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are prerequisites for taking examinations provided for in the curriculum of the master's programme.

In the course of the proof of the general university entrance qualification, the completion of the following core areas within the framework of the completed bachelor's degree programme shall be examined in any case:

A minimum of 20 ECTS-Credits from the following fields have to be completed:

  • Core area Methods of Cultural, Humanistic, Social or Economic Empiricism  
  • Core area Gender Issues in Cultural and Social Sciences
  • Core area Theorieentwicklung in den Bereichen Culture, Media and Society

Recommended Course Sequence

The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.

The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).

First Semester »

10.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Theories and History of Gender Relations I
10.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Inequality, Difference and Power I
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module1

1 Instead of the mentioned Elective Modules in the curriculum or the modules out of the other Master'-Curricula of the University of Innsbruck, minors to the extent of 20 ECTS-Credits can be completed.

Second Semester »

10.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Theories and History of Gender Relations II
10.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Inequality, Difference and Power II
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module1

1 Instead of the mentioned Elective Modules in the curriculum or the modules out of the other Master'-Curricula of the University of Innsbruck, minors to the extent of 20 ECTS-Credits can be completed.

Third Semester »

  5.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Preparation of the Master’s Thesis
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module1
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module1
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module1

1 Instead of the mentioned Elective Modules in the curriculum or the modules out of the other Master'-Curricula of the University of Innsbruck, minors to the extent of 20 ECTS-Credits can be completed.

Fourth Semester »

20.0 ECTS-Credits: Master’s Thesis
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Master’s Thesis Colloquium
  5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module1

1 Instead of the mentioned Elective Modules in the curriculum or the modules out of the other Master'-Curricula of the University of Innsbruck, minors to the extent of 20 ECTS-Credits can be completed.

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Studienverlauf MA_Gender, Culture and Social Change_en

Qualification Profile and Skills

The Master's Programme Gender, Culture and Social Change treats gender as a hierarchical structural category that is closely connected to categories of ethnicity and social class in post-national and post-colonial constellations.

In this interfaculty master's programme, students acquire interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary scientific and vocational abilities that can be applied in both basic and empirical research capacities and in various occupational fields (e.g. education, administration, policy) in many different types of institutions (e.g. national and international organizations, NGOs, non-profit organizations, commercial enterprises).

The programme consists of five mandatory modules in which the theories and history of gender relations are treated in close connection to questions of difference and heterogeneity in migration societies. Furthermore, students complete five of nine elective modules that treat economics, culture and language, ethnicity, media, law, norms and globalization in their gender-specific dimensions and in connection with other social structures. An optional practical training course and the master's thesis complete the programme.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Graduates possess specialized knowledge of the theories and history of gender relations in close connection to questions of difference and heterogeneity in migration societies. They have the competences to formulate and substantiate questions pertaining to gender in scientifically correct manner, to substantiate arguments and to solve problems innovatively.

Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities

Based on systemic application of the gender perspective, the goal of this master's programme is to acquire skills and competences in difference and diversity, in intercultural questions, and in questions of migration, integration and development policy. These competences can be applied in educational institutions and in the media, in commercial organizations, in NGOs and non-profit organizations, in public administration, and in international organizations.

Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck

Relevant PhD/Doctoral Programmes degrees at the School of Social and Political Sciences, the Faculty of Educational Sciences, the Innsbruck University School of Management, the Faculty of Economics and Statistics, the Faculty of Language, Literature and Culture, the Faculty of Philosophy and History and the Faculty of Catholic Theology.

Minor

As part of the Master’s Programme, a Minor of 30 ECTS-Credits can be completed.

More information and a list of possible Minors can be found at:
https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/wahlpakete/

Supplementary Programme

Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Supplementary Programme corresponding to 45 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Supplementary Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-entrepreneurship/

Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination regulations

The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.

Description of the applied grading system (including the grade distribution table) »

The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.

Austrian grading
scheme
Definition
%-age
   
1 EXCELLENT:
Outstanding performance
50

= 100%

2

GOOD:
Generally good, but with some errors
32.7
3 SATISFACTORY:
Generally sound work with a number of substantial errors
12.9
4 SUFFICIENT:
Performance meets the minimum criteria
4.4
5 INSUFFICIENT:
Substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work
     
December 2021



Overall classification of the qualification

Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study). 

Information about the Programme (in German only)

Forms (in German only)

Recognition of exams (in German only)

Contact and Information

Examination Office
Standort Universitätsstraße 15 Piktogramm barrierefreier Zugang

Associate Dean of Studies
Ass.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Heike Welte

Gender Studies 
http://www.uibk.ac.at/leopoldine/gender-studies

Homepage
http://www.uibk.ac.at/ma-gender/

Information for students with disabilities

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