369 Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Studies Degree Programs

An online, interdisciplinary MA that examines how gender and sexuality shape power and politics globally. Drawing on feminist, queer, postcolonial and decolonial perspectives with a strong Global South focus (Asia, Africa, the Middle East), the programme combines theoretical study, applied casework and research training to prepare graduates for careers in development, human rights, policy, journalism and social justice.

Specialize in the prevention and intervention in gender violence from a legal, political, psychological and educational approach and in the design and execution of equality policies as an essential tool in the fight against gender violence. Our online Master's Degree in Gender Violence will specialize you, from the perspective of law, education, politics and psychology, in prevention, care and intervention in gender violence. At the end of the master's degree you will receive an Equality Agent Certificate.

The master's degree in Women, Gender and Citizenship is an interdisciplinary course promoted by the Inter-University Institute of Women's Studies and Gender Research (IIEDG) and taught through a specific agreement between eight Catalan universities: the University of Barcelona (coordinator), the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the University of Girona, the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Rovira i Virgili University, the University of Vic, the University of Lleida, and Pompeu Fabra University.

The Master of Arts in Gender and Development (hybrid) is a graduate programme that offers critical knowledge in gender studies in its intersections with development studies. In addition, this programme equips students with the required soft skills for a successful international career in this field.

The PhD in Comparative Gender Studies is a 4-6 year program for students with substantial MA-level background in gender studies theory and methodologies who wish to specialize in interdisciplinary research and teaching in an academic setting. Accredited in both the US and Austria, the program combines elements of North American and European style degrees with coursework, research proposal development, and a Comprehensive Exam in the first year, followed by research and dissertation writing alongside professional development in subsequent years.

Master of Arts in Gender Studies The one-year MA program offers a condensed grounding in interdisciplinary gender studies for students with substantial previous background in gender studies or a related field (a minimum of a four-year BA is required). Applicants are asked to demonstrate their formal or informal exposure to some aspect of gender studies, along with evidence of initial thinking about a broad area of research.

The Master's Program in Gender Studies trains professionals capable of analyzing, understanding, and generating proposals with a gender perspective in the contemporary context, from an ethical and interdisciplinary standpoint, taking into account the plurality of actors, cultures, and power relations with other forms of social differentiation among individuals, groups, and territories. Furthermore, it empowers leaders in the formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies, programs, and public research and intervention projects that incorporate a gender perspective.

Through a critical and analytical lens, the Master's in Research in Communication and Diversities emphasizes the power relations and structures of violence present in the current media and communication ecosystem, with the aim of addressing social and cultural needs. It seeks to understand the role of the media in the construction and representation of difference and diversities and to be capable of thinking and building concrete social actions with social impact.

Are you interested in Women’s and Gender HISTORY? The MATILDA European Master in Women's and Gender History, established in 2008 as part of the EU Erasmus+ Programme, offers a unique two-year program if you wish to develop expertise in women's and gender history and are interested in international experiences and intercultural exchange.

Drawing on feminist, queer, postcolonial and decolonial thinking, the programme examines politics across borders, conflict, labour, migration, social movements, digital spaces and global governance. With a strong focus on Asia, Africa and the Middle East, it centres Global South scholarship and challenges Eurocentric narratives. 

Drawing on feminist, queer, postcolonial and decolonial thinking, the programme examines politics across borders, conflict, labour, migration, social movements, digital spaces and global governance. With a strong focus on Asia, Africa and the Middle East, it centres Global South scholarship and challenges Eurocentric narratives. 

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is Otago's most flexible undergraduate degree program, enabling students to study from a selection of more than 40 arts and social science subjects, as well as papers offered elsewhere in the University. Academic breadth is complemented by in-depth knowledge gained through majoring in one or two subjects with the option of minors in one or two others.

Prospective students may be required to submit an admissions essay or to sit for an examination or to do additional modules to enable them to reach the desired level of study.

Gender Studies and Feminist Theory - A Multidisciplinary Perspective Seasonal School will introduce participants to the pivotal perspective of gender studies with a multidisciplinary critical perspective, combining different approaches in social sciences. In order to tackle the most relevant issues in contemporary gender studies and feminist theory, participants will be provided with the most relevant conceptual tools from an epistemological, political, legal and philosophical point of view as well as with a cross-cutting knowledge of the different theoretical-methodological frameworks employed in the debate.

The Master of Arts (Coursework) program is designed to give students the skills sought-after by employers around the globe, with a balance of specific subject knowledge plus broad-based transferable skills – such as oral and written communication, and analytical skills.