Master's Degree in Women's, Gender and Citizenship Studies
Barcelona, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 19 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* (82 euros for students from outside the EU and non-residents of Spain). Prices for the 2025-2026 academic year
Key Summary
About: Eight Catalan universities run an interdisciplinary Master's in Women's, Gender and Citizenship Studies via the Inter-university Institute of Women's and Gender Studies (iiEDG) at the University of Barcelona. The program gathers researchers from varied disciplines and offers specializations in Women, Work and Public Policy and Theory, Criticism and Culture. It trains students in gender theory, cultural studies and policy analysis to identify inequalities, analyze policies, design interventions and contribute to research.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in media, NGOs, education and local or state administration, doing gender-focused research, policy analysis and advocacy. They can pursue research and doctoral studies.
Eight Catalan universities participate in the inter-university master's degree in Women's, Gender and Citizenship Studies, which is promoted by the Inter-university Institute of Women's and Gender Studies (iiEDG).
The participation of researchers from diverse disciplines within the iiEDG fosters interdisciplinarity, which is fundamental to gender studies. Furthermore, the master's program boasts a large team of experts with extensive teaching experience and a recognized research track record, pioneering the development of research projects funded through competitive calls for proposals at the regional, national, and international levels.
- The Women, Work, and Public Policy specialization aims to address a clear societal demand for individuals who can act as "agents of equality." It seeks to train people capable of identifying problems, offering solutions, discussing and analyzing policies, developing budgets, and more, in the field of inequalities and discrimination between men and women.
- The objective of the specialization Theory, Criticism and Culture is to deepen the knowledge of the conceptual networks and theoretical discourses that shape the recent theoretical, academic and political debates on gender issues.
Credit distribution
List of subjects
goals
The overall objective of this master's program is to train researchers and professionals capable of integrating a gender perspective into research, teaching, and governance, thereby contributing to the development of equality values and the improvement of the well-being of women and men in a just and equitable society. The two more specific objectives of this master's program will be developed through its two specializations.
The objective of the Theory, Criticism and Culture specialization is to train researchers and professionals capable of applying gender mainstreaming in research, teaching and professional practice in all areas of scientific and technical knowledge, and in the social sciences and humanities.
The objective of the Women, Work and Public Policy specialization is to train professionals who can intervene in the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies from a gender and feminist perspective, and in the design, implementation and evaluation of equality plans.
Competencies
- To gain in-depth knowledge of the main currents of feminist theory, the history of women, and the contributions of different disciplines to the study of the sociocultural configuration of gender and sexuality.
- Knowing how to introduce gender mainstreaming into research and teaching in the various scientific, social and human disciplines.
- Knowing how to introduce gender mainstreaming into the dissemination of feminist knowledge.
- Knowing how to design, implement and evaluate equality plans in public and private institutions and companies.
- Knowing how to integrate gender mainstreaming into the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies.
- Acquire research and intervention procedures and techniques from a gender perspective.
- Knowing how to resolve issues of intercultural mediation, especially regarding women's groups.
What kind of work will you be able to do?
- Tasks in media, NGOs, educational institutions and local and state administrations.
- Research and analysis with a gender perspective, with academic opportunities such as a doctorate or participation in diverse programs and projects that incorporate this perspective.