Utrecht University

Master in Gender Studies

Theory and practice

Your education in gender studies will combine theoretical knowledge with its practical application in all parts of the programme. You will develop research skills through intensive coursework and participate in an internship that combines your subject matter interests with professional experience. Theory and practice come together in your final thesis project, which serves to synthesise your one-year experience in gender studies at Utrecht University.

Why this programme in Utrecht?

Nationally and internationally renowned

Utrecht University's Master in Gender Studies is one of the most distinguished programmes in the Netherlands in its field. Embedded in the Faculty of Humanities, its character is interdisciplinary and international. As a student, you will benefit from interactions with researchers, lecturers, and visiting scholars from all over the world.

Interdisciplinary approach

Utrecht Gender Studies engages in interdisciplinary research and teaching in literary, visual, and cultural studies as well as in historical and philosophical gender research. The study content benefits students to attend to the ways in which everyday culture changes under the influence of globalisation. Our programme teaches from the diverse strands of gender studies (e.g. postcolonial feminisms, feminism and multiculturalism, contemporary feminist theory, and feminist posthuman(ist) studies).

Open-minded community

Studying Gender Studies in Utrecht means being part of an ambitious, open-minded, and intellectual community. We encourage you to join the student society Gen K, external link which unites students of this programme and the research Master's programme and provides additional avenues for engaging in relevant discussions.