The application period
for Master of Science Programme in Social Studies of Gender is
open for enrollment. Application deadline is January 15, 2015 for the
study period 28/08/2015 - 09/06/2017.
This is an interdisciplinary social science master’s
programme. It focuses upon how gender and feminist research, in dialogue with
other social science subjects, contribute to the understanding of resistance
and change in inequalities and relations and practices of power.
The major aim of the programme is to encourage
students to develop their ability to critically examine, evaluate and discuss
the field’s most important theoretical perspectives and to be able to formulate
and analyse the interconnection between theory and practice in issues related to
gender, class, ethnicity and sexuality.
The Social Studies of Gender Programme is given
jointly by feminist / gender scholars from the Departments of Gender Studies,
Development Studies, Education, Political Science, Social Anthropology,
Sociology, Pedagogy, Sociology of Law and the School of Social Work at Lund
University. The program provides the opportunity for internships
and international exchange semester.
The medium of instruction is English. This means that
lectures, seminars and examination will be in English.
More information about the programme is
available at:
Short facts about the
Master programme:
·
Students will acquire a degree of Master
of Science in Social Studies of Gender with a major in their previous field of
study in the Social Sciences.
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It is a fully interdisciplinary Social
Science Master programme that is taught at a top-ranking university
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There are no tuition fees for
EU/EEA citizens
·
Normal duration of the programme is 2
years of full-time studies (120 ECTS)
·
The medium of instruction is English
Application deadline is
January 15, 2015. The next cohort
will begin in September 2015.
Please find enclosed a poster and a
programme sheet with information about the programme. We would appreciate if
you could take the time and effort to make them accessible to interested
students
Contact:
Phone: 046-222 49 83; 046-222 31 30.
E-mail: master@sam.lu.se
Programme Coordinators: Milan Burke,
Shoshana Item and Helena Falk
Program Director: Sara Goodman