Linköping University offers you an international MSSc with a major in Gender studies, specialization Intersectionality and Change 120/60 ECTS credits. This English language program is, mixing online and campus based education. The online part ensures flexibility, creativity and freedom. Three campus weeks per year are mandatory. This is to meet the teachers, for community building, and learning activities that work better in a live setting.

2. International Master’s Programme
GENDER STUDIES –
Intersectionality and Change at
TEMA GENUS

3. Linköping University
• Public non profit university
• Founded in 1975
• 27 000 student
• 2000 international students
• 300 professors
• 1 300 doctoral students
• 500 international partnerships
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4. Highly ranked university

5. World leader in eco-friendly attitude
Recycling, free campus bus, organic coffee, bikes…

6. Why study at Linköping university?
• Open climate with a strong focus on team work (tutor
groups)
• Student centred learning
• Independent thinking is encouraged
• Interdisciplinary approach in education and research
• Good place to make friends from other countries
• Best in Sweden in Academic English and technology

7. Welcome to
Gender
Studies!
• Tema Genus
– a vibrant milieu
• Centre for Gender
Excellence
• InterGender
Research
School

9. Gender Studies-
Intersectionality and
Change,
60/120 credits
Åsa-Karin Engstrand
Director of the Master’s Programme

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Contents
• The programme focuses on intersectional gender,
i.e. gender in interplay with other social
categorisations and power differentials such as
ethnicity, class, nationality, sexuality, age,
(dis)ability etc.
• Three strands:
-Feminist pedagogy and didactics
-Equality work and strategies
-Science and media communication

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Organization
• Blended education: online + on-campus three
weeks per year (beginning, middle and the end)
• Online activities in Adobe Connect Pro
• Information, submission, assessment on the
learning platform Lisam

12. First Year (60 credits)
1st
Semester
Introduction to
Studies of
Intersectional
Gender at
Advanced Level
6 credits
Gender Studies:
Intersectionality and
Change
12 credits
Analytical Tools
12 credits
2nd
Semester
Career
Paths and
Professional
Communication
6 credits
Case Study:
Analyzing
Change
9 credits
Feminist
Genealogies
and
Social
Movements
7,5 credits
Historiographies
of
Intersectional
Gender Studies
7,5 credits
Master’s Thesis
15 credits

13. Second year (120 credits)
3rd
Semester
Optional Courses (15 credits):
Feminist
Pedagogy
and
Intersectional
Gender
Didactics
7,5 credits
or Intersectional
equality work
in
organizations
7,5 credits
Science
communication
and critical media
interventions
7,5 credits
or Internship
7,5 credits
4th
Semester
Master’s Thesis 30 credits
Theories and
Methodologies
15 credits

14. Campus, face-to-face weeks

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A “typical” on-line week
• Pre-recorded lecture
• Tutor meeting/co-tutor meeting
• Seminar or other learning activity (blog, creative
writing, etc)

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Tutor groups
• Groups of 8-10 students
• Discuss the readings of the week
• Tutor meetings – times are decided together
with the tutor
• Co-tutor meetings – student-led; the group
decides a suitable time to meet

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Welcome to apply on universityadmissions.se
Deadline January 15
Programme start August
Questions?
E-mail asa-karin.engstrand@liu.se
Gender Studies web page:
http://www.tema.liu.se/tema-g?l=en

21. Nina Lykke
Professor of Gender Studies
Linköping Univ.
• Pedagogical approaches and community
building
• Professional enactment of change – job
opportunities

22. Pedagogical approaches and
community building
• To foster community building through:
• --- Normcritical and power sensitive feminist
pedagogies
• --- Focus on inclusion and transgression of
hegemonic norms in terms of gender, sexuality,
cultural, national and disciplinary backgrounds,
English language skill etc.
• --- Learning to give, take and respond to critique,
while balancing criticality and affirmative
generousity

23. The triangle of theory-activism-
professionalism
THEORY
ACTIVISM,
POLITICS
PROFESSIO-
NALISM,
JOBS

24. Professional outlets
• Building on data from investigation of
employment patterns of gender studies
candidates in 10 European countries (Finland,
The Netherlands, UK, Italy, Spain, Germany,
France, Hungary, Slovenia and Sweden)
• G. Griffin (ed) : Doing Women’s Studies.
Employment opportunities, personal impacts and
social consequences. 2005.
• A. Lundberg & A.Werner: Genusvetarnas Framtid.
[The future of gender studies scholars]. 2013.

25. Master programme in Gender Studies
– Intersectionality and Change
prepares students for transformative work
related to
• 1) research and education/teaching of
intersectional gender studies
• 2) communication and critical media
interventions
• 3) equality work and social justice advocacy in
organisations, including NGOs

27. Entry requirements
• Internationally recognised university
• Bachelor’s degree
• Proficiency in English
IELTS score of at least 6.5 (w 5.5)
TOEFL score of at least 90 (w 20)
• Specific requirements for the programme
• Country specific requirements

28. National online application service
1. Create an account
2. Apply in order of priority
3. Pay the application fee, if
applicable
4. Send or upload documents
Follow your application!
www.universityadmissions.se

29. Make sure your application is complete
We are here to help you!
Online
application
Document
citizenship, or pay
application fee
Submit
documents
Application
Now assessment of your application can start!

30. Academic qualifications
• Diploma
• Transcripts
• Original language + translation
• Officially certified if copies are sent via regular post
• Originals if uploaded
English
• Test
• Previous studies
Other documents
• LiU Checklist mandatory
• Letter of Motivation mandatory for some
• CV not mandatory
• Letters not mandatory
Qualifications
information specific
to your country;
read instructions
carefully!
1 Feb

31. Key dates
15 January: deadline application
1 February: deadline for receipt of documents (all applicants)
1 February: deadline documentation of fee exempt status, or receipt of application fee
End March: first Notification of Selection Results
Beginning April: apply for scholarship
14 April: last date to reply to your offer
End April: second Notification of Selection Results
End August/beginning September: classes start