Studies

Since the beginnings of the institutionalization of gender studies in the late 1990's, a lot has changed: Every semester students can visit various courses in gender studies. Gender has become a useful category of analysis but also an independent discipline at all Swiss universities: also at universities of applied aciences and teacher education gender is an important part of the curriculum.

The following universities offer a variety of courses and further education in gender studies:

• University of Basel, Gender Studies
  BA and MA degrees (Information in German)

• FHNW, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
  Certificate of Advanced Studies "Diversity- und Gleichstellungskompetenz" (Information in German)

• University of Zurich, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies
  Master's program Gender Studies

• University of Bern, Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies ICFG
  MA degree in Gender Studies (minor only) 
  MA degree in Gender and Religion (minor only)
  Certificate of Advances Studies "Genderkompetenz in Migration und Globalisierung" (Information in German)

• University of St. Gallen, Department Gender und Diversity
  Courses for BA and MA students

• University of Fribourg, Departement "Soziologie, Sozialpolitik und Sozialarbeit"
  MA specialisation program "Gender, Gesellschaft, Sozialpolitik" (Information in German)

• University of Neuchâtel, Maison d'analyse des processus sociaux MAPS
  Courses for BA and MA students (Information in French)

• University of Lausanne, Centre en Etudes Genre
  Courses for BA and MA students (Information in French)
  European MA degree EGALES (Information in French)

• The Graduate Institute Geneva, Gender Centre
  Secondary Specialisation (of the Master in Development Studies
  Secondary Specialisation (of the Master in International Affairs)
  E-Learning "Gender and Development"

• Universität Genf, Institut des Etudes Genre
  Studienangebote auf BachelorstufeMasterprogramm Gender Studies
  Weiterbildungsangebot
  MOOC "Genre: quels enjeux? Violences, globalisation, biomédecine, sexualités"

Weitere Informationen

... zur Studienrichtung Gender Studies / Geschlechterforschung finden sich auf dem Portal berufsberatung.ch.