Letter of motivation and proof of knowledge of gender theory

In order to be admitted to the MA in Gender Studies, you need to provide a letter of motivation as well as proof that you have knowledge of gender theory of at least 10 ECTS credits. The letter of motivation must include the following information:

• Why do you want to start a Master’s programme in Gender Studies at the University of Vienna?
• Which gender theoretical questions have you engaged with in your previous studies?
• Which gender theoretical knowledge of at least 10 ECTS credits have you acquired (tabular overview)?
  • Please list and explain all relevant qualifications, completed degrees or courses for which you can prove the necessary ECTS credits.
  • If the gender-theoretical focus of a course is not explicit in its title, please provide the following supplementary information: please describe in keywords the gender-theoretical course topics and/or upload the reference list of your seminar paper or the seminar paper itself in the admission process.
  • If you have completed a gender-specific Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis, please upload the table of contents, abstract and reference list in the admission process.
  • Courses with a gender-theoretical focus are ones that do not assume gender as a given, but critically and analytically reflect on the (intersectional) production of gender as a category. Your understanding of approaches and debates in gender theory should, among others, be reflected in the literature used in seminar papers or Bachelor’s/Master’s theses.
• Format: Please use our template for the letter of motivation. The letter of motivation must include your name and email address as well as your responses to the questions above (to a maximum of 3000 characters) as well as an overview of your prior knowledge of gender theory.