Gender, Diversity & Equality

Focus

Gender equality is essential for sustainable development in all areas of life. Understanding the causes, structures, and processes of exclusion, discrimination, and inequality is central to interdisciplinary debates, such as those on Art in Context, Digital Life, or Health + Mind. Therefore, the supplementary study programme and specialisation programme “Gender, Diversity, and Equality” (GDE) address diversity, anti-discrimination, and equal opportunities. Based on research-led teaching from the digital, social, cultural, legal, and economic sciences, as well as natural and life sciences and theology, the GDE program promotes a critical perspective on gender differences, relationships, identities, and roles, and connects them intersectionally to other structural categories.

Target Group

The GDE program is aimed at all those who wish to understand the interplay of gender, power, and inequality from a theoretical and empirical perspective. This enables graduates to gain a critically informed view of barriers to equality and diversity and supports their promotion.

Structure & Requirements

Basic Module (12 ECTS)

For the Basic Module, courses totaling 12 ECTS points from the GDE course offerings must be completed. Courses from your own field of study may only be chosen if they are not part of the mandatory or elective subjects. An exception to this rule is courses from the cross-sectional module on socio-ecological crises, which cannot be credited as free electives.

The following courses or courses from the following areas must be completed for the Basic Module:

• At least one introductory lecture from the foundation module course offerings (minimum 3 ECTS)
• Additional courses from the GDE curriculum (up to 9 ECTS)

Advanced Module (12 ECTS)

The Advanced Module addresses specific issues of intersectional women’s and gender studies and provides advanced knowledge on gender and diversity.

For the Advanced Module, courses totaling 12 ECTS points from the GDE course offerings must be completed. Courses from your own field of study may only be chosen if they are not part of the mandatory or elective subjects. An exception to this rule is courses from the cross-sectional module on socio-ecological crises, which cannot be credited as free electives.

Optionally, up to 6 ECTS may be earned through a 150-hour internship in the field of Gender, Diversity & Equality. Such placements may take place at the University of Salzburg or partner institutions in Austria or abroad specializing in gender, women’s studies, diversity, or equality issues. Prior approval by the program coordinator is required.

Specialisation Module (12 ECTS)

The Specialisation Module serves to further deepen and specialize the knowledge and skills acquired in the supplementary study programme.

For the Specialisation Module, courses totaling 12 ECTS points from the GDE course offerings must be completed. Courses from your own field of study may only be chosen if they are not part of the mandatory or elective subjects. An exception to this rule are courses from the cross-sectional module on socio-ecological crises, which cannot be credited as free electives.

Course Registration

Registration for individual courses is done via PLUSonline.

Note: Courses that are part of the mandatory or elective subjects of a study program cannot be counted as supplementary study programmes. For courses taken as part of the supplementary study programme / specialisation programme, select “Free Registration” in PLUSonline during course registration:

Certificate

After successfully completing the modules listed above, the following certificates can be requested:

• Basic Module “Gender, Diversity, and Equality”: This will be issued after successful completion of the Basic Module totaling 12 ECTS points.
• Supplementary Study Programme “Gender, Diversity, and Equality”: This will be issued after successful completion of the Basic and Advanced Modules, totaling 24 ECTS points.
• Specialisation Programme in “Gender, Diversity, and Equality”: This will be issued after successful completion of the Basic, Advanced, and Specialization Modules, totaling 36 ECTS points.

IMPORTANT: If students wish to have the study supplement listed on their Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Diploma examination certificate as part of their free electives, they must comply with the regulations of their respective curriculum. Consultation with the chair of the relevant curriculum committee is recommended beforehand.

Requesting a Certificate

To receive the corresponding certificate, send the following documents by the 20th of each month to .

• Exam pass
• Academic records collected in a PDF file (if it is not possible to print the records from PLUSonline, only send the completed exam pass)

• If you want to have a course credited that is not listed, be sure to include the official course description including the syllabus.

The certificates will then be issued by the ZFL (Center for Flexible Learning) of the University of Salzburg on behalf of the Vice-Rectorate for Education and Student Experience. Provided the documents are complete, you will receive the corresponding certificate at the beginning of the following month.

Certificates cannot be issued after graduation. Students should apply several weeks before completing their degree.

Download Exam Pass

• Exam Pass Basic Module GDE (12 ECTS) 
• Exam Pass Supplementary Study GDE (24 ECTS)
• Exam Pass Specialisation GDE (36 ECTS)

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