Master of Gender and Diversity

Study programme

Study programme

2025-2026

Programme jointly offered by KU Leuven, Universiteit Gent, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteit Hasselt and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Model Path

General courses

Compulsory stem (15 ECTS-credits)

Overview of Feminist Thought
Course code:
9001KVAOFD
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
Diversity and Gender Seminar
Course code:
9001KVASDG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Colette Van Laar
Intersectionality and Diversity Studies
Course code:
9001UGEIDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Flexible stem (15 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below)

Gender, Diversity and Politics
Course code:
9001VUBGDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Celis
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Organizations
Course code:
9001UHADEI
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Koen Van Laer
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
Course code:
2200PSWGD5
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
Credit and exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
Feminist Anthropology
Course code:
9001UGEFAN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Psychology, Culture and Society
Course code:
9001KULPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Phalet
Philosophy and Ethics of Sexuality
Course code:
9001VUBFES
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
History of the Body, Gender and Sexuality
Course code:
2023FLWGES
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
Anthropology of Love and Intimate Connections
Course code:
9001UGEALC
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Aymon Kreil
Resistance, Power Relations, and Social Change
Course code:
9001KULRPR
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sarah Murru
Course code:
9001UHAGSD
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • - NNB

Internship

5 tot 10 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below

Short Internship
Course code:
9001UGERST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
90
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Long Internship
Course code:
9001UGEPST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
180
ECTS-credits:
10 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
280
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Master's thesis

15 ECTS-credits

Master's Dissertation
Course code:
9001UGEMAP
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
120
ECTS-credits:
15 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
420
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Katrien De Graeve

Elective Courses

Choice of Courses

If you choose a short internship, you take 2 electives (10 credits).
If you choose a long internship, you take 1 elective (5 credits).

Modernity and Urbanity. Capita Selecta from Architectural Theory and Criticism
Course code:
9001KULMOU
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Architecture
Lecturer(s):
  • Luce Beeckmans
Disability Studies
Course code:
9001UGEDIS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth De Schauwer
Gender, Literature and Theory
Course code:
9001KULGLT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Stephanie Koziej
Youth Criminology, Gender & Diversity
Course code:
9001VUBJGD
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
24
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Law
Lecturer(s):
  • Els Dumortier
Postcolonial and Postmigration Literature
Course code:
9001VUBPCL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Sex, Sexual Experience, Reproduction and Law
Course code:
9001KULSSV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Liesbeth Stevens
Diversity, Gender and Religion
Course code:
9001KULDGR
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
History of Migration
Course code:
2040FLWGES
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
Gender history
Course code:
9001UGEGDG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
  • Gita Deneckere
Feminist Theologies
Course code:
9001KULFTH
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Diversity and Inclusion in Education
Course code:
9001UGEDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Wendelien Vantieghem
Islam and Gender
Course code:
9001VUBISG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Iman Lechkar
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Gender and Identity in African Literatures
Course code:
9001UGEGAF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Inge Brinkman
Agogical Transition Strategies for Sustainability and Development
Course code:
9001VUBADO
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Tom Vanwing
Anthropology of Language Use: Diversity and Inequality in a Languaging World
Course code:
9001KULALU
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karel Arnaut
Popular Culture and Diversity
Course code:
2100PSWPOC
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Communication Studies
Lecturer(s):
Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction
Course code:
9001UGEMAS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Robin Vandevoordt
Urban social work
Course code:
2350PSWOSW
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social work
Lecturer(s):
Historical Perspectives on the Gendered Body
Course code:
9001VUBHPG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Jolien Gijbels
Right and Diversity
Course code:
9001UGERDI
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Pieter Cannoot

2024-2025

Programme jointly offered by KU Leuven, Universiteit Gent, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteit Hasselt and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Model Path

General courses

Compulsory stem (15 ECTS-credits)

Overview of Feminist Thought
Course code:
9001KVAOFD
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
Diversity and Gender Seminar
Course code:
9001KVASDG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Colette Van Laar
Intersectionality and Diversity Studies
Course code:
9001UGEIDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Flexible stem (15 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below)

Gender, Diversity and Politics
Course code:
9001VUBGDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Celis
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Organizations
Course code:
9001UHADEI
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Koen Van Laer
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
Course code:
2200PSWGD5
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
Credit and exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Heleen Touquet
Social Entrepreneurship
Course code:
9001UHASOO
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Wim Lambrechts
Feminist Anthropology
Course code:
9001UGEFAN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Media and gender
Course code:
9001UGEMGE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sofie Van Bauwel
Psychology, Culture and Society
Course code:
9001KULPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Phalet
Philosophy and Ethics of Sexuality
Course code:
9001VUBFES
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
History of the Body, Gender and Sexuality
Course code:
2023FLWGES
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
Anthropology of Love and Intimate Connections
Course code:
9001UGEALC
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Aymon Kreil
Resistance, Power Relations, and Social Change
Course code:
9001KULRPR
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sarah Murru

Internship

5 tot 10 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below

Short Internship
Course code:
9001UGERST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
90
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Long Internship
Course code:
9001UGEPST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
180
ECTS-credits:
10 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
280
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Master's thesis

15 ECTS-credits

Master's Dissertation
Course code:
9001UGEMAP
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
120
ECTS-credits:
15 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
420
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Katrien De Graeve

Elective Courses

Choice of Courses

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the following list.
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the flexible root
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the study programs offered by the five partner universities or from the 6 compulsory units from the French interuniversitary master 'Master de spécialisation en études de genre'. (subject to approval by the faculty)

Contemporary Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBHLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Modernity and Urbanity. Capita Selecta from Architectural Theory and Criticism
Course code:
9001KULMOU
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Architecture
Lecturer(s):
  • Luce Beeckmans
Disability Studies
Course code:
9001UGEDIS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth De Schauwer
Gender, Literature and Theory
Course code:
9001KULGLT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Stephanie Koziej
Youth Criminology, Gender & Diversity
Course code:
9001VUBJGD
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
24
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Law
Lecturer(s):
  • Els Dumortier
Postcolonial Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBPCL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Law and gender
Course code:
9001UGEREG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Pieter Cannoot
Sex, Sexual Experience, Reproduction and Law
Course code:
9001KULSSV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Liesbeth Stevens
Diversity, Gender and Religion
Course code:
9001KULDGR
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Gender history
Course code:
9001UGEGDG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
  • Gita Deneckere
Feminist Theologies
Course code:
9001KULFTH
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Diversity and Inclusion in Education
Course code:
9001UGEDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Wendelien Vantieghem
Islam and Gender
Course code:
9001VUBISG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Iman Lechkar
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Gender and Identity in African Literatures
Course code:
9001UGEGAF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Inge Brinkman
Agogical Transition Strategies for Sustainability and Development
Course code:
9001VUBADO
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Tom Vanwing
Anthropology of Language Use: Diversity and Inequality in a Languaging World
Course code:
9001KULALU
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karel Arnaut
Popular Culture and Diversity
Course code:
2100PSWPOC
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Communication Studies
Lecturer(s):
Strategic HRM
Course code:
9001UHAHRM
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Eline Jammaers
Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction
Course code:
9001UGEMAS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Robin Vandevoordt
Urban social work
Course code:
2350PSWOSW
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social work
Lecturer(s):
Historical Perspectives on the Gendered Body
Course code:
9001VUBHPG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Jolien Gijbels

2023-2024

Programme jointly offered by KU Leuven, Universiteit Gent, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteit Hasselt and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Model Path

General courses

Compulsory stem (15 ECTS-credits)

Overview of Feminist Thought
Course code:
9001KVAOFD
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
Diversity and Gender Seminar
Course code:
9001KVASDG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Veerle Draulans
Intersectionality and Diversity Studies
Course code:
9001UGEIDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Carine Plancke

Flexible stem (15 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below)

Gender, Diversity and Politics
Course code:
9001VUBGDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Celis
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Organizations
Course code:
9001UHADEI
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Koen Van Laer
History of Feminism as a Social Movement: Transnational, Intersectional an Decolonial Perspectives
Course code:
9001UGEFDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Julie Carlier
Gender and Diversity: Science and Care
Course code:
9001KULWMA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sofie Craps
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
Course code:
2200PSWGD5
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
Credit and exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Heleen Touquet
Social Entrepreneurship
Course code:
9001UHASOO
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Wim Lambrechts
Feminist Anthropology
Course code:
9001UGEFAN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Media and gender
Course code:
9001UGEMGE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sofie Van Bauwel
Psychology, Culture and Society
Course code:
9001KULPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Phalet
Philosophy and Ethics of Sexuality
Course code:
9001VUBFES
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
History of the Body, Gender and Sexuality
Course code:
2023FLWGES
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
Anthropology of Love and Intimate Connections
Course code:
9001UGEALC
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Aymon Kreil

Internship

5 tot 10 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below

Short Internship
Course code:
9001UGERST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
90
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Long Internship
Course code:
9001UGEPST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
180
ECTS-credits:
10 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
280
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Master's thesis

15 ECTS-credits

Master's Dissertation
Course code:
9001UGEMAP
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
120
ECTS-credits:
15 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
420
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Katrien De Graeve

Elective Courses

Choice of Courses

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the following list.
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the flexible root
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the study programs offered by the five partner universities or from the 6 compulsory units from the French interuniversitary master 'Master de spécialisation en études de genre'. (subject to approval by the faculty)

Contemporary Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBHLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Modernity and Urbanity. Capita Selecta from Architectural Theory and Criticism
Course code:
9001KULMOU
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Architecture
Lecturer(s):
  • Hildegarde Heynen
Disability Studies
Course code:
9001UGEDIS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth De Schauwer
Gender, Literature and Theory
Course code:
9001KULGLT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Stephanie Koziej
Youth Criminology
Course code:
9001VUBJCR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
24
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Law
Lecturer(s):
  • Els Dumortier
Postcolonial Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBPCL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Law and gender
Course code:
9001UGEREG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Eva Brems
Sex, Sexual Experience, Reproduction and Law
Course code:
9001KULSSV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Liesbeth Stevens
Women Studies, Religion and Theology
Course code:
9001KULVRT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Gender and development
Course code:
2200PSWGDV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
History of Migration
Course code:
2040FLWGES
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
Gender history
Course code:
9001UGEGDG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
  • Gita Deneckere
Feminist Theologies
Course code:
9001KULFTH
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Diversity and Inclusion in Education
Course code:
9001UGEDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Wendelien Vantieghem
Islam and Gender
Course code:
9001VUBISG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Iman Lechkar
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Gender and Identity in African Literatures
Course code:
9001UGEGAF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Inge Brinkman
Agogical Transition Strategies for Sustainability and Development
Course code:
9001VUBADO
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Tom Vanwing
Anthropology of Language Use: Diversity and Inequality in a Languaging World
Course code:
9001KULALU
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karel Arnaut
Popular Culture and Diversity
Course code:
2100PSWPOC
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Communication Studies
Lecturer(s):
Strategic HRM
Course code:
9001UHAHRM
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Eline Jammaers
Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction
Course code:
9001UGEMAS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Robin Vandevoordt
Urban social work
Course code:
2350PSWOSW
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social work
Lecturer(s):
  • Marjan Moris

2022-2023

Programme jointly offered by KU Leuven, Universiteit Gent, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteit Hasselt and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Model Path

General courses

Compulsory stem (15 ECTS-credits)

Overview of Feminist Thought
Course code:
9001KVAOFD
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
Diversity and Gender Seminar
Course code:
9001KVASDG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Veerle Draulans
Intersectionality and Diversity Studies
Course code:
9001UGEIDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Carine Plancke

Flexible stem (15 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below)

Gender, Diversity and Politics
Course code:
9001VUBGDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Celis
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Organizations
Course code:
9001UHADEI
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Koen Van Laer
History of Feminism as a Social Movement: Transnational, Intersectional an Decolonial Perspectives
Course code:
9001UGEFDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Julie Carlier
Gender and Diversity: Science and Care
Course code:
9001KULWMA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sofie Craps
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
Course code:
2200PSWGD5
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
Credit and exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Heleen Touquet
Social Entrepreneurship
Course code:
9001UHASOO
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Wim Lambrechts
Feminist Anthropology
Course code:
9001UGEFAN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Media and gender
Course code:
9001UGEMGE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sofie Van Bauwel
Psychology, Culture and Society
Course code:
9001KULPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Phalet
Philosophy and Ethics of Sexuality
Course code:
9001VUBFES
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
History of the Body, Gender and Sexuality
Course code:
2023FLWGES
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):

Internship

5 tot 10 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below

Short Internship
Course code:
9001UGERST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
90
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Long Internship
Course code:
9001UGEPST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
180
ECTS-credits:
10 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
280
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Master's thesis

15 ECTS-credits

Master's Dissertation
Course code:
9001UGEMAP
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
120
ECTS-credits:
15 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
420
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Katrien De Graeve

Elective Courses

Choice of Courses

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the following list.
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the flexible root
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the study programs offered by the five partner universities or from the 6 compulsory units from the French interuniversitary master 'Master de spécialisation en études de genre'. (subject to approval by the faculty)

Contemporary Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBHLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Modernity and Urbanity. Capita Selecta from Architectural Theory and Criticism
Course code:
9001KULMOU
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Architecture
Lecturer(s):
  • Hildegarde Heynen
Disability Studies
Course code:
9001UGEDIS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Geert Van Hove
Gender, Literature and Theory
Course code:
9001KULGLT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Anke Gilleir
Youth Criminology
Course code:
9001VUBJCR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
24
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Law
Lecturer(s):
  • Els Dumortier
Postcolonial Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBPCL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Law and gender
Course code:
9001UGEREG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Eva Brems
Sex, Sexual Experience, Reproduction and Law
Course code:
9001KULSSV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Liesbeth Stevens
Women Studies, Religion and Theology
Course code:
9001KULVRT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Gender and development
Course code:
2200PSWGDV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
Gender and globalisation
Course code:
9001UGEGGL
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sigrid Vertommen
Gender history
Course code:
9001UGEGDG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
  • Gita Deneckere
Feminist Theologies
Course code:
9001KULFTH
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Diversity and Inclusion in Education
Course code:
9001UGEDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Wendelien Vantieghem
Postcolonial Studies
Course code:
9001UGEPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Koenraad Bogaerts
Islam and Gender
Course code:
9001VUBISG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Iman Lechkar
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Gender and Identity in African Literatures
Course code:
9001UGEGAF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Inge Brinkman
Agogical Transition Strategies for Sustainability and Development
Course code:
9001VUBADO
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Tom Vanwing
Anthropology of Language Use
Course code:
9001KULALU
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karel Arnaut
Popular Culture and Diversity
Course code:
2100PSWPOC
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Communication Studies
Lecturer(s):
Strategic HRM
Course code:
9001UHAHRM
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Eline Jammaers
Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction
Course code:
9001UGEMAS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Ilse Derluyn

2021-2022

Programme jointly offered by KU Leuven, Universiteit Gent, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteit Hasselt and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Model Path

General courses

Compulsory stem (15 ECTS-credits)

Overview of Feminist Thought
Course code:
9001KVAOFD
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
Diversity and Gender Theories Seminar
Course code:
9001KVASDG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Veerle Draulans
Intersectionality and Diversity Studies
Course code:
9001UGEIDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • - NNB

Flexible stem (15 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below)

Gender, Diversity and Politics
Course code:
9001VUBGDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Serena D'Agostino
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Organizations
Course code:
9001UHADEI
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Patrizia Zanoni
History of Feminism as a Social Movement: Transnational, Intersectional an Decolonial Perspectives
Course code:
9001UGEFDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Julie Carlier
Gender and Diversity: Science and Care
Course code:
9001KULWMA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Veerle Draulans
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
Course code:
2200PSWGD5
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Heleen Touquet
Social Entrepreneurship
Course code:
9001UHASOO
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • - NNB
Advanced Course Genders, Sexualities and the Law
Course code:
2100RECGSL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester,continuous assessment
Study domain:
Law
Lecturer(s):
Feminist Anthropology
Course code:
9001UGEFAN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • - NNB
Media and gender
Course code:
9001UGEMGE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sofie Van Bauwel
Psychology, Culture and Society
Course code:
9001KULPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Phalet
Philosophy and Ethics of Sexuality
Course code:
9001VUBFES
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene

Internship

5 tot 10 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below

Reflective Internship
Course code:
9001UGERST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Participatory Internship
Course code:
9001UGEPST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
80
ECTS-credits:
10 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
280
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Master's thesis

15 ECTS-credits

Master's Dissertation
Course code:
9001UGEMAP
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
120
ECTS-credits:
15 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
420
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Elective Courses

Choice of Courses

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the following list.
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the flexible root
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the study programs offered by the five partner universities or from the 6 compulsory units from the French interuniversitary master 'Master de spécialisation en études de genre'. (subject to approval by the faculty)

Contemporary Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBHLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Modernity and Urbanity. Capita Selecta from Architectural Theory and Criticism
Course code:
9001KULMOU
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Architecture
Lecturer(s):
  • Hildegarde Heynen
Disability Studies
Course code:
9001UGEDIS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Geert Van Hove
Gender, Literature and Theory
Course code:
9001KULGLT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Anke Gilleir
Youth Criminology
Course code:
9001VUBJCR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
24
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Law
Lecturer(s):
  • Jenneke Christiaens
Postcolonial Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBPCL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Law and gender
Course code:
9001UGEREG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Eva Brems
Sex, Sexual Experience, Reproduction and Law
Course code:
9001KULSSV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Liesbeth Stevens
Sociology of Social Equality and Inequality
Course code:
9001VUBSGO
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Ignace Glorieux
Women Studies, Religion and Theology
Course code:
9001KULVRT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Gender and development
Course code:
2200PSWGDV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
History of migration
Course code:
2040FLWGES
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
Inequality and social exclusion (state-of-the-art)
Course code:
2300PSWUON
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Sociology
Lecturer(s):
Gender and globalisation
Course code:
9001UGEGGL
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Julie Carlier
Gender history
Course code:
9001UGEGDG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Vanden Broecke
Feminist Theologies
Course code:
9001KULFTH
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Dynamic and Complex Processes of Migration, Integration and Social Participation
Course code:
9001UGEDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Piet Van Avermaet
Postcolonial Studies
Course code:
9001UGEPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Omar Suliman-Jabary Salamanca
Islam and Gender
Course code:
9001VUBISG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Iman Lechkar
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Gender and Identity in African Literatures
Course code:
9001UGEGAF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • - NNB
Agogical Transition Strategies for Sustainability and Development
Course code:
9001VUBADO
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • - NNB
Anthropology of Language Use
Course code:
9001KULALU
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • - NNB
Popular Culture and Diversity
Course code:
2100PSWPOC
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Communication Studies
Lecturer(s):
Strategic HRM
Course code:
9001UHAHRM
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • - NNB

2020-2021

Programme jointly offered by KU Leuven, Universiteit Gent, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteit Hasselt and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Model Path

General courses

Compulsory stem (15 ECTS-credits)

Gender and intersectionality
Course code:
9001KVAGAI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Overview of Feminist Thougt
Course code:
9001KVAOFD
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
Diversity and Gender Theories Seminar
Course code:
9001KVASDG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Veerle Draulans

Flexible stem (15 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below)

Gender, Diversity and Politics
Course code:
9001VUBGDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Serena D'Agostino
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Organizations
Course code:
9001UHADEI
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Patrizia Zanoni
Feminism and Diversity in Transnational Historical Perspective
Course code:
9001UGEFDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Julie Carlier
Gender and Diversity: Science and Society
Course code:
9001KULWMA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Veerle Draulans
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
Course code:
2200PSWGD5
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Anna van der Vleuten

Internship

5 tot 10 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below

Reflective Internship
Course code:
9001UGERST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Participatory Internship
Course code:
9001UGEPST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
80
ECTS-credits:
10 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
280
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Master's thesis

15 ECTS-credits

Master's Dissertation
Course code:
9001UGEMAP
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
120
ECTS-credits:
15 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
420
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Elective Courses

Choice of Courses

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the following list.
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the flexible root
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the study programs offered by the five partner universities or from the 6 compulsory units from the French interuniversitary master 'Master de spécialisation en études de genre'. (subject to approval by the faculty)

Advanced History of Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBHLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Modernity and Urbanity. Capita Selecta from Architectural Theory and Criticism
Course code:
9001KULMOU
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Architecture
Lecturer(s):
  • Hildegarde Heynen
Disability Studies
Course code:
9001UGEDIS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Geert Van Hove
Gender, Literature and Theory
Course code:
9001KULGLT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Anke Gilleir
Youth Criminology
Course code:
9001VUBJCR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
24
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Law
Lecturer(s):
  • Jenneke Christiaens
Media and gender
Course code:
9001UGEMGE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sofie Van Bauwel
Postcolonial Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBPCL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Psychology, Culture and Society
Course code:
9001KULPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Phalet
Law and gender
Course code:
9001UGEREG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Eva Brems
Sex, Sexual Experience, Reproduction and Law
Course code:
9001KULSSV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Liesbeth Stevens
Philosophy and Ethics of Sexuality
Course code:
9001VUBFES
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
Sociology of Social Equality and Inequality
Course code:
9001VUBSGO
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Ignace Glorieux
Women Studies, Religion and Theology
Course code:
9001KULVRT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Gender and development
Course code:
2200PSWGDV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
Inequality and social exclusion (state-of-the-art)
Course code:
2300PSWUON
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Sociology
Lecturer(s):
Gender and globalisation
Course code:
9001UGEGGL
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Julie Carlier
Gender history
Course code:
9001UGEGDG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Vanden Broecke
Feminist Theologies
Course code:
9001KULFTH
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Dynamic and Complex Processes of Migration, Integration and Social Participation
Course code:
9001UGEDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Piet Van Avermaet
Postcolonial Studies
Course code:
9001UGEPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Omar Suliman-Jabary Salamanca
Islam and Gender
Course code:
9001VUBISG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Iman Lechkar
History of the Body, Gender and Sexuality
Course code:
2023FLWGES
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
  • Beatrice Hanssen

2019-2020

Programme jointly offered by KU Leuven, Universiteit Gent, Universiteit Antwerpen, Universiteit Hasselt and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Model Path

General courses

Compulsory stem (15 ECTS-credits)

Gender and intersectionality
Course code:
9001KVAGAI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Overview of Feminist Thougt
Course code:
9001KVAOFD
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
Diversity and Gender Theories Seminar
Course code:
9001KVASDG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Veerle Draulans

Flexible stem (15 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below)

Gender, Diversity and Politics
Course code:
9001VUBGDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Serena D'Agostino
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Organizations
Course code:
9001UHADEI
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Patrizia Zanoni
Feminism and Diversity in Transnational Historical Perspective
Course code:
9001UGEFDP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Julie Carlier
Gender and Diversity: Science and Society
Course code:
9001KULWMA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Veerle Draulans
Gender and Diversity in the European Union and International Politics
Course code:
2200PSWGD5
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Anna van der Vleuten

Internship

5 tot 10 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below

Reflective Internship
Course code:
9001UGERST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman
Participatory Internship
Course code:
9001UGEPST
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
80
ECTS-credits:
10 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
280
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Master's thesis

15 ECTS-credits

Master's Dissertation
Course code:
9001UGEMAP
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
120
ECTS-credits:
15 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
420
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Chia Longman

Elective Courses

Choice of Courses

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the flexible root
Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the study programs offered by the five partner universities (subject to approval by the faculty)

Advanced History of Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBHLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Architectural Theory, Capita Selecta
Course code:
9001KULARC
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Architecture
Lecturer(s):
  • Hildegarde Heynen
Disability Studies
Course code:
9001UGEDIS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Geert Van Hove
Gender, Literature and Theory
Course code:
9001KULGLT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Anke Gilleir
Youth Criminology
Course code:
9001VUBJCR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
24
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Law
Lecturer(s):
  • Jenneke Christiaens
Media and gender
Course code:
9001UGEMGE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Sofie Van Bauwel
Postcolonial Literature in English
Course code:
9001VUBPCL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Elisabeth Bekers
Psychology, Culture and Society
Course code:
9001KULPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Karen Phalet
Law and gender
Course code:
9001UGEREG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Eva Brems
Sex, Sexual Experience, Reproduction and Law
Course code:
9001KULSSV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Liesbeth Stevens
Philosophy and Ethics of Sexuality
Course code:
9001VUBFES
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
35
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Gily Coene
Sociology of Social Equality and Inequality
Course code:
9001VUBSGO
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
50
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Ignace Glorieux
Women Studies, Religion and Theology
Course code:
9001KULVRT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Gender and development
Course code:
2200PSWGDV
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Political Sciences
Lecturer(s):
History of migration
Course code:
2040FLWGES
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
Inequality and social exclusion (state-of-the-art)
Course code:
2300PSWUON
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Sociology
Lecturer(s):
Gender and globalisation
Course code:
9001UGEGGL
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Julie Carlier
Gender history
Course code:
9001UGEGDG
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Vanden Broecke
Course code:
9001KULFTH
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
26
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Annemie Dillen
Dynamic and Complex Processes of Migration, Integration and Social Participation
Course code:
9001UGEDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Piet Van Avermaet
Postcolonial Studies
Course code:
9001UGEPCS
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Omar Suliman-Jabary Salamanca
Islam and Gender
Course code:
9001VUBISG
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
40
ECTS-credits:
5 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
140
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Social sciences
Lecturer(s):
  • Iman Lechkar
History of the Body, Gender and Sexuality
Course code:
2023FLWGES
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
History
Lecturer(s):
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):