Gender, Diversity and Equality

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Gender, Diversity, and Equality

An overview of the supplementary studies and specialization "Gender, Diversity, and Equality (GDE)"

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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 studies and specialization „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 of the following introductory lectures:
  • VO Gender & Power (3 ECTS)
  • VO Gender, Diversity & Equality (3 ECTS)
  • VO History of the Women’s Movement (3 ECTS)
  • VO Introduction to Critical Gender Studies (3 ECTS)
• Additional elective courses from the GDE course offerings

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, 6 of the required 12 ECTS points can also be obtained through an internship of 150 hours (6 ECTS = 150 hours). This must take place in an institution in Austria or abroad that specializes in women/gender and/or diversity/equality. The internship and chosen institution must be reported to the coordinator of the supplementary study/specialization and approved by them in advance.

Specialisation Module (12 ECTS)

The Specialization Module serves to further deepen and specialize the knowledge and skills acquired in the supplementary studies.

For the Specialization 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.

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 studies. For courses taken as part of the supplementary study/specialization, 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 Studies „Gender, Diversity, and Equality“: This will be issued after successful completion of the Basic and Advanced Modules, totaling 24 ECTS points.
• Specialization in „Gender, Diversity, and Equality“: This will be issued after successful completion of the Basic, Advanced, and Specialization Modules, totaling 36 ECTS points.

IMPORTANT: It is possible to include supplementary studies and specializations in the Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Diploma examination certificate (naming of free electives). Regulations can be found in your curriculum, or you may need to reach an agreement with the chair of your curriculum committee 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 PLUS 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.

Issuing the certificate is no longer possible after graduation. Therefore, please make sure to apply for the certificate at least a few weeks before graduation.

Download Exam Pass

• Exam Pass Basic Module GDE (12 ECTS) 
• Exam Pass Supplementary Studies GDE (24 ECTS)
• Exam Pass Specialization GDE (36 ECTS)

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