Global Gender Studies: Fall Term Course Package
Summary
This course package will give you an in-depth understanding of how sex and gender affect both social structures and global politics. By combining theory and current debates, you will gain the tools to analyse power relations and social change in a global context.
About
This course package will be offered in the autumn semester of 2026.
In the autumn semester of 2025, you can instead take:
Global Gender Studies: Introduction to contemporary gender studies
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The course package consists of two courses:
Global Gender Studies: Introduction to contemporary gender studies
This course offers an introduction to the field of global gender studies, focusing on the different "waves" of feminism and gender studies. What defines each wave's perspective on sex, gender, and social differences from various global viewpoints? What is at stake, and how do these ideas connect to broader scientific and societal changes?
If you want to specialize in global challenges related to gender and sexuality—such as integration, identity politics, and equality—this course is for you.
This course focuses on how various issues in global politics are related to sex and gender. We explore the complexity and connections between these issues, both locally and globally, and in everyday life.
The course examines how different actors perceive global political issues through the lens of gender, including possible solutions to the challenges identified.
Prerequisites and selection
Entry requirements
General entrance requirements
Selection
Selection is based upon average grade from upper secondary school (34 %), the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits (33 %) and Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (33 %).
After graduation
Global studies is especially suitable for those who aspire to a career in occupational fields dealing with global challenges to social, economic and ecological sustainability. Apply for courses in global gender studies if you aim to specialize in challenges related to gender issues. The courses are also suitable for those who want to add competence relating to gender and globalisation to their education in other fields.
Facilities
The teaching facilities of the School of Global Studies are located in central Gothenburg. Most classes are held in the historic building of Annedalsseminariet, which faces a beautiful English garden. Our locales are well-equipped with learning technology and we offer teaching in gallery-seated lecture halls and smaller rooms for seminars or group sessions. We also have group rooms and study places that you may use on both weekdays and weekends. Annedalsseminariet is accessible with an elevator, orientation signs in Braille, a ramp at the entrance door, accessible WC, and automatic door openers. Tram and bus stops are nearby. The Social Sciences Library, where you find your course literature, is within a 10-minute walk, and in the surrounding areas, Linnéstaden and Haga, there are plenty of cafés and vibrant student life.
