The annual postgraduate diploma programme (30 ECTS) in international gender studies took place from January to end of May 2018 for the eleventh consecutive period. Twenty-four fellows, five men and nineteen women from fourteen countries, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Palestine, Uganda, Kenya, Lebanon, Tunisia, Nigeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, enrolled in the programme.
Description
The curriculum in GEST’s diploma in international gender studies incorporates inter-disciplinary topics with the aim of enhancing understanding of the political, economic and social structures needed to promote gender equality and advance women’s empowerment. The programme is divided into six teaching modules, including a final assignment. Each of the six modules corresponds to five ECTS credits.
- International Gender Studies: Theories and Concepts
- Practical Tools for Gender Sensitive Projects
- Gender, Peace and Security
- Gender, Health, Violence and Bodily Integrity
- Gender, Environment and Climate Change
- Final Applied Project