GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Programs (International)

These are degree or credential-earning higher education programs in gender and women’s studies, sexuality studies, queer studies, and feminist studies outside of the United States. Page last updated 11/7/2025.

Transnational/Multi-Country

• Erasmus+ – Eurasmus Mundus Joint Master’s degree in Women’s and Gender Studies 
• MATILDA – European Master in Women’s and Gender History

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Aotearoa New Zealand

• University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha – Gender and Sexuality Studies minor
• University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – Gender Studies undergraduate major or minor; postgraduate diploma, master’s, and doctorate
• University of Waikato | Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – Gender and Sexuality Studies minor
• Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland – Gender Studies major and doctorate

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Australia

• Adelaide University – Gender and Sexuality Studies major
• Flinders University, Adelaide – Women’s and Gender Studies major
• Macquarie University, Sydney – Gender Studies major
• Monash University, Melbourne – Gender Studies major and minor
• University of Melbourne – Gender Studies major
• University of Sydney – Gender Studies major and minor
• University of Western Australia – Gender Studies major

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Austria

• Central European University, Vienna
  • Critical Gender Studies master’s
  • Gender Studies master’s
  • Comparative Gender Studies doctorate
• Johannes Kepler University Linz – Management and Leadership for Women MBA
• University of Graz – Gender Studies master’s and Gender/Diversity certificate

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Barbados

• University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
  • Gender Studies undergraduate minor, master’s
  • Gender and Development Studies doctorate, master’s, and post-graduate diploma

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Belgium

• Ghent University – Doctor of Gender and Diversity Studies
• Inter University Master of Arts Program in Gender and Diversity
• University of Antwerp
  • Feminism and Motherhood micro-credential
  • Gender and Development: A Local Institutional Perspective micro-credential

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Canada

• Acadia University, Nova Scotia – Women’s and Gender Studies major
• Athabasca University, Alberta – Women’s and Gender Studies major
• Bishop’s University, Quebec – Gender, Diversity & Equity Studies minor and certificate
• Brock University, Ontario
  • Women’s and Gender Studies major, minor, certificate
  • Gender Justice and the Art of Activism micro-certificate
  • Sexuality Studies micro-certificate
• Concordia University, Quebec – Women’s Studies major and certificate
• Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia – Gender & Women’s Studies major, minor
• Dawson College, Quebec – Women’s/Gender Studies certificate
• Douglas College, British Columbia – Gender, Sexualities and Women’s Studies associate’s
• Lakehead University, Ontario – Gender and Women’s Studies major, minor, and joint major
• Langara College, British Columbia – Women’s Studies associate’s
• McGill University, Montreal, Quebec – Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies major, minor, or honors concentration
• McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
  • Gender Studies undergrad minor
  • Gender and Social Justice master’s, graduate diploma
• Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador – Gender Studies major, minor, master’s
• Mount Allison University, New Brunswick – Feminist and Gender Studies major and minor
• Mount Royal University, Alberta – Women’s and Gender Studies minor
• Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia – Women’s Studies major
• Nipissing University, Ontario – Gender Equality and Social Justice major, minor
• Queen’s University, Ontario
  • Gender Studies major, specialization, undergraduate minor, master’s, doctorate
  • Sexual and Gender Diversity certificate
• Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia – Women and Gender Studies master’s (offered cooperatively with Mount Saint Vincent University)
• Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia – Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies major, minor, master’s, doctorate
• St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia – Women’s and Gender Studies major
• Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario – Gender Studies and Social Justice major and minor
• Trent University Durham, Oshawa, Ontario – Gender & Social Justice major
• Université Laval, Quebec
  • Certificate on Feminisms, Genders and Societies
  • Gender Studies graduate certificate
• University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
  • Women’s and Gender Studies major
  • Gender and Social Justice master’s
  • Sexuality Studies certificate
• University of British Columbia Okanagan – Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies major
• University of British Columbia Vancouver – Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice major and minor
• University of Calgary – Gender and Sexuality Studies major
• University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario – Sexualities, Genders and Social Change major
• University of Lethbridge – Women and Gender Studies major, minor, master’s
• University of Manitoba – Women’s and Gender Studies major and minor
• University of New Brunswick, Fredericton – Gender and Women’s Studies major
• University of New Brunswick, Saint John – Gender Studies major
• University of Northern British Columbia – Women’s Studies major or joint major
• University of Saskatchewan
  • Women’s and Gender Studies major
  • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies master’s
  • Applied Gender Justice certificate
  • Queer Theory, Gender Diversity, and Sexualities Studies certificate
• University of Toronto – Women and Gender Studies major, minor, specialist; master’s, doctorate
• University of Toronto, Mississauga
  • Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies major and minor
  • Women and Gender Studies major and minor
• University of Toronto, Scarborough – Women’s and Gender Studies major and minor
• University of Victoria – Gender Studies major, minor, and certificate
• University of Waterloo – Gender and Social Justice major, minor, diploma
• University of Winnipeg, Manitoba – Women’s and Gender Studies major, minor
• Vancouver Island University – Studies in Women and Gender major and minor
• Vanier College, Quebec – Women’s and Gender Studies major
• Western University, London, Ontario
  • Gender and Women’s Studies major, minor
  • Sexuality Studies major, minor
  • Feminist, Queer, and Critical Race Theory minor
  • Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies master’s, doctorate
• Wilfrid Laurier University – Women & Gender Studies major and minor
• York University, multiple campuses
  • Gender & Women’s Studies major, certificate
  • Sexuality Studies major, certificate
  • Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies master’s and doctorate

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Chile

• Universidad de Chile, Santiago – Master in Gender and Culture Studies

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China

• Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Bachelor of Social Science in Gender Studies
  • Gender Studies master’s and doctorate
• China Women’s University – Women’s Studies bachelor’s
• Peking University, Beijing – Woman Studies master’s

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Costa Rica

• Universidad de Costa Rica, San José – Women’s Studies master’s
• Universidad Nacional Costa Rica, Heredia
  • Gender and Development major
  • Socio-religious Studies, Gender and Diversity master’s
  • Gender Perspective in Human Rights master’s
• University for Peace, San José – Gender and Peacebuilding master’s, certificate

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Cyprus

• University of Cyprus, Nicosia – Gender Studies master’s

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Czech Republic

• Charles University, Prague – Gender Studies master’s

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Egypt

• The American University in Cairo
  • Gender and Women’s Studies master’s
  • Gender Studies undergraduate minor

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England

• Institute of Development Studies, Falmer – Gender & Development master’s
• Lancaster University – Gender Studies master’s, doctorate
• Newcastle University – Gender master’s
• SOAS University of London
  • Gender Studies master’s and doctorate
  • Law and Gender master’s of law
  • Gender, Sexuality in Global Politics master’s
  • Global Development (Gender) master’s
  • Transnational Queer Feminist Politics master’s
• University of Bath – Gender and Politics master’s
• University of Birmingham – Sexuality and Gender Studies master’s, doctorate, and postgraduate certificate
• University of Cambridge – Gender Studies master’s and doctorate
• University of East Anglia, Norwich – Gender Studies master’s
• University of Hull – Doctorates in Gender Studies, Social Policy and Gender Studies, or Sociology and Anthropology and Gender Studies
• University of Leeds – Gender Studies doctorate and master’s
• University of Oxford
  • Women’s, Gender and Queer History master’s
  • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies master’s
• University of Sussex – Gender Studies master’s
• University of Warwick
  • Gender and Sexuality master’s
  • Gender and International Development master’s
• University of York
  • Women’s and Gender Studies master’s or doctorate
  • Women, Violence and Conflict master’s
  • Queer Studies master’s

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Finland

• Tampere University, Tampere – Gender Studies master’s
• University of Helsinki
  • Gender, Culture and Society doctorate
  • Gender Studies master’s

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France

• Université Paris Cité – Gender and Social and Political Change master’s
• University of Paris 8 – Gender Studies master’s

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Germany

• Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg – Gender Studies bachelor’s
• Freie Universität Berlin – Gender, Intersectionality and Politics master’s
• Georg-August Universität Goettingen – Gender Studies bachelor’s and master’s
• Goethe-Universität Frankfurt – Gender Studies minor and certificate
• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Gender Studies bachelor’s and master’s
• Ruhr Universität Bochum – Gender Studies master’s
• Technische Universität Braunschweig – Gender Studies undergraduate certificate
• Universität Bielefeld – Gender Studies-Interdisciplinary Research and Application master’s
• Universität Trier – Interdisciplinary Gender Studies certificate
• University of Freiburg – Gender Studies master’s

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Ghana

• University of Ghana – Gender and the Law M.A. and LL.M.

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Greece

• University of the Aegean – Gender, Culture, and Society master’s

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India

• Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu
  • Women’s Studies master’s, doctorate
  • Post graduate diploma in Women Entrepreneurship
• Gauhati University, Guwahati- Women’s Studies master’s, doctorate
• Jadavpur University, Kolkata – Women’s Studies doctorate, master’s, and teaching programmes
• Pondicherry University, Puducherry – Women’s Studies master’s and doctorate
• Shivaji University, Kolhapur – Women’s Studies master’s
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad
  • Women’s Studies master’s, doctorate (School of Gender Studies)
  • Master’s in Livelihoods: Gender and Development (School of Gender and Livelihoods)
• Tripura University – Women’s Studies postgraduate diploma
• University of Delhi – Gender and Society postgraduate certificate

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Ireland

• Trinity College Dublin – Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies M.Phil. and Ph.D./M.Litt 
• University College Cork – Women’s Studies master’s
• University College Dublin – Gender Studies master’s and graduate diploma
• University of Galway – Gender, Globalisation and Rights master’s

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Italy

• University of Naples Federico II – Gender studies, education in differences and equality policies master’s

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Japan

• Ochanomizu University, Bunkyō – Gender and Social Sciences master’s

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Jordan

• The University of Jordan, Amman – Women’s Studies master’s

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Lithuania

• European Humanities University, Vilnius – Gender Studies master’s

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Malaysia

• Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur – Gender Studies undergraduate minor and master’s
• Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang – Gender Studies master’s and doctorate

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Mexico

• El Colegio De México, Mexico City – Gender Studies master’s and doctorate
• Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico City – Women’s Studies master’s

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Netherlands

• Radboud Universiteit, Nijmegen
  • Undergraduate minors in Gender, Culture and Society; Cultural Sexuality Studies; Gender & Intersectionality; and Diversity, Inclusion and Gender
  • Intersectional Gender Studies master’s
  • Master specialisations in Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Politics and Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Management
• University of Stavanger – Gender Studies minor
• Utrecht University – Gender Studies research master, master, bachelor minor

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Norway

• University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway – Gender Studies bachelor’s
• University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway – Gender Studies master’s
• University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway – Gender Studies minor

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Pakistan

• Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi
  • Gender Studies bachelor’s and master’s
  • Gender and Development Studies bachelor’s

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Palestine

• Birzeit University, West Bank
  • Women’s Studies undergraduate minor
  • Gender and Development Studies master’s

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Peru

• Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos – La Maestría en Género y Desarrollo (Master in Gender and Development)

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Philippines

• St. Scholastica’s College Manila – Master of arts in humanities major in Women’s Studies

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Scotland

• University of Aberdeen – Sex, Gender, Violence master’s
• University of Glasgow 
  • Global Gender History master’s, postgraduate diploma or certificate
  • Gender History master’s or postgraduate diploma
• University of Stirling
  • Genders and Sexualities master’s
  • Gender and Diplomatic Practice master’s
• University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
  • Applied Gender Studies master’s
  • Gender Studies doctorate

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South Africa

• University of Capetown – Gender Studies major
• University of Kwazulu-Natal – Gender Studies major, master’s, and doctorate
• University of South Africa, Pretoria – Gender Studies bachelor’s or master’s
• University of the Free State, Bloemfontein – Gender Studies bachelor’s and master’s
• University of the Western Cape, Bellville – Women’s and Gender Studies bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate

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South Korea

• Ewha Womans University, Seoul – Women’s Studies master’s
• Seoul National University, Seoul – Interdisciplinary Program in Gender Studies

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Spain

• Autonomous University of Madrid – Interdisciplinary Gender Studies master’s
• Inter-University Women and Gender Studies Institute – Women, Gender and Citizenship Studies master’s
• Interuniversity Programme for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies – Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies
• Universidad Complutense Madrid
  • Gender Studies master’s
  • LGBTIQ+ Studies master’s
• Universidad de Alicante, Alicante – Gender-Based Violence Prevention master’s
• Universidad de Granada, Granada – Women’s and Gender Studies master’s
• Universidad de La Laguna – Gender Studies and Equality Policies master’s

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Sudan

• Ahfad University for Women
  • PhD and Master Programs in Gender, Development, and Peace studies
  • PhD and Master Programs in Gender & Governance and Migration Studies

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Sweden

• Linköping University – Gender Studies – Intersectionality and Change master’s
• Lund University – Gender Studies bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate
• Stockholms Universitet
  • Gender Studies and Writing bachelor’s
  • Gender Studies doctorate and master’s
• Umeå University
  • Gender Studies doctorate
  • Gender, Justice and Society master’s
• University of Gothenburg – Gendering Practices master’s
• Uppsala Universitet – Gender Studies master’s and doctorate

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Switzerland

• Conférence Universitaire de Suisse Occidentale – Gender Studies doctoral programme
• Universität Basel – Gender Studies doctorate
• Universität Bern – Master Minor Gender Studies
• Universität Freiburg – Gender Studies bachelor and master
• University of Geneva – Gender Studies bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate
• University of Zurich – Gender Studies master’s or master minor

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Taiwan

• Kaohsiung Medical University – Gender Studies master’s
• National Taiwan University – Women’s and Gender Studies master’s and doctorate

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Thailand

• Asian Institute of Technology – Gender and Development Studies master’s and doctorate

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Trinidad and Tobago

• University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
  • Gender Studies undergraduate minor, master’s, doctorate
  • Gender and Development Studies undergraduate minor, postgraduate diploma, master’s

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Turkey

• Ankara University
  • Gender and Women’s Studies doctorate
  • Women’s Studies master’s
• Middle East Technical University, Ankara – Gender and Women’s Studies master’s

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Wales

• Swansea University | Prifysgol Abertawe – Gender, Power and Violence master’s or postgraduate diploma

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