The full-time study program is taught in person at the Faculty in Prague. This means that your classes will be scheduled throughout the week at the Faculty headquarters.

The language of tuition is English. The standard length of study is 2 years.

The application deadline is February 29, 2024. Make sure that your applications is submitted by midnight (Central European time)! No late submissions are accepted.

To find out how to correctly fill out the application and pay the application fee, visit our "Application Payment" section.

The tuition fee is 3000 euros per academic year. The fee is generated at the beginning of each academic year - you do not have to pay anything before enrollment.

The tuition fee is the same for both our EU and non-EU applicants.

There are two admission requirements:

submit the relevant documents

submit your BA diploma

After the department assesses your documents and accepts you, you will be asked to provide proof of your previous education - learn more about the process here.

This full-time study programme is taught in person at the Faculty in Prague. This means that your classes will be scheduled throughout the week at the Faculty building.

The language of instruction is English. The standard length of study is 2 years.

The application deadline is February 28, 2025. Make sure you officially submit your online application by midnight (Central European time). No late submissions are accepted.

Do not forget to pay the application fee by the application deadline otherwise, your application cannot be processed by the Student Administration Office.

To find out how to correctly fill out the application and pay the fee, visit our "Application Payment" section.

The tuition fee is 5000 EUR per academic year. The fee is generated at the beginning of each academic year - you do not have to pay anything before your enrolment.

This tuition fee applies to both EU and non-EU applicants.

There are two admission requirements:

submit all relevant documents

submit your BA diploma

We ask you to submit these documents: a structured CV, proof of English competency at min. B2 level, a motivation letter, and an academic paper of min. 15 pages.

After the department assesses your documents and accepts you, you will be asked to provide proof of your previous education - learn more about the process here.

The Faculty of Humanities offers the possibility of obtaining a scholarship for outstanding academic achievement to all students enrolled in a Master’s programme taught in a foreign language

This scholarship is awarded retroactively to students who have achieved excellent academic results

in the previous unit of study.

See also Visegrad Scholarship Program for Master's students.

Further scholarships opportunities are available here.

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STUDENT TESTIMONIAL, Jella, 2025

Hello, my name is Jella and I am from Germany! Coming from a European Studies background, I moved to Prague to study Gender Studies at Charles University in autumn 2024. When I was looking for Master's programs in this field, what captivated me most about Charles University were the fascinating titles of the courses. I have learned so much in the past year and my perspective on the world, its power dynamics and inequalities has greatly improved as a result of my studies.

What makes Gender Studies at Charles University unique for me is also the wide range of courses that students can choose from. I like how the program does not prescribe all the courses that students have to take, but allows for self-determination and adaptation to students' personal interests. There is a wide variety of elective courses each semester and so far, it has never been difficult to find a course that has sparked my curiosity – be it ‘Gender in Migration Studies’, ‘Geographies of Sexualities’ or courses related to art and film: the course catalogue offers something interesting for everyone.

At the beginning of my studies, I was worried that not having studied Gender Studies at Bachelor’s level might become an obstacle, and I think this might also be a concern for other prospective applicants. Therefore, I would like to emphasize that no one of my fellow students has studied Gender Studies at Bachelor's level and we all come from different degree programs, such as Law, Cultural Studies or Political Science. And this is not an obstacle at all, but the way everyone brings in their academic background during the debates in class is very enriching!

Furthermore, I would recommend this program for international applicants, because the study environment is very close and relational – both among students and between students and teachers. Our group of Gender Studies students almost feels like a group of friends and I cherish a lot our long talks in front of the faculty building after classes or the walks to our beloved coffee machine during breaks. Particularly when studying in a foreign country, such support is essential, and it takes a lot of pressure off when you know that you can turn to both your fellow students and your teachers if you have concerns.

Admission Requirements

1. Submit Relevant Documents

Submit a motivation letter, your CV, proof of English competency at B2 level or higher, and an academic paper in English before the application deadline. You have until March 10, 2025 to submit these documents - however, make sure that your application is submitted by the application deadline, February 28, 2025!

Motivation Letter (500 - 700 words)
Structured CV
Proof of English Competency: Applicants are required to submit proof of English competency at min. B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The applicant's level of English should be substantiated by an international certificate (IELTS, TOEFL, Oxford Test of English, etc.) or a similar national certificate. Applicants whose previous BA studies were fully taught and assessed in English can also use their diploma as proof of English competency in case it specifies English as the language of instruction.
Academic Paper: The paper should be 4500 - 5000 words in length, excluding bibliography, and prove your knowledge, skills, and talent for study in the program for which you are applying. The paper can be your defended Bachelor’s thesis or its summary, an article published in an academic journal (authored by you only; no co-authored articles will be considered), or any new essay by which you choose to represent yourself and your academic knowledge.

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2. Proof of Previous Education

After you have been admitted by the study programme you will be asked to complete the second admission requirement - submitting proof of your previous education. In the case of our MA programmes, we ask you to submit proof of completed undergraduate education which can be proven by a Bachelor's diploma.

Do not worry if you have not yet received your diploma at the time when you are submitting your online application - you have until September 30, 2025 to complete this requirement.

Diploma Recognition

If you graduated outside the Czech Republic, your diploma needs to go through a process of recognition or nostrification. This process validates that the diploma you are submitting is equivalent to a diploma you would receive after finishing a BA level education in the Czech Republic.

You can choose from two options:

Recognition by the Faculty
Nostrification

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Master's programme

Gender Studies

Our MA programme in Gender Studies offers the opportunity for a systematic, interdisciplinary, and intersectional study of gender issues from a historical perspective with a consideration of cultural and ethnic aspects of any given topic. The focus is on the analysis of the manifestations of the gender order, the influence of feminist and queer theories, and the relationship between gender and other categories of social differentiation.

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