Gender Studies, Master's Programme - information for admitted students

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It is our great pleasure to congratulate you on having been accepted to our master's programme at Linköping University (LiU).

There are a few important activities and dates to keep in mind:

Roll call and programme start

On 28 July you will receive an e-mail about the mandatory virtual roll-call to which you must respond by e-mail no later than 15:00 (CEST) 4 August. If failing to do so, you will lose your place. Find out more about mandatory roll calls here.

The programme starts on Monday 18 August with the first course 757A21: Introduction to Studies of Intersectional Gender at Advanced Level.

This course includes an intensive face-to-face week 25-29 August, which takes place on campus.

NB! Please note that you need to book accommodation for the on-campus period on your own, e.g. on http://visitlinkoping.se/ or airbnb.

In the middle of July, you will receive more detailed information about both the programme and the first course (teaching, course literature, examination). The schedule for all autumn courses will be available on this link from 1 July https://cloud.timeedit.net/liu/web/schema/

We use Zoom for the online activities. Here you can find more information about Zoom: https://liuonline.sharepoint.com/sites/student-under-studietiden/SitePages/en/Programvaror.aspx#zoom

To get in contact with other students, please join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GenderStudiesTemaGenus/

Conditionally admitted students

If you are conditionally admitted you must upload your degree certificate and transcript of your last semester(s) both in original language and with an English translation to your Universityadmissions account as soon as possible.

Upcoming courses and on-campus periods spring semester 2026

The autumn semester consists of three courses. Please see the course overview here: https://studieinfo.liu.se/en/program/F7MGR/5606.

In our master's programme, each academic year includes two obligatory on-campus periods (face-to-face weeks). The dates of the upcoming on-campus period are 2-6 February. The periods for the academic year 2026/27 will be announced later.

If you want to decline your offer

While we really want all of our admitted students to choose Linköping University, it can happen that you decide to attend elsewhere. If this is the case it is very important that you let us know you won’t be attending the programme as soon as possible, by declining your offer at universityadmissions.se. You do this by logging into your account and following the instructions under the 'Applications' tab. This might free up your place to someone on the waiting list.

Tuition fee, payment and residence permit

Students who are not citizens from Sweden or the EU/EEA are required to pay their tuition fees by 15 May 2025 to commence studies at LiU. Being admitted to a distance programme does not make you eligible for a residence permit in Sweden.

Questions?

LiU will be sending out an email series to all students admitted to an international programme at LiU in the lead up to the autumn semester with details about tuition fees, scholarships, and other important steps to consider if you are an international student. The Admitted students page is also a hub of information. Swedish students may find Antagen more relevant.

We welcome you again to our exciting intellectual environment and challenging programme. We are looking forward to meeting you on campus in August!

More links:

Learn more about the programme:
Check out the webinar about the programme

Read about our alumni:

Learn more about the unit, where the programme is based, and the staff engaged in teaching in the programme: https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/tema/temag

Contact details

General questions

If you have general questions about the welcome period, accommodation, visa and insurance issues, please contact us.

Study information

Via the syllabus and curriculum link below, you can find more information about the courses in the programme. Information about each course can also be found at https://studieinfo.liu.se by searching for the course code. The first course in the programme is:

Introduction to Studies of Intersectional Gender at Advanced Level, 6 credits (757A21)

At LiU, the course platform "Lisam" is used for information sharing and interaction between teachers and students within each course. You will gain access to the course page before the course starts.

Programme specific information for students is available at https://liuonline.sharepoint.com/sites/Lisam_P-F7MGR. You will have access to this page after you have activated your LiU-id.

The easiest way to access your schedule through TimeEdit. Search by course code to find the schedule. Please note that the schedule can change at short notice. It is therefore advisable to subscribe to the schedule in your calendar application. Schedules for the autumn semester 2025 will be published 1 July 2025.


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