Career prospects
A master degree from the Gender studies programme offers a variety of job opportunities, both in the private and the public sector and also in different types of organisations.
The most common career opportunities for students with a Master's degree in Gender studies are (based on the Norwegian labour market):
Work:
- Teaching and Research: Teaching and training, administrative responsibilities related to supervising of students, competence development, counselling, executive work, research reports. The master also provides a very good starting point for a PhD work within the field of gender research or in other disciplinary fields where gender is a critical perspective or an important dimension.
- Public administration: executive work, consultant work, counselling and guidance, documentation, making of propositions and official reports.
- Information/publishing/media: Information work, PR, service and public-work, project leadership, journalism and editorial work.
- NGOs/special interest organizations and Culture: Administrative work, consultant work, information work, organisational development, culture arrangements, analysis and project leadership.
Further Studies:
- PhD Training: The University of Oslo offers several research training options within different PhD programmes. More information about application and admission here:
- Practical-pedagogical education: If you would like to become a teacher you can take the practical-pedagogical education course. You need at least 60 credits in two of the teaching subjects in which the university also offers didactics.
From studies to a professional career:
- Career planning: Follow the offer of courses, career guidance and projects in a workplace.
Useful links
Karrieresenteret ved Universitetet i Oslo
(The University's Carreer Center, who arrange e.g. courses in how to write your CV or work application, about interviews, etc.)
Would you like to be a trainee?
Published Jun 6, 2012 10:00 AM
- Last modified Oct 4, 2012 02:54 PM