Overview

The European Women's and Gender History (MATILDA) at Central European University (CEU) is for those students interested in intersectional gender history of the medieval, early modern, and modern eras. It approaches “Europe” not as an isolated entity but as connected to the rest of the world, especially through Europe’s colonial history.

Key Facts

MATILDA supports integrative perspectives which go beyond local, regional, and national histories in order to situate these histories, as well as European history as a whole, in broader contexts and as part of world history. With its focus on comparative, entangled, and transnational history, MATILDA aims to:

explore the history of gender differences and similarities in European cultures and societies, understood as part of broader colonial and imperial histories;

investigate the role of gender—intersecting with class, ethnicity and other axes of difference—in shaping European history; and

challenge gendered inequalities.

Programme Structure

The MATILDA curriculum includes courses in core subjects in Women’s and Gender History (theory, methodology, and practice) and specialist options covering medieval to modern historical epochs, such as:

Inclusion and Exclusion Perspectives on Humanity and Race in Modern European History of Ideas and Science;

Emotions and Affect in History; Feminism and Masculinity;

Oral History;

Qualitative Research Methods: Ethnographic Approaches;

History in the Visual Mode: Methods and Practices of Documentary Storytelling;

Labor History in Global Perspective 19th to 21st Centuries;

Gender and Coloniality: Intersectional Debates and Perspectives;

Men of Empire: Comparative Masculinities in the Worlds of the Ottomans and their Rivals;

Multiple Inequalities, Multiple Struggles: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in State-Socialist Europe; Gender and/in War;

Feminist Biopolitics and Cultural Practices.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , International

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International deadline: 15 April

Language

English

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Vienna, Austria

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies History Gender & Sexuality Studies View 3 other Masters in Gender & Sexuality Studies in Austria

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Academic requirements

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English requirements

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120

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88

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59

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

It is not necessary for applicants to the programme to already have a BA in History. MATILDA applicants should possess a BA in a humanities/social science subject. Applicants must meet the general CEU admissions requirements (outlined on the main CEU website).

Because MATILDA welcomes applicants from a variety of backgrounds, we are interested in hearing what attracts you to a women’s and gender HISTORY programme. This is why we ask MATILDA applicants to submit a 500-word typewritten motivation letter, which should explain their interest in women's and gender history. If you have taken courses in any area of women's/gender history or gender studies, mention it in the letter.

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Tuition Fees

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12000 EUR / year

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12000 EUR / year

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Living costs

Vienna

Austria

861 - 1331 EUR / month

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