MATILDA - Programme Structure (Vienna)
The programme is designed to facilitate student mobility between partner institutions so that students can experience different cultures and traditions of research and benefit from the challenge of studying transnational history in more than one country.
The programme is a mix of foundational modules and electives. Each of the six partner institutions offers courses in core subjects in Women´s and Gender History (theory, methodology and practice) as well as specialist options (electives) are studied. Semester 4 is mainly devoted to writing the master thesis.
Term 1
Module 1 (PM1): Introduction to Key Research Areas
VO - Introduction on Women's and Gender History (5 ECTS)
UE - Reading Course on Women's and Gender History (5 ECTS)
VO - Introduction on a second focus area (5 ECTS)
UE - Reading Course on a second focus area (5 ECTS)
UE - Methodological Course
Module 4 (PM4): Elective Courses
Individual Specialisation (5 ECTS)
Term 2 -> Student Mobility
Module 2 (PM2): Introduction to Research Process, Design and Methods
UE - Workshop on Methodology (5 ECTS)
SE - Research Seminar (10 ECTS)
Module 4 (PM4): Elective Courses
Individual Specialisation (15 ECTS) [language, electives]
Term 3 -> Student Mobility [if not spent in Term 2]
Module 3 (PM3): Research Project & Presentation
UE - Workshop on Methodology (5 ECTS)
SE - Research Seminar (10 ECTS)
UE - Proposal Workshop (5 ECTS)
Module 4 (PM4): Elective Courses
Summer Intensive Programme [when offered] / Electives (10 ECTS)
Term 4
Module 5 (PM5): Master‘s Module
SE - Master's Thesis Seminar (5 ECTS)
Master's Thesis (21 ECTS) [70-110 pages, 2.800 characters incl. blanks + bibliography]
Final Exam (4 ECTS)
Public Defense [Supervisor]
Examination Part 2
♦ Please note, that your Final Exam will be held by your individually selected examination senate including a chair wo*man, your Master's thesis supervisor and a second examiner ♦