Master's Degree in Gender Violence and Equality Policies Online
Online Spain
DURATION
11 Months
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
27 Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Introduction
Specialize in the prevention and intervention in gender violence from a legal, political, psychological and educational approach and in the design and execution of equality policies as an essential tool in the fight against gender violence.
Our online Master's Degree in Gender Violence will specialize you, from the perspective of law, education, politics and psychology, in prevention, care and intervention in gender violence. At the end of the master's degree you will receive an Equality Agent Certificate.
Around 35% of women around the world have experienced violence at some point in their lives. This violence is more frequent in those regions where women are subjected to greater inequality compared to men.
Studying our Master's Degree in Gender Violence and Equality Policies will allow you to train in the prevention of gender violence and, in addition, in the design and execution of equality policies as an essential way to fight against said violence.
Why study our Master in Gender Violence?
- interdisciplinary training
You will study gender violence from sociology, law, politics, education and psychology. - Equality Agent Certificate
You will acquire the necessary skills and competencies to carry out the professional tasks of an Equality Agent. - international focus
You will be trained in national and international regulations and policies on gender violence and equality. - intervention measures
You will design care and intervention proposals with victims and aggressors applying sociopsychological theories.
Specialize in care, prevention and intervention in gender violence
The online Master's Degree in Gender Violence prepares you to face gender violence from a legal, psychological, educational, political and police perspective.
- Gender, violence and diversity: Study violence and gender discrimination in the social and labor spheres and in the media.
- Educational and social prevention: Analyze the educational possibilities in terms of prevention and learn how to design awareness campaigns.
- Police action protocols: Learn how criminal and civil judicial processes are in cases of gender violence.
- Intervention with aggressors and victims: Learn to intervene with aggressors and victims from psychological and sociological perspectives.
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Ideal Students
The Master in Gender Violence is focused on students with the following entry profile:
- Law graduates or graduates
- Graduates or graduates in political science
- Graduates or graduates in social work
- Graduates or graduates in sociology
- Graduates or graduates in pedagogy
- Graduates or graduates in psychology
- Graduates or graduates in education
Admissions
Curriculum
Module 1. Gender and diversity: concepts and interdisciplinary vision (6 ECTS)
- Basic concepts: gender, violence and diversity.
- Feminist theories and gender studies.
- Discrimination in the workplace and economic impact of inequality.
- Gender roles and reflection in the media of socialization.
- Gender violence, discrimination and the media.
- Discrimination in the arts and sciences.
Module 2. Spanish substantive legal scope of gender violence (6 ECTS)
- Gender violence in the Spanish legal framework.
- Subjects of law in current legislation on equality and gender violence in the Spanish framework.
- Types of crimes, criminal modalities and criminal figures in crimes of gender violence (I).
- Types of crimes, criminal modalities and criminal figures in crimes of gender violence (II).
- Analysis of cases and resolutions (I).
- Analysis of cases and resolutions (II).
Module 3. Spanish procedural legal field and police action protocols (6 ECTS)
- Police action protocols.
- The judicial process in cases of gender violence.
- Institutions involved and criminal and civil powers: criteria and interpretations.
- Criminal forensic praxis in matters of gender violence.
- Case analysis (I).
- Case analysis (II).
Module 4. Gender, legal fields and international policies (6 ECTS)
- Human rights and children's rights: peace, respect and equality.
- Sustainable development goals and 2030 agenda: initiatives for equality.
- Gender violence and equality in global society.
- Comparative international regulations (I).
- Comparative international regulations (II).
- International legal solutions and tools regarding gender violence and equality.
Module 5. Care and intervention measures with aggressors and victims (6 ECTS)
- Psychological elements of gender violence.
- Measures to care for victims of gender violence.
- Intervention with aggressors.
- Restorative justice.
- Case analysis: success and failure factors.
- Social work and social education against gender violence.
Module 6. Minors, violence and educational and social prevention (6 ECTS)
- Gender violence, vicarious violence and domestic violence.
- Minors against violence.
- Violence prevention programs in socio-educational contexts.
- Social prevention and awareness campaigns.
- The explicit curriculum and the hidden curriculum: education in values.
- Co-education and education for equality.
Module 7. Design and application of gender equality policies (6 ECTS)
- Evolution of the concept of gender equality in politics.
- Social policies and their impact on reducing discrimination.
- Public policies with a gender perspective.
- Gender equality policies in private entities.
- Design of gender equality policies.
- Application of gender equality policies: difficulties and challenges.
Module 8. Policies and plans regarding gender violence and protection of equality (6 ECTS)
- Public and social policies regarding gender violence.
- Plans regarding gender equality.
- The equality agent: functions and work.
- Gender equality observatories and units.
- Plans for non-discrimination: the intersectionality of factors.
- Case analysis: equality plans in public and private entities.
Module 9. External academic internships (6 ECTS)
Practices in a real work environment that allows the student to build and apply knowledge in an integrative way and get involved in professional reality.
Module 10. Master's thesis (6 ECTS)
Completion of a master's final project/work in which all the knowledge acquired in the master's degree is integrated and subsequent presentation before an academic tribunal.
Career Opportunities
Our Master in Gender Violence and Equality Policies is the perfect opportunity to promote and start your professional career in one of the social sectors with the greatest professional demand.
- Lawyer specialized in gender violence
- Intervention with victims
- Intervention with abusers
- Prevention of gender violence in the educational field
- Psychology specialized in gender violence
- Associations and public organizations that fight against gender violence