UM ESTUDO SOBRE O BACHARELADO EM ESTUDOS DE GÊNERO E DIVERSIDADE DA UFBA: DESAFIOS E MERCADO DE TRABALHO

Abstract

Our research was carried out to learn more about the Bachelor of Gender and Diversity Studies (BEGD) course offered by the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). We set out to answer the following question: “What are the main challenges and perspectives of the bachelor’s degree in Gender and Diversity Studies from the perspective of students?”. Our general objective was to obtain a survey regarding the course, having an analysis and critical view of the active students to understand a little more about the proposal of this new profession and its applicability both academically and in the job market.The research used the methodology of content analysis with semi-structured interview. Our results were divided into exploratory material 1, exploratory material 2 and exploratory material 3, being coded and categorized for better structuring and analysis. We carried out a survey of the socioeconomic profile of the students and through interviews we described the motivations and perspectives regarding the course. The students pointed out 5 challenges of this career, namely, the job market, academic management, student profile, dissemination/communication and infrastructure. What we intend, through this research, is to provoke this reflection among teachers and students and, perhaps, contribute in some way to the improvement of the Bachelor's Degree.