The Gender and Sexuality Studies (GESS) Program at Tulane University is committed to the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary preservation, expansion, and transmission of knowledge to undergraduate students and to other individuals in both the university and the larger community about women, gender, and sexuality. The Gender and Sexuality Studies Program is committed to intellectual excellence and to stimulating continued intellectual growth for faculty and students. As a community of scholars/teachers/learners we are devoted to the study of gender and sexuality as they take shape and affect our lives in a diverse, multicultural, and international world. We are committed to facilitating critical undergraduate and graduate education and practice for social justice by engaging students in the discovery, production, and critique of knowledge that emerges from critical perspectives on culture and society.
A major in Gender and Sexuality Studies consists of a minimum of 33 credits.
Course List | Course ID | Title | Credits |
| GESS 1900 | Sex, Power and Culture 1 | 3 |
| or GESS 2900 | Intro to Gender & Sex Studies |
| GESS 3500 | Critical Inquiry and Praxis | 3 |
| GESS 4940 | Gender & Sexuality Theory I: Feminist Theory | 3 or 4 |
| GESS 4950 | Gender & Sexuality Theory II | 4 |
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| 3 |
| 18 |
| Total Credit Hours | 34-35 |
Course List | Course ID | Title | Credits |
| AFRS 4800 | Black Women's Health | 3 |
| AFRS 6050 | Black Feminism and Social Movement in the United States | 3 |
| ANTH 3120 | Anthropology of Sex and Reproduction | 3 |
| ANTH 3320 | Archaeology of Gender | 3 |
| ANTH 3330 | Anthropology of Gender | 3 |
| ARHS 6220 | Women and Gender in Medieval Art | 3,4 |
| ASTA 3520 | Modern Japanese Culture | 3 |
| ASTA 3540 | Anime, Japan & Globalization | 3 |
| COMM 3310 | Comm for Feminism Activitism | 3 |
| COMM 3410 | Reality TV | 3,4 |
| COMM 3420 | Disability & Reality TV | 3 |
| COMM 3650 | Feminist Doc & New Media | 3 |
| COMM 4261 | Feminism, Sci-Fi & Technology | 3 or 4 |
| COMM 4262 | Dangerous Women: Communication, Culture & Body | 3,4 |
| COMM 4350 | Gender and The Cinema | 4 |
| ENLS 4135 | Early Women Writers (pre-1700) | 3,4 |
| ENLS 4442 | Black Literature, Gender, and Sexuality | 3 |
| ENLS 4720 | Feminist Literary Theory | 3 |
| GESS 4500 | Gender and Archives | 3 |
| GESS 4700 | Sexuality in US History | 3 |
| GESS 4800 | Bad Moms: Ideologies of Maternal Selfhood in 20/21st Century Media | 3,4 |
| GESS 4930 | Special Topics | 3 |
| GESS 4990 | Honors Thesis | 3 |
| GESS 5000 | Honors Thesis | 4 |
| HISB 6070 | Gender in African History | 4 |
| HISU 3541 | Reproductive Health in the US | 3 |
| HISU 6260 | New Directions in Womens Hist | 3-4 |
| HISU 6350 | History of Gender Based Violence in the United States | 3,4 |
| JWST 3600 | Women In Hebrew Bible | 3 |
| JWST 4120 | Sexuality in Jewish Culture | 3,4 |
| JWST 4150 | Women,Judiasm,Jewish Cul | 3 |
| MUSC 3421 | Women Die in Opera | 3 to 4 |
| MUSC 3480 | Music and Gender | 3,4 |
| PHIL 3540 | Gender and Justice | 3 to 4 |
| PHIL 6530 | Philosophy and Gender | 3 |
| POLA 4210 | Women and Politics | 3,4 |
| POLA 4260 | Race, Sex, & Power | 3,4 |
| POLA 4320 | Women's Legislative Leadership | 3 |
| POLC 3003 | Women Leading Change | 4 |
| POLC 4200 | The Politics of Rape | 3,4 |
| POLT 3780 | Feminist Political Thry | 3 |
| PORT 4100 | Gender & Sexuality Brazillian | 3 |
| SOCI 6030 | Monog, Poly-Sexualities Societ | 3 |
| SOCI 6060 | Issues In Soc of Gender | 3 |
| SOCI 6070 | Sociology of Sexuality | 3 |
| SOCI 6260 | Gender, Work & Family | 3 |
| SOCI 6910 | Gender In Latin America | 3 |
| ANTH 3120 | Anthropology of Sex and Reproduction | 3 |
Note that the list of approved electives varies from semester to semester, so please check with the GESS Program Director to verify the eligibility of an elective course before registering: GESSdirector@tulane.edu.
