The Gender and Sexuality Studies 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 minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies consists of a minimum of 18 credits. 

Required Courses

Course List

Course ID	Title	Credits
GESS 1900	Sex, Power and Culture	3
or GESS 2900	Intro to Gender & Sex Studies
GESS 3500	Critical Inquiry and Praxis	3
Electives (Choose four)
The remaining (4) elective courses must be selected from among those approved by the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program with the following distribution requirements: a minimum of two different disciplines or departments must be represented in the elective coursework.
One Elective any level		3
Three Electives at the 3000-level or above		9
Total Credit Hours		18

Courses applied to the student's major field of study or to another minor may not be applied toward the Gender and Sexuality Studies minor. 

Examples of Electives that may count toward the GESS minor:

Course List

Course ID	Title	Credits
GESS 4700	Sexuality in US History	3
AFRS 6050	Black Feminism and Social Movement in the United States	3
ANTH 2030	The Anthropology of Women and Men	3
ANTH 3120	Anthropology of Sex and Reproduction	3
ANTH 3320	Archaeology of Gender	3
ANTH 3330	Anthropology of Gender	3
ARHS 3620	Contemporary Art Since 1950	3
ARHS 6220	Women and Gender in Medieval Art	3
COMM 3650	Feminist Doc & New Media	3
COMM 4350	Gender and The Cinema	4
ENLS 4135	Early Women Writers (pre-1700)	3,4
ENLS 4720	Feminist Literary Theory	3
HISU 2400	Women & Gender US Hist to 1865	3
HISU 2410	Women & Gender Since 1861	3
HISU 3541	Reproductive Health in the US	3
INTU 3000	Feminist Epistemologies and Research Design	3
MUSC 3480/6480	Music and Gender	3,4
POLA 4210	Women and Politics	3
POLA 4260	Race, Sex, & Power	3
PORT 4100	Gender & Sexuality Brazillian	3
SOCI 2210	Sociology of Reproduction	3
SOCI 6060	Issues In Soc of Gender	3
SOCI 6070	Sociology of Sexuality	3
SOCI 6260	Gender, Work & Family	3
SPAN 4100	Gender/Sex Hisp Culture	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.