The Interdisciplinary Major in Gender and Sexuality Studies consists of 30 hours of course work, distributed as follows:
- GSS 1150: Sex and Gender in Everyday Life (2+ sections offered every semester, 1 of which is a W class) OR GSS 1160: Sex and Society (2+ sections offered every semester, one of which is a W course)
- 1 course approved for the International/Global Feminism Requirement
- 1 course approved for the History/Social Movements Requirement
- 1 course approved for the Sex, Sexuality, and Society Requirement
- 5 courses approved for Gender and Sexuality Studies electives. Please note that elective hours may be earned through any department at Vanderbilt, provided that the course has a gender component.
- GSS 4960: Senior Seminar (spring semester only; topic varies)
Courses approved for each requirement can be found here.
A thesis option is available for Honors students.