Degree Requirements
The major in Gender & Sexuality Studies is a dynamic interdisciplinary program that offers students a comprehensive understanding of gender studies and sexuality studies across the humanities and social sciences, and their relation to historical and contemporary feminist and LGBTQ activism. The many approaches, methods, and topics in GSS are united in focusing on gender, sex, and sexuality as key but often underexamined categories in history, scholarly study, and daily life.
The minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies allows students to gain substantial exposure to the field while taking fewer courses than needed for the major. The interdisciplinary approaches, methods, and topics in GSS offer a robust and beneficial addition to any major or degree program from across Northwestern. Students often use the minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies to satisfy Related Courses, Concentration, or Elective requirements of their chosen major.