This course is INACTIVE
School
Liberal Arts
Division
Social Sciences
Department
Psychology
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Psychology
Course Number
161
Course Title
Human Sexuality
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
PSY-131 with C grade or higher
Catalog Course Description
Designed to help students evaluate their own attitudes, feelings, and beliefs about sexuality and compare them to those held by others. Frank, open discussions and explicit visual materials cover historical and contemporary issues related to the physiological, emotional, cultural and legal implications of sexuality with emphasis on the expanding research that is contributing to serious intellectual inquiry.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- Orientation/Perspectives/Research
- Gender Issues
- Sexual Anatomy
- Sexual Arousal and Communication
- Sexual Behaviors
- Sexual Dysfunction and Sex Therapy
- Prevention and Pregnancy
- Cross-Cultural Sexual Perspectives
- Sexuality in Childhood, Adolescence and Adulthood
- Sexual Orientation
- Sex for Profit
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Sexual Victimization
- Atypical Sexual Activity
- Loving Sexual Interactions
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
- Analyze sexual diversity in the United States and around the world.
- Analyze how different media portray sexuality in the United States.
- Explain the Experimental Method.
- Describe typical and atypical sexual differentiation.
- Describe female sexual anatomy.
- Describe male sexual anatomy.
- Analyze the role of the brain, hormones and senses in sexual arousal.
- Identify positive and negative verbal and non-verbal communication patterns.
- Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the major coital positions.
- Explain the functions of fantasy, masturbation, kissing and touching.
- Describe symptoms and treatment of desire, excitement, orgasm and pain disorders.
- Explain the birthing process.
- Describe hormonal, barrier and sterilization methods of birth control.
- Identify the physical and sexual changes that occur during childhood and adolescence.
- Analyze the impact of age on sexuality.
- Describe the determinants of sexual orientation and societal attitudes about sexual orientation.
- Analyze the different sex for profit behavior patterns.
Describe symptoms and transmission of viral, bacterial and parasitic sexually transmitted diseases. - Describe symptoms, transmission and progression of HIV/AIDS.
- Describe parameters of sexual abuse and sexual harassment.
- Explain invasive and non-invasive atypical sexual behavior.
- Analyze the qualities necessary for the development of loving relationships.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
Assessment may include but not be limited to:
1. Exams consisting of objective questions and short essays.
1. Write a 3 to 5 page essay on the symptoms, etiology, and treatment on any human sexuality topic.
1. Write a 2 to 4 page essay analyzing a human sexuality article.
Texts
As determined by the department.
Outcomes
General Education Categories
- Social Sciences
Institutional Outcomes
- Civil Society and Culture - U.S. and Global
MTA Categories
- Category 4: Social Sciences
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Fall 2023