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PUBH 448 - Sexual Health


Description:
This course surveys sexual health from a public health perspective, focusing on both individual and societal factors contributing to sexual health. Course will be offered every year (Spring and Summer).

Credits: (3)

Learner Outcomes, Activities and Assessments

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

Students will identify anatomical and physiological aspects of human sexual functions.

Through listening to presentations and reviewing selected readings students will be able to identify sexual anatomy and physiological processes.

Exams

 

Quizzes

Students will identify male and female specific sexual function and sexual variation.

Student will complete in class assignments determining male and female sexual functions and sexual variation.

In class graded assignments.

Students will comprehend the risk factors, prevention, and treatments for various sexually related diseases and dysfunctions.

Students will present information on particular sexual dysfunctions, peer-educating their class-mates about various issues.

Oral presentations will be graded by a specific rubric including quality of information, presentation, creativity, and group work.

Students will analyze the affect of sexual health education on health outcomes across various states, countries, and cultures.

In groups students complete a series of case studies determining how health education played a role in sexual health outcomes, comparing and contrasting methods and outcomes of each case.

This will be a group assignment completed in class and discussed.

Students will synthesize information about how sexual beliefs, values, and behaviors can influence sexuality and health over the life span. Students will discuss the findings of these reports.

Students will produce a report about sexuality over the life span based on assigned case scenarios, outcomes will be forecasted based on research and evidence.

This will be a paper or report.

 

In class discussion will also be held.

Students will evaluate the impact of policies affecting sexual health in the US.

Students will engage in a semi-formal debate surrounding a controversial sexual health issue such as legalizing prostitution, sexual health education, or laws on circumcision to determine the validity of each side of a debate.

Students will be graded for preparing and participating in a in class debate.





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