| Course ID: | PSYC 3260E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Human Sexuality |
Course
Description: | Research in human sexual behavior. Emphasis is given to
empirical findings and current personal and social
implications. Topics include variations in sexual behavior,
deviance, social patterns, assessment, and treatment. |
| Oasis Title: | HUMAN SEXUALITY |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in PSYC 3260 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | PSYC 1101 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | By the end of this course, students should have learned:
1. To provide an overview of theories of human sexuality
2. To provide an overview of methods in human sexuality research
3. To be familiar with contributions from psychiatry to human
sexuality
4. To be familiar with contributions from sociology to human
sexuality
5. To be familiar with contributions from anthropology to human
sexuality
6. To examine sexuality across the life span
7. To describe the differential diagnosis of various sexual
dysfunctions |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Sexuality in perspective
2. Sexual anatomy and hormones
3. Physiology of sexual response
4. Sexual disorders and sex therapy
5. Conception, pregnancy, and childbirth
6. Contraception and abortion
7. Sexually transmitted diseases
8. Sex research
9. Sexuality and life span
10. Gender roles
11. Sexual orientation
12. Attraction, love, and intimacy
13. Variation in sexual behavior
14. Sexual coercion and sex for sale
15. Sex, ethics, and the law |