About Our Program

What Is Human Sexuality?

Human Sexuality: Involves biological, erotic, physical, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Human sexuality is the way in which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings. Sexuality is more about who we are than about what we do. Human sexuality is the study of the way people experience and express themselves sexually. 
 

  • ANTH 212 Anthropology of Sex (3)
  • BIOL 341 Human Pregnancy and Embryology (3)
  • FCS 441 Human Sexuality (3)
  • GWS 380 Sexual and Reproductive Health (3)
  • HSCI 131 Health and Society (3)
  • HSCI 231 Women and Health (3)
  • HSCI 369 Public Health Strategies in HIV and STI Prevention (3)
  • QS 208 Issues in Queer Health (3)

  • FCS 340 Marriage and Family Relations (3)
  • PSY 453 Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality (3)
  • SOC 230 Introduction to Human Sexual Behavior (3)
  • SOC 324 Sociology of Sex and Gender (3)
  • SOC 451 Sociological Aspects of Human Sexuality (3)
  • SOC 452 Sociology of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Communities (3)

  • AAS 455 Asian American Sexuality (3)
  • AIS 222/GWS 222 Gender, Sexuality, and American Indian Communities (3)
  • ANTH 152 Culture and Human Behavior (3)
  • ANTH 308 Gender and Culture (3)
  • ENGL 368 Gay Male Writers (3)
  • ENGL 369 Lesbian Writers (3)
  • GWS 410 Sex, Lies and Media (3)
  • GWS 430 Global Sexualities (3)
  • HIST 351 History of Sexual Behavior (3)
  • LING 325 Language, Gender, and Identity (3)
  • PHIL 260 Sexual Ethics (3)
  • PHIL 406 Philosophy of Sex, Gender, Sexuality (3)
  • QS 301 Perspectives in Queer Studies (3)
  • QS 303 Transgender Studies (3)
  • QS 369 The Nature of Queer (3)

Choose 3 additional units from any category above, or choose one of the following courses or another approved field study with prior approval from one of the Human Sexuality minor coordinators.

  • FCS 494 Supervised Field Study (3)
  • HSCI 494 Academic Internship (3)
  • PSY 498 Practicum in Psychology (3)
  • SOC 498 Field Study (3)

Learning Objectives

  1. Explore historical, philosophical, contemporary theories of sexuality across a range of disciplines.
  2. Examine the social construction of gender, sexuality, race, class, and other identities through the examination of literature, history, philosophy, culture, and social factors.
  3. Understand biological aspects of human sexuality, such as anatomy and physiology of sexual functioning, hormonal components, genetics, fetal development, birth process, sexual response, and/or sexual dysfunction.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of how social problems impact individuals, interpersonal relationships, communities, and societies to illustrate the range of various sexual beliefs, behaviors, practices, and/or global issues in both western and non-western societies.
  5. Gain exposure to current sexual issues such as sexually transmitted infections, violence, victimization, or non-conventional sexuality.
  6. Explore methodology, data analysis, and/or modalities in sex therapy used in the scientific study of human sexuality.
  7. Apply appropriate scientific methods to collect data, analyze, evaluate, explain, and/or solve problems related to human sexual behavior.
  8. Identify structural-level elements that regulate sexuality such as the healthcare system, health disparities, ethical standards, and/or policy.

University Catalog

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