North Seattle Community College
Math, Science, & Social Science Division
Course Outline
Division: Social Science
Program/Dept: Psychology
Course Number: PSY 230
Credits: 5
Variable: No
Course Title: Human Sexuality
Inst. Intent: 11 Academic Transfer
Fee: No
CIP:
Type:
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Degree/Certificate Requirement: Yes
Name of Degree/Certificate Requirement: Associates of Arts (AA)
Distribution Requirement for AA/AAS: Social Science
Transfer Status to 4-year institution: Yes
If yes, please describe:
Trans. as Psych.210 (4 credits) + one more Psych. Credit
or 5 credits in Social Science
Course length: 1 quarter
Class Size: 36
Course Contact Hours: 55
Lecture: 55
Lab:
Prerequisite: No
Clinical:
Other:
-
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Required Placement Tests: No
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Comments:
Course Description:
Survey of sexual behavior. Covers Historical, physiological, psychological, and social
components of sexuality and its deviations.
Course Outcomes/Learning Objectives:
* This course presents a survey of the sociological, psychological, and biological research in
Human Sexuality, along with enabling you to better understand the sexual aspect of
yourself and your intimate relationships with others.
* To understand the concepts and terminology related to human sexuality.
NSCC General Education Outcomes and/or Related Instructional Outcomes
(for technical courses) Met by Course: (list each outcome):
This course will help you develop attitudes that encourage you to:
* Discover the interdisciplinary nature of knowledge.
This course will help you develop the skills to:
* Demonstrate the ability to think critically through discussions of the readings and
class material.
*Deal constructively with information, ideas, and emotions associated with issues of
diversity and conflict, including culture, gender, and sexual orientation.
This course will give you the knowledge to:
* Understand gender as a factor and a force in human communities.
* Understand that one’s own attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs are shaped by one’s
own cultural heritage, gender, age, and sexual orientation.
*Understand the nature of the individual, of human values and of the relationship
between the self and community.
Topical Outline and/or Major Divisions:
Perspectives on Sexuality
Sex Research
Gender Issues
Female Anatomy and Physiology
Male Anatomy and Physiology
Sexual Arousal and Response
Love
Communication in Sexual Behavior
Sexual Behaviors
Sexual Orientations
Contraception
Conceiving Children
Childhood and Adolescence
Sexuality and the Adult Years
Sexual Difficulties
Sex Therapy
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Atypical Sexual Behavior
Sexual Victimization
Sex for Sale
Course Requirements (Expectations of Students)
Four exams and class folder of written assignments
Methods of Assessment/Evaluation:
In class exams and written assignments
Required Text(s) and/or Materials:
Our Sexuality by Crooks & Baur
Human Sexuality – Course Packet
Supplemental Text(s) and/or Materials:
Outline Developed by:
Robert J. Atkins
Date: May 21, 1996
Revised by:
Robert J. Atkins
Date: February 8, 2006