PH 140 - Human Sexuality

    Recent Professors
    Rebecca Ryan, Kristen Colchico
    Recent Semesters
    2027SP, 2026SU, 2026SP, 2026FA
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    3.4Lightout of 10
    Credits
    3
    2027SP Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area E · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    This course presents an overview of the field of human sexuality from a biological, psychological, sociocultural, and research-based perspective. Topics include the dimensions of sexuality, sex in the media including the effects of pornography, cultural differences, Sexology research, reproductive anatomy and sexual response, contraception, reproductive options, sexually transmitted infections, sexual problems and solutions, gender, intimate relationships and communication, sexual orientation, sexual development through the lifespan, atypical (paraphilia) behaviors, violence including rape and sexual assault, and the sexual marketplace including human trafficking and prostitution. Students will be encouraged to examine their own sexual beliefs, values, and behaviors and cultivate unprejudiced attitudes toward diversity in human sexuality.