PSYC 25 - Human Sexuality

    Recent Professors
    R. Slaton
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    50–60 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of PSYC 25
    Transfers To
    CSUCSU GE Area E
    Description
    This course explores human sexual attitudes, behaviors and values in contemporary society from a biological, psychological, social, cultural, historical and lifespan perspective. The topics included in this course include research methods used to study sexuality, the sexual anatomy, physiology and reproductive structures of males and females and related health issues, gender identity and gender roles, contraception and abortion, conception, pregnancy and birth, sexual orientation, attraction and love, relationships and communication, sexual response and variations in sexual behavior, sexual dysfunctions, sexually transmitted infections, the causes and consequences of sexual victimization, atypical sexual behavior, and the commercialization of sex. The topics are presented in an explicit and scientific manner. (A, CSU, UC)
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:00am–12:20pm, Tue Thu 11:00am–12:15pm