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Departmental Learning Goals for Psychology 210: Human Sexuality

The four broad goals described below reflect the scope of different learning goals that are available to students in Psych 210.
  1. Knowledge of Human Sexuality: Psych 210 should increase students’ understanding of knowledge in the field of human sexuality research. This goal includes enhancing students’ knowledge and understanding of: a) the major approaches to the study of sexuality; b) the major issues in the field of sexual science; c) the basic concepts, terminology, findings, and applications of research.
  2. Scientific Values and Critical Thinking: Psych 210 should stimulate students’ intellectual curiosity about human sexuality and prompt you to evaluate your current ideas about human sexuality. This goal includes enhancing students’: a) appreciation of the various research approaches and the diversity of fields of study involved in the science of sexuality and b) ability to critically evaluate scientific information.
  3. Applications to Everyday Life: Psych 210 should increase students’ understanding of how information learned through human sexuality research applies to everyday day life. This goal includes helping students appreciate how the science of sexuality: a) enhances human welfare; b) enables people to better understand their own and others’ sexual behavior; c) promotes an awareness of the complexity of human sexual behavior; and d) promotes an intelligent skepticism about the "facts" and "truths" about sexuality that are presented in the mass media.
  4. Diversity: Psych 210 should increase awareness of the diversity of human sexuality. This goal includes exposing students to: a) the broad range of sexual behaviors observed in humans; b) the diversities of sexualities and sexual identities; and c) differences in cultural approaches to sexuality and historical perspectives on sexual diversity.