HPE 4450 - Sexuality and Sexual Health Education (3)

When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course is designed to help teachers of health learn and develop strategies for teaching sexuality and sexual health. Topics to be included are puberty and adolescence, reproductive anatomy and physiology, the prevention of unintended pregnancy/STDs/HIV and sexual violence, healthy relationships, and social justice. Emphasis will be on accessing resources of medically accurate and developmentally appropriate content and curricula, methods for building relationship skills, and delivery of instruction in compliance with the Healthy Youth Act and Essential Standards in Healthful Living Education.
Prerequisites: HPE 4310, HPE 4320, HPE 4330 and HPE 4340 with a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in each.