Sexuality Studies Discipline Courses Details
SXS 110 : Sexuality in Society
| Prerequisites: | None |
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| Description: | Introductory exploration of sexuality in its social context. Critical reflection on conventional and individualizing understandings of sexuality. Includes research articles, documentary films, and mainstream television and magazines. (Cross listed with SOC 110. May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 300 : Introduction to Human Sexuality
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | The field of human sexuality studies. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 301 : Perspectives in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214. |
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| Description: | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies as a field of knowledge. Cultural, social, political, and personal aspects of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transsexual issues. |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 314 : Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual History
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent; upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | History of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
SXS 320 : Sex and Relationships
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with PSY 320. For course description, see PSY 320. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 332 : Understanding the Representation and Narration of Sexuality in Cinema
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor; completion of second year written composition (ENG 214 or equivalent). |
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| Description: | Cross listed with CINE 332. For course description, see CINE 332. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 350 : Selected Issues in Human Sexuality
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Examination and analysis of selected topics in human sexuality. May be repeated when topics vary. |
| Units: | 1-3 |
SXS 350 : Fifty Years of Sex in the Media
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | A survey of the uses of sex in photojournalism, motion pictures, and TV, reviewing positive and negative messages shown, and the emergence of diverse sexual identities. Impact of media on contemporary behavior is evaluated. |
| Units: | 1 |
SXS 369 : Philosophical Issues in Sexuality
| Prerequisites: | One lower-division composition course and sophomore or higher standing, or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with PHIL 369. For course description, see PHIL 369. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 380 : Coloring Queer: Imagining Communities
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with RRS 380 [formerly ETHS 380]. For course description, see RRS 380. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 400 : Variations in Human Sexuality
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Variations in sexuality: sexual identity, relationships, behavior, and fantasy; identification of personal and social problems associated with varied sexual lifestyles. (Cross listed with PSY 450/SOC 400. May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 402 : Advanced Topics in Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Studies
| Prerequisites: | SXS 301 or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Social, cultural, economic, historical, and political patterns concerning the contemporary social lives and intimate relationships of bisexual, gay and lesbian people. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 405 : Queer Art History
| Prerequisites: | ART 201 or ART 202 or equivalent and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with ART 403. For course description, see ART 403. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 421 : Homophobia and Coming Out
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with S S 421. For course description, see S S 421. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 436 : The Development of Femaleness and Maleness
| Prerequisites: | PSY 371, upper division standing, or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with PSY 436. For course description, see PSY 436. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 4 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 438 : Culture and Sex in East Asia
| Prerequisites: | ANTH 120 and upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with ANTH 415. For course description, see ANTH 415. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
SXS 440 : Native Sexualities and Queer Discourse
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with AIS 440. For course description, see AIS 440. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 455 : Sex, Power and Politics
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Examines how the state and social institutions define gender roles, regulate sexual practices, and police sex as a means of social control. Issues include morality campaigns, AIDS/STD's, pedophilia, pornography, sodomy, abortion, etc. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 456 : Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with PSY 456. For course description, see PSY 456. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 458 : Introduction to Transgender Studies
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Examines transsexuality, drag, transvestitism, and butch-femme lesbianism to explore highly variable relationships between sexuality, gender, desire, and identity. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 469 : Sex and Morality
| Prerequisites: | One lower-division composition course and sophomore or higher standing, or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with PHIL 445. For course description, see PHIL 445. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 470 : Sex and the Net
| Prerequisites: | SXS 300 or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Social, psychological, and educational aspects of sexuality and the Internet. |
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| Units: | 3 |
SXS 500 : Values Clarification in Sexuality
| Prerequisites: | BIOL 330, HED 320 or CFS 321 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with H ED 500. For course description, see H ED 500. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
SXS 530 : Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with CLAS 530. For course description, see CLAS 530. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
SXS 550 : Field Service in Human Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | Nine units of SXS courses or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Supervised field service performed in on-campus research, instructional, or service units or off-campus agencies involved in human sexuality medical, social, and psychological services. May be repeated. |
| Units: | 1-3 |
SXS 551 : Queer Literatures and Media
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with WGS 551. For course description, see WGS 551. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 567 : Cross-Cultural Aspects of Sex and Gender
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with ANTH 569. For course description, see ANTH 569. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 569 : Sex and the Law
| Prerequisites: | ENG 114 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with PHIL 455. For course description, see PHIL 455. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 601 : Sexuality, Ethnicity, and Health
| Prerequisites: | SXS 300 or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Overview of the relationships between sexuality, ethnicity, and health. Ethnic and cultural differences that affect sexuality, behavior, risk and resiliency, and result in health disparities. |
| Units: | 2-3 |
SXS 605 : Sexual Violence
| Prerequisites: | Upper division standing. |
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| Description: | Covers a breadth of topics relating to sexual violence, concentrating on understanding the origins and consequences of various forms of sexual violence through the life course, and exploring how sex and sexuality can be used as tools to control individuals, groups of people, communities and states. Paired with SXS 705. Students who have completed SXS 705 may not take SXS 605 for credit. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 633 : Gay Love in Literature
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with ENG 633. For course description, see ENG 633. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
SXS 635 : Queer Masterpieces
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues in the context of the Western tradition. Examination of how these issues shape and are in turn shaped by poets, novelists, and visual/performing artists. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 651 : Fieldwork in Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Community Service
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214. |
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| Description: | Intern or supervised volunteer in religious, health, communications, political, recreation agencies in gay/lesbian/bisexual communities. CR/NC grading only. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 667 : Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Cultures and Society
| Prerequisites: | Completion of GE Segment I requirements including ENG 214 or equivalent and upper division standing. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with SOC 467. For course description, see SOC 467. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
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| Units: | 4 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 678 : Disability and Sexuality
| Prerequisites: | SXS 300 or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Disability and sexuality through individual, societal, cultural, and political lenses. |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 680 : Colloquium in Human Sexuality
| Prerequisites: | Completion of the human sexuality minor core or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Human sexuality from an interdisciplinary perspective presented by faculty, advanced students, and scholars outside the program. Forum for sharing ideas, exploring original concepts, and debating issues. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 685 : Projects in the Teaching of Human Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | Consent of instructor and completion of relevant course (or equivalent) with grade of B or better. |
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| Description: | Students serve as instructional aides in order to enrich their knowledge of the subject and the general processes of learning and teaching. Will help develop course materials, plan and review course structure and activities, and provide assistance to students in class projects and fieldwork. (Students may earn a maximum of 4 units toward the baccalaureate degree for any course(s) numbered 685 regardless of discipline.) |
| Units: | 1-4 |
SXS 699 : Independent Study
| Prerequisites: | Consent of instructor and program director. |
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| Description: | Supervised study of a particular issue selected by the student. |
| Units: | 1-3 |
SXS 701 : Sexual Cultures, Sexual Identities
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Concepts of "sexual culture" and "sexual identity" in history and across cultures. (Cross listed with ANTH 701. May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
SXS 702 : Sexuality in Historical Perspective
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Traces the growing scholarship on the historical study of sexuality primarily in the U.S. Introduces students to not only a variety of historical studies on sexuality, but also assesses the validity and value of the work. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 703 : Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Sexuality and Health
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Relationships between lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) sexuality and health: cultural differences that affect sexuality, behavior, risk, and resiliency, and contribute to health disparities. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
SXS 704 : Human Sexuality and Language
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Seminar covers research on sexuality and language with emphasis on the role of language in the social construction of sexual meanings, sexual identities and sexual relationships in diverse cultures and linguistic communities. (Plus-minus letter grade only.) |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 705 : Sexual Violence
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Paired with SXS 605. For course description, see SXS 605. Students who have completed SXS 705 may not take SXS 605 for credit. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 723 : Teaching Internship in Human Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status, consent of instructor, completion of 15 units minimum. |
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| Description: | Individual projects under faculty supervision undertaken in conjunction with teaching assignments in undergraduate courses. Research and reports on the aims and methods of teaching human sexuality studies to undergraduates. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 724 : Research Internship in Human Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Study, discussion, and evaluation of principles of human sexuality research, theory, and method. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 750 : Seminar in Graduate Human Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. |
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| Description: | Examines trends, data, methodology, and current research in human sexuality studies. May be repeated when topics vary. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 750 : Queer Theory and Transgender Studies
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Exploration of two theoretical approaches to sexuality and gender: queer theory and transgender studies. Study of the key claims made by both sides; analysis of central tensions and disagreements; the political and theoretical issues at stake in the two debates. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 750 : Sexuality and Religion
| Prerequisites: | SXS 300 (formerly HMSX 300), graduate standing, or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Exploration of sexual themes and ideas in historic western Christian (Catholic and Protestant) Muslim and Jewish practices on sexuality. Political uses and social contradictions in the sexual themes of contemporary religion and sexuality. Views of sexuality in other spiritual traditions such as Buddhism. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 770 : Sexuality and Public Policy
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Examination of the development of sexuality-related policy in the United States. The framework of historical debates and their impact on current policy will be discussed. Legal, ethical, political, fiscal, and other structural considerations will be addressed. The role of academic theory and research in the creation of public policy will be considered. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 771 : Research Seminar in Sexuality and Public Policy
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Focus on the historical, theoretical and institutional frameworks of sexuality policy in the United States. The concept of "sexual citizenship" will be examined; who possesses it, who does not, and who defines it, as well as examining the processes by which that definition is challenged and changed. Issues of scale (local, regional, national), ethics and strategies in policy-making will be discussed. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 794 : Community Service Learning in Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Field experience in community based organizations working with issues relating to sexuality. [CSL may be available; consult index for page reference.] |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 799 : Issues in Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Exploration of research topics for thesis projects; theoretical issues relating to research topics and empirical research. Provides a practical forum to discuss all research issues. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 800 : Sociocultural Foundations in Human Sexuality
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Current sociocultural knowledge concerning sexual cultures and sexual behavior. Theories of individual and cultural difference in sexuality. (AB/NC grading only.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 801 : Biological and Psychological Foundations of Human Sexuality
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status. |
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| Description: | Current biological knowledge concerning sexual differentiation from conception through puberty, including sexual response and sexual identity. Psychological theories of sexual behavior and its development, courtship, sexual coercion, and variations in sexual behavior. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
SXS 805 : Sexuality Education and Policy
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Historical and philosophical underpinnings of sexuality education in the U.S.; major pedagogical theories and practices at elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. Education and social policy considerations. (Cross listed with EDUC 805. May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 810 : Seminar in Sexual Identity and Communication
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Cross listed with COMM 725. For course description, see COMM 725. (May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) |
| Units: | 4 |
SXS 881 : Research Methods in Human Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Interdisciplinary examination of multiple approaches to human sexuality research and social ethics. (Formerly SXS 891.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 882 : Research Design in Human Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | SXS 881 and graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Development, design, and implementation of the research project for completion of the masters thesis. (ABC/NC grading; RP allowed.) (Formerly SXS 897.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
SXS 883 : Applied Quantitative Methods in Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing. |
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| Description: | Introduction to quantitative methods as they are applied to the social scientific study of sexuality. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 890 : Professional Development
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status in human sexuality studies or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Apply the multidisciplinary perspective of human sexuality studies to on-going projects, and discuss ethical concerns with regard to research in human sexuality and how current work can further professional careers. (AB/NC grading only.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2013 |
SXS 894 : Creative Work Project
| Prerequisites: | Advancement to candidacy and approval of graduate advisor. |
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| Description: | An original creative work project. Projects must be described in a written document that summarizes the project's relation to other wok in the area, its rationale, its significance, and its creative methodologies. Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. (CR/NC grading only.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 895 : Research Project in Human Sexuality Studies
| Prerequisites: | SXS 800, SXS 801, SXS 891, and consent of graduate adviser. |
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| Description: | Research methodology and supervised research into topics and problems in human sexuality studies culminating in oral and written presentations. Advancement to Candidacy and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. (ABC/NC grading; RP allowed.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 896 : Directed Reading
| Prerequisites: | Consent of graduate adviser. |
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| Description: | Intensive directed reading in human sexuality studies under the supervision of a faculty member. |
| Units: | 3 |
SXS 898 : Master's Thesis
| Prerequisites: | Advancement to candidacy (ATC) and approval of graduate major adviser. |
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| Description: | ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. (CR/NC grading only.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2013 |
SXS 899 : Independent Study
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Study is planned, developed, and completed under the direction of a member of the program faculty. Open only to graduate students who have demonstrated the ability to do independent work. Enrollment by petition. May be repeated for a total of 12 units. |
| Units: | 1-4 |
