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Sexual Health Promotion (5 cr)

Code: SZ00CL39-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.04.2024 - 30.04.2024

Timing

20.05.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Online learning

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

20 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Midwifery
  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Christina Mantsinen
  • Riina Sahlman

Teacher in charge

Elina Tiainen

Groups

  • SNS25VK
    Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
  • ZJA25KS
    Avoin AMK, sote

Objective

Purpose of the course

After attending this course, you will have the skills to promote the sexual health of individuals and communities.


Competence goal of the course
Ethics
Health promotion
Guidance and interaction skills and supporting self-care

Learning outcomes of the course

After attending the course, you will understand the meaning of sexuality and its diversity in different stages of a person's life, as well as sexual health and its promotion as part of the overall well-being of a person and the community. You know how to bring up sexuality with clients.

You know sexual rights. You can examine the values and attitudes related to sexuality and understand their importance in the realization of sexual rights on an individual, community and societal level.

Content

Come and strengthen your knowledge of promoting sexual health. In this current Study Course, you will familiarize yourself with the following themes:
Dimensions of sexuality
Sexual health and sexual rights
Values and attitudes related to sexuality
Sexuality in different stages of life
Diversity of sexuality and gender
Reproductive health
Bringing out the sexuality and models of bringing out
Sexual violence and sexual crime legislation

Location and time

Moodle-space by Jamk

Teaching methods

At the beginning of the course, you study the theory of sexual health promotion independently and take 3 different online tests.

In the course, you are divided into small groups, where you do a written learning task. You also read assignments returned by other groups and give peer feedback.

At the end of the study period, you return the learning diary you wrote during the study period.

Student workload

- Independent studying 71h
- Group assignment 27h
- Online discussions and tests 27h

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You can justify the importance of sexuality and its diversity in the life stages of individuals, as well as sexual health and its promotion as part of the well-being of individuals and communities. You know the models of bringing out the sexuality.

You demonstrate that you are able to reflect on both your own and society's values and attitudes related to sexuality, as well as their effects on the realization of sexual rights from the perspectives of the individual, the community and society.