Sexuality Studies
Undergraduate nondegree program: Certificate in Sexuality Studies
Web site: http://www.uiowa.edu/~women/index2.html
The Sexuality Studies Program focuses on the history and construction of human sexualities and gender identities. The interdisciplinary program is multicultural and international in scope. It encompasses many areas of investigation, such as anthropology, art, health care, law, literature, popular culture, psychology, sociology, and theatre.
The program offers the undergraduate Certificate in Sexuality Studies.
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The Certificate in Sexuality Studies requires 21 s.h. of course work. Students who complete the program gain a better understanding of human sexuality. They also acquire valuable background knowledge applicable to a wide variety of humanities and social science fields and to careers in education, counseling, law, medicine, nursing, and other health professions.
Students may declare their intention to complete the certificate at the CLAS Academic Programs & Services office.
Students plan their programs in close cooperation with sexuality studies advisors, choosing course work from the list of required and elective courses approved for the certificate. Students must maintain a g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in course work for the certificate.
All students complete the following two courses.
| 154:010 Introduction to Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies | 3 s.h. | | Capstone seminar | 3 s.h. |
Students who began the certificate program before fall 2009 may substitute 154:110 Frameworks for the Study of Sexuality (formerly Introduction to Sexuality Studies) for 154:010 Introduction to Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies.
The capstone seminar changes from year to year and typically is offered only in spring semester. Each year's capstone seminar is announced on the Sexuality Studies Program web site before spring preregistration. Contact the sexuality studies advisor for information about the course. The capstone for spring semester 2010 is 154:157 Gender, Sexuality, and Human Rights.
The remaining 15 s.h. of credit is earned in courses chosen from those offered by the Sexuality Studies Program or from the list of approved associated courses, which varies from year to year. Students may petition to include a course that is not on the list of approved courses; they should discuss this option with their advisors. In keeping with the interdisciplinary nature of sexuality studies, students are encouraged to choose these electives from different disciplines.
Courses applied toward the sexuality studies certificate also may be used to complete the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Program or to satisfy requirements of a major or minor.
Of the 21 s.h. required for the certificate, at least 12 s.h. must be earned at The University of Iowa. Transfer work is evaluated by the program coordinator.
The certificate is awarded upon completion of a bachelor's degree. Holders of Iowa bachelor's degrees also may return to complete the requirements for a certificate. Holders of baccalaureate degrees from other institutions who are not enrolled in a graduate or professional program at The University of Iowa may apply for admission to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and are awarded the certificate upon completion of the requirements.
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The following courses are approved for the Certificate in Sexuality Studies. Additional courses may be approved. Students should discuss course selection with their advisors.
AMERICAN STUDIES
ANTHROPOLOGY
| 113:127 South Asian Sexual Cultures | 3 s.h. | | 113:140 Politics of Reproduction | 3 s.h. |
ART AND ART HISTORY
| 01H:199 Topics in Art History | 3 s.h. |
CLASSICS
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
| 036:075 Gender, Sexuality, and Media | 3 s.h. | | 036:095 Queer Rhetorics | 3 s.h. |
EDUCATION
ENGLISH
| 08G:011 Literature and Sexualities | 3 s.h. | | 008:050/045:060/154:060 Sex and Popular Culture in the Postwar U.S. | 3 s.h. | | 008:179 Literature and Society (when content is appropriate) | 3 s.h. |
FRENCH AND ITALIAN
| 009:148 Gender and Sexuality in French Cinema | 3 s.h. |
HEALTH AND SPORT STUDIES
| 028:078 Women, Sport, and Culture | 3 s.h. |
HISTORY
| 16A:154 Sexuality in the United States | 3 s.h. | | 16A:184 Black Global Metropolis: Sexual History | 3 s.h. |
LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS
| 033:075 Cultural Diversity and Identity | 3 s.h. |
NURSING
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
| 032:052 Women in Islam and the Middle East | 3 s.h. | | 032:071 Sexual Ethics | 3 s.h. |
SOCIAL WORK
| 042:112/096:112 Human Sexuality, Diversity, and Society | 3 s.h. | | 042:199 Selected Aspects of Social Work and Social Welfare (when topic is social work practice with gays, lesbians, bisexuals) | arr. |
SOCIOLOGY
SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
| 035:193 Sexualities in Hispanic Cultures | 3 s.h. |
THEATRE ARTS
| 049:118 American Women Playwrights: 1776-Present | 3 s.h. |
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