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380.720.01
Masculinity, Sexual Behavior & Health: Adolescence & Beyond

Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Friday, 10:00 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Focuses on male health with particular attention to sexual and reproductive health and healthcare use among adolescents, extending throughout the lifespan. Assesses the principal health concerns for sexual and reproductive health, the associated population-based risk factors, and the relative impact of each risk factor. Students critically examine the meaning of masculinity and the impact of masculinity beliefs on males’ health and healthcare use. Students also evaluate strategies to promote population health including the policies and programs or health care delivery that address health concerns and behavior for male sexual and reproductive health.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Explore domestic and international perspectives to identify principle sexual and reproductive health concerns and approaches
  2. Apply masculinity theory, in relation to the socio-ecological framework and other frameworks, in order to assess its relative influences on male’s health, health care use, and relationships
  3. Assess the principle concerns and relative impacts of associated population-based risk factors affecting male sexual and reproductive health and health care needs across the lifespan
  4. Consider necessary strategies to promote male sexual and reproductive health that address developmentally specific health needs and behaviors across the lifespan
  5. Evaluate community-based as well as clinic-based intervention studies for male sexual and reproductive health needs and their relative population-based risk factors
  6. Learn about student generated topics of interest related to male sexual and reproductive health needs and their relative population-based risk factors
  7. Evaluate strategies to promote population health including identifying further training needs for medicine and public health, policies, programs, health services, and systems delivery that address sexual and reproductive health and health care.
Enrollment Restriction
Consent required for undergraduates.