Policy in Human Sexuality: Cutting-Edge Analyses

​Policy in Human Sexuality: Cutting-Edge Analyses offers an overview of United States and international policy related to gender and sexuality. The course will present the content and impact of such policies across human life stages, from youth reproductive health to aging LGBTQ folks; and a variety of contexts including education, military service, employment, and criminal legal systems. Using readings, multimedia sources, discussion forums, peer review, and an applied final project, students will understand the theory, process, and central actors in policy development and implementation, and the real-world effects of these processes.

Sample course topics: Early life stages, sexual behavior, criminalization, health care, discrimination protections and barriers, later life stages, and public policy.