Human Sexuality

Roger Hock has been teaching psychology for over 20 years and human sexuality for over 15 years. Human sexuality is his favorite class to teach and is consistently one of the most popular among students. He believes that Human Sexuality is an essential course for college students because the topics covered are fundamental to our lives and our identities as humans. He has been known to “declare” that, if he had the power to do so, he would make the human sexuality course a requirement for all undergraduate college and university students. Why? Because the material in this course touches everyone, in countless ways, throughout their lives. But, more importantly, most students, upon entering college as adults, are lacking a correct and current understanding of at least some, if not many, key issues that comprise the complexities of humans as sexual beings. Sex education in grades K-12 is frequently incomplete, inadequate, and even misleading, and not all parents are willing or able to impart the necessary and correct information to their children. Students in higher education clearly need and deserve the knowledge they acquire in this class.

1 Studying Human Sexuality 

2 Sexual Anatomy 

3 The Physiology of Human Sexual Responding 

4 Love, Intimacy, and Sexual Communication 

5 Contraception: Planning and Preventing Pregnancy  

6 Sexual Behaviors: Experiencing Sexual Pleasure  

7 Sexual Problems and Solutions  

8 Sexually Transmitted Infections  

9 Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth  

10 Gender: Expectations, Roles, and Behaviors  

11 Sexual Orientation  

12 Sexual Development throughout Life  

13 Sexual Aggression and Violence: Rape, Child Sexual Abuse, and Harassment  

14 Paraphilias: The Extremes of Sexual Behavior  

15 The Sexual Marketplace: Prostitution and Pornography