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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
MD Education Program

Courses

Introduction to Human Sexuality

This course will provide students with an introductory survey of topics in human sexuality, including sex, gender, sexual orientation, and how these factors intersect and interact. Topics covered will include: sexual and gender diversity; peri- and post-natal sex and gender development; gender identity; sexual orientation and fluidity; intersex conditions; sexual health and STI prevention; sexual pleasure; and others. Students will also have the opportunity to tour the Kinsey Institute and attend guest lectures with researcher faculty working on topics related to sex and sexuality.

Course Director: Charles Rudick, PhD; Justin Garcia, PhD; and Jessica Hille, PhD
Email: crudick@iu.edu
Phone: (812)-855-3788
Primary contact for Adds/Drops: Charles Rudick, crudick@iu.edu 
Home campus: Bloomington
Type of course: Online

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, a student will be able to:

  1. Identify and explain key concepts in the field of human sexuality (MK1)
  2. Perform a literature review of a topic related to sex, gender, and/or sexuality (MK7).
  3. Analyze and evaluate the literature within the chosen topic (MK7).

Course activities

  1. Attend 24 weeks of lectures via Zoom (eight hours/week).
  2. Complete reading assignments. Sources: academic articles, chapters, documentaries, etc. as applicable.
  3. Submit written reflections on each weeks' readings.
  4. Select a sexual health research topic and conduct a literature review.

Estimated time distribution

70% lecture/seminar and 30% library/research
Attend four weeks of lectures via Zoom (eight hours/week)
Write reflection (one hour/week)

Assessments

Participation — attendance and weekly reflection: 70%
Literature Review — Select a sexual health research topic and conduct a literature review with annotated bibliography: 30%

Prerequisites: Scholarly Concentration enrollment
Interprofessional collaboration: None at this time

Critical Issues in Sexuality and Health

This course builds on the Introduction to Human Sexuality course by delving deeper into issues related to human sexuality. Offered fully online via recorded lectures as part of the Kinsey Institute Continuing Education Program, students will learn from a variety of experts on diverse contemporary issues in sexuality and health. Content will examine in detail issues such as sex and gender diversity, sex and gender development, gender identity, romantic and sexual relationships, diagnostic practices related to sex and gender, and relevant psychological and biomedical treatments. The course will also critically review the history of the relationship between medicine and sex, gender and sexuality. It concludes with an overview of contemporary best practices in the field.

Course Director: Charles Rudick, PhD; Justin Garcia, PhD; and Jessica Hille, PhD
Email: crudick@iu.edu 
Phone: (812)-855-3788
Primary contact for Adds/Drops: Charles Rudick, crudick@iu.edu
Home campus: Bloomington
Type of course: Online

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, a student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate comprehension on a diverse range of contemporary issues in sexuality and health (MK1)
  2. Analyze and evaluate the literature within the chosen Scholarly Concentration project (MK7).
  3. Recognize sexual and gender diversity and commonly used terminology to integratebest practices for inclusive language in research and promoting care in clinical practice (ISC1).
  4. Demonstrate the ability to develop an abstract related to the Scholarly Concentration project that could be presented at a local or national-level meeting. (ISC5).

Course activities

  1. Attend two weeks of lectures via Zoom (eight hours/week).
  2. Complete reading assignments. Sources: academic articles, chapters, documentaries, etc. as applicable.
  3. Submit written reflections on each weeks' readings.
  4. Give a presentation on the topic of the literature review from Introduction to Human Sexuality and Health

Estimated time distribution

70% lecture/seminar and 30% library/research
Attend four weeks of lectures via Zoom (eight hours/week)
Write reflection (one hour/week)

Assessments

Participation — Attendance and weekly reflection: 70%
Presentation — Select a sexual health research topic and conduct a literature review: 30%

Prerequisites: Scholarly Concentration enrollment
Interprofessional collaboration: None at this time