Program Overview

Program Overview

The program in question is "Sexual Health and Rights," a 7.5-credit course offered by Karolinska Institutet. This course plan is effective from the autumn semester of 2024.

Course Details

• Course Code: 2QA353
• Course Name: Sexuell h鄟sa och r酹tigheter (Sexual Health and Rights)
• Credits: 7.5 hp
• Education Form: Higher education, according to the 2007 study order
• Main Field of Study: Other subjects
• Level: Advanced level, with a focus that cannot be classified
• Grading Scale: Passed, failed
• Responsible Institution: Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
• Decision-Making Body: Education Committee NVS
• Date of Establishment: Autumn semester 2024

Special Eligibility

To be eligible for this course, students must have at least 120 credits, including a professional degree in health care. Additionally, they must have Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English A/English 6 with a minimum grade of passed/E.

Objectives

After completing the course, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of human sexuality from a life cycle perspective
• Explain the causes of sexual problems in acute and long-term illnesses
• Show knowledge of the impact of relevant medications on sexuality
• Demonstrate an understanding of how to create a caring relationship that enables dialogue related to sexuality
• Understand and explain the relationship between socio-cultural aspects and sexual health and rights, with a particular focus on female genital mutilation
• Show knowledge of gender-based violence related to sexual health
• Demonstrate an understanding of cultural encounters and intercultural communication in relation to sexual health and rights
• Show knowledge of the UN's sustainability goals with a special emphasis on sexual health and rights

Content

The course provides an in-depth study of sexual health and rights from a life cycle perspective, including children's, adolescents', adults', and the elderly's health perspectives. It covers sexual problems in acute and long-term illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV/AIDS), gender-based violence, and the rights of sexual and gender minorities to care on equal terms. The course emphasizes the importance of a caring relationship that enables dialogue related to sexuality and explores socio-cultural aspects with a focus on harmful traditional practices and female genital mutilation.

Teaching Methods

The teaching is based on a problem-oriented and collaborative approach to learning, where the forms of teaching provide opportunities for the student to take active responsibility for their learning. The teaching methods used are seminars and lectures.

Examination

Examination is carried out through a final seminar with an oral presentation and an individual written final examination. In addition to the final seminar, mandatory participation in another seminar is required.

Transition Provisions

For courses that have ceased or undergone significant changes, at least three additional examination opportunities (in addition to the regular one) will be provided on the previous content for a period of at least one year from the time the change occurred.

Other Provisions

• Teaching is in Swedish, with some teaching possibly in English.
• Course evaluation is according to Karolinska Institutet's guidelines.
• The course may not be credited in an exam at the same time as a completed and passed course whose content entirely or partially coincides with the content of the course.

Literature and Other Teaching Materials

Recommended Literature

1. Practical Foundations for Nursing by Nina Jahren Kristoffersen
2. Perspectives on the Children's Convention: Research, Theory, and Practice by Lina Ponnert and Anna Sonander
3. The Nurse's Conversation: Professionalism and Humanity by H嶡an Sandberg
4. Sexology by Per Olov Lundberg and Lotta L鐪gren-M緳tenson
5. Scientific articles will be added.

In-Depth Literature

• The Global Goals - For Sustainable Development
• Sex and Psyche: A Knowledge Overview by Aurora Br鄚nstr闣
• Gynecology by Per Olof Janson and Britt-Marie Landgren
• HBTQ+ : Psychological Perspectives and Approach by Tove Lundberg, Anna Malmquist, and Matilda Wurm
• Controlled Young People - Coercive Practices in Institutions by Sofia Enell, Sabine Gruber, and Maria Andersson Vogel
• Loneliness and its Opposite: Sex, Disability, and the Ethics of Engagement by Don Kulick and Jens Rydstr闣
• Nursing & Elderly by Kerstin Blomqvist, Anna-Karin Edberg, Marie Ernsth Bravell, and Helle Wijk
• Sexuality and Health among Young People in Sweden - UngKAB15