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Introduction to Sexuality Studies

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
5/27/25 - 7/10/25
TuTh 10a.m. – 1p.m.		 REMOTE 3 $1431 (guest students)
$1623 (current students)
Date
5/27/25 - 7/10/25
Time
TuTh 10a.m. – 1p.m.
Location
REMOTE
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1431 (guest students)
$1623 (current students)

Description

This introductory course approaches the study of sexuality from a social perspective. Rather than studying sexuality as something that human beings are born with, for example, the course focuses on the ways that issues of desire, pleasure, identity, norms of sexual behavior, and intimate arrangements are deeply shaped by a range of historically specific social forces. Focusing on the U.S., a "social constructionist" framework guides the course. Family, religion, and social media will be studied as important social sites where struggles around sexualities and their meanings are played out.

Registration Opens March 3

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 1, 6 weeks

Class Dates

5/27/2025 - 7/10/2025

Location

REMOTE

General Ed Requirements

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Enrolled / Capacity

0 / 30

Status

Closed

Instructor

Brandon Miller

Tuition*

$1431 (guest students)
$1623 (current students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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