MAJO4100 Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Course description

The course focuses on women's sexual and reproductive health and rights from puberty to postmenopause. The sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young adults is emphasised as part of health-promotion efforts to improve quality of life and public health. The course covers women's health and some reproductive disorders.

Counselling, communication and health education are emphasised as a basis for health-promotion and preventive work in a sexual and reproductive health perspective. Throughout the course, the various topics will be problematised and discussed from different national, global, historical and cultural perspectives with the focus being on values and human rights. Meetings with youths/women often occur in intimate and unpredictable situations. It is important that the students are aware of their own and others' perceptions of women's bodies, gender and sexual rights.

The course is taught over a three-week period.

Admission to the programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student has:

• in-depth knowledge about women's reproductive and sexual health in a life cycle perspective
• in-depth knowledge about birth control - means, methods and use
• in-depth knowledge about the societal and cultural factors that influence women's sexual and reproductive health and rights
• in-depth knowledge about user perspectives, young people's sexual and reproductive health and variation in sexual relationships
• in-depth knowledge about communication and counselling

Skills

The student:

• is capable of ordering and administering contraceptives

Competence

The student is capable of:

• analysing relevant issues relating to sexual and reproductive health and rights and reflecting on connections with and challenges in relation to midwives' independent and interdisciplinary professional practice
• analysing midwifery issues relating to reproductive and sexual health, and reflecting on connections with and challenges in relation to cross-cultural and global professional practice

The work and teaching methods vary between lectures and studying relevant specialist and research literature individually and in study groups.

The following required coursework must be completed and approved before a student can take the exam:

Written group assignment. The purpose of the assignment is for the student to analyse connections and challenges relating to global and national sexual and reproductive rights and health issues. Students must select a topic within the above-mentioned area and formulate a related research question. This task can be solved as a written assignment or as a digital poster. The student must use recent relevant research. The assignment must not exceed 1,500 words.

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Supervised individual written exam, four hours

No aids are permitted.

Grade scale A-F.

All exams are assessed by two internal examiners. An external programme supervisor contributes to the preparation of the question papers and assessment criteria.