Time: Students can start their studies approximately within a week after enrolling on this course. The estimated time for completing this course is three months.
Please notice that Xamk’s lecturers do not assess completed courses nor enter the course assessments in Xamk’s record of credits (Peppi) during their non-teaching periods. In summer, completed courses will not be assessed between June 1st and August 18th, 2024.
This course will also be offered in autumn 2024. Enrolment for the course will open in June.
Place: Online studies
Extent: 5 ECTS credits
Target group: This course is suitable for Health and Social Care students and professionals as well as everyone interested in sexuality, sexual rights and sexual health.
Course is completed independently
Credited in degree at Xamk: Bachelor of Health Care, Degree Programme in Nursing
Area of competence mentioned in Curriculum: Optional studies
Enrolment by: 18th June 2024. This is a nonstop start and students can start their studies approximately within a week after enrolling on this course.
Price: Free of charge
Note that you can enrol for Open UAS studies at the maximum of 50 ECTS credits per semester. One person’s enrolments exceeding 50 ECTS credits are deleted in the enrolment order. Paying attention to this is important when planning your studies.
Please also notice that Xamk degree students can enrol on this course only via Peppi or Tuudo.
Learning outcomes:
After completing this course you:
- know the basic concepts concerning the diversity of sexuality and gender.
- know the global sexual rights and recognize the factors affecting sexual rights in your own environment.
- have the ability to reflect your own values and attitudes to sexuality and sexual rights.
- understand what sexual health is and how it is promoted.
Contents and methods:
The course includes three themes:
- Sexuality, sexual and gender diversity
- Sexual rights
- Sexual health
The course is carried out 100% online and it includes tests and assignments.
The course covers 5 ECTS credits, totalling 135 hours of student work. The number of hours is theoretical and varies according to student effort.
Assessment scale:
Accepted/Failed
Opiskelumateriaali:
Arviointi:
Arviointiasteikko:
Hyväksytty/Hylätty Tai 1-5
The Transcript of records will be delivered automatically by email in PDF form. You can read more about the The Transcript of records on: Information on Open UAS, Xamk Pulse studies.
This course is based on the curricula of Xamk's degree programmes and the Finnish credits are fully compatible with the ECTS.
Additional information on enrolment:
Xamk Pulse, email: openstudies@xamk.fi.
Terms of cancellation:
If you are not able to participate in the course, please let us know as soon as possible by email openstudies@xamk.fi.
Before the course starts, you'll receive an invitation by email to this course.
Please note that there can be changes in the course details in terms of the timetable and teachers, for example.
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences is audited by the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC).