410.657.01
Communication Strategies For Sexual Risk Reduction
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
M, W, 10:30 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
None but familiarity with a data analysis software and/or ability to conduct literature review will be useful.
Strengthens students’ understanding of adolescent sexual risk-taking. Provides a solid foundation in behavior change strategies for sexual risk-reduction from an international perspective. The literature and examples emphasize HIV, STI and teen pregnancy risk reduction. Students work in groups to perform data analysis and/or review literature. Each group develops a behavior change strategy based on evidence and with a focus on behavior change. Students select a country and a health topic by the second week of class.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the antecedents of sexual risk-taking among adolescents especially in developing countries
- Define the characteristics of effective sexual risk-reduction communication strategies
- Apply leading theories and models of sexual risk reduction from a communication perspective
- Identify programmatic implications of empirical data on sexual risk-taking
- Develop an evidence-based and theory-informed communication strategy for adolescent sexual risk-reduction
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Participation
- 15% Written Assignment(s)
- 30% Final Project
- 20% Group Presentation
- 15% Group Work