380.663.01
Gender-Based Violence Research, Practice and Policy: Issues and Current Controversies
Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 2:50pm
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
Explores gender-based violence (GBV), including intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and sex trafficking. Topics include the following as they relate to GBV: epidemiology, theoretical frameworks, structural risks and gender equity, policy, prevention and intervention, perpetrators, populations with unique needs, and health consequences spanning sexual and reproductive health, STI, and HIV. Prepares students to undertake meaningful scholarly, community-based, programmatic or policy work in the field. Emphasizes active learning and facilitates application of knowledge and skills gained to real world issues.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the epidemiology and health impact of GBV
- Apply public health methods, strategies and frameworks to GBV-related research, policy and practice
- Develop and critique GBV research and prevention/intervention programs and policies
- Articulate current controversies and challenges in GBV-related research, policy and practice
- Explain ethical and methodological issues unique to GBV research
- Describe the history of the field, including major research and policy advances
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 10% Participation
- 10% Topic and outline
- 40% Assignments
- 40% Final paper (incorporates assignments 1 and 2)
Enrollment Restriction
Undergraduate students must obtain permission from instructor