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Sexuality
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:14.05.2020 18:10:43
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | HZK_047 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Philosophy; Philosophical Anthropology | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Vents Sīlis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Humanities | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Department of Humanities, 16 Dzirciema Street, Riga, LV-1007, hzk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67409104 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To introduce students to the history of concepts of sexuality, sexual practices, marriage and intimate relationships in contemporary culture. To show the dynamics of the interaction of sexuality and love as well as to characterize sexuality as an existential category. At the same time, students' quality of life and satisfaction with RSU studies will also be increased. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction into studies of sexuality - main topics and key concepts | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Sex at dawn of civilization - monogamy and polygamy | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Sexuality in Antiquity - vulgar Eros and divine Eros | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Sexuality in Middle Ages - Adam and Eve in Christian discussion of sexuality | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Passion and narrative - the erotic and the romantic | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Sexuality in modernity - suppresion and liberation | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Erotic intelligence - conflict between safety and passion | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Conflict between consumerism and the spiritual side of sexuality - possible solutions | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation for seminar classes - getting familiar with the course literature. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Ability to comprehend the terminology and conceptions explained in the course literature. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knowledge of the main concepts of sexuality and their historical transformation that functions as a background for interpretation of sexuality relevant to the modern society. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Skills in distinguishing the theoretical conceptions of sexuality and applying them to specific practical problems existing both in modern culture and human relationships. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Ability to apply the philosophical, anthropological, sociological and psychological ideas for the analysis and transformation of human relationships, as well as for implementing a patient-centred, holistic medical care. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | "Filosofiskā antropoloģija I", (2015) red. V. Sīlis, Rīga, RSU. | ||||||||
| 2 | Freids, Z., (2014), "Seksuālā dzīve", Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC | ||||||||
| 3 | Lipša, I. (2014), "Seksualitāte un sociālā kontrole Latvijā 1914-1939", Rīga, Zinātne | ||||||||
| 4 | Fuko M., (2001), "Seksualitātes vēsture I", Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC | ||||||||
| 5 | Perel, E., (2007), "Mating in Captivity. Unlocking Erotic Intelligence", New York, Harper | ||||||||
| 6 | Ryan, C., Jetha, C., (2011) "Sex At Dawn. How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships", New York, Harper | ||||||||
| 7 | Soble, A., (2008), "The Philosophy of Sex and Love", St. Paul, Paragon House | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Tannhill, R., (2001), "Sex in History", London, Abacus | ||||||||
