PDSH06 - ECTS * familiarize students with different questions inherent to the couples' dialectical process as a whole
* sensitize to situating the couple's life cycle transitions when analyzing dyadic sexuality
* promote a critical view on the specifities inherent to research in this domain, taking into consideration the ethical and methodological questions of dyadic research
* foster a the use of a dynamic perspective between intimacy and sexuality, framing the biological, social and cultural dimensions of sexuality within the dyadic life cycle.

PDSH05 - ECTS

The UC “Gender and Sexualities” main goal is to allow in-depth training in the research domain of Gender, Feminisms and Sexualities, allowing the students to be able to:

 

• Situate Gender in an historical analysis of feminisms and plural feminist epistemologies;
• Understand cultural and ideological dynamics of production of the sexes and sexuallities;
• Acquire knowledge on the intersection of different social belonging categories, and individual and relational experiences repeatedly associated with sex and sexualities.
• Understand the relevance of life cycle and, especially, ageing on a (non-)normative sexualities approach;
• Investigate and work carefully with diverse populations, taking into account social intersections, life trajectories and privilege / oppression dynamics related with such populations.

PDSH02 - ECTS

The course "History and Anthroposociology of Sexuality" aims to develop knowledge, skills and expertise related to the history of sexuality and sexology as a multidisciplinary science of sexualty, as well as knowledge related to anthropological and sociological aspects of sexuality. Students will be able:

- To know the historical and cultural processes related to sexuality

- To acquire knowledge related to the history of sexology as a multidisciplinary science of sexuality.

- To know the the anthropological perspectives about sexuality

- To acquire knowledge about the sociological aspects of sexuality

PDSH04 - ECTS

This unit intends to increase your knowledge of Sexual Medicine but also to enable you to change your clinical practice with the acquisition of new skills to apply to providing services for patients and to have more confidence in assessing and helping men and women with common sexual concerns. According to the intended learning outcome, the Sexual Physician should be able to manage the patient (male and female) with concerns regarding their sexual development (physical and psychological), diagnose, assess, and manage or refer patients with problems of physical and psychological sexual development, concerns regarding genital morphology, sexual motivation namely low or absent desire, including hypoactive sexual desire disorder, arousal disorders, erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory disorders and concerns regarding orgasm.

PDSH01 - ECTS

The course "Research Methods I" is composed of three components with the following main objectives 1) introduction to research methods and topics in sexuality research, 2) Research design and the development of a research project, 3) Seminars with researchers in the different areas of the Doctoral Program in Human Sexuality.

PDSH03 - ECTS

The course “Psychological Models of sexual response” aims to develop knowledge, skills and expertise related to neuro-psychophysiological processes of sexual response, as well as the main theoretical models of the psychological nature of the sexual response and functioning.

PDSH07 - ECTS

To know the biological and clinical bases as well as the population dynamics of major sexual and reproductive health problems.

Pathophysiological aspects of sexual development reproduction, contraception and major health and sexual and reproductive disorders including sexually transmitted infections and fertility.

 

PDSH12 - ECTS

The curricular unit aims to promote knowledge and competences in the field of sex education in school and and community contexts.

PDSH10 - ECTS

At the end of this UC “Gender Identities and Transexualities” the students should be able to:

• Understand, throughout theoretical support, the complexity of the gender identities’ approach, the plurality of such identities, as well as its relationship with other dimensions of sexual identities;
• Develop a critical consciousness on subjective, relational, familial and sociocultural implications of the traditional biomedical approach to transexualities;
• Integrate on other UC acquired knowledge (specially on the UC Gender and Sexualities) a critical reflection on the ways, processes and research results related with the Trans(gender/sexuals) live paths;
• Develop skills towards the implementation of Trans-Affirmative logics of research and/or of professional performance with gender non-conforming people/ Trans(gender/sexuals);
• Understand the relevance of multiple ways of experiencing and/or expressing gender identities in a broader consideration sexualities framework.

PDSH08 - ECTS

This course aims to provide a deep training in methodology of research to provide students the ability to plan and design a research project, using qualitative and quantitative methods.

 

PDSH09 - ECTS The course “Sexual Problems: Assessment and Treatment” aims at developing knowledge, skills and expertise related to sexual problems, namely male and female sexual dysfunctions, paraphilic disorders and gender dysphoria. Skills in diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment (namely psychological interventions) of different sexual problems will be developed.

PDSH13 - ECTS

The course “Project Seminars” is aimed at supervising the students in the development of their research project in in a topic within the five main research lines in the field of human sexuality developed by the lecturers/researchers of the doctoral program. The doctoral students should chose a topic as well as a supervisor (taking into consideration the research lines presented within the research methods I course) Hence, students will be able to know the main research problematics in the subject areas presented below as well as to develop a research project to be presented at the end of the semester in front of a jury panel.

 

• Clinical Sexology
• Gender and Sexualities
• Sexual Education
• Sexual Medicine

Sexual and Reproductive Health

PDSH11 - ECTS

The curricular unit “Sexual violence and compulsivity” is aimed at teaching students about the main biopsychossocial conceptualizing and intervention models (psychological assessment, risk assessment, intervention models and programes, etc) on sexual offending behavior, including different specific groups (e.g., adult and juvenile sexual offenders).

The topic of sexual compulsivity and its etiologic pathways will also be considered, along with the intersection with sexual violence.

Students will also learn about the different contexts, processes and dynamics of sexual victimization and about the impact of sexual violence in the risk of future sexual aggression.

The ongoing social and political strategies, aimed at preventing sexual violence, as also as the main intervention programs for sexual offenders, will also be presented and critically analyzed.

PDSH14 - ECTS

1. To identify scientific writing as a specific writing style.

2. To be familiar with the main characteristics of scientific writing, peer review process, and the Open Science framework.

3. To apply the main conventions of scientific writing, particularly those promoted by the American Psychological Association, APA.

4. To create a manuscript to submit to publication in APA style.

5. To be familiar with the steps involved in submitting a manuscript to publication in peer-reviewed journals, and be able to apply, analyze and evaluate them (namely preparing letters to the Editor and response to Reviewers).

PDSH19 - ECTS The presentation of papers at conferences and/or publication in scientific journals is intended to encourage students to disseminate the innovative and significant aspects of their research, thus helping to achieve the aim of the Doctoral Program in Human Sexuality.

PDSH20 - ECTS The course Dissemination of Research Work II  aims to encourage doctoral students to share the results of their research, thus contributing to achieve the purpose of the Doctoral Program in Human Sexuality
This curricular unit builds on the Scientific Writing Seminar.