NURS 7732 Sexual Health

In this course, students will learn the social, historical and religious frameworks for Western sexual beliefs and practices. Human physiologic sexual development and function will be reviewed. Participants will learn and practice sexual health history taking with a focus on preventative and holistic patient care. Common sexual health concerns will be explored, and students will formulate differential diagnoses, diagnostic regimens and plans of care for these conditions. Throughout the course, concepts of gender, sexual preference, sexual health disparities, sexual choice and infection prevention will be emphasized.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.77 / 5 · Excellent
13 responses
Instructor rating
5.00 / 5 · Excellent
13 responses
Terms evaluated
1
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Alison Marshall4.85.04.84.84.84.84.94.91–3 hrs/week13 of 18

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

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