Spring 2027

Human Sexuality

Interdisciplinary introduction to biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of human sexuality.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Sara Chadwick

Reviews described exams as specific and heavily based on readings, including a cumulative exam covering 20 or more textbook chapters.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain information about the biological, psychological, and social aspects of sexuality. Much of this is practical information that people need to know for daily living – e.g., information about contraception and sexually transmitted infections.

  • Evaluate methods used in the scientific study of sexuality, to gain a better understanding of existing data and evaluate studies that will be published in the future.

  • Describe the fabulous diversity of human sexuality along many dimensions, including age, sexual orientation, ethnicity within the United States, and cultures around the world.

  • Develop comfort with the topic of sex to make more rational decisions about it, by using accurate terminology and evidence-based reasoning.

  • Discuss sensitive topics with respect and clarity, particularly with individuals who have perspectives different from yours.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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PSYCH 202 or Sophomore standing. Not open to student with credit forSOC/​PSYCH 160

PSYCH/SOC 453 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ABBIE CLAPP is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARA CHADWICK is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Sara Chadwick

Students found the sexuality material engaging and rewarding, describing the class as difficult but satisfying.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.22 GPA, 52.8% A/AB (n=199 letter grades); Spring 2025: 2.85 GPA, 41.4% A/AB (n=210 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.22 GPA, 57.6% A/AB (n=165 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Sara Chadwick

Reviews described exams as specific and heavily based on readings, including a cumulative exam covering 20 or more textbook chapters.

Past student reviews · Sara Chadwick

One student noted that Professor Chadwick mainly read from slides and gave zero study help.

Topics

  • Biological, psychological, and social aspects of sexuality; contraception and STIs
  • Diversity of human sexuality: age, orientation, ethnicity, culture
  • Scientific study methods for sexuality research

Skills

  • Evaluate methods used in the scientific study of sexuality
  • Use accurate terminology and evidence-based reasoning
  • Discuss sensitive topics with respect and clarity

Grades

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Spring 2027 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 4 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

4 earlier forecasts · 0.23 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Spring 2027

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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