POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Fee:
$700
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Start Date: 1st of Every Month.
Background
This post graduate diploma offers students, professionals and health care workers with skills and knowledge in sexual and reproductive health.
Sexuality encompasses diverse behaviors and meanings that are shaped by individual, social, cultural, and historical factors. From the local to the global, a significant number of public health challenges involve sexual and reproductive health: HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies, access to family planning services, sex education, maternal mortality, sexual violence, and discrimination against/stigmatization of sexually non-conforming individuals. Promoting sexual and reproductive rights and agency, as well as respect for the dignity, equality, and rights of all persons, are also public health issues…
This course in Sexual and Reproductive Health approaches sexual and reproductive health as states of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being. The curriculum explores and challenges the social inequalities that have had profound effects on sexuality and health. Students can specialize as researchers or practitioners, and emerge prepared to work in agencies and organizations involved in programmatic or advocacy work, policy or evaluation research, or in direct service delivery
The objective of the course is that the student will
Gain knowledge about reproductive health in a global perspective
Have knowledge about reproductive rights
Have knowledge on how sexual violence impacts women’s lives.
Gain understanding of birth control
Discuss challenges affecting men and women’s sexual reproductive health
Discuss attitudes and behaviors towards sexual health
- Sexual history taking
- Contraception (including all methods with optional Implant on training)
- Medical aspects of termination of pregnancy
- STI diagnosis and management of bacterial
- and viral STIs
- Cervical screening
- Common gynecology (including issues for
- adolescents, sub-fertility and menopause)
- Adolescent health
- Male sexual health
- Vulval health
- Breast health
- Sexual and relationship counseling
- Sexual and gender diversity
- Sexual assault and family violence
Exercises:
After they have read the material for each unit, students are expected to test their own Learning by completing some relevant exercises and tasks.
Assignments: There are ten assignments (continuous assessment tests) and a final exam to be offered at the end of the course. Upon completion of the course you shall be issued with a Certificate and a course transcript.
Certificate and Transcripts will be sent after successful completion of the course
REGIONS TARGETED: Global
LANGUAGE: English and French
FORMAT: Web-based and Distance Learning facilitated
Minimum entry requirements
Common regulations governing Post-Graduate Diplomas shall be applicable.
2.2 The following shall be eligible for admission.
- Holders of a Bachelor’s degree from a recognizable University
- Holders of an equivalent qualification from any other recognizable Institution.
Fees
**The cost of the course is USD 700 **
Practicum
- The Entire course Duration is one Year (2 semesters)
- Candidates shall be expected to Submit 10 Assignments (Continuous Assessment test) that Account to 70 % of their Work and a Project Paper at the Tail end of the course, which accounts to 30 % of the course Work.
Mode of delivery of the proposed programme
Online/distance learning
Application Procedure
Applicants should fill out a detailed Application form and send it back via email to the undersigned.
GENERAL COURSE CONTACT
The Academics Manager
The Global Institute Studies
Email: info@globalhumanitarianinstitute.org
Website: www.globalhumanitarianinstitute.org