This interdisciplinary paper focuses on the interface between sex/sexuality and education. Drawing on work from a range of disciplines (e.g. sociology, psychology, public health, education, women's/gender studies) it explores

• The construction of sex and sexuality across historical and sociocultural contexts.
• The construction of sexual identities and bodies.
• The construction of sexuality across the lifespan.
• Sexuality education in New Zealand (within and beyond schools).

While the paper engages with classic theory and historically influential ideas, much of the content orients to contemporary work that questions categorical notions of gender and sexuality, and explores the implications of this for policy and practice around sexuality education, both within schools but also in community health education and promotion. Although school-based sexuality education is included as part of the content of this paper, its remit is much wider than this. This paper has therefore been designed to engage with the interests of students across education (including future teachers), community health, social sciences, psychology, and other disciplines where a knowledge of sexuality in relation to society and/or policy is relevant.

As the paper is taught solely online, all content will be delivered via Moodle. For each topic you will be expected to complete specific activities (e.g. prerecorded mini-lectures or video clips, set reading, activities, online discussions) as specified on the Moodle site; and to complete the assessments. Tutors will engage with you through regular announcements and the online discussions; and will also respond to individual queries around the assessments. There are no scheduled sessions so you will not be expected to attend Zoom tutorials. There may be opportunities to engage in individual or group Zoom sessions for assessment guidance - attendance at these is not compulsory.

This is a 15 point paper. University regulations stipulate an expected total student workload for the paper of 150 hours. The paper involves 36 hours of directed online activities (e.g., prerecorded content; tutorial-style activities; discussion boards) across the trimester, equivalent to the contact hours of papers taught face-to-face. The remaining hours, accumulated at different times across the whole trimester are to be used for completing readings, preparing for online tasks and assignments.