AEGiS-07IAC: Integrating HIV/AIDS education into the general university curricula.

7th International AIDS Conference


Florence, Italy — June 16-21, 1991

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Integrating HIV/AIDS education into the general university curricula.

Int Conf AIDS 1991 Jun 16-21; 7:445 (abstract no. W.D.4229)
Auleb A, Auleb L, Hertz D, Matson H; San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, United States

OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent to which, and how, HIV/AIDS education has been integrated into the general curricula of a university.

METHODS: All faculty members at San Francisco State University (1700) were sent questionnaires asking which classes they teach contain an HIV/AIDS component, how much time is allocated to the topic, and what educational methods (lectures, guest speakers, audiovisual materials, written assignments, reading assignments etc.) are used.

RESULTS: Ten percent of the questionnaires were returned. As expected, HIV/AIDS is taught in programs such as Biology, Health Education, Nursing, Human Sexuality, and Psychology. In addition, professors who teach classes with no obvious connection to the epidemic have also introduced HIV/AIDS education into their courses. Examples of such courses are Math, Computer Science, Speech, English, Special Education, History, Political Science, Counseling, Business, Ethnic Studies, Creative Arts, Physical Education, Economics, Accounting, Art, Elementary and Secondary Education, Management, Design and Industry, Sociology, Finance, Social Work Education, Athletics, Anthropology, and World and Comparative Literature. Additionally there are four courses taught that specifically deal with HIV/AIDS.

DISCUSSION: HIV/AIDS can be taught about in many different disciplines, in many creative ways which will be discussed in this presentation.

Keywords: AEGIS, Curriculum, Universities, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Health Education, HIV Infections, Teaching, Schools, Students, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Education, Graduate, Questionnaires, Audiovisual Aids, Faculty, San Francisco, Human, prevention & control, education, economics, ICA7
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