This course provides an introduction to the topics of intimate partner and sexual violence in the U.S. with a focus on how public health professionals can contribute to prevention. Students will receive a guest lecture from a survivor of sexual and/or partner violence, learn about approaches to sex and domestic violence offender treatment, and receive information about current laws and controversies related to sexual and partner violence prevention. An intersectionality framework will be used. Lectures on emerging topics including pornography and aggression, faith-based approaches to partner violence prevention, restorative justice, sexual assault in the military, and others will be presented. Students who complete the course will be prepared to work in the field of violence prevention as, for example, a research assistant, health department employee, college sexual assault prevention specialist, or community-based organization staff person. Teaching methods include lectures, small group discussion, case analyses, the use of multimedia, and interviews with providers. National and state experts in the field of sexual violence prevention present guest lectures. NOTE: Students with an interest in this course should consider their own capacity to focus intensively on the difficult subtopics that will be covered in detail. This course can be triggering for survivors of violence.