Psychology of love and sex is now a required course for college students in China, according to the basic requirements for mental health courses for college students released by the Ministry of Education, Beijing Times reported on Wednesday.

The psychology courses for Chinese college students generally include basic knowledge, self-understanding, self-development and psychological adjustment and improvement.

For the psychological adjustment area, seven psychological problems are listed that students are likely to face during their college life: study and career planning, skills development, psychology of learning, emotional management, interpersonal relationships, psychology of love and sex, stress management and coping with frustration.

The love and sex course is designed to help students learn about the development of sexual physiology and psychology, understand the psychology of falling in love and having sex as well as to help them form healthy sex consciousness and love outlook.