Course Design
Syllabus
If you are creating a new syllabus or reorganizing an old one, feel free to use this sample syllabus to organize your course in a meaningful way for students. This syllabus includes the Stanford syllabus statements for Students with Documented Disabilities and Affordability of and Access to Course Materials.
Capacities
HumBio courses should promote specific aspects of at least one of three broad capacities within the major (Communication, Data Analysis and Scientific Literacy):
Course Design & Delivery Support
Visit the Stanford Center for Professional Development's helpful website for resources to assist in the creation of engaging learning experience and to enhance, extend, and experiment with educational design and delivery.
Course Design & Delivery Support
HumBio Core Topics
This chart outlines the learning goals and specific topics covered throughout each part of the HumBio core. You can use it as a resource to understand the skills and background knowledge of Human Biology students when designing an upper division course (Note: the core is a prerequisite for upper division courses). If you have questions about the organization or content of the HumBio core, please contact Livia Choy (liviac [at] stanford.edu).
Course Classification, Adoption, and Renewal
Please refer to the following document to learn about HumBio course classification, TA allocation and course renewal processes:
