Description
These syllabi have been reviewed by faculty volunteers serving on the Project Syllabus team. We make no claim that any of these syllabi are perfect; they are made available here as quality examples of syllabi that have been used. The "Best Practices" category contains exemplary portions (Calendars, Course objectives, etc.) of various syllabi on this site. If you would like to submit your syllabi for peer review and possible inclusion, please send an electronic copy or URL to Sue Frantz (Associate Director for Project Syllabus) for more information.
For useful tips on writing a syllabus, please view the Guidelines for Preparing Exemplary Syllabi.
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Within each topic area, syllabi are ordered with the most recent addition first.
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Special Designations
- Diversity: Syllabi with this marker have been designated as being exemplary for diversity content (see criteria below).
- Graduate: Syllabi with this marker were written for graduate- or mixed undergraduate/graduate-level courses.
- Online: Syllabi with this marker were written for online courses.
- Hybrid: Syllabi with this marker were written for hybrid courses. These are courses taught partially online and partially in a traditional classroom.
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Call for Submissions of Exemplary Syllabi for Diversity Content
Do you integrate diversity issues into your psychology courses? We would like to recognize your efforts and facilitate the sharing of good ideas.
The Society for the Teaching of Psychology Diversity Committee invites submissions of syllabi of traditional psychology courses (e.g., Introductory, Abnormal, and Statistics) that heavily incorporate diversity content.
How to Submit: Submit your syllabi for review by the Project Syllabus Team and add a request for a review specifically for diversity content by sending an electronic copy or URL to Sue Frantz, Associate Director for Project Syllabus, at syllabus@teachpsych.org. Only syllabi approved by the Project Syllabus Team will be considered by the diversity committee.
Review Process: Once syllabi are evaluated for overall content, those approved for posting on the Project Syllabus site will be forwarded by author request to the diversity committee for review of diversity content. Syllabi approved will be noted as exemplary syllabi for diversity content.
Exemplary syllabi should have some, if not all, of the following:
1. Diversity as a stated goal/objective.
2. Policies that respect cultural diversity in the classroom and students’ diverse cultural backgrounds.
3. Assignments/activities/films/readings that:
- are required of everyone in the class
- encourage the development of cultural diversity self-awareness, knowledge, and skills;
- address multiple cultural issues;
- attend to the intersections of multiple diversity groups; and
- support diverse talents and ways of learning
4. Students’ diversity knowledge, awareness, and/or skills are evaluated.