Brandeis University Syllabus
The Committee on Teaching, Learning, and Assessment advises that all Brandeis University syllabi must be accessible (in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and revised ADA regulations) and must provide
Important Brandeis Policies and Resources. The Committee offers the template document below that responds directly to Brandeis faculty and student requests for a user-friendly syllabus template that integrates:
- required policy language
- digital accessibility compliance as per the Americans with Disabilities Act
- inclusive pedagogy basics
- essential syllabus components.
Download the Brandeis University Syllabus Template (.docx)
These additional resources for syllabus design may be useful.
Q&A About the Brandeis University Syllabus Template
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The Brandeis University Syllabus Template contains all the components requested by faculty and students built into the one template: required Brandeis policy language, digital accessibility compliance as per the Americans with Disabilities Act, inclusive pedagogy basics, and essential syllabus components. It was approved by The Committee on Teaching, Learning and Assessment in December of 2020.
All Brandeis University syllabi must be accessible, provide Important Brandeis Policies and Resources, and contain essential syllabus components (listed below under “What needs to be in every syllabus.” While it is not required to use this template, it is strongly recommended by the Committee on Teaching, Learning and Assessment.
No. For editing the template, please use the unprotected template document at the bottom of this webpage.
It responds directly to Brandeis faculty and student requests for a user-friendly syllabus template that integrates: required policy language, digital accessibility compliance as per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and revised ADA regulations, inclusive pedagogy basics, and essential syllabus components. It was approved by The Committee on Teaching, Learning and Assessment in December of 2020.
You may fill your course information into the sections that are marked “<type here: …>.” Then save your syllabus, and upload it to LATTE. Both the syllabus template and the LATTE course shell aim to balance clarity for students with flexibility for faculty.
- The template has no impact on the content of what you teach. If you’d like to consider additional ways to incorporate an antiracist and equitable approach to the content or teaching approaches in your course, these additional resources may be useful:
Yes. Tailoring is absolutely possible. After tailoring, each syllabus must contain:
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