Human Biology
School of Humanities and Sciences
Offers an interdisciplinary approach to understanding human beings from biological, behavioral, social, and cultural perspectives.
What You'll Study
The Human Biology major offers an interdisciplinary approach to understanding human beings from biological, behavioral, social, and cultural perspectives. Courses in the major allow students to identify connections and parallels with other fields as they learn to formulate and evaluate health, environmental, and other public policy issues that influence human welfare. The program prepares majors to pursue advanced training in professional or graduate programs.
Minor
The Human Biology minor offers subplans in the fields of Global Health, Health Policy and Epidemiology.
Degrees Offered
- BA
- BS
- Minor
- Honors
More Information
Learn more about Human Biology in the Stanford Bulletin
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Exploratory Courses
HUMBIO 14
Understanding Connections between Food and the Environment
HUMBIO 28
HUMBIO 29
HUMBIO 29A
HUMBIO 57
Epidemic Intelligence: How to Identify, Investigate and Interrupt Outbreaks of Disease (EPI 247)