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Human Biology

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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.

Degrees Offered

  • BA
  • BS
  • Minor
    • The Human Biology minor offers subplans in the fields of Global Health, Health Policy and Epidemiology.
  • Honors

More Information

Learn more about Human Biology in the Stanford Bulletin

Exploratory Courses

HUMBIO 27

Traditional Chinese Medicine

HUMBIO 29

Introduction to Global Health

HUMBIO 51 

Big Data For Biologists

HUMBIO 57

Epidemic Intelligence: How to Identify, Investigate and Interrupt Outbreaks of Disease (EPI 247)

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Human Biology Major Requirements at a glance

The Major in Human Biology

The Minor in Human Biology