Faculty-Led Course and Program Design
The curriculum for each program is set by the faculty of participating universities, with the same core curriculum being offered at each institution. They are responsible for identifying key content, creating courses/course objectives, and providing a recommended course rotation to the department chairs.
Teaching Responsibilities
Once the curriculum has been set by the faculty and the course rotation approved by the department chairs, each university is responsible for offering its designated courses as assigned.
The department chair at each university will assign teaching responsibilities, as they would for any other course in their department. If an instructor is granted graduate faculty status at the teaching institution, it is honored by all member universities.
Quality Assessment
Programs work with an assessment consultant, funded by the human sciences board of directors, to create an assessment plan which they report on annually. This plan assesses the learning outcomes of the program as a whole.
The management team also provides opportunities for student feedback, which include:
- New Student Survey
- Check-In Survey
- Course Withdrawal Survey
- Program Experience Survey
Survey reports are sent to program faculty, department chairs, and the board of directors for further discussion and review.
It is the responsibility of member institutions to assess the quality of courses, which many do through tools like Quality Matters rubrics.
