The syllabus serves several functions, no he least of which is forcing the prof to look ahead, and do constructive planning. I think these details should be given for every class on campus. Syllabi are becoming overburdened, over-long and overly dense documents. Since most courses I teach are elective and gen ed, I think students ought to use the syllabus first to decide if the vague and general title of the course has misled them into expecting somthing the course is not. The only other purpose of a syllabus should be to state the requirements for receiving a passing grade in the course.
Objectionable material is a relative concept.
I would not want to have anyone censoring my selection of course material. If students have a sylklabus which covers the course's content thorougly, then anyone who bothers to read it will be able to jusdge for themselves if there will be material they will want to choose not to read and opt out of the course. In general syllabi should follow a standard format for ease of use and completeness. This instrument is unclear and vaguly insulting to th intellegence and professionalism of the faculty. Most, but not all of what is being asked her eis pretty much basic to a good syllabus and ar somponents I include in all of mine.