> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.chamilo.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.chamilo.org/1.11.x/admin-guide/courses_management/create_a_course.md).

# Create a course

As an administrator, only the title is mandatory during the course creation.

![](https://2324583860-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlDtbPjZhax0iCyOmO06r%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8b366b325ad097ab7e40a9d252a6c4af02ddbaa5%2Fgraficos83%20\(5\).png?alt=media)

*Illustration: Course creation*

Apart from this mandatory field, the following options are exclusively available to the admin:

* assign a teacher in charge of the course
* add one (or more) teacher(s) to the course,
* give a *department* and a *department URL*,
* manage its visibility,
* manage the registration and un-registration settings