CLUSTER M71CW
Biotechnology and Society: Special Topics
Description: (Same as Society and Genetics M71CW.) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course M71B. Limited to first-year freshmen. Topics include in-depth examination of ethics and human genetics, bioweapons and biodefense, sex and biotechnology. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.
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Spring 2024 - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, if you are in the Biotechnology Cluster, take Film in Biotechnology with Krystal Navarro. This class freaking rocked! Not only were there no tests, the weekly homework was to watch a movie and read two, often short articles. The seminar met once a week for three hours, but there were plenty of breaks and I never felt as if I was burnt out. You do have to go to all of the seminars, unless you let Krystal know in advance, and you should participate. Participation was not daunting though as the subjects that were taught in class were honestly super interesting. The grading system is contract grading, so as long as you put in a little bit of effort into assignments, you should totally get an A+. You will do one group project reviewing a movie, an analytical essay for a movie for the midterm, and then a short biotechnology story for the final. In total, the assignments took me a total of like four hours for the entire quarter. This seminar was freaking awesome, and if you can you should take it. Krystal is super nice and accommodating, and you always feel listened too. If there's one takeaway any new first years get from reading this review, it is to take the Film in Biotechnology Seminar!
Spring 2024 - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, if you are in the Biotechnology Cluster, take Film in Biotechnology with Krystal Navarro. This class freaking rocked! Not only were there no tests, the weekly homework was to watch a movie and read two, often short articles. The seminar met once a week for three hours, but there were plenty of breaks and I never felt as if I was burnt out. You do have to go to all of the seminars, unless you let Krystal know in advance, and you should participate. Participation was not daunting though as the subjects that were taught in class were honestly super interesting. The grading system is contract grading, so as long as you put in a little bit of effort into assignments, you should totally get an A+. You will do one group project reviewing a movie, an analytical essay for a movie for the midterm, and then a short biotechnology story for the final. In total, the assignments took me a total of like four hours for the entire quarter. This seminar was freaking awesome, and if you can you should take it. Krystal is super nice and accommodating, and you always feel listened too. If there's one takeaway any new first years get from reading this review, it is to take the Film in Biotechnology Seminar!
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Spring 2025 - I took Scroggins for the Biotechnology and Society: Business of Biology cluster seminar, and I would recommend it. The workload was very manageable and I'm pretty sure he gives anyone who puts in the effort an A. The class was based upon readings, discussions, and a term paper. Every week, there were assigned readings and people to discuss the readings. Simultaneously, throughout the quarter, we were supposed to write a 12-page term paper on a topic of our choice. Time wise, it was all very manageable and often interesting. He also ended the 3 hour seminar an hour early every single week. It was very easy and satisfied a lot of credits so I would recommend it.
Spring 2025 - I took Scroggins for the Biotechnology and Society: Business of Biology cluster seminar, and I would recommend it. The workload was very manageable and I'm pretty sure he gives anyone who puts in the effort an A. The class was based upon readings, discussions, and a term paper. Every week, there were assigned readings and people to discuss the readings. Simultaneously, throughout the quarter, we were supposed to write a 12-page term paper on a topic of our choice. Time wise, it was all very manageable and often interesting. He also ended the 3 hour seminar an hour early every single week. It was very easy and satisfied a lot of credits so I would recommend it.
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