Writing this review in response to the individual describing it as "completely disgusting". Have you taken a class at Ucla before? Maybe Art Studies is not the most demanding, but I can assure this class is not either. Professor Levy-Storms is a saint and I cannot stand for such slander on her name. My grade is built on a tempurpedic memory foam cushion of reflective journals, a policy memo, and a life review (my TA throws around 100s like an NBA player at the club). Content is about as far from dense as you could dream up. Levy-Storms takes her time with each lecture, serenading the class with jokes along the way. At the hour mark, we kick our feet up and take a 10 minute break. I will admit that, shockingly, learning about aging can be like listenting to bedtime stories on occasion. But might I mention she is the only professor who knows who I am? I mean if she does not learn your name by the end of the quarter she will die trying. The exams can be a bit of blindside, and the format of the questions can feel like it disenfranchises your efforts. Though comparing the midterm to final I think some necessary changes were made to the questions presented. All things considered, I would recommend enrolling in this with a friend, but by your lonesome I have no doubts that you would be capable of succeeding in the course.

I would highly recommend taking this class with Professor Levy-Storms! The content is very interesting and the workload is manageable. Professor Levy-Storms is an engaging professor who cares a lot about the material and takes the time to learn each student's name. She is very approachable, helpful, and willing to provide feedback; she wants students to learn and succeed in this class. This course focuses on the interdisciplinary nature of aging, and she brings in guest lecturers a few times in the quarter from different departments. The assignments include 3 one page reflective journals, a policy memo, group debates, and a 10 page paper on an interview with an older adult. These are all manageable, though the quarter is backloaded, with more of the assignments in the second half of the quarter. There was one midterm and a final - each were 50 multiple choice questions and weren't cumulative. Overall, an A is doable and the TA graded nicely, but even more so I enjoyed this course and got a lot out of it. I would recommend this course!

Dr. Levy-Storms is such a sweet professor that really cares for her students. There were times where the class did stress me out in terms of workload in the second half but the TA is honestly a lenient grader if you follow the instructions of the assignments carefully. The exams were the part of the class that would stress me out the most as they tended to be pretty specific details from mostly lecture content with few questions pertaining to the textbook. However, Dr. Levy-Storms was very considerate and would make changes to scores by scaling them up if they were too low. I would recommend the class as it was interesting to learn about a topic that I did not have much interest in but then ended up gaining a lot of information and insight into so many topics relating to this field. Overall, a great class with a great professor!

okay let me explain. I don't have grade yet because it's week 5 and my midterm is tomorrow. This class completely disgusting. 1. it's a 10 am ew asf. 2. the material is beyond dense everything is so vague. There's so much material u need to study just for the midterm which is 50 MC in 2 hours so not bad but like wtf. the exam can cover all the readings required + lectures + whatever tf the guest speakers talk about. Attendance is mandatory. the breakdown of ur grade is absolutely horrendous. Listen, this is not a reflection of the Professor. She's such a sweet and kind individual. The class is the complete opposite. Just don't take it. I've never written a review, but I'm trying to save u. It's not worth it, it's not worth it, it's not worth it. Even if u need one more class, don't do it. DO NOT DO IT. Trust me, I want you to succeed and be happy-- you'll just be stressed and annoyed if you take this class. it's just not worth it-- I'll keep you updated on what happens. Maybe, I'll get an A and change my review but I highly doubt it lol. brb bruins.

Professor Levy-Storms is well meaning but I would not recommend taking this class. Lectures are not very helpful or engaging, and the slides she makes are not very helpful for the exam (she verbally tells us important definitions instead of including them on lecture slides). The exams were the worst part of the course. Questions were not straightforward ("Is the following statement untrue/not false?") Wtf? Very specific- you'll have to review every word she or a guest speaker said to answer some of the questions.

Weight for assignments is not appropriately distributed: midterm/final count for 50% (they are tricky) of your grade but you will also have to write two mini papers, a long (10 paged) paper, and have an in class debate which each count for a mere 10-15% of your grade. Overall, if you're interested in gerontology, great! But don't take this class. You'll be bored for 90% of it and have to study harder than you expected.