Loved this class!!! The lectures were amazing!! There was definitely a lot of material being covered in each lecture, so note-taking wise there was a lot to write down! Here is a breakdown of the class:

10 Weekly Quizzes: 5 points each
Read the Syllabus: 1 point
Intro Video: 3 points
Genetics Interview Project: 20 points
Reproduction Interview Project: 20 points
Final Paper: 20 points
Total: 114 points

The Interview Projects I found to be fun and honestly I learned so much about the people I chose to interview. Don't worry they weren't super crazy time consuming, they basically were you talking about the important points of your interview and you tying those points to the lecture material. The final paper was based on a topic of your choice! Overall, the weekly quizzes were super easy and you didn't really need to do the readings! Definitely recommend this class!

I didn't love this class and would not recommend taking as a GE. The test questions were worded in tricky ways and the amount of random nitty gritty knowledge covered and expected to memorize was a lot. Discussion was sometimes helpful with covering major topics, but again, the nitty gritty details were not really emphasized ever again. The class required an online textbook with interactive homework, which was really annoying. Homework also included short written responses (fine and typical of a GE) and two bigger assignments using the online interactive textbook. Grading was curved so that the student with the highest grade is the maximum grade possible in the course. Overall, not a great class but if you have to take it you'll survive if you really put in the effort to study every single detail covered because you never really know what will be on the midterm and final.

grading breakdown for spring 23:
70% EXAMS (35% Midterm exam, 35% Final exam)
15% Online quizzes using interactive textbook
15% Discussion section
+ optional 2% extra credit

This is a FANTASTIC class. I have never felt more engaged and excited to learn without the pressures of having to memorize everything and write every single word down. This is the first class I have ever taken and appreciated for the joy of learning itself. Dr. Fox is so wonderful, and this is definitely my favorite class of my college career so far.

I think Dr. Fox is a fantastic professor! Her lectures were extremely engaging and Anthro 129 was one of the most interesting classes I took at UCLA. She discusses topics in a very in-depth and interdisciplinary way and I think anyone who has an interest in medicine would get something from this class. She clearly cares a lot about the students in her class and was readily available in office hours. I even told her about a performance I was involved in at UCLA and she attended with her husband.