Class was online with recorded lectures (attendance: not mandatory).
Grading: 1 Midterm (30%), 4 Total Discussion Posts (if you do 2 more discussion posts, you get extra credit) (15%), 1 short essay (15%), and 1 Final (40%).

Recommend staying on top of the lectures because the midterms can be a little tricky sometimes. Midterm and final is open note but you won't have enough time to look through your notes since it's ~50q/1hr. Not too bad though, I got 94% on the midterm and final. You can also get half of the points you missed back through midterm corrections.

Dr. Shafir is super passionate about teaching public health and is a great lecturer. Grading is not something I would worry about, but I wouldn't want to entirely slack off either, especially for the midterms.

One of the easiest classes ever would certainly take again for UD units. Classes are fully online, but recorded, so you can attend if you cannot. Clear resources, two exams, discussion posts for participation, and a brief writing assignment.

Definitely the easiest class I’ve taken at UCLA. Both the midterm and final are online with a lockdown browser. While the lectures aren’t the most engaging, the subject materials is pretty easy to understand. Overall, this class are pretty easy and would recommend it to anyone who needs an upper division elective.

Loved this class! It was completely asynchronous since Dr. Shafir uploaded the Zoom lectures on BruinLearn. The workload was very light. Class consisted of a midterm, final, a brief op-ed, and discussion posts. There were 11 discussion boards in total, but you only needed to complete a total of 4 for the whole quarter. If you did more, it was extra credit! I ended up doing all 11 since posts only required 100+ words, and the prompts were interesting to write about. The brief op-ed, which required 500-700 words, was honestly pretty easy and fun to write imo. Midterm + final were multiple-choice, and you are required to be on Zoom with the camera on while taking it, but I thought they were straightforward! I ended the class with a 102%! Overall, easy A class, and I highly recommend taking it!

This class is a very easy A. Grading scheme is: participation 15%, midterm 30%, op ed assignment 15%, final (not cumulative) 40%. She offers a few easy extra credit points throughout the quarter, as well as an op-ed revision option. Participation consists of 2 discussion posts for each half of the course on a public health topic, and you can get extra credit by posting 1 additional post for each 1/2 of the course. Exams are open note/internet and can be either taken in the lecture hall or proctored with camera on over zoom. There is also no discussion section for this class, even though there is a discussion listed in MyUCLA. Dr. Shafir is very nice, funny, and a great lecturer, but she does fly through slides pretty quickly. She also gave out a couple PTEs for the class. I would recommend at least skimming through the readings, because some (maybe 2-3 per test) exam questions asked specific things from the readings (kind of just like what the main point was from a certain reading; nothing too detailed) that were not mentioned in lecture. Exams were about 45 multiple choice/true or false/matching questions and you had about an hour to take each exam. Conceptually, this class is easy, the workload is low, and exams are extremely fair. I would highly recommend this class if you need an easy A and/or are intersted in public health.

Dr. Shafir is great professor. Her lectures are very interesting and are engaging, she is very accessible outside of class and treats each of her students with a great amount of respect. Outside of attending/watching lectures, viewing the assigned materials, and doing an occasional discussion board, this class did not take up too much of my time at all, yet I still felt like I gained a lot by taking it. The main components of the grade are discussion boards, a midterm and final, and a paper. She also offers multiple opportunities for extra credit which were very helpful. I definitely recommend taking this course with Dr. Shafir.

Dr.Shafir is an engaging lecturer, who made every class interesting. Classes were recorded and attendance was not mandatory. A midterm, a final, 6 discussion posts, and a brief opinion editorial. It was very doable and lots of extra credit opportunities. I would recommend taking this class if you want an easy A!

Super great class! Great intro to public health, was what inspired me to pick up the minor. The professor is really engaging, makes jokes during lectures, and very sweet and understanding. Exams were straightforward.

Professor Shaffir has been one of the best professors I have had here at UCLA. She is so well informed about the material, and even though our lectures were almost 2 hours long, it was very interesting, and she let us have a break halfway through. She was accommodating to the protesting situation and offered many chances for extra credit. This class made me wish I was a public health major. I would 10/10 recommend this class.

Hands down one of the best (and easiest) classes I've ever taken at UCLA. Dr. Shafir was so funny and engaging, and most importantly, accommodating. All lectures were recorded and attendance was not mandatory. If you watched the lectures and took notes carefully I think you are guaranteed an A!