Professor Bradbury is an engaging teacher who is very approachable. He creates a very cool atmosphere in his classes for learning (I took 'Intimate Relationships' as well as the Honors Section). The material is practical and interesting. You'll need to apply yourself if you want to get an A is there is a lot of material in the course. I suggest to get together with a couple of people and talk about the material before the final. A great course!

Bradbury is my favorite professor I have had at UCLA. His intimate relationships class is fascinating, and he is such a wonderful guy. The class consists of 2 exams both multiple choice and a 2 page paper on a book you are required to read. The exams are a little more difficult than you would expect, so dont make the mistake of thinking because its a fun and interesting class you dont have to study. Quite a bit of reading, but its pretty interesting. I definitely recommend this class. The content pertains to everyone that has and ever will be in an intimate relationship

Took this intimate relationships class with 3 of my friends as we saw reviews on bruinwalk and THOUGHT it was easy.
IT WAS NOT EASY. We attended every lecture and read the book but still did badly on the midterms/finals. The class seems to be common sense, but it wasn't. It really wasn't.

Tests were hard and tricky. To this day, I still don't know what I got wrong.

If you're one of those who don't mind getting a bad grade (C or lower) as long as you learn something relevant to your life, sure take this class. But to the others who would like to earn a grade that reflects how hard they worked for the class, DO NOT TAKE IT.

Mind you, my friends and I studied A LOT for this class. And still got low grades :(

I took 137C in Spring 2010 and LOVED this class! It is not as easy or common sense as people may think, but its a great class! The stuff you learn is very much applicable to your personal life and he teaches in a way that is very engaging -there are graphics, videos, jokes, and commentary that college students can relate to. The book is pretty funny too! Each chapter opens with a story and the chapter explores the issues presented in the story (e.g. Rihanna and Chris Brown's abuse was featured as the story for the chapter on abusive relationships). Honestly, people were laughing all the time and there is quite a lot of people since it is in Moore 100. Personally, I would recommend this class, but just because it is a class on 'relationships' don't think it is an easy A. You have to work for it and read the book -but the book is a great read, the time flies by honestly (its written in a friendly, conversational tone with comment/jokes relevant to college students). There are 2 exams and a paper. The paper is not too bad, it just depends who is grading it. Take the class though!

I highly recommend taking intimate relationships with Professor Bradbury! He is amazing, keeps you engaged, lecture notes are detailed and he posts his slides up before class. He is far from boring! His personality makes you stay awake and pay attention! The class consists of midterm (25%), 3 page research paper on any topic relating to relationships (35%), and final exam on the last day of class lecture during week 10 (40%). The the midterm and final were multiple choice (50 questions each). The midterm was okay and after I took it, I realized you definitely HAVE TO read for this class, every single chapter that is assigned, basically the whole entire book. The final was easier since he gave us a study guide of exactly what was going to be on the test (he made it so that the concept or term that was used in the particular final question was the concept or term that was given on the study guide). The paper is challenging because it seems short which makes it easier to slack off on. I chose an interesting topic that had a lot of published articles to help me with my research. I worked on it for about 3 days and ended up getting an A+ (35 out of 35). Just follow exactly what the instructions tells you to do and you are guaranteed an A. I ended up with an A (the class is curved) and actually enjoyed this as my first psych elective. TAKE IT!!

Extremely nice guy and the class is fun and practical. But studying for it is a pain!! You have to read the book, HAVE TO! and every bit of it! Almost all of the material on the exam is from there. Grading consists of a midterm (25%), a paper (35%), and a final (40%). Write the paper really well and it should help a lot. His outline for the paper is important- just answer question by question and you will do well on it! (include hypothesis and stuff). The midterm and final, you gotta remember minute details from the book which is challenging but i didnt read the book for the midterm, worked on the paper the night before, and studied quiet a bit for the final and managed to get a B. so i guess if you try an A is very possible!

PROS: Professor Bradbury is super cute and nice; he is very caring and approachable. The course material is extremely interesting. It gives you great insight on relationships, and makes you analyze your own (try not to analyze it too much though)! A lot of the information given makes relationships seem like they all fail, but he tries to reassure the class that our relationships aren't doomed, and gives really good material to help us expand how we and others approach conflict and issues. I learned so much; the class was definitely the most interesting I have taken at UCLA. His lectures are filled with graphics, charts, comic strips pertaining to relationships, and movie clips. They are all relevant and interesting ways of trying to make you come to class (out of all the movie clips he showed, only one question on the final and one on the midterm were related to them - still interesting though to relate movie scenes to topics we were learning!) The class was based off of a midterm, a final, and a paper (the paper took a fair amount of time and was a little bit challenging).

CONS: The reason we all learned so much is because (and please believe me on this one) it is necessary to read the ENTIRE book (580 pages) if you want to do well. Bradbury and another UCLA professor wrote the textbook we learn from, so he literally knows every inch of that material, and expects you to know it as well. The midterm kind of threw many people for a loop, because the questions were extremely, extremely specific. You go through about a chapter of material each class session. To do well, you have to outline every chapter and know the material (and the main psychologist behind the studies) very well. Bradbury and the TAs prepared us better for the final; they had review sessions on lecture, points we should look over again in the book, and outlines of each chapter (definitely do not use these given outlines as your only reading from the book...you won't pass). So bottom line, it's a very interesting and useful course to apply to your own life, but don't take it if you want something easy, because you'll be reading every day.