HLTH 290An Introduction to Health Neuroscience

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• Lots of opportunities for people who like to write essays more than test-taking. The class had participation, a review essay, three quizzes, three reflections and some certificates to complete. The content was super interesting, with topics on sex differences, addiction and stress. The quizzes were tough but that's to be expected of a neuroscience course, they're only 10% each so you can make up the grade with the assignments. The best part of the class was the professor, Dr. Mielke. He's very engaging and passionate about the topics, which rubs off on the students. Going to his office hours is helpful for any clarification!

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• The other review of this class overstates the difficulty of this class a lot in my opinion. While it's hard to compare the difficulty of the content, I feel it's less work-intensive than KIN 217; however, I enjoyed the content of this class far more. Is it hard? Of course, its neuroscience. However, the class is made much more accessible through the professor.
  Dr. Mielke has a unique but engaging teaching style that really helps you think critically about the material and develop a sense of scientific reasoning. Don't be afraid of his UW Flow reviews; they're all outdated.
  The tests are mostly application/graphing questions, and the slides are mostly diagrams and pictures - you need to…

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• As someone who tends to forget everything that was taught after finishing a course, I'm pleasantly surprised about how much information I retained months afterwards. I think this is what makes me feel that the professor delivered the course very effectively. It was very intentionally organized and I appreciate that there's a clear motivation between topics (this offering looked at Sex Differences, Stress, and Addictions). If you want to get 90+ I'd recommend reviewing the studies that are presented in lectures and not just going off the notes you record during lecture -- was helpful for making some concepts stick for me even if the studies in depth aren't directly tested. Also don't skip…

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• This course is HARD. Someone mentioned the course outline below, but the tests are extremely difficult. They are all multiple-choice, but it is very specific and you need to read every option very carefully. We had 3 tests throughout the term and the class average for them were 65, 70, and 60. We also have three assignments, and the TA's are very tough markers. They WILL read every single word and since the rubric is only out of 10, if you lose any marks, you are screwed, the class average for these was 70. We also had a narrative essay that's worth 20%.
  The prof, as the other reviews have mentioned is very knowledgeable and you can tell he enjoys these topics a lot. However, his slides…

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• Class was great, was 3 times a week which is a lot but the prof kept it engaging. The grading breakdown was fair with a quiz and assignment in each unit to help students. Opportunity for lab portion as well which was great.

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