PSYC 2200

This is your standard intro-level psych class. Easy, relatively fun. Go to lecture, read the book, take multiple-choice tests and drop one of them. If you are interested in the biology aspect of psychology, this is a great class to get some basics concepts down. There are two professors that teach this class (Hill and Brunjes) and of the two I hear that Hill is the easier if that matters to you.

I enjoyed Hill's class immensely. His lectures were interesting and he explained everything clearly and concisely. Though it's a huge class, he's really open to questions during class. I had Brunjes once as a substitue, and I personally thought that Hill is a much better lecturer. Great thing about Hill's class is that you can drop a test, final included!

This class was a lot of fun. I'm a bio major, and the material was all very easy for me (and I'd assume it would be for most bio people). Easy A. Interesting, relevant material and fair, multiple choice exams. Hill is hilarious and a great lecturer

This is basically an introductory neuroscience course. The class isn't too difficult, but sometimes you aren't sure what to study for the tests; Dr. Hill says his tests are based on the lectures and not the book, which means you really have to pay attention during lecture. He does a decent job of being funny and trying to make the class interesting, but it's still neuroscience, which is boring until you have all the basics down. It's a good intro course if you want to learn about neurobiology.

Hill is a great professor, funny and helpful too. He really cares about students getting the information rather than cramming it down your throat for time's sake. I loved the bio aspect of this class, but still counted for psych major.

While I have no experience with Brunjes' version of this course, I have heard that it is much tougher. Hill does simplify the material a little too much--to the point that he sometimes makes it more confusing by putting off answering questions--but he certainly knows his stuff. If you talk to him outside of class, he'll fill you in on the neuroscience that you really want to know. This is a nice review of brain structures and sensory systems that you might have learned in an introductory psychology course. The book that we used this semester went into far more detail than the lectures and his tests are based purely off lecture, so reading the text is superfluous.

If you're a psychology major who's dreading this required course, don't fear. Hill is incredibly entertaining in a really nerdy way.

Some star quotes from this semester include:
"It was like a symphony... a nerd duet."
"Better to hurt than to die, that's what I always say!"
"There's an annual meeting for the society of neuroscientists--otherwise known as nerdfest."
Student: "How do they keep the cat's eyes still?"
Hill: "Sing to it."

Great course, initially thought it would be a walk through the park, but if you want an A it requires a bit more work. Just read the book in addition to attending the lectures and taking good notes, and you will get a A.

Professor Hill is pretty funny and a good lecturer, sometimes goes off into tangents when explaining things. Tests are straightforward if you do the readings and have basic summaries of the lectures, and the final exam is all composed of questions from the first 4 midterms, PLUS he drops the lowest score of the 5 exams. Good course to take.

Professor Hill's exams are based entirely on the lectures, so the book is only needed if you want clarification on the lecture topics. But because of this, it is imperative that you attend every lecture. If you go, listen, and take good notes, you should be good to go because his exams are not difficult at all. And it's not too much of a burden because Professor Hill is pretty entertaining. Good class- take it!

Major: Psychology

As others have said, midterms questions come directly from lectures and the final exam questions are all from past midterms. My way of dealing with this course was to take the first 2 midterms, skip the 3rd one (which is usually the hardest), and then take the final (which everyone can get full score). Otherwise, you can take all of the midterms and skip the final exam (yes, you can skip the final as all the exams count equal weight to your grade), so that you will have more time to prepare for other final exams.

This is the easiest course in Psychology.