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Amelia Branigan SOCY435 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/03/2026	I LOVED this course so much. It is entirely discussion-based, so each week we would submit questions that we wanted to talk about in class and then we could get in a circle and talk for the entire class time. Dr. Branigan was always approachable and willing to answer any questions. I stayed a couple times after class when she had office hours and chatted, and she was very nice and gave advice when I asked. This class gave me a new perspective on what I could do as psychology student, even though it is a sociology course. The class is structured around a book by a neuroscientist, yet it discusses a lot of sociology and psychology-related topics. Truly, it is a great book to introduce you to deeper interdisciplinary thinking. Participation is taken for each class, as well as the discussion questions that must be submitted before every class. Therefore, if you are not able to show up consistently and do a good amount of weekly reading, this class is not for you. However, if you can commit to showing up and reading, it is a pretty easy class. There are no exams, only a final essay (5 pages double spaced) and a presentation that is done in a group. There are biweekly one-page single-spaced reading responses, but they are graded incredibly generously (have never received under a 100%). I highly highly recommend this class if you are interested in social science, even if your focus is not sociology.
Amelia Branigan SOCY435 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/21/2025	really nice professor! i enjoyed the seminar class format a lot, made for a lot of interesting discussion lots of readings, regular discussion questions, reading responses (1pg single spaced), plus essay and presentation at the end so it was a fair bit of work but it generally felt manageable especially since she was friendly to talk to