Excellent course and professor. Students were shocked by exam difficulty based on midterm, but scores improved greatly for final. STUDY WITH A PARTNER! Book so/so... you need it for the required additional readings but not for reading alongside lectures. Very engaging class and lectures went by super quickly. Odd final grade policy. Very friendly.

I don't suggest this class if you have the choice for another upper div. Grade is only midterm & final. Tests are extremely tricky and will have 2 correct answers but you have to pick the “best”. If you do have to take this class u rly just need to study for the test like a week in advance, cramming won't work. if u fail midterm 1, ur sadly cooked

This class is so interesting, but please keep in mind that your grade is solely determined by midterm and final. I personally would not take it if I could go back. I did all the readings and studied hard will still get a mediocre grade. It's not worth it. Tests are also hard.

So funny & lectures are so interesting, esp bc he adds personal anecdotes/patient stories. Grading criteria's very clear. Ppl are mad bc they failed even though he clearly stated the midterm would be dense. Just do the all readings on syllabus, take good notes, and do the study guide in advance. An A is def doable, just study early & pay attention

$300 textbook, grade is only midterm and final, and doesn't curve at all. Lectures students on how dissapointed he is in them after exams. Would not recommend

No exaggeration, my favorite professor at UCSB, and I am a third-year! One of those classes where I went to every lecture because they were genuinely so interesting to me. He shares anecdotes of actual therapy patients and past cases. One midterm and one final make up your whole grade, but it's not overly hard as long as you put in time and work.