For BLST 169CR: Dr. Banks is a great professor. I'll admit, there is a lot of reading and work that goes into her class. However, she truly cares for her students and ensuring that we learn. The course material she requires is interesting and useful. She cares for the success of her students. I can't recommend her enough, just be a good student.

I have never learned so much in a class. Banks is a great lecturer, passionate, and knowledgable about everything she discusses. However, she expects A LOT from you. The amount of work and the difficulty of the material is way above what a normal intro class would expect. I would not take this class again simply because the crazy high standards.

Amazing lecturer, can tell she's extremely passionate about the subject, however class is ridiculously hard, graded off of a paper, 2 midterms, and a final. No weekly hw, just weekly readings, and you must go to lectures or you will be behind. Won't succeed in the class if you don't do the readings, and understand the lectures.

Prof. Banks is a great professor who is passionate and extremely knowledgeable about what she teaches. However this class requires A LOT of reading, is impossible to catch up on if you miss a single lecture and the prof is a very tough grader. I would recommend the class just bc I learned a lot.

She is very demanding on what she is looking for. Will interrupt students in the middle of asking a question and tell them she doesn't have time for their question. On the first day she told everyone we weren't allowed to use computers. If you are looking for a challenging class, take it but I wouldn't recommend if you're looking to fulfill a GE.

This professor made my life so hard... you have so many readings to read and if you fall back by ONE reading you are in trouble. Do NOT procrastinate!! Literally the hardest course ever which is ridiculous considering it is an introductory course, and you need to be so specific it is so ridiculous i dont recommend it. Professor is very smart tho