Michelle Ciurria

2 or less hrs/week

Readings were a bit long sometimes but you can get by without reading much ahead of time. Final projects can be done the night before they're due, super super manageable. Discussions are interesting and have some good topics. Low-key my favorite class of the FL23 semester. And Ciurria is kinda the goat.

5/23/2024

Really interesting class, and as long as you participate, you will do well. Highly recommend this professor and this class.

1/17/2024

The class honestly had super interesting material that covered various topics such as medical racism, animal ethics, abortion and eugenics, intersex care, addiction, nuclear experiments, and more. The class was entirely discussion-based, meaning that you just had to show up to class and participate once or twice. Final projects are super easy.

1/10/2024

Interesting list of topics to discuss but the course is defined by discussion. Some of the readings are long but you can get by without all of them. Class discussion dependent on how much others participate too. Can get boring at times but she's nice and open to discussion which was good. Best part was that class ended 10 mins early every time.

1/10/2024

I like Ciurria a lot but I didn't find this class as interesting as I was hoping it was. You kind of just sit there and talk sporadically and then get talked to a lot, and along the way you might learn a few interesting things.

12/22/2023

The professor includes interesting topics which display a variety of issues in the biomedical field. The course isn't formatted great and doesn't show both sides of some of the issues. Professor is nice but sometimes says controversial things. Class is very dependent on peers and if they are talkative/what they say so participation is important

12/22/2023

Super interesting topics and professor facilitates class discussions really well. This class is what got me interested in majoring in philosophy.

12/12/2023

Great professor, excellent lectures, amazing personality. Participate in discussions because it adds to the enjoyment of the class. Very simple class structure and easy to follow along.

11/9/2023