Reviews of professor Silvie Huijben

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Hujiben is a great teacher, her lectures always left me feeling smarter. This class seems easy at first because there isn't any homework (just the crazy long readings), but studying is essential since the test questions are scenario based.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
You can tell Dr. Huijben is very passionate about what she teaches which made it more enjoyable. Exams are open note and less than half of your overall grade. Very manageable class and would definitely recommend if you have to take evolution.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Huijben is a good teacher but her exam questions are a big issue. On the exam, she will include multiple choices that 2-3 of them will work perfectly for the question but she "thinks" one of them works better, and if you discuss the result with her she will get mad! Even her TAs will agree with you but you can do nothing to get credits back.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is very kind and knowledgeable, but her lectures are very dull. She tends to fixate on specific case studies, for extended time. The tests are disconnected from the material covered, with an excessive reading load, also her practice tests don't help. If it wasn't for the other professor, I don't think I would have done that well in the course.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Silvie was a great prof. The class is fun and interesting: a nice break from your usual gunner science classes. Interesting applications to medicine unit. She's a nice teacher and the course is very easy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof.Huijben really went out of her way to make sure she knew everyone's names (was she successful is a different story) and really encouraged participation and for people to speak up when they have a question and fosters a healthy classroom environment. She really knows what she's talking about and helped me appreciate her microbiology sections

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr Huijben really cares about her students. She challenges us to think critically about the subject matter. She encourages team work which enables the students to learn to work on a team to solve a public health issues with great outcomes. She is always available to help her students in and outside the class. I would highly recommend her classes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Silvie is a great choice for evolution. I took her during zoom days so all lectures were recording making attendance not mandatory. The tests were very manageable and open note/book/internet so there's no reason to get below a B on every exam. You can work with whomever on other assignments, so this is a great class if you are worried about BIO345.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is great professor and I would definitely recommend her to other students. She is very easy to get into contact with. When you need help, she is more than willing to help and is so caring. I didn't love evolution but with her, it is doable and interesting.