Reviews of professor Shane Murphy

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a super nice, flexible professor; definitely a little funny but he cares about us learning. His teaching style is a bit passive so sometimes i didnt know what was important, but he always gives clear review sessions and his exams were very fair. lots of hw which takes a while but if you keep up you should be fine.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He cares about the material he talks about and covers about every important aspect of the class. Lectures off powerpoint slides that are too wordy but avoids simply reading back what you see. You know just what to expect on exams from review quiz and study outline. Final Paper gave us freedom to choose a topic and his grading is more than fair.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Once a week for 2.5 hours but would seem to go by quick. You learn about a new topic each week (ex. obesity, women's health, dementia, etc.) Classes are typically discussions and not information/statistic heavy, just conversations about the issues. Take home exams since class isn't really information based. Easy assignments/exams + fun classes

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Murphy is super nice and genuine and learns his student's names and likes chatting/getting to know you. His lectures are chill, he has random "quiz" grades which you get 100 for just being in class (don't even turn in) but if you miss class you can do a makeup assignment. His assignments are easy and exams aren't bad. Overall great class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the best course I got to take at undergraduate level. Good mix of serious and fun. Workload is hard but rewarding.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Murphy teaches different than most professors. He treats lectures as very open to class discussions & is encouraging by engaging with our thoughts. I'd take any class offered by him as he cares a lot about students success. He offers many opportunities to do well in the course & even lets students choose some lecture topics if applicable.