These are classes that require significantly less effort than the average elective and serve as great fillers for a tough schedule. So I guess you could say it was a bird course. The classes last year were overwhelmingly large due to the popularity of the professor, Mark Shields. An amazing teacher can turn even the driest course into something very interesting. Jacobs says that going to class and taking in material that may otherwise be quite dry can actually be enjoyable because of a professor's humour and lecture style.
Good grades are just a bonus.
However, former student Jeff Thompson warns that an A in a bird course is not necessarily guaranteed. Still, there are many interesting classes to fill a schedule with. Other aspects include the weekly schedule of a class, recommendations from friends, workload, required readings and whether or not there is a final. Some students in other faculties feel that the most interesting courses are in the arts faculty and that the lack of choice involved in their course selection sometimes prevents them from discovering great electives. They're pretty dry and boring.