Professor Amanda Cooke Reviews
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Prof: Amanda Cooke / Summer 2026
Aug 22, 2026
Great class. Although I took this in the summer as an elective so there are a lot of lectures, it was still interesting to learn about. I think the relevant big points were hit and the big points are what you need to focus on for evaluations. There were 2 reflections you could write at any time during the course which I loved (I love the flexibility of it). And 1 assignment to do. Overall, very doable. No in-person exams, just a midterm and a final online to do.
It's interesting and this is coming from an upper-year student with a healthsci background. It's not super healthsci heavy, again- just focusing on the big ideas and the social aspects too of how plagues affected people.
She's passionate about it clearly and I like her powerpoint slides and the way she explains things clearly. I had a good TA as well.
Advice... this is not a very difficult course, and there's not a lot of evaluations. Take advantage of this and get your reflections out of the way when you can. Then do the assignment when possible. And then you can focus on other courses and 'cruise' just take notes on big ideas explained in lectures.