This is by far the most interesting psychology course I've ever taken. Human sexuality can be such a misunderstood topic, but Professor Frederick does an incredible job explaining the material in a way that is engaging and memorable. He even brings in guest speakers on certain weeks whose lectures correspond with the material! I truly loved this class. The Summer 2020 class was comprised of 5 study guides and an independent project, with the fifth study guide being optional for extra credit if you plan on attending most of the lectures. (There are even more extra credit opportunities than this!) These study guides have really insightful required readings, but make sure to start on them at least 3-4 days before they're due! The study guides cover a lot of material and it can really add up the longer you wait to get started. But as long as you pace yourself correctly, you'll be just fine. In the last week, there is an independent project that is pretty open-ended. It was really fun to create mine! In this class, you'll learn so many interesting facts and theories about sex, gender, sexuality, evolution, pornography, orgasm, and so much more. If you're thinking about taking this class, here is your sign!!! :)

Please take this class because it is sooo worth it! Dr. Frederick is super flexible with the online format so if you don't even want to go to the lectures, you don't have to. That being said, you won't regret coming to class live! He knows his stuff, encourages meaningful discussions, and makes a good witty comment here and there.
Ah, but keep in mind if you want to do well, you really gotta put in the effort. I worked my butt off for the grade I got, but know that Dr. Frederick and his TAs do grade fairly. This class is pretty unique, and full of interesting content; you won't get bored in class or doing the study guides. It helps when you put in the effort to be engaged and find something that's interesting for your independent project. If you do that, Dr. Frederick will definitely meet you halfway and help you out. If you're able, I 100% recommend this course!!

I have read/heard people refer to the "wokeness" of this class or that it's some kind of sjw course due to its focus on lgbtq, transgender, and feminism. While those subjects are touched upon, in now way is anyone trying to indoctrinate people or force them to support these causes. The class is human sexuality and homosexuality, bisexuality, transsexuality, and everything in between is necessary to understand the full scope of...human sexuality (gasp!). Everything presented is facts and research; I have no idea how professor Frederick feels about anything he taught because he doesn't share his opinion.

Regarding coursework, I took this class in Summer. 80% of our grade was based on 4 study guides which take about 6 hours to complete if you do them well. A B grade (85%) is pretty easy to get and an A grade is quite difficult to achieve. 20% is based on a project we do independently (there are several different types of projects you can do. Mine was a Powerpoint lecture based on the chapter of a book I read). Frederick also gives out up to 4% of extra credit.

Overall I thought it was a great class and the material isn't too complex so it's a great class to take if you need something a little easier in Summer or alongside some difficult classes.

I've never left a review before and I am only doing so because I had such a great time in this class. Professor Frederick's lectures are so enjoyable and informative. He is also very funny and engaging with his class. Love all the readings from this class as well. I would definitely reccomend this class to anyone who needs upper division psych elective credits. A lot of the material is current and we watched a couple great documentaries on Netflix. He also has a lot of guest presenters come in for lectures around topics of adult film industry, BDSM community, and transgender community. Each presenter delivered a very impactful message and helped shine a light on a lot of things I previously was not aware of. Really cool opportunity to hear from these speakers. Okay, that's all <3 I don't know my grade yet...but I low key do not care because I still just enjoyed the class.

DEFINITELY TAKE THIS CLASS!!!! This is easily one of the top 3 classes I took in all my years in college, taught by one of the most remarkable Professors around. For someone like me who's suffering from crippling senioritis & have tasted the various demoralizing flavors of college courses, Dave's class was a much-needed breath of fresh air. I took this class with some interest in sexuality and was BLOWN AWAY by the refreshingly humorous lectures with a balanced incorporation of theory and research in its curriculum.
For a 3 hour class, time flies by quickly here - especially since we were given room to freely share our thoughts & talk about the material within groups, and later with the classroom as a whole. I don't know how Dave manages to motivate a 100-person class to engage in such a way that the whole class feels like a small discussion section... but I felt like this class reminded me of how exciting learning can be, and gave us Bruins a platform to voice our brilliant insights. I wish I'd kept notes on this Prof's pedagogy because I truly think this is how college courses should be like. I really appreciated being able to learn from the students in my class as much as I learnt from Dave's lectures... this dynamic doesn't come by often in our large psych classes.

I got on Bruinwalk to review this PHENOMENAL class with an incredibly engaging, humorous and helpful Professor (both in & outside class), but having read some of the reviews here, it would be an injustice if I didn't point out the biases in these bad reviews...

1. The "homework": someone mentioned the class is homework heavy. I'm guessing this reviewer is referring to the study guides that we have to submit for credit. These guides are meant to be filled out in real-time during lecture so I'd argue that instead of being workload heavy, they actually reduced the work I had to put in to succeed. It was so helpful to be guided on what to pay attention to so I wouldn't miss anything important, and in the end I get extra credit & have a blueprint to use as exam-prep. The Prof creates the exam straight from the study guides, so I'm thankful I can just use these guides instead of having to comb through hundreds of pages of a textbook and notes.

2. The "liberal agenda": I don't remember the Prof ever being pushy on what we should believe. On the contrary, he presented various perspectives on the topics covered (like liberal feminist perspective on porn & also conservative moralist perspective). I remember him encouraging us to share our true opinions and to respect each others' views, even if it's in conflict with our own. I felt safe to share my thoughts in class and if I was shy about it, I had room to talk about it in my small group. The guest speakers tell us about their lives, the pros and cons of living their non-normative lifestyle, and why they continued pursuing it despite the cons. I don't think a class that encourages open-mindedness, and exposes its students to various lifestyles constitutes as one that "pushes a liberal agenda". College is a space for learning, and you're bound to encounter new people with different lives and backgrounds from yours. A little culture shock is necessary if you want to grow as person and meet the diverse real world we live in.

P.S. Pointing out the *contradictory* complaint about "this class absolutely not being a STEM class, too north campus" and A DIFFERENT REVIEW about "this class being evolutionary psych, research methods based & too south campus". Clearly, this class had to have some blend of north & south campus elements to generate such contradictory reviews. Personally, I remember the lectures as more sciencey & researchy, while the guest speakers and readings offered a more theoretical, personal touch to the class. Loved loved this class!

I want to start off by saying this class is not what I thought it was going to be. Not being a psych major, I took this class purely out of interest for human sexuality. I expected to learn the influences of society and biology on sexual orientation, orgasm, and other topics indicated in the syllabus. However, I was ultimately let down and felt as if I wasted my time taking this class. Instead of any of the aforementioned, we learned about evolutionary psychology (think natural selection), gender social norms/expectations, and how to design experiments. I felt like the topics of true sexuality were entirely ignored. Regardless, the class is a super easy A to receive. Like previous people posted, just memorize the study guides word for word, know the experiments we discussed in class, and remember the answers to the reading questions. Easy 100s. Overall, class was fine but not what I expected.

I really enjoyed the class, it was a great way to end my last summer at UCLA. The course content was extremely interesting and very informative. The in class discussions to view our opinion in relation to popular opinion found in studies was very interesting. Viewing various points and differences in society or gender or any other topic was one of my favorite moments because the class was engaged and we all laughed. The exams were very straight forward along with his study guides. The exams are hand written and it took a while to complete but to write it down and think was better than multiple choice. The ending of the exams were he had us give examples stumped me a bit just because I couldn't think on the spot that fast. But he did give really good alternatives for in class options for exams, posters, ideas, and was very much open to talking about our own ideas or questions about the course. In the end with our own poster to engage in our own type of research was really fun and even though I hate group projects, I thought it was really fun to do overall.

Professor Dave made this class so convenient to follow along with. His lectures were easy to follow and he also provided us with study packets to help guide our studying. When I saw the syllabus, I was nervous because it seemed really tedious, however, with how organized everything was, I am glad to say that I always felt confident in how I was doing in class. He is VERY clear about what will be on tests, and he made sure that he prepared us on all of it. In the syllabus, he said to know the study guide front to back(really do that because he tests you on specific terms, its all write in, not must.choice!!!)
I also like that he makes time for students to talk to eachother and form connections in the classroom. I looked forward to this class because we were able to talk about material in a light-hearted, yet open space. He also brings in fun videos related to what he's teaching to really wrap things up. This is one of my favorite classes this year, even though its late in the day, its worth coming to.