She looks like a Karen. That is all. She gives off Karen vibes. This class is unfair because your grade is heavily determined by your TA. My TA graded more harshly.

Dr. Gallagher's lectures were incredibly clear, but some people may say they're dry. Her lecture slides are perfect and cover the essentials – you could ace the class only reading the slides and going to section. I took this class as a GE because I thought it would be interesting, and I liked it a lot. It's a great introduction to ethics that is put in the context of biology, medicine, and technology. Some topics we covered include abortion, physician-assisted suicide, and prosthetic limbs.

This is a great class to take if you're interested in healthcare, research, or bioethics. The subject matter is really interesting but lectures can get tedious because they are long and there is a lot of information. This class is not an easy GE, you do have to work for your grade. With that said it's not necessarily a very difficult class either, you get what you put in. The majority of the class is based on your exam grades so it's important to do well on those. The midterms and finals consist of multiple choice, free response, and essay. They give you the essay prompt beforehand so that you have time to prepare for it and go to office hours for feedback before the exam. Professor Gallagher helps her students out and is a fair professor.

Gallagher is a super boring lecturer! She just goes off all for 75 minutes and expects you to grasp every detail she mentioned. The class is based off of the readings, so as long as you understand those you should be fine. Your TA really determines your grade, since they grade your midterms, finals, and participation. This is kind of unfair, since some TA's are a lot more lenient than others.

Some things about this class:
- I think getting an A in this class is definitely doable. It's not an easy A because you do have to put in the effort and to make sure that you at least skim through the readings and have a good understanding of the concepts to get a decent grade in the class.

- With that said, the lectures are about two hours long and they can get very tiring towards the end because she barely (if at all) takes breaks in between and she's kind of monotonous. However, every single thing that she mentions during lecture will come up on the midterm and the final with almost the same wording. Her slides alone won't really help you if you miss class and try to use it for reference, so the notes that you take in class is a good determinant of the amount of information that you need to know. If you think she said something that sounded pretty important, write it down.

- Like the previous reviews mentioned, your grade depends on your TA. I had a good TA that, during discussion, was able to clarify or add depth to a lot of the concepts that he talked about in class, so the essay and short answer portions of the exams were manageable. You can't skip discussion and it's pretty important especially if you don't have any background in ethics or philosophy because they teach you how to structure your arguments.

- As for the exams, they can be long and tiring because you have to write so much, but they're not too bad if you feel confident that you know the material. There are a few multiple choice questions, and for these ones you have to make sure you know the difference between different schools of thought, etc., because the differences can be very vague (but there is one right answer). The short answers are more open-ended because if you argue using one school of thought, you'd have a different answer than someone who uses another. The essay questions will be given to you beforehand and both times (midterm and final) you get to choose which one you do, so prepare your points beforehand so you don't lose time brainstorming during the test. There is no right answer for these writing portions, but they do want to make sure that your arguments make sense and that you show that you understand the material from lecture. I often got marked down for being too vague or for noting down ideas that don't really relate to my thesis, so I guess that's one thing to watch out for.

- The content is okay. They're interesting but the readings can be too long and boring (especially during the first few weeks). What I realized midway is that she goes through the readings and goes into detail about points that she wants you to know for the test, so even if you don't read it and just take notes on what she says about the reading during lecture, you're fine. She wouldn't test you on things she didn't mention during lecture.

- She gives back her exams, and while the questions don't repeat, it's good to go over it and see the feedback from your TA so that you don't get marked down the same thing next time. The grading scale for exams is calculated GPA-style or something, and I don't think it's curved because most people do well. The MCQ and short answers are graded to a 4.00 scale and the essay is graded on a separate 4.00 scale, and the average of those two is your total grade. She will send you a long email about how the grades were calculated, how the class did, and the cutoffs for an A, etc.

That's it I think! I didn't hate it, but I didn't really love it either. You get the grade that you work for and it's pretty fair. Some parts were really interesting to me and some were just meh. Don't stress too much if you want to/have to take this class, it will all turn out well in the end!

Gallagher's a pretty boring lecturer, I always fell asleep in class. The workload's not that bad if you don't do the reading, which honestly you don't need to do because they cover all of it in lecture and discussion. An A is pretty possible.

The majority of this class revolves around the midterms and the final. The ethical content of this class is not that tough, but writing the timed essays for the tests can be a bit difficult, considering there is no wrong or right answer. Participation in discussion counts for this class, and it is MORE than just showing up. The grade you get ultimately ends up in your TA's hands, since they grade your essay. The readings are long and not that interesting for the class, and the lectures feel REALLY long and there was so much writing on the slides.