Overview
Learning Amount9.0/10
Would Recommend100%
Ratings
Lectures5.0/5
Readings4.0/5
Feedback5.0/5
Communication5.0/5
Common Tags
High PraiseEngaging
Professors
Michael Hood
Taken Fall 2025 · Reviewed Jan 27, 2026
9/10
learning
Lectures5.0/5
Readings4.0/5
Feedback5.0/5
Communication5.0/5
Would retake: 5/5
Recommend: Yes
Good for non-majors? No
Teaching: Lecture, Small group discussion
Reading (pages/week): 30-40 pages, but all were academic articles so were full of pictures and diagrams
Homework (hours/week): 2
Essays: 1 Final Project
Exams: 3, no
"I loved this class, and it might be the best class I have taken at Amherst. I would definitely recommend- but only if you are very into evolution and ecology. This is not a public health class and is very much not limited to human related diseases. "
High PraiseEngaging