I took this class Fall of 2017 with Lynch Alfaro and Schlinger and received an A. I would highly recommend taking this class as an elective. It builds upon some knowledge of the classes and actions of hormones, as well as the endocrine system, so a background is helpful (but not necessary). Overall, this class was pretty interesting, clearly taught, and not too much work.

CLASS FORMAT
The first half of the class was taught by Professor Schlinger, who is very knowledgable about songbirds. For the first few lectures he didn't use slides but taking notes wasn't too difficult. The second half was taught by Lynch Alfaro, whose slides were clear and pretty easy to follow.

WORK
There is assigned reading, and a reading quiz on CCLE (8 or so qs) on one of the readings every week. You need to do quizzes 8 out of 10 weeks. They are fairly easy. The readings are definitely not necessary; you only need to know what is mentioned in lecture.

TEXTBOOK
There is a textbook for this class, but it definitely is not necessary.

GRADING
The grade is based off of a midterm, final, clicker participation (there are free days), section attendance, and final paper (7 pages). The tests are very straightforward and fair (MC, matching, short answer, and essays). Make sure you watch the videos because they came up on the exams. The final paper is pretty straightforward as well.

CLASS:
The class, Hormones and Behavior in Humans and Other Animals, is highly interesting if a bit confusing in the beginning. It covers hormones in humans, fish, birds, rats, and other species like many non-human primates. It didn't feel like I went to class since there wasn't a discussion section and it was at 9:30 so I was asleep for it most of the time. The tests are doable if you study the material. UNDERSTAND TINBERGEN'S FOUR QUESTIONS (anthro term if you don't know it)

LYNCH ALFARO:
JLA is a highly helpful professor who teaches the majority of the course aside from Schlinger and some guest speakers. She makes herself available for Skype office hours and is always helpful and availabl e.

SCHLINGER:
Schlinger is grumpy old man who doesn't really care about students. He's obsessed with birds, which is what he teaches about (songbirds, manakins, and general physiology of male/female reproductive systems and hormones associated with it). His lectures aren't podcasted and he flaked on me for an office hour once. He only teaches like 5-6 lectures so I still recommend the course, and his material is not ultra heavily tested on the exams.