This course was great! There are 4 or 5 quizzes that are based on short readings he gives you. So long as you remember key points in the articles then you're good. His exams are trickier though. They're a mix of multiple choice, T&F (I think), and short answer. They're pretty lengthy and are completely based on lecture so GO!

It's both an interesting subject AND has a funny professor. It's easiness felt like I was back in high school. Definitely take this class! It will feel like back in the good old days when you could get an A on an exam without having to study for it. Freakin love this class. I wish all GEs were like this.

A very interesting class and a very passionate teacher. I would definitely take it again.

A very passionate professor. He made diseases something to be excited about and inspired me to look into pathology.

A boss.

Love this guy!! Johan's lectures are both interesting and entertaining and I learned a lot! Take this class while you can!

Johan is a very very very nice man and funny, he loves what he does and makes sure that students enjoy this class. I absolutely loved this class and miss it already. Very manageable and easy got A+!! ALL the lectures were very interesting and fun, he seems to make them fun all the time. TAKE THIS CLASS U WILL LEARN ALOT.

Johan is a very very good teacher. His lectures are fun, interesting and very informative. The lectures go by really fast, I wish they were longer! He gives quizzes but they are really easy as long as you do the reading. His study guides are very helpful and pretty much cover all you should know about. I love this class

Took this class as a prereq for a major that I want to switch into. Now I'm considering also minoring in SAS because of Prof Leveau! He's a great lecturer, always interesting and likes to add clever remarks here and there. All the assignmentstests are fair and study guides are really useful. Wish I could take this class again.

Professor Leveau is amazing and funny. His class is not hard, but his exams are a little bit tricky if you don't read the question carefully. He offers extra credit in the end, which is awesome and grade booster. Went from a C to a B because of that. He really cares for his students. Best professor I've had so far. Highly recommend!

Super interesting, super clear expectations, easy A, what more could you ask for? I'm really inspired to learn more about disease after taking this class!

professor is very nice. BUT, heads up: this is NOT an easy GE class. you have to really understand and memorize details for the exams. The class has a paper, lab activity and 5 quiz which you must read carefully and remember some details. For sure, not an easy class, challenging to get A. Be prepared.

It's not the easiest A, but I went to very few lectures and managed to get an A-. No textbooks for the class, and the material was very interesting. (I was just too lazy to wake up early.) Great class, would definitely recommend if looking for a fun and interesting GE.

This is my second time taking a class with Dr. Leveau and once again, it was a great experience! Awesome lecturer, finds a way to make scientific research interesting, keeps everything clear-cut.

I absolutely LOVED SAS 13 with Professor Leveau. I would HIGHLY recommend this class to any science majors at UC Davis. It counts for Social Science credit, and is a MUST take for anyone interested in medicine/disease biology. Even considering switching my major after taking this class.

Definitely one of the best classes I've taken. Very interesting and professor Leveau is great!

Five easy quizzes and two easy projects. Topics are interesting. It was a really good class! However, it is not the easiest GE out there. There is a lot of concepts and memorization. But it is def interesting! I do recommend this class.

Interesting class about diseases. Professor is funny and wiling to answer any questions. The material was very fun to learn about, but after studying for hours the exams were pretty tricky. Go to lecture because not all of the info on the exams is on the slides he posts. But would recommend, easy assignments and lowest quiz score dropped!

Great professor, super funny and engaging. 5 quizzes, super straightforward. Drop the lowest grade. Two midterms and a final that are a little more challenging, but start studying a few days in advance and know all of the intricate details and you'll be fine. He mentions some things in lecture that he won't put in the ppt, so go to class.

SAS13 is an easy and extremely interesting class however the exams are very specific. All material needed for exams are covered in lecture so the slides are a great resource to use. Three exam, five quizzes and two additional assignments(which were easy A's) contribute to your final grade in the course. Definitely recommend!

Great professor. Good sense of humor. Exams were solely based on lecture material. Very organized in terms of content and his lecture slides. Cared about the subject. 8/8 m8

Dr Leveau is very organized and passionate about the subject. SAS 13 was definately one of my favorite classes. There are 5 quizes on readings, the lowest one gets dropped. The midterm and final are specific but not that challenging because the lecture material is so fascinating. The class was the primary reason why I switched majors.

Great overall professor. Clear, concise, and informative on a topic not typically discussed to such length. Similar in structure to his SAS 13, with weekly quizzes (7, only 5 count towards your grade) a midterm and final, and a writing assignment+lab report. Very doable class and super interesting! Loved when he lectured, not so much when Cook.

Amazing class, would take it again. A moderate level of difficulty and informational

He is a very nice guy and a good lecturer. The classes were interesting and relevant. The tests were a bit tricky so you definitely need to study for them, but the other assignments are really easy and didn't take long.

The class was a bit more than I expected, killed the first exam, then skipped classes and did eh on the next one--> the slides are not enough, theres material not explicitly mentioned on slide that will be on test (i.e. picture with no description but test asks details which youd only know from class). Easy class nonetheless and interesting!

I thought this class would be an easy GE and easy A, but it was a lot of work and more difficult than I thought. Leveau is a decent professor and the class is interesting, but 5 quizzes, 2 projects, 2 midterms, and a final is a bit overkill in my opinion, and his tests are very detail oriented. I recommend, just take it more seriously than I did.

You'll have to put in some work for the A, but definitely doable. Material is easy conceptually. Midterms are detailed and are not something you can cram the day before. He posts helpful study guides a couple days before the midterms. I regret not going to all the lectures because he is a great lecturer and person.

He was a lighthearted professor who had cute animated slides. He gave good study guides before every exam, and the subject matter was interesting without going too deep for non-STEM majors like me.

No textbook, so slides are all you have for exams. 5 HW, 17 prep quizzes, 1 virtual lab, 1 essay, 1 storybook writing, 3 exams. He always posts slides after lecture. He pays close attention to your attitude in emails, so call him Prof/Dr. Leveau.

My favorite professor this quarter! I took SAS13 and am now considering majoring or minoring in Global Disease Bio because of him. Very caring, very accepting and sensitive of topics, and really interesting assignments. Highly recommend this professor and this class :)

Too much HW for a General Education class. The first exam has an average 35/40.

17 Prep quizzes (only 2-3 questions each and theyre so basic) 5 HWS (drop lowest) like 2 projects (short) and lectures are recorded! very fun slides and great attitude!! gives assignments ahead of time for fast achievers. First midterm avg was 35/40 ! take good notes on the lecture slides (sometimes he just reads off it) great overall highly rec

He provides exam review, restricted to 2 students per session, to go over the questions you got wrong in exams. Very patient, explains clearly, recommend him!

Professor Leveau was a very a sweet person and his lectures were so interesting. We had 5 hw assignments, two midterms and a final. There were mini projects but it took literally no time to finish. It was overall an easy class and I highly recommend him

The workload was a bit more than I had expected for a GE, but I personally really enjoyed this class. Professor Leveau cares a lot about his students and made his lectures very interesting. You'll do fine in the class as long as you pay attention to lecture and do the study guides. Definitely would take again if I had the chance.

Literally one of the best professors I've ever had. Extremely understanding, informative and easy to follow lectures, not too much homework, and tests without trick questions. Seriously recommend.

It's a good class, but you will need to make sure you pay attention to the lectures as most to all of the test questions and assignments tend to be directly from the lecture material. Take detailed notes during lectures and you will be more than fine! I learned a lot from this class!!

i really loved this class; it was super interesting. there are 5 homework you have to do in small groups and quizzes based on readings. the tests are all based on the lectures! you also have to do a 300 word paper on a disease and a story book on it; it's really easy. there are only 3 tests, no final during finals week!

A really enjoyable class! Interesting bc there was some focus on COVID-19. Very understanding, and will let you take tests at alternative times (for valid reasons ofc). It was quite a bit of busywork, although some of it was valuable. Pre-lec quizzes, group hw, 1-pg paper, 1 min video project, 1 lab activity & 3 midterms.

Professor Leveau was probably one of the best teacher's I have had so far in my undergraduate experience. He makes the lectures very interesting and informative. The class is very straight forward, he isn't out to trick you, just checking that you are paying attention. Amazing guy! Amazing content reviewed in the course. Highly recommend SAS13!

This was my favorite class in fall quarter! The material is really interesting. Dr. Leveau is a great lecturer and doesn't overcomplicate the material. Has prep quizzes before every lecture, but it's just a small reading. HW assignments are group discussions and 3 midterms (no final). Also sets up review sessions after midterms. Would recommend!

3 exams 4 HW 1 video project 1 short essay 1 virtual lab, seem so much yes? His lectures were clear, exam averages were high. Easy A, difficult A+ because he did NOT curve anything. 97% to get A+

Good lecturer. Many parts of your grade: homework discussion posts, frequent reading quizzes, 3 exams (no final), creativity assignment. Sounds like a lot, but it was all very simple. Just make sure to keep up with assignment due dates. Interesting, easy class.

His class was my favorite in fall quarter. There's occasional homework and prep quizzes which requires some reading but it's not too bad, especially since the readings he gives are interesting. His exams were pretty straightforward too. His lectures were very interesting. Overall an amazing professor and an amazing class.

One of the best profs I have ever had in 7 years of university schooling. Engaging, brilliant, kind (but also no-nonsense!), and he successfully teaches you complex topics and how to actually critically read and digest journal articles. Grateful to have him here at Davis.

Amazing prof and class. Definitely my favorite class this quarter. Lectures were packed with info but engaging and funny. Regular prep quizzes before lectures that required a little reading but very easy. Exams were very fair. Highly recommend as an easy but educational GE.

Great professor, easy class. A lot of information but Dr. Leveau makes it so interesting and provides a lot of resources to do well from the get go. The occasional homework was clear and graded easily if you followed the directions. 3 midterms, no final, all non-cumulative

Professor Leveau strives to make every slide of the lectures memorable and applicable to the current disease climate (aka COVID-19). I felt informed and knowledgeable about how history can predict the course of a seemingly unpredictable time. LOVED this course and found the readings very intriguing.

I really enjoyed his lectures! Quizzes and midterms were easy and open notes for both. Discussions and the storybook project were interesting and given plenty of time to complete each.

Easy, fun & pretty informative GE. There are non cumulative 3 unit tests (the last of which doubles as the final), 2 small projects, and 15 quizzes on short out-of-class reading material (the lowest 5 of which are dropped). Everything is open note. Prof Leveau is an engaging lecturer and all his lectures are recorded and placed online after class.

his GDB 103 reminded me of his SAS 13 due to similar grading structure. he gave clear lectures and was helpful during office hours

2 exams with 80 multiple choice questions for 60% of your total grade; 1 exercise with 10 points for 10% of total grade. Very little room to mess up because 93 is the cutoff of A, no curve.

Loved his class! Does a great job at explaining things. Relatively light class.

Each point matters, and no curve! 10-point exercise for 10%, 20-point quizzes for 20%, 24-point essay with 19-point base score if turning on time for 10%, and 80-point two multiple choice exams for 60%. He posts slides after class and holds an exam review session after midterm. He is a great professor, so I take his course for a second time here.

Johan was a strict, respected, and accessible professor. Loved him since SAS 13. Advice: get at least 36/40 on both exams if you want at least an A- from this class.

Dr Leveau is one of the best professors at UC Davis. He is knowledgable and his lectures are very interesting. However, the exams are hard.

Great professor, but he has a system of quizzing students online that is very tough to get around. they are open for only 24h so there is a big chance you might miss it just by accident. As long as you are diligent about that you will be fine.

This was a pretty easy GE class. Three exams, 14 quizzes, and 2 creativity assignments. Lectures were interesting and I learned a lot of really cool and useful material in this class. My only complaint is that some of his exam/quiz questions are kind of vague and I felt like on some of them multiple answers were correct.

Dr. Leveau is amazing! His lectures were very informative. All exams and quizzes were open note and online. Course consisted of 14 short (3 Qs) quizzes (4 lowest dropped), 3 MC exams (40 Qs), short written assignment (~250 words), and a 1 min video project. All assignments were extremely fair. Class is an easy A. Highly recommend for GE credits.

You will have 2 parts to a project that are worth 22% of your grade but they are very easy as long as you follow the rubric. Lectures were a big part of the class but exams are online and open-note making this class an easy A. Going to lecture is extremely helpful and the lectures are pretty interesting, would definitely recommend this as a GE!

Great option for a super easy GE. Grade is based on pre lecture quizzes, three tests and a short project. All tests are non-cumulative, online, multiple choice and open note. Lecture topics were kind of disorganized and not super interesting but they weren't necessarily boring either.

I loved Prof. Leveau! For an easy GE, I actually learned so much about diseases and society and had a lot of fun! If you put the syllabus assignments in your calendar, you won't miss the 14 (!) prep quizzes. They only take 5 minutes but they are easy to forget if you don't put it in your calendar. All the cool kids take SAS13

I cannot overstate how much I liked this professor. His class is designed for learning and success. If you attend lecture and submit the assignments, you'll probably get an A. Assignments are about engaging with the material, tests reflect lectures and are open note. Lectures are interesting and engaging. I looked forward to attending this class.

(Spring 2022) Super straight forward, weekly short reading quizzes due before class on (usually) interesting scientific articles, 1 canvas midterm 40mc 1hr, 1 short "lab-write up" on topics covered in class, a short "press-release" for a scientific article, and the final was also 40mc 1hr on canvas. If you paid attention in lecture you're set.

I took him recently, and I loved the class so much as a GE. The midterms/final can be tricky, but if you put in the effort to study and memorize, it's fairly easy to get a higher score. It is a lot of memorization but not a ton of work outside of class. I've really enjoyed the class and stay engaged every lecture.

the professor is nice and knowledgable but the tests are not easy. closed notes and extremely specific. The slides aren't very useful either cause they lack information. tests are MC and short answer. interesting topics, but i would also not recommend if you don't want to essentially take a bio class. 14 quizzes but fairly easy points.

Enjoyed this class! Prep quizzes and easy assignment talking about a disease you choose make up a good bit of your grade. Exams are under 50%. I felt they were fair and not bad if you go to lecture. Would recommend the class as he is a fun lecturer and is very clear. He clearly loves the material and sharing it & I thought was interesting too!

I loved having Professor Leveau. He is so nice and he is super funny. He always explains the material very well, and you always know what to expect on the test. In addition, you barely get any homework, and he always tries to do what is best for his students.

Professor Leveau was an above average professor I'd say but not the greatest. All exams were MCQ with some short answer, and a lot of the questions required some memorization of the content. His lectures can sometimes get a little boring without engagement, but the content was very interesting. Also 2 small projects that are very simple to complete

Dr. Leveau is a great and interesting guy. He is funny and his lectures are sometimes entertaining. It's important to pay attention during lectures as his tests are closed note and very specific. Tests are not too heavily weighted (I got 80% on 1st midterm and still got an A+ in the class with easy 2% extra credit assignment). Memorization is key

This class was a great GE, very interesting subject for anyone interested in medicine. Short readings every week, and quizzes are open-note with only 3 questions. 4 lowest quizzes are dropped. The midterms aren't open-note anymore, but the test is mostly multiple-choice and not hard if you pay attention in lecture. Final is non-cumulative.

Best professor I have had, his love for the content he teaches is truly inspiring and makes you actually want to listen to him. This was the most enjoyable class I have taken and Professor Leveau is truly very knowledge filled

Professor Leveau was pretty great. The content from this class was very interesting and valuable. However, I will say that his lectures are not very engaging. I would honestly fall asleep pretty often in his class because he'd kind of read off his presentation while adding a few extra things sometimes. 3 exams (non-cumulative) and 2 simple projects

I absolutely loved this class! To be transparent I was very interested in the material so the whole class was very fun for me! It is an easy class with a very good professor. Perfect for SS GE's. The Study guides are hard but if you study them you will do great.

Prof Leveau is really funny and the class is mostly memorization. You'll do well on exams if you do the study guides the prof provides. Lectures are recorded and slides are posted.

Professor Leveau is really kind and keeps the lectures very light-hearted. However, his exams are no longer open note and take a lot of memorization + study guides are just huge chunks of info. There's not much work outside of class aside from the prep quizzes and storybook project (which do not take a lot of time and are pretty easy).

Easy class overall, but you do have to memorize a lot of facts for the exams (I used Quizlet to study and did well). Lecture slides are long, and he usually didn't post the blank slides before class (which was annoying). Pretty easy GE but you do have to put some time into it.

Dude is very chill, very funny, very genuine, and very caring. He literally posts study guides that contain all of the info that will be tested, overall a fun, solid, and easy class. Def would take his class again.

Super fun instructor, the topic was a tiny bit boring but he definitely organized the lectures and made it super informative!

You could torture me in 17 different ancient mongolian tactics never seen by modern man and i still wouldn't speak ill about Leveau. My goat keeps audio recordings for all of his lectures + uploads his slides. Study guide matches tests well. Go to lecture cuz they're tbh really enjoyable. Has a extra credit assignment to boost overall grade +2%.

very thoughtful, has useful lectures and quizzes are easy with minimal prep.

genuinely loved taking this class (AND YOU SHOULD TAKE IT TOO). prof leveau cares about his students and is super funny. tests arent hard just use quizlet or something (people already posted flashcards) and just attend lectures and he also posts the recording. 14 quizzes (3 questions, 4 lowest are dropped) and two assignments. 2 midterms + final

Leveau makes lectures entertaining (he is very funny) and explains concepts very well. He includes a lot of graphs/illustrations in lectures that are helpful in understanding core topics. Your grade is based on 3 non-cumulative!! exams (multiple choice/2-4 short response) and a brief writing assignment. I would totally take him again.

Interesting class. There are mini quizzes based on readings almost every week but they're very straightforward and a few of the lowest scores get dropped. The midterms and final have long study guides that require a good amount of memorization, but as long as you dedicate some time to review you should be good.

I really love Prof. Leveau, he's very kind and the class is so interesting if you love disease and science. Tests are easy, only two assignments that are also easy. Just listen and take notes during lecture and use flashcards before exams and you'll be fine. Prep quizzes are three questions, super easy, just don't forget. 4 Lowest quizzes dropped.

The class was interesting because he was so interested in it. His tests are memorization heavy but pre-lecture home quizzes and creativity assignments are just there to boost your grade, and he makes them easy to get full credit on. He also is so nice if you stop by office hours!

Loved this class. Prof. Leveau was super funny and it made lectures way more interesting. It's graded by 14 4-question quizzes (lowest 4 get dropped), a 350 word essay about a disease, a storybook based on that essay, and 2 exams + a final (non-cumulative). Easy to pass if you just listen during lectures (audio recordings posted) and take notes.

Leveau is such a great professor and teaches you everything in a simple and understandable manner. Lectures were so interesting and this class was my favorite part of the quarter!

Easy A. Simply attend lectures; he's funny and explains material well. Grade is based on 3 exams, which are memorization-heavy. Also included is a creativity assignment and pre-lecture quizzes, which are essentially free points if you follow directions. Grab some flashcards, dont miss class, and I can almost guarantee you an A.

Very funny professor! Slides are really clear, no recording of lectures but slides on canvas are definitely enough. No cheat sheet or anything-there is a lot of information to memorize for exams, but almost everything is multiple choice with a little bit of short response so it's not that bad. Study! The extra credit really helped my grade too.