PSYC 2200

This class was my favorite class at UVA, mostly because of Professor Brunjes! He's such a good lecturer, I never felt sleepy during his class even though it was in the morning. Entertaining, funny, really knows his stuff. The material isn't too bad either, just read the book thoroughly (it helps to attend lecture because Brunjes explains whatever might be confusing) and take the practice tests. It's an intro to neuro course, so definitely take it if you can!

Brunjes is a great professor. class is enjoyable, but you should only take it if you're prepared to study a lot. always do the practice exams on toolkit (answers are under "announcements"). another tip: he gives one pop quiz a semester. in the fall, it's right before Thanksgiving break. in the spring, it's right before spring break. he could change it around - to be safe, don't skip those classes and do the readings beforehand. (you should be going to class and keeping up with the readings anyway.)

This class was so much fun--definitely only for psych majors though. This is a weed-out course and it truly is. Difficult, but the most enjoyable one I had this past semester. Brunjes is really approachable and dumbs everything down in class. Take it!

The course material is extremely interesting and Brunjes teaches it well. He includes lots of case studies that aren't in the book to help the class understand the concepts. As long as you keep up with the reading, which only consists of a few pages a night, the tests aren't too bad. It's actually kind of nice not having to worry about any homework except studying.

The test format is very specific and is only 35 - 38 questions so it is very easy for someone to know the information to do poorly on the tests. I think this is a fault that runs throughout the psychology department and is fairly disappointing. The information is fairly interesting, however.

HARD AS POOP, but amazing.

Professor Brunjes is very upbeat and enthusiastic. The only grades are from the highest of your five exams (including the final). The material went into more detail than I'd liked as a non-psych major, but it's still fascinating.

When I say "neurobiology" do you get excited? If you do, take the class, if you don't you might do better in one of the other options. PSYC 220 sets you up for a lot of options in other majors at UVA, and Brunjes has a way of keeping you awake and making it interesting. It's a 200 level lecture class so you can last-day cram and still get a decent grade, but book to lecture test questions are maybe 40/60 so make sure you read it eventually. On the up side the book is easy to read and covers a wider range of subjects than lecture can if you are interested in the subject.

Awesome class. Lots of learning. Tough but worthwhile.

AWESOME CLASS!!! Brunjes rocked. Lots of work, you have to study hard to do well, but it is great material and an amazing class