Easiest and most interesting USEM out there. You have interesting readings, guest speakers, and even take a field trip to a funeral home. You learn a lot and the class is all discussion based. Don't stress about missing the readings one week because discussion likely wanders (to sometimes crazy topics) and you can participate still. Every four weeks you write a paper on whatever you want (no topic, just whatever interested you), and I got a 97, 98, & 99 on the three papers. Anyway, Steeves is pretty cool and funny and brings in a skull and a nice guy, and we got to take the class in Pavilion 8 which was sweet! I highly recommend this USEM!

Death, Dying and Grief: Absolutely LOVED this course. Such an interesting topic. The course itself is not difficult -short readings each week, but don't really even need to fully read them for class -but interesting enough you probably want to! 3 short 4-5 page papers and class participation make up your grade. Go on a field trip to a funeral home which was really interesting! Professor Steeves is such a goofball, SO nice and wants you to do well. Grades super leniently as well. HIGHLY RECOMMEND this course to everyone!!

Great course! A lot of the other students in the class this semester were pre-med, but this class has something for everyone. We touched on literature, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy as well as biology. You take a field trip to a funeral home and have a few guest speakers. Rick is just the right amount of crazy that makes coming to class incredibly enjoyable. Grades are based on attendance and 3 short papers. For the papers, you pick any topic you want as long as it fits into the unit you're studying. Rick grades super leniently, too.

Take this class; it is interesting and an automatic A

I took Death, Dying, and Bereavement, taught by Richard Steeves. GREAT class. Wrote three 1500 word essays over the course of the semester, minimal reading, and only meets once a week. Easy A, little work, and topic is very interesting at times. I highly recommend this course.

I love Rick Steeves. He reminds me so much of my grandpa, and he is always funny. The course itself is interesting, but he makes it so much better by reducing the morbidity of the subject and making it enjoyable. He asks you to read a few articles a week and 2 novels at some point. It really isn't much, and they are all good reads. Read the material if you want to contribute to class discussions and write interesting papers. My papers were all 3-5 pages about something I found interesting in class. Take this course and enjoy it!

Rick Steeves is an amazing professor. This class meets once per week for about 90 minutes. As long as everyone in the class in contributing, the discussions are very interesting and often take interesting tangents. Three papers and he is a generous grader. If you need two credits, highly recommend this USEM.

Steeves is the man! Highly recommend this class. He is a kind man and an extremely generous grader

Overall a really great class. (Rick) Steeves is the man, and he always kept the class fairly interesting. The papers were graded very generously and you are basically allowed to write about whatever topic you want as long as it was touched on in the class. If you're taking a USEM, definitely choose this one!

Rick Steeves is a legend. He's incredibly knowledgeable about the subject, and he gives so many awesome examples from his work. He understands that this is a tough topic for many to talk about, but he knew how to lighten the mood and get a good discussion going. The five-page papers aren't bad at all; as long as you follow his guidelines, you'll be fine. He is an extremely generous grader. Plus, class only runs for about 70 minutes a week. This has to be the best USEM offered. Not only will you get an easy A, but you'll become more comfortable with an uncomfortable subject and begin to think more critically about it.