All you have to do for this class is do an internship, record your hours, do weekly reflections, attend brief one-on-one meetings every 2 weeks, and write a paper (6-8 pages for your midterm due around week 6 and 8-10 pages for your final due at the end of week 10). Very flexible and chill class, but the reflections often felt like busy work.

I liked Dr. Panofsky. He was one of three professors who taught during the fall quarter, and focused on sociological concepts of biotechnology. His slides were pretty clear and were posted which was helpful for review. The class had two exams which were each worth 20% of the final grade, and the final didn't include topics from before the midterm so it was extremely manageable. The TAs provided study guides that were very similar to the actual tests. 15% of the final grade was based on an essay and a short speech that you present in your discussion session about GMOs, and the rest of the grade was from participation in discussion, lecture attendance, and annotations on the readings. The workload was pretty light, except that before each class you had to read 2-3 articles and write a couple comments (just graded for completion). I definitely recommend this cluster! It was really interesting, not too difficult, and balanced between STEM and humanities topics.

Professor Aaron Panofsky is one of the most kind, thoughtful and open-minded professors I've encountered so far in my experience here in UCLA. Although I did find some of his topics in regards to this class (DIY biology / GMO) abit more dense and confusing, Prof Panofsky teaches them in a way that makes it very comprehensible. As long as you pay attention in class and rewatch lectures before your midterms, you should be good to go. And if you do want to go deeper into a certain topic, his office hours are great + he is very willing to clarify questions there too :)