My favorite class of the quarter! Really interesting and easy. There were no big exams and only small easy quizzes every thursday that just check that you've done the bare minimum. The unessay project at the end of the quarter replaces the final and is also a lot of fun. Overall a 10/10 class

So backstory, I actually didn't mean to sign up for this class, I thought I had signed up for another ANTHRO 129 class which was supposed to be genes and diseases so I was literally like "what the heck" when the professor said, "Welcome to the anthro of evolutionary parenting!".

However, I decided to just continue on with the class because it fit my schedule better than the class I initially wanted to take and honestly was quite shocked to find out how much I enjoyed the class!!

So basically, there's no midterm and final. The grades largely depend on 7 quizzes (7-8 questions) that are usually held on Thursdays and then a chunk of your grade comes from a life history interview which you'd have to interview someone about their life history from how many kids they have to how the arrangements were when they were growing up (anyone above 45 should work) and then write a 3 page summary from what you've learned based on the material you learned in class.
For the final, it was done in the format of an unessay, so you could literally do things like a comic, a brochure, boardgame, magazine etc about something you found interesting in class and the write a one page summary about your project arguing why it was an important addition and to who.

There are 3 books that are assigned for the class readings and I read everything up to week 5 and basically gave up because she only asked like 1 question from it and it was the title lmao. So honestly you don't need it but it is good general knowledge to have if you're feeling diligent! :)

Section is mandatory but also didn't require much effort, just show up for 50 minutes and you're good.

Lectures are not podcasted but they were engaging enough to keep me from wandering off every few minutes but honestly just read through the slides the night before the class and have a general understanding of what she's trying to get across and you're fine.

I ended up with a 99% in the class, only got 1 question wrong out of all 7 quizzes and scored full points for my unessay & life history stuff.

Overall, very easy upper div that isn't boring, highly recommend you take this!