He is incredibly smart, respected in his field, funny, nice, and overall just a complete beast. It's true like in the comments below that everything is in the slides. Doing the readings isn't worth it - it's always worth maybe 1-3 questions on the exams but that's it. A lot of people in the class made the mistake of studying too in depth of these kinds of things. Like if he introduces statistical information to prove his point, don't pay attention to those statistics. To succeed, do not take everything he says TOO SERIOUSLY when you're studying and only note his broader point. I got an A in the class without doing the extra-credit project, but before the final exam I was at the tipping point of an A- so I think this class might be curved. If you're interested in how your daily life and industrial society connects to the environment, this is the class for you! Out of all the EVSC classes I've seen (not taken), this seems to be the most broad for introducing a wide-range of topics just to understand how sustainability works in the real world. The science you really touch on that might be challenging is just chemistry, but it's very basic chemistry so don't let that scare you unless chemistry and you really don't get along. He only touches enough science to understand what the environmental implications are and makes it very interesting by always highlighting how this science connects to sustainability. If you're taking this as a science class, it's nice because he goes into the science, but not so deep that it gets boring. It's really hard to take these kinds of subjects and turn it into a fun subject, but Mr. Overall, he seems to be a very easygoing, nice professor who hates groundhogs and loves the nitrogen cycle. Professor Galloway also holds 1 hour review sessions before each exam where students can ask him any question. There was some supplemental reading during the first part of the semester, but how much you utilize this resource is up to you. The class itself is taught as a traditional lecture and the presentation slides are always posted to Collab, but he tends to reward those who show up to class by going over exam questions. I don't think the exams are unquestionably hard, but they will require some studying. Having taken AP Environmental Science in high school, many of the topics covered in class were familiar to me. I believe there is a final curve as well. The exams are a mix of multiple choice (he even accepts questions submitted by students), definitions, short answer and long answer. There is an opportunity for extra credit by either writing a 15-20 page paper, or completing a "non-traditional project" and writing a 10 page paper. The course grading is structured around three exams which are weighted 90%, and two homework assignments worth 5% each. Overall, this class in interesting and the professor is so awesome but its not an easy A. The class is also curved as the end of the semester but no one really knows by how much.
You can also do an extra credit paper/project at the end of the year to raise your final grade up to 5 percent. The third exam counts as the final exam and isn't cumulative. If you can devote time to studying before each exam then they are not hard. The exams are not terribly hard but if you do not study or study very little you will not do well. Your grade is made up of three exams each worth 30 percent of your grade and then two homeworks each worth 5 percent. There are only two graded homework assignments throughout the semester that are not graded difficultly. There are supplemental readings for some of the lectures but you are only supposed to skim them and nothing really is on the exams that are from the readings. All you have to do is pretty much go to class and listen and take notes. The work load for day to day work throughout the week is very low. He is extremely approachable and is always willing to help you with whatever you need.
Professor Galloway is such an awesome guy.
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