Literature and Medicine
ENGL 156 explores literature as a source of medical knowledge and a catalyst for reflecting on health, illness, and healthcare practices.
Summary
Historical reviews of Sunny Yudkoff: The course requires substantial reading and completion of multiple papers and exams. Reviewers note that keeping up with the lengthy readings is essential for success on assignments and tests.
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Professors
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Sunny Yudkoff: Sunny Yudkoff is described as qualified, passionate, and organized, with clear lectures and fair grading. Reviewers note that completing readings is essential for success, though some found the workload manageable. Concerns arise regarding TA grading for papers, which some students felt was unfair or inconsistent.
COLIN GILLIS is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SUNNY YUDKOFF is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
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Reviewers describe ENGL 156 as an engaging literature course suitable for students who enjoy reading and writing. Historical instructors Sunny Yudkoff and Colin Gillis are praised for their passion and ability to make lectures interesting.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.83 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 96.1% A/AB (n=76 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 94.6% A/AB (n=56 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Sunny Yudkoff: The course requires substantial reading and completion of multiple papers and exams. Reviewers note that keeping up with the lengthy readings is essential for success on assignments and tests.
Historical reviews of Sunny Yudkoff: Students appreciate the clear lectures and fair exams, but some express frustration with TA-graded papers. Reviewers report that TA grading can be strict, impacting final grades.
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1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
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