Issues in Psychology
Recorded 2026-09-07 Fall 2026
Issues in Psychology
PSYCH 311 is a survey course covering various topical issues in psychology.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 No instructors listed
Summary
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Historical reviews of Patricia Coffey: Reviewers consistently rate the difficulty as low, noting that exams are manageable and the workload is light, with Coffey offering extra credit opportunities.
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Patricia Coffey highlight engaging lectures, interesting material, and easy grading with extra credit opportunities. Seth Pollak is described as amazing, approachable, and caring, with students highly recommending his classes.
PATRICIA COFFEY is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SETH POLLAK is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. 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
the class
Historical reviews for Patricia Coffey describe PSYCH 311 as an engaging and highly recommended course with accessible instruction and interesting material.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Patricia Coffey: Reviewers consistently rate the difficulty as low, noting that exams are manageable and the workload is light, with Coffey offering extra credit opportunities.
Historical reviews of Patricia Coffey, Seth Pollak: Students praise the instructors' approachability, while Coffey's specific reviews highlight her use of real-world anecdotes and scenario-based exams.
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