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The class is almost solely guest lecturers, so it is hard to rate Kurt. The class is insanely test heavy, with only 3 exams for your entire grade. He posts helpful summaries weekly, study these! This is everything that will be on the exam, don't even worry about any other content. He picks out what is important from the guests and writes it here!Rate My Professors ↗
Only take this course if you are very interested in animals and diseases that would be associated with them. The class only has three exams so it is very easy to slip up and end up with a B in the class. Recommend studying decent time ahead because there were a lot of details needed to know for the examsRate My Professors ↗
Kurt is amazing and clearly cares about his students. Sends out weekly summaries that tell you *mostly* what he wants you to know. The class is purely graded by 3 tests, but all the tests are fair just study. People complained that the tests were the only graded assignments, but the class is a 500 level course so? Kinda tough but highly recommend.Rate My Professors ↗
I loved this class, even though I rarely went since it was all the way in veterinary sciences. Super interesting content and the guest lectures I saw were good too. Slides and lecture recordings are always posted. 3 exams make up your grade and he posts summaries of lectures which are extremely helpful when studying. Kurt's cool, take this class!Rate My Professors ↗
I loved Dr. Sladky's class. I was one of, if not the best class I have ever taken. The class is only graded on 3 exams but professor Sladky genuinely wants all his students to succeed and publishes study guides. The class is based on lectures from Dr. Sladky and other industry professionals often including DNR veterinarians or other professors.Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Sladky is the best professor I have had at UW. Despite almost all lecturers being guests, an outline was given before each exam. The exams were challenging yet fair, but he adjusted grade cutoffs appropriately. Lectures are super important! Overall, he is a really caring professor who wants to see students succeed. I'd recommend to anyone !Rate My Professors ↗
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