Jennifer Irwin - Western University, London, ON

Professor: Jennifer Irwin

Department: Health Science

College: Western University, London, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HS2250
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Irwin is a great prof, she cares about her students and makes lectures interesting with personal stories. She is an inspiring person and is passionate about her area of study. Her test is on the harder side but I wouldn't say unfair. She does use the textbook, has a backbone to her course. But overall a wonderful professor :)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 2250HEALTHPRO
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Irwin is a very fun prof who is able to make boring health promotion material relatively interesting. She is extremely passionate about this topic and is very knowledgable. This course is material heavy, with very long and dry readings. Exams are fair so if you stay on top of these readings and go to class you will do well.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HS2250
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Overall Irwin was a great professor! There is a lot of reading and information to learn, but she makes health promotion VERY relatable! She'll also take away unfair questions and is always available for extra support. Get ready to read - the textbook is very dense with many lists of things you need to know in detail.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HS2250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Super sweet prof! She cares about students and about our education. She has a live forum and lectures are also available online which are useful. Fill in the blank slides. She has admitted that the content is super dry but tries to make it fun! Don't wait till last minute to read textbook because you will be screwed. Need to understand models.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HS2250
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Irwin initially pretends to care about students, but as the semester progresses you can truly see that she does not care at all. Her lecture slides had very little detail and her lectures weren't completely informative so you were left to learn from a textbook. The only way to do well is to memorize that textbook word for word.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 2250HEALTHPRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Irwin has fill-in the blank lecture slides which are amazing for taking notes. She cares about students' well-being and understanding of course content, and is very funny and inspiring with the stories she shares. The textbook is a little dry but you can learn a lot from it. Do the readings because her exams have a lot of textbook content!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 2250HEALTHPRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Class is boring for sure, definitely hard to stay focused and interested. Prof Irwin doesn't help that at all. Would be easier if she made things a little more interesting. Tried to contact her outside of class and wasn't given the time of day. Class sucks and prof sucks!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HS2250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Irwin is an amazing professor and really tries to make her class interesting and interactive. She knows her stuff. But Health Promo material is just very boring. At the start she said imagine eating two saltine crackers at once, your textbook is dryer then that. .... Exams memorize your textbook and application. It's hard

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: 2250HEALTHPRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Brutal and dry. Wouldn't recommend. Class might be better and more interesting if it was taught by a different prof. I find her rude and shows up because it's her job, not welcoming or accessible outside of the classroom.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HS2250
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Irwin was one of my favourite undergrad profs. She is insanely caring and wants the best for her students. On numerous occasions when emailed she responded quickly and answered all my questions fully. She tries to make a otherwise boring class fun by adding activities and videos. She's amazing and shouldn't discredit her bc the course is hard

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 2250HEALTHPRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class would be much more interesting if it was a different prof teaching it. She is dry and honestly just straight up rude. I'm glad I only have one class with her, I would hate to have to deal with her anymore than that.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 2250HEALTHPRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Out of all my classes here at Western, this is by far the worst one. Just a super boring class and in no way has the prof tried to make it any better. She's a tough grader and found her tests to be a struggle as they didn't even really make sense. She is not helpful or available outside of class, nor does she really give you the time of day.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 2250HEALTHPRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Literally the most boring class I have ever taken and it's 100% because of the teacher. If there's a teacher out there that makes you not want to learn, this is her. I have nothing good to say about her, her way of teaching, or her respect for students.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HS2250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Although Dr. Irwin is a great prof, 2250 was probably one of the HARDEST/BORING courses I have taken here at western. The readings are never ending and the material is super dry. As a lecturer she's great, always telling stories to make concepts stick, but she's an extremely hard marker and her tests just don't make sense. Avoid if you can.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 2250A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She will seem inspirational at first but does not allow you to ask questions outside of class! Honestly she is very fake and her tests are total garbage like her! She makes you do lot's of readings which I did, but does not test them well. She does whatever she feels like!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 2250HEALTHPRO
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

You will never know what does the word hard mean before you take 2250.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HS2250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

One of my favourite classes. Absolute best prof. She is hilarious, clear and passionate about her topic. The material seems dry but she makes it very interesting and easy to understand and remember. Textbook is super important and attendance is as well!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 2250HEALTHPRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Super good prof but really tough exams!! Lots of reading to do, which are extremely dry

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 2250HEALTHPRO
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Nice lectures to be in but one of the most disorganized courses I have taken in my life and that is the reason I would avoid anything with her.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HS2250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr Irwin is a great prof. Tells great stories and really connects with students, despite a huge class size. She really tries to educate students not only on health promotion, but school and life in general. Amazing and inspiring prof. Would love to take more of her classes.