Richard Anderson
Department of Political Science
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5.0
Overall Rating
Based on 2 Users
Easiness 2.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.5 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 5.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

23.1%
19.2%
15.4%
11.5%
7.7%
3.8%
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A
A-
B+
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C
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
March 30, 2020

Genuinely one of my favorite professors at UCLA. Awesome class that really made me look at politics through a different lens

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A+
March 7, 2020

This was one of those classes that was hard, but extremely rewarding. We had 5 books that were read (almost) cover-to-cover in 10 weeks. Prepare for a few hundred pages of dense reading each week.

Class is held once a week, but was my favorite class each week. It's a seminar, so there were only 15 students. We all wrote CCLE posts each week in response to that week's readings and were asked to respond to our classmates posts. I got to know my classmates through class discussions and by reading their posts.

Anderson tends to ask open-ended questions like, "How did you get here today?" or "What does this author get wrong?" He is often looking for a specific answer, but don't be afraid to ask clarifying questions. He is the first professor I've had who encourages wrong answers.

Contrary to some of the previous reviews, Anderson truly cares about his students. When I told him that I was having trouble getting my accommodations approved through CAE, he called CAE on my behalf. I don't think it's a coincidence that my accommodations were approved shortly thereafter.

There are no tests or quizzes, just a 5000 word (~20 pg) essay. The essay was HARD. I didn't quite make the 5000 word cutoff, but I still made an A. This class gave me more than a few grey hairs, but I left with a newfound sense of curiosity about US history and its connectedness to current events.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
March 30, 2020

Genuinely one of my favorite professors at UCLA. Awesome class that really made me look at politics through a different lens

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A+
March 7, 2020

This was one of those classes that was hard, but extremely rewarding. We had 5 books that were read (almost) cover-to-cover in 10 weeks. Prepare for a few hundred pages of dense reading each week.

Class is held once a week, but was my favorite class each week. It's a seminar, so there were only 15 students. We all wrote CCLE posts each week in response to that week's readings and were asked to respond to our classmates posts. I got to know my classmates through class discussions and by reading their posts.

Anderson tends to ask open-ended questions like, "How did you get here today?" or "What does this author get wrong?" He is often looking for a specific answer, but don't be afraid to ask clarifying questions. He is the first professor I've had who encourages wrong answers.

Contrary to some of the previous reviews, Anderson truly cares about his students. When I told him that I was having trouble getting my accommodations approved through CAE, he called CAE on my behalf. I don't think it's a coincidence that my accommodations were approved shortly thereafter.

There are no tests or quizzes, just a 5000 word (~20 pg) essay. The essay was HARD. I didn't quite make the 5000 word cutoff, but I still made an A. This class gave me more than a few grey hairs, but I left with a newfound sense of curiosity about US history and its connectedness to current events.

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5.0
Overall Rating
Based on 2 Users
Easiness 2.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.5 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 5.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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