POL SCI 114A
American Political Thought I, 1620 to 1865
Description: Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Exposition and critical analysis of American political thinkers from Puritan period to Civil War. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2023 - Do not take this class if you’re uninterested in political theory. The content was difficult to understand and Dr Trojan spent at least half the class allowing students to do his job for him in explaining what the readings are about. He would give pop quizzes (closed note) on random days that could not be made up so even if you attended most classes, missing one day could ruin your grade. The readings for each class were at least 75 pages long along with an essay every two weeks not including an 8 page final paper. I ended up having an 89.6% in the class and tried to ask Dr Trojan to round and he refused without any explanation as to why. Wouldn’t recommend in the slightest.
Fall 2023 - Do not take this class if you’re uninterested in political theory. The content was difficult to understand and Dr Trojan spent at least half the class allowing students to do his job for him in explaining what the readings are about. He would give pop quizzes (closed note) on random days that could not be made up so even if you attended most classes, missing one day could ruin your grade. The readings for each class were at least 75 pages long along with an essay every two weeks not including an 8 page final paper. I ended up having an 89.6% in the class and tried to ask Dr Trojan to round and he refused without any explanation as to why. Wouldn’t recommend in the slightest.
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Professor Wolfenstein was very intriguing. In this class you cannot just show up expecting a lecture he goes old school by actually expecting students to have read the books; considered their own opinions; considered alternate opinions; and to engage in discussions amongst each other!! With that said, there are not wrong ideas everyone who gave their input was respected and able to develop within the safety of the class. There were very interesting thoughts and proposed solutions amid these difficult and emotionally provoking stories. Advice: Read the books, check out the cliff notes, ask questions and let yourself enjoy the class. I got an A, and I admit I missed a lot of the class. But when I was there, I was really a partner in the class. When I wasnt there, I was still a partner because I really did the reading and ingested the materials.
Professor Wolfenstein was very intriguing. In this class you cannot just show up expecting a lecture he goes old school by actually expecting students to have read the books; considered their own opinions; considered alternate opinions; and to engage in discussions amongst each other!! With that said, there are not wrong ideas everyone who gave their input was respected and able to develop within the safety of the class. There were very interesting thoughts and proposed solutions amid these difficult and emotionally provoking stories. Advice: Read the books, check out the cliff notes, ask questions and let yourself enjoy the class. I got an A, and I admit I missed a lot of the class. But when I was there, I was really a partner in the class. When I wasnt there, I was still a partner because I really did the reading and ingested the materials.
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