POL SCI 20
World Politics
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Required of all students concentrating in Field II. Introduction to problems of world politics. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2020 - Wilkinson is an interesting dude. Taking this class online, I never met the man but wish I had. In the online format, the class is really chill. He has professionally edited lectures that are super interesting to watch and I definitely recommend 2x speed on them cause he is slow. Homework, on the other hand, is tedious. The class has an essay a week for nine weeks (500 words), a 2000-3000 word-final. The TA also posts some of the prior week's essays from their sections and you have to write short responses to them. While this class has a lot of work, they grade extremely leniently. The class is super easy and the only time I failed to get a 100% on any assignment was the final, which I got a 95% on. The two books are rather long and expensive and I highly recommend libgen for them, cause I got them both for free through it. Also, text your class's GroupMe and someone will have the books as a pdf. Even though you are supposed to read the books, the lectures and some skimming, plus control-F, suffice. I recommend reading the most important chapters regarding CHINA in both books but other than that, skimming is fine. Overall, the online environment is isolating and there is almost no connection between the students, yet the class is easy and the content is fascinating. Plus, asynchronous is lovely. P.S. DON'T GET KIM AND IF YOU HAVE HER ALREADY, SWITCH. YOU WILL NOT PASS THIS CLASS IF YOU HAVE HER!
Fall 2020 - Wilkinson is an interesting dude. Taking this class online, I never met the man but wish I had. In the online format, the class is really chill. He has professionally edited lectures that are super interesting to watch and I definitely recommend 2x speed on them cause he is slow. Homework, on the other hand, is tedious. The class has an essay a week for nine weeks (500 words), a 2000-3000 word-final. The TA also posts some of the prior week's essays from their sections and you have to write short responses to them. While this class has a lot of work, they grade extremely leniently. The class is super easy and the only time I failed to get a 100% on any assignment was the final, which I got a 95% on. The two books are rather long and expensive and I highly recommend libgen for them, cause I got them both for free through it. Also, text your class's GroupMe and someone will have the books as a pdf. Even though you are supposed to read the books, the lectures and some skimming, plus control-F, suffice. I recommend reading the most important chapters regarding CHINA in both books but other than that, skimming is fine. Overall, the online environment is isolating and there is almost no connection between the students, yet the class is easy and the content is fascinating. Plus, asynchronous is lovely. P.S. DON'T GET KIM AND IF YOU HAVE HER ALREADY, SWITCH. YOU WILL NOT PASS THIS CLASS IF YOU HAVE HER!
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Fall 2024 - PS20 with Professor Ying was one of the first classes I took at UCLA and I absolutely loved it. The course material was so interesting, and the professor did a very good job of explaining it in an engaging and succinct manner. I never felt like she gave too little or too much information, everything felt perfectly balanced. The homework was so easy, and you can do it as many times as possible until you get every question correct. Both the midterm and final were online, open notes and open book. Everything in this class was straightforward, simple, and easy. Professor Ying was also always happy to help during her office hours and give students valuable advice. I would highly recommend taking this class.
Fall 2024 - PS20 with Professor Ying was one of the first classes I took at UCLA and I absolutely loved it. The course material was so interesting, and the professor did a very good job of explaining it in an engaging and succinct manner. I never felt like she gave too little or too much information, everything felt perfectly balanced. The homework was so easy, and you can do it as many times as possible until you get every question correct. Both the midterm and final were online, open notes and open book. Everything in this class was straightforward, simple, and easy. Professor Ying was also always happy to help during her office hours and give students valuable advice. I would highly recommend taking this class.
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