POL SCI M141A
Electoral Politics: Political Psychology
Description: (Same as Psychology M138.) Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisite: course 40. Designed for juniors/seniors. Examination of political behavior, political socialization, personality and politics, racial conflict, and psychological analysis of public opinion on these issues. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2023 - This was a horrible class. I do not recommend. The lectures were disorganized and unhelpful. The professor was quite rude, even making fun of students at times. The assignments are structured in a way that sets students up for failure. If you want add a heaping dose of stress to your life, then this is the class for you!
Fall 2023 - This was a horrible class. I do not recommend. The lectures were disorganized and unhelpful. The professor was quite rude, even making fun of students at times. The assignments are structured in a way that sets students up for failure. If you want add a heaping dose of stress to your life, then this is the class for you!
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Spring 2025 - I found this class really interesting and straight forward. This does a wonderful job at explaining the psychology behind political science. The professor uses research to explain the evidence these theories are based on. The TA's are very helpful. Section participation is mandatory (worth 10% of your grade). In discussion there are occasional closed note quizzes that cover the material recently covered. Most of your grade consists of papers. There are two papers, each based off of a movie and a final. The professor gives extra credit. This class is pretty dense so going to lecture is important. The professor does a good job at making sure the theories are easy to understand and is always open to answering questions.
Spring 2025 - I found this class really interesting and straight forward. This does a wonderful job at explaining the psychology behind political science. The professor uses research to explain the evidence these theories are based on. The TA's are very helpful. Section participation is mandatory (worth 10% of your grade). In discussion there are occasional closed note quizzes that cover the material recently covered. Most of your grade consists of papers. There are two papers, each based off of a movie and a final. The professor gives extra credit. This class is pretty dense so going to lecture is important. The professor does a good job at making sure the theories are easy to understand and is always open to answering questions.
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Fall 2017 - I would never take a class with Sears again. He is extremely nice and offers help to anyone seeking it out, but the class is extremely difficult to the point that you lose motivation half-way through the quarter. Both his midterm and final have an insane curve, and thats because his exams are ridiculous. I feel like this professor has high expectations of his students, but these expectations are quite absurd. The only reason I chose this class was because it sounded interesting. Since this is my first quarter at UCLA, I had no idea about BruinWalk before choosing this class. Now I know to never let something like this happen again. This class has ruined my quarter and I feel like I am walking out of the class not learning anything.
Fall 2017 - I would never take a class with Sears again. He is extremely nice and offers help to anyone seeking it out, but the class is extremely difficult to the point that you lose motivation half-way through the quarter. Both his midterm and final have an insane curve, and thats because his exams are ridiculous. I feel like this professor has high expectations of his students, but these expectations are quite absurd. The only reason I chose this class was because it sounded interesting. Since this is my first quarter at UCLA, I had no idea about BruinWalk before choosing this class. Now I know to never let something like this happen again. This class has ruined my quarter and I feel like I am walking out of the class not learning anything.
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