SOCIOL 158
Urban Sociology
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Description and analysis of urbanization and urbanism in the U.S. and world. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2025 - Professor Herring is kind, and I would say that the the class overall is pretty good. But the problem was that when I was taking it, it was such a morning class that many people would still be sleepy to initiate the discussion. This class is very writing heavy. Weekly writing responses (250-400 words each) and a midterm and a final paper. His Bruinlearn grades breakdown can be a bit unclear from time to time. But Dr.Chris himself is quite nice and welcoming. I would take another class with him if I could.
Fall 2025 - Professor Herring is kind, and I would say that the the class overall is pretty good. But the problem was that when I was taking it, it was such a morning class that many people would still be sleepy to initiate the discussion. This class is very writing heavy. Weekly writing responses (250-400 words each) and a midterm and a final paper. His Bruinlearn grades breakdown can be a bit unclear from time to time. But Dr.Chris himself is quite nice and welcoming. I would take another class with him if I could.
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Fall 2020 - Professor Johnson was incredibly accommodating in light of all that was happening during Fall 2020 (coronavirus, elections, etc.). He was very clear with his requirements and grading rubric. Much of why this class is so great is likely because he is a recent grad student himself and clearly emphasizes with our plight. Additionally, I really enjoyed learning about all the different urban planning concepts regarding New York, Chicago, and LA. The class required approximately 5 short MC quizzes, 5 short written assignments responding to a forum prompt, 1 midterm, 1 group essay, and 1 final. If you watch the lectures attentively and skim the readings you should be fine with all of these. The TA Taylor Aquino was especially awesome and made learning really fun. Please take her if you have the chance.
Fall 2020 - Professor Johnson was incredibly accommodating in light of all that was happening during Fall 2020 (coronavirus, elections, etc.). He was very clear with his requirements and grading rubric. Much of why this class is so great is likely because he is a recent grad student himself and clearly emphasizes with our plight. Additionally, I really enjoyed learning about all the different urban planning concepts regarding New York, Chicago, and LA. The class required approximately 5 short MC quizzes, 5 short written assignments responding to a forum prompt, 1 midterm, 1 group essay, and 1 final. If you watch the lectures attentively and skim the readings you should be fine with all of these. The TA Taylor Aquino was especially awesome and made learning really fun. Please take her if you have the chance.
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