Meh. He is a good professor, but he goes quickly. I also am not a fan of pop-quizzes on the readings in class. I am also not a fan of him deciding to make the exams more difficult after we did well on the first one. This professor is HARD. You have to do the complicated readings, attend lecture, and study hard. The readings he assigns are insufferable. They are not fun to read, and extremely academically wordy. However, the class is curved, so that makes a big difference. It's an exam based class, so the entire grade is based off of three tests and the pop-quizes. You can't really miss a class because there could always be the chance of a pop-quiz. There was no extra-credit. This class is fine. You will survive, but it won't be a walk in the park. Not my favorite style class, but not the worst I've had. I am just so glad I am done with this course. I probably wouldn't choose this professor again.

You need to really study and ask a lot of questions for this class. The class is heavy with material and can sometimes be too much to remember or understand. It was 3 test for each section and discussion attendance. That is it, nothing extra that can help with boosting your grade.

TLDR: A man with a pony tail who does not care if you live or die.

First, thank god there were a lot of football players in our class. Their collective CTE saved the class curve. I will say that the professors curve was a lot of our saving grace.

My TA was amazing and their work in discussion was the main way I understood the marital. The professor is not terrible at lecturing you just have to pay attention and do the reading. It is theory so it is going to be naturally difficult.

My one issue with the professor was at office hours he was very rude when you came for questions. I left his office hours more confused on the material. My TA was my main teacher.

This is one of those classes where you just do not have time to complain. You just have to rally and get the work done. If you have any ounce of literacy you can take this class.

Professor Yeritsian is tough, but fair. His lectures are very informative, but you have to take good notes on them if you want to do well on the tests. The only reason to do the readings is to get a good score on the pop quizzes, but, if you test well, you don't have to worry too much about those points. The class is broken down into three modules, covering Marx, Simmel, Weber, and Durkheim. The lectures are divided into sections that the professor wants to focus on and those sections will serve as topics for you to study for the exam. The exams (3) were 30 multiple choice and 2 essay questions. If you know how to connect the topics to one another, you'll do well.

Actually a very insightful class if you are engaged. Tough class though overall as the readings are extensive with pop quizzes. Exams were ok but my hand felt like it was gonna fall off from writing after each one.

Overall, walking into this class I knew it would be a challenge. The material is definitely challenging, however going to professors office hours was very helpful as he would take time and make sure the students understand the material on a one on one setting. Professor Yeritsian really cares about his students as he held review sessions on zoom for office hours during the holiday in order for us to be prepared for the assessment. This class is definitely a class where the work needs to be put in order to receive a good grade! All in all, I would recommend taking Professor Yeritsian. I am definitely going to take future classes he teaches!

Professor Yeritsian is one of the best professors I’ve had at UCLA. At first I found it a bit hard to adapt to his teaching style which is mostly lecturing with very few to no slides but I actually found that this kept me a lot more engaged. He mainly goes over the assigned readings in class (which he provides for FREE online so you don’t have to buy any textbooks) and makes sure to emphasize on 3-5 key points throughout the entire lecture, it’s very straight forward! I was surprised to see a bad review on him, one saying he doesn’t ‘care’ about his students but I actually think the exact opposite. He curves every test depending on how the class does (which only always ends up helping) and is very good at communicating both through canvas and during office hours, even after class. I felt a lot of support from him as well as the TA’s. I would take him again for a different class.

Professor Yeritsian is one of the best in the sociology department. I enjoyed his class so much since he is very clear with his explanations and provides many resources. Socio 101 was very clearly organized and straight forward with the syllabus. He knows the information very well and is knowledgable about the subject. I noticed how this professor is attempting to help you and work with you to succeed in his class. During his office hours, he will go over whatever concept you are confused about and assist you with beneficial tips on how to achieve your desired grade in the class. I would highly recommend anyone to take his class.

Everyone has a different style of teaching/learning. I personally liked Professor Yeritsian's method. You need to attend lectures to get the notes. The readings are helpful, but they are complex, so you will get the best bang for your buck attending lectures because the wording of the exams is based on the way the professor explains the readings/ theorist. My grade was based on 3 exams. !st exam, midterm, and final. There were about 20 multiple-choice questions and an essay question. No big crazy paper was due at the end of the quarter, which was refreshing for me. I've been doing research papers left and right because it's UCLA, but I liked testing on the material instead. Prof. was more forgiving in his grading of the essays as opposed to the TA. My TA was a harsh grader and didn't want to give points for being nearly off the concepts. Overall, I definitely like prof Yeritsian; he is straight to the point, and I like that. I could have perhaps gotten an A vs. A- if I practiced the written questions more. ( they go over questions in discussion, and 9/10 of those questions were the same ones we got in the exam) Very doable class, as long as you are present and willing to study a bit. For reference, I studied for the exams for about 5 hours 2 days before. The multiple-choice qs are straightforward. As long as you attended the lecture, you will be fine, but my advice is to definitely practice doing the written question prompts, and an A is achievable.

Find any other professor to take this class with. Prof Yeritsian talks FAST and overcomplicates subjects when they could be simplified. The material in this class is dense, and it is helpful when professors can help dissect it, but when you would ask questions, Yeritsian was always rude and condescending. You're out of luck if you a difficult time grasping the subject, props to those who did. The only nice thing about this class was the set up of the 3 tests. None of them were cumulative and they were all curved. Essentially no homework or writing, only readings.