Professor
James Schultz
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---LGBTS M114--- SCHULTZ IS AWESOME. He knows everything there is to know about these topics, and he is engaging to listen to, he is super passionate, he cares about his students, and is so sweet and adorable. The final is super easy, just a letter to your TA about what you learned that you have to support with text from the class, but there is a lot of reading, and you HAVE to keep up, because there are quizzes every 2 weeks that are very fair but that will kill you if you do not stay on top of the reading. If this material is of absolutely no interest to you, I can see how it could get to be tedious and you could fall very far behind, but if you have any remote interest in LGBT studies, TAKE THIS CLASS. Prof Schultz is great.
---LGBTS M114--- SCHULTZ IS AWESOME. He knows everything there is to know about these topics, and he is engaging to listen to, he is super passionate, he cares about his students, and is so sweet and adorable. The final is super easy, just a letter to your TA about what you learned that you have to support with text from the class, but there is a lot of reading, and you HAVE to keep up, because there are quizzes every 2 weeks that are very fair but that will kill you if you do not stay on top of the reading. If this material is of absolutely no interest to you, I can see how it could get to be tedious and you could fall very far behind, but if you have any remote interest in LGBT studies, TAKE THIS CLASS. Prof Schultz is great.
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What a remarkable professor! I took Queering American History with Schultz, and he's one of the most engaging professors I've ever had. Not only is he wonderfully charismatic, but he's insightful and knows how to go in-depth with class-readings. He encourages discussion well, and encourages students to speak their mind. This class had a lot of reading, but they were all very interesting. Class structure is as following: Required Thought: This is required for each lecture. You just take a piece of paper and write down a quote that you thought spoke an important message in any of the articles assigned for the day Critical Analysis: 1/3 of the class delivers analysis on one (or more) of the readings assigned for the day. It can even be informal. The great thing is that Schultz provides great feedback to each critical analysis you submit so you can understand the strength and weakness in your arguments. 5-7 page essay (in place of a final): The professor allows for each student to choose an interesting topic, and research on it (limited to Queer American history). You can read a book, watch a movie... basically analyze it through the articles you spent the entire quarter reading. Schultz is very understanding of students and their needs. He's also a very quick grader! But more importantly, you read very interesting material (although often lengthy) and just discuss them. It's a great way to learn. This was definitely one of my favorite classes at UCLA.
What a remarkable professor! I took Queering American History with Schultz, and he's one of the most engaging professors I've ever had. Not only is he wonderfully charismatic, but he's insightful and knows how to go in-depth with class-readings. He encourages discussion well, and encourages students to speak their mind. This class had a lot of reading, but they were all very interesting. Class structure is as following: Required Thought: This is required for each lecture. You just take a piece of paper and write down a quote that you thought spoke an important message in any of the articles assigned for the day Critical Analysis: 1/3 of the class delivers analysis on one (or more) of the readings assigned for the day. It can even be informal. The great thing is that Schultz provides great feedback to each critical analysis you submit so you can understand the strength and weakness in your arguments. 5-7 page essay (in place of a final): The professor allows for each student to choose an interesting topic, and research on it (limited to Queer American history). You can read a book, watch a movie... basically analyze it through the articles you spent the entire quarter reading. Schultz is very understanding of students and their needs. He's also a very quick grader! But more importantly, you read very interesting material (although often lengthy) and just discuss them. It's a great way to learn. This was definitely one of my favorite classes at UCLA.
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