TA for our fall quarter needs to be trained better. Inconsistent grading all around. Never taking another pol sci class again.

I enjoyed taking PS20 with Mr. Perry! He is very knowledgeable and grades papers very quickly, which is very nice. This class was not really too hard so as long as you do the work, its almost certain that youll get an A.

I took Dr. Perry for PS 137A but there's no option for that so here's my review here!

Dr. Perry is very nice and understanding. Very straightforward class, just 5 2-3 page papers, 1 research precis and one final paper (which can be an extension of the precis!)

Easy A, IR Theory is a weakness of mine and this class was very doable!

Wouldn’t take again.

A good portion of our class struggled

Grade distribution is very outdated be warned.

Highly highly highly recommend taking this class. Great class and professor. Perry cares more about his students learning than if they write the perfect essay. Entire grade was midterm and final papers, but they are graded very fairly and you are given the entire quarter to prepare for them. Highly recommend!!

Professor Perry is great. He often goes fast through lecture slides because he has so much information to provide. He got sick this quarter so our midterm and final were online. The final was also optional which made this quarter less stressful. Professor Perry cares about student learning and I would take another class with him.

Writing and Reading heavy but very doable. Final was a research essay building off of your midterm, which was a précis. Then the other assignments where 5 short 2-page "Mini Papers" that are graded based on understanding overall points rather than mastery.

Strange class, half this quarter was online and the professor was not happy about that, threw him off his groove. Lots of reading about IR theory but I thought it was interesting, and covers a lot of relevant topics. Then the war in Ukraine broke out and the professor basically gave up on the class curriculum, saying nothing was going as planned.

Final project research precis was tough to write, and I didn't get a lot of feedback. But it still stands as some of my best writing I've put out so far.