Nushin is the best professor I have ever taken.
I recommend anyone taking her before they graduate. I have taken two classes with her and it has literally changed my life. The material is important and relevant to what is happening in the world today. There is one midterm which is worth 35% and then a final paper worth 65%. It's an easy class in the sense that everything is interesting and you actually want to learn, but don't expect to just sit through class and still getting an A.
Nushin is a fascinating person and I love that she shares her personal experiences, growing up in Afghanistan.

I took this class as my first upper-div comm class and it was super interesting. the grade just depends on the midterm (35%) and a final paper (65%) so there is not a lot of work outside from that, lecture, and readings. The professor is very knowledgeable about conspiracy theories and the Middle East. Lecture attendance was mandatory but she sent the recorded lecture to international students and posted all the lectures the week before midterm and finals week. This is a good and somewhat low-stress comm elective to take because there is not a lot of work throughout the quarter except for midterm and finals week.

Took this class my fall quarter as a freshman, and it was great! Very chill class.

Although there were lectures, most of the content wasn’t too important (other than the speech structure). The grade was made up of just 3 short speeches, which the prof gives lots of time for. She is really helpful in letting you run your speech ideas/structure by her and giving feedback.

My class was pretty small (ab 20-25 ppl). Everyone agreed that the class was fun/easy and a majority finished with an A.

Professor is one of the best I’ve ever had at UCLA! She is incredibly knowledgeable, balanced, and funny. Her lectures are engaging and very informative. I felt that I learned not only about the communication aspect of the course, but also in a way about the human psyche. The class is structured so that there is 1 midterm and 1 final paper. The final paper is a sort of synthesis paper that requires much attention and detail since it covers questions and materials from the entire quarter. I would recommend that you start as soon as she releases the questions, which tends to be sometime at the end of week 8 and due finals week. Go to her office hours or email and ask her about what to improve and what you should actually be focusing on and because of her helpfulness and clarity, you should be rewarded with a good grade. Good luck!

The professor is amazing! She is very knowledgeable and engaging. The sources she brings are very diverse and thought-provoking. It forces you to think for yourself with the information you are provided but also makes clear that terrorism is complicated and not a black and white answer or issue. I feel more knowledgeable after taking this class not only about terrorism but also about humans. The class is structured with 2 midterms and a final. The midterms are usually an event like an article about an attack and the questions will make you use your knowledge and understanding of the material to analyze the article or event. The final is quite lengthy. It is around 10 questions that cover material from weeks 1-10. It is meant for you to synthesize and kind of bring all that you've learned together to produce balanced well-informed answers. I really enjoy working on it actually because it gives you a chance to really test yourself on whether you actually learned as much as you think you have. The questions are released at the end of week 8 [and due finals week] and I submitted an outline first for some guidance. The outline was absolutely helpful as outlines are but the professor directly edited and advised me on some aspects that really helped me produce the best work that I could have. Thank you for that professor :)!!! Go to office hours, email her about how to improve or what to focus on to really get the best you can out of each assignment. One of the best classes I have taken. Good luck!

The professor was very unorganized with her teaching style. It's a shame because the content of the class had the opportunity to be really awesome and interesting, but it was nearly impossible to follow along during lecture because of how all over the place it was. The professor was super sweet, and the exam was not difficult, I just think I could have learned so much more had the lectures been clear and easy to follow.

This class was particularly engaging. The professor always made it a point to make sure that we were comfortable both in the class and with our classmates. it was really easy to understand the principles of communication and we were only graded on 3 speeches and participation. Note: make sure to turn in your outline and pay attention to all feedback. Also, make save to practice your speeches outloud, its better with a classmate because they also know exactly what the professor wants

This class is super easy, but I don't think I learned anything. The title is 10x more interesting than the class and professor Nushin lectures in a very roundabout way without giving a lot of clear information. She's very knowledgable, passionate and kind but I did not think she was a good lecturer. I didn't do any of the readings and just referred to them when we had to write papers and still got an A in the class. She is one of the nicest professors I have had at UCLA (she will buy you tea or coffee if you go to office hours) but I didn't gain anything valuable or feel any more educated after taking this class. If you need an easy upper div this is a good one.

I love her. She's great. If you work with the professor, you'll get an A in the class.

Personally, I don't really understand the hype surrounding this class/professor. Took this class because it sounded interesting but it turned out to be kinda boring and lectures felt like a drag. Lectures were hard to follow and it made the readings/content even more confusing. I don't feel like I really learned anything which is disappointing because I was looking forward to taking this class. We didn't even get into Middle Eastern conspiracies until around Week 7/8.
Pros: We only had to do two papers (midterm and final) so there was very little work to do in between which is nice if you're looking for an easy filler class. Paper prompts are posted a few weeks in advance. You can get most of the information from the slides she posts. Even though I feel like I didn't know what was going on in the class, the papers were pretty easy to BS. She's a pretty lenient grader, very nice, and very willing to help students with questions, emails, and clarifications.