Aside from the weekly discussion post (that were graded on completion I believe), there was a film analysis paper, 2 exams and an article response paper. These assignments all weighed the same. Overall, not hard, just make sure you know ur material and pay attention to the key concepts.

Professor Potts is amazing! This is honestly a great introduction course to Global Studies and is the right amount of work for a lower-division course. I had Jessica Pena as my TA and both her and Prof. Potts made it such a great experience. The class consists of the following:

Weekly discussion posts (worth 20%)
Film analysis paper (worth 20%)
Exam 1 (worth 20%)
Article response paper (worth 20%)
Exam 2 (worth 20%)

Each of the assignments is evenly spaced out, so I didn't find myself struggling to keep up. Professor Potts' lectures were very captivating. She explained the concepts perfectly and it tied into her PowerPoints well. She doesn't have many words on her slides, but that's okay because you'll understand the vocabulary and concepts nonetheless. Readings were very short with some long ones, but it's definitely not a heavy workload. She was also very accommodating to assignments and lectures: Prof. Potts offered live zoom lectures and posted the recordings up after in case we missed it or wanted to refer back to them. She is also very responsive to her emails and is lenient with accommodations. I had to turn in my film analysis paper late because of external circumstances. She understood my problems and granted me the extra time. I'm really thankful for that.

I'll admit, the papers are somewhat harshly graded. So definitely check in with Prof. Potts and your TA about the context of your paper (or even an initial review of what you've written). Both Prof. Potts and her TAs offer office hours, which I recommend going to for any clarification or discussion on the class material. The subject is really easy to understand as long as you keep up with the assignments and material.

Discussions were in person this quarter, which I highly recommend you go to. Jessica (my TA) was super helpful and accommodating, and offered an alternative assignment if I missed a discussion section. You could either go to her office hours and discuss the readings or write a 500 word paper on the readings. I found both options pretty easy and fair. Jessica is also very sweet and wants the best for her students! I definitely recommend her!

The class overall is a great introduction to globalization. I took it in order to apply for a Global Studies minor, which I definitely am still going to do! Professor Potts and her TAs make it such a great class. They're all very nice and helpful.

This class is recommended for sophomores because it's supposedly a weeder class for Global Studies, but I didn't find it that challenging and definitely think freshmen should take it to see if Global Studies is a good fit for them. We explored topics like big and little G globalization, neoliberalism, etc. We had two exams, but they were both online and open note with a 48 hour period to complete, so there was a lot of flexibility when it came to that.

We had two assignments, a Structured Film Analysis which gave us the option to watch one of three films and relate it to class concepts by answering questions (not an essay). We had a Structured Article analysis which was honestly SUPER easy and that was essay-style. Discussion was fun, my TA was Steven Ammerman and he's THE BEST TA!! Super friendly and understanding and a very fair grader. We also had weekly discussion posts where we had to come up with a question about the readings.

Professor Potts is one of my favorite teachers at UCLA. She is so knowledgeable and passionate about the subject, and it shows in her lectures. She's helpful outside of class and wants her students to succeed. The class is pretty content-heavy, but if you go to lecture and section you'll learn so much and do fine. Her lectures and organized, insightful, and she's clear in her explanations. She's honestly inspired me to choose Global Studies as my minor. Don't skip on this prof, take this class!!!

Overall, this is an excellent class to take. My main complaint is that the grading scale for the papers was not great. A B paper had everything asked for in the rubric, while an A paper would have to go "above and beyond," this made getting an A on an essay assignment unnecessarily tricky. I feel like this class covers a lot of information that some people already know about, Colonialism and global interconnection, but it is still interesting. The tests in this class were straightforward since the professor provided a study guide, and the answers to the questions are off of the slides.

Prof. Potts is a gem. I purposefully look out for her classes, I've taken multiple because she's truly passionate about her work and insanely knowledgeable. It shows in her lectures and teaching style. She is very clear and organized, although the material can be dense at some points. I leave each class feeling like I've learned a ton, and she is very helpful outside of class/in office hours if you need help. That being said, I wouldn't say this class is an easy A, but it is 100% manageable. No assignments other than a weekly quiz that's pass/fail. The grade is based on 2 exams, an 'article analysis', discussion attendance, and quizzes. Take this class, if you do the work you'll leave with an A and a bigger brain.

Undoubtedly the best course I've taken in my junior year. Professor Potts is so so knowledgable and passionate. Her lectures were consistently insightful, engaging, and challenging. Really hit every aspect of border studies and how they shape our world- any question or thought you had about borders will be covered in this class. Always had vocab words and great structure which made it easy to follow along and know what material we would be tested on. Weekly quizzes were fair (online, multiple choice, pass/fail), as were the exams (in person, handwritten, no MCQ). There's a lot of content but if you're going to lecture and section you'll be fine. Every week I left lecture feeling like I'd learned something new or gained another perspective. As someone with a general interest in borders, this class provided a strong conceptual framework and historical context that helped me better understand both the functionality of borders and the critiques against them and encouraged me to think more critically about their role in the 21st century. Take this class!!!

If you're a global studies major and you're taking the senior seminar take one with Professor Potts if possible. She really cares about her students, she made the class as easy as possible but didn't dumb down the material. She was pretty clear about things and approachable. For our class 10% of the grade was partcipation and the other 90% was weekly 1 page writing assignments on the readings which in my opinion is easier than a final paper and a group project like the other gs seminars had.