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Tejas Parasher
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Winter 2026 - Parasher is an amazing lecturer. He treats the class as a seminar, always takes questions, and goes through his slides at the perfect note-taking pace. The class has 2 blue book exams with about 4 questions each I think. You only need about a paragraph to answer each question. Discussions are mandatory. The course material was also very interesting as well if you're interesting in international relations at all. There are readings for each class but they're all super manageable. Overall, really enjoyed this class, the material, and lecture style.
Winter 2026 - Parasher is an amazing lecturer. He treats the class as a seminar, always takes questions, and goes through his slides at the perfect note-taking pace. The class has 2 blue book exams with about 4 questions each I think. You only need about a paragraph to answer each question. Discussions are mandatory. The course material was also very interesting as well if you're interesting in international relations at all. There are readings for each class but they're all super manageable. Overall, really enjoyed this class, the material, and lecture style.
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Spring 2025 - I almost dropped this class after the second week, but thankfully, I didn't. This class wasn't impossible, but if you haven't taken a theory class before, then it will be one of the harder ones. I would say it's on the harder end of the political science classes offered at UCLA. The class is as follows: - One mandatory discussion per week: you review the political thinker discussed during that week, and each group must share an answer to the question. That's your participation grade. - One student presentation per quarter during the discussion. You pick your book and/or author to present on, and you pick the week. Very manageable. - Final and midterm paper, about 4 pages double-spaced. Also very manageable. *go to office hours to get your paper reviewed before the deadline!! Helps you TREMENDOUSLY!! If you're interested in political theory and philosophy, I would take this class. I'm not too enthusiastic about political theory, but I genuinely found it interesting. Try to read the books, or else it literally will not make sense. And go to his lectures: he speaks really fast, but he is genuinely a very good speaker, and you can tell he is one of the (rare) professors who is very passionate about the subject. What really helped me get an A in the class (and I cannot stress this enough) is 1) going to his lectures and 2) taking notes like a transcript. His speaking notes are what will allow you to succeed in the class for the essays and presentation. The important takeaways are in his speaking notes; taking notes of the slides is NOT enough.
Spring 2025 - I almost dropped this class after the second week, but thankfully, I didn't. This class wasn't impossible, but if you haven't taken a theory class before, then it will be one of the harder ones. I would say it's on the harder end of the political science classes offered at UCLA. The class is as follows: - One mandatory discussion per week: you review the political thinker discussed during that week, and each group must share an answer to the question. That's your participation grade. - One student presentation per quarter during the discussion. You pick your book and/or author to present on, and you pick the week. Very manageable. - Final and midterm paper, about 4 pages double-spaced. Also very manageable. *go to office hours to get your paper reviewed before the deadline!! Helps you TREMENDOUSLY!! If you're interested in political theory and philosophy, I would take this class. I'm not too enthusiastic about political theory, but I genuinely found it interesting. Try to read the books, or else it literally will not make sense. And go to his lectures: he speaks really fast, but he is genuinely a very good speaker, and you can tell he is one of the (rare) professors who is very passionate about the subject. What really helped me get an A in the class (and I cannot stress this enough) is 1) going to his lectures and 2) taking notes like a transcript. His speaking notes are what will allow you to succeed in the class for the essays and presentation. The important takeaways are in his speaking notes; taking notes of the slides is NOT enough.
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