Should be illegal for a 4 unit class to be this easy and chill.

I took this class as a GE for my first quarter here at UCLA. I'm a STEM major, so keep that in mind. This was quite literally one of the easiest classes I have ever taken in my life. Not only was it easy, the content was actually very interesting and Professor Sherrer keeps it relevant to the time. You can prepare for these assignments/tests:
-Midterm (Open note)
-Final (Open note)
-One short letter (Graded extremely easy)
-Small slideshow (Graded extremely easy)
-Slightly bigger slideshow (Again, graded extremely easy)
I know hearing that a test is "open note" is intimidating because that means the exam is usually very hard...but not here. If you show up to class, you are basically guaranteed an A. The questions are very easy and very straightforward. If you quickly skim through the slides, that is more than enough studying to get a 95 or above. There are some readings assigned each week, however, Professor Sherrer always goes over it and they're pretty short/easy reads. A couple basic questions on it might pop up in exams but nothing too bad. I stopped doing the readings very early on and just showed up to class and I got an A. As long as you follow the rubric (which is really straightforward) and show up to class, it is impossible to not get an A. Overall, I would highly recommend this class as an easy GE. It is very chill and the perfect class to have. This professor is also excellent and very kind. I do recommend trying to get Lawrence as a TA! He is nice, welcoming, accommodating, and understands a student's workload. Overall, I absolutely loved this class because it was extremely manageable and I actually learned something useful.

The class was pretty easy. I would say if you liked high school history this is basically the same thing. The professor gives readings before class which sometimes were pretty boring but they do come up on the midterm and final so you need to at least have a general understanding of them. Other than that, the midterm was easy as long as you looked over the slides again (most of the questions were pulled from the slides). I got a 100% on the midterm but the final was considerably harder. Overall, if you like history and are looking for a class that isn't too hard with a funny professor, this is the class for you!

I really appreciate Professor Sherrer's method of giving a automatic 100 for participation for homework because it allows students to truly explore a topic and try something new without worrying about scrutinizing for perfect marks. Sherrer's recommendation and incentive to write handwritten notes for open notes is really smart. I personally enjoyed being away from my screen for once, and I was actively helping my future self by providing notes for the open note exam. I really enjoyed this course overall and hope to take another one of Sherrer's courses in the future.

grade breakdown:
discussion attendance: 10%, homework assignments: 10%, midterm exam: 25%, written assignment: 25%, final exam: 25%

class consisted of two homework assignments that felt incredibly relevant and were honestly quite enjoyable to research

my favorite class i've taken at UCLA so far, sherrer is a great lecturer and i feel as though everything i've learned is incredibly valuable, even if quite intuitive and maybe overexplained at times lol

discussions felt incredibly valuable too, i greatly appreciate my ta, conrad. i hate participating in discussions but i never felt uncomfortable to do so.

i would highly recommend this class to anyone regardless of major, the content is incredibly relevant considering today's political climate

super easy class and the class structure was very consistent. We had twice a week lecture and mandatory discussion sections (but my TA was super chill abt attendance). The discussion were helpful because they related class concepts to current events. class basically was about social movements from the 1950s to now--super interesting if you like history or social justice

Assignments:
a super chill research project that essentially consisted of two slideshows. open note midterm and final but it had to be handwritten

this is a super easy and interesting social analysis GE and diversity requirement. highly recommend!