Bellette is such an engaging professor. She takes the time to teach you the material and engage you in an actual discussion. I was initially nervous about the participation component of this grade but Bellette makes everyone feel welcome. The course had a group project component that was annoying at times because of the collective action problems, but she made it clear that if anyone was having difficulties with their group they could speak to her in confidence and it was really nice to have a professor that willing to listen to our concerns and work with us to make us have as good of an experience as possible in her class. Take this class!

This class requires participation, which was daunting given how large the class was, but Bellette will actually learn your name by the end of the course, which says something about her as a professor. She is one of the most helpful and approachable professors I've had at UCLA. She gave us midterm questions in advance, and we got a choice of essay questions to answer out of several. Even though the questions were difficult, they were useful in getting us to engage in the material. And I was even able to go to office hours to get her help on formulating an outline for the questions in advance. As long as you do the reading for classes, and prepare for the tests, you should be able to get an A in the class. The class rewards hard work, and the content is really fascinating. This class was the first one I took on Asian politics, and I learned so much. Could not more highly recommend this class or any other with Bellette.

Professor Lee made sure the lectures are informative and engaging. The midterms and finals are doable if you study for them. This class required in-class participation, which sounded scary at first. But it ended up bringing the lecture lots of new perspectives. Would 10/10 recommend this class.

I got an A in this class, the professor gives very engaging and useful lectures. You can get high grades as long as you read the materials and attend all lectures. I think the attendence is very important because class notes will be helpful for your exams.

She is a very nice and highly knowledgeable professor. The class materials are well organized, rewarding, and straightforward. The class workload is not too heavy: one midterm, one final, and weekly reflection responses. You will do a great job as long as you keep lecture notes and read every reading that the professor provides.

The class is so informative. She is such a nice and engaging person. I learned a lot. Participation and attendance matter, but she does make an effort to not pick on the same person and she really does learn people's name in a large class. If you've taken her class on Russia's IR, the class is a comparative politics class so it isn't the same, but she is still awesome.

The class is so informative. She is such a nice and engaging person. I learned a lot. Participation and attendance matter, but she does make an effort to not pick on the same person and she really does learn people's name in a large class. If you've taken her class on Russia's IR, the class is a comparative politics class so it isn't the same, but she is still awesome.

I loved this class. The readings were all relevant to the content she would lecture about in class. She highly encourages participation, and she really does learn the names of everyone who participates. She is very willing to help during her office hours. The content is interesting, and it is very important to take good notes on what she lectures on.

This class is both very engaging as well as very organized. The readings you do before class are the the primary focus of the lectures. Lectures go into greater detail of the readings and are extremely organized. Both tests are in class-written exams with questions that range from broad to specific. If you attend lecture and do the readings you should be able to apply very pertinent information into the essays and get a good score. The amount of reading is moderate but very necessary and beneficial. There is a short write up assignment where you answer a question or two about readings every week. These assignments are a great opportunity to receive full credit and if you complete all of the assignments there's typically a small extra credit applied to the final grade. This class is very interesting especially if you're knowledge about China or the political environment was limited like mine was. Professor is willing to talk in depth about the issues discussed in class and is very helpful. I highly recommend this class to anyone interested in learning more about Chinese politics.

This class was extremely interesting as somebody who had very little information about the politics of South-East Asia. The readings were very interesting and if they're ever confusing no need to worry, they're gone over extensively in class. To do well on the in-class essay exams simply do the readings as they're assigned and pay attention in class as the professor emphasizes the most important information. The professor is very thorough and willing to help those who have questions. This has been one of my favorite classes and I highly recommend it.