POL SCI 191C
Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: Politics: Parties on Ground: Nominations for U.S. House of Representatives
Description: Seminar, three hours. Preparation: two upper-division courses in field in which seminar is offered. Limited to junior/senior Political Science majors with 3.25 grade-point average in upper-division political science courses. Consult Schedule of Classes for topics to be offered in specific term. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be applied toward distribution or concentration requirement. May be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2022 - I was really excited to take a seminar style class. The topic is niche and very interesting, however the 3 hour long class structure without having any form of lesson plan besides large group dialogue was taxing and boring. The class is composed of a few short quiz grades, and then 3 papers written throughout the quarter. Professor Zaller is VERY kind and offered me great feedback on all of my assignments. I could tell he read my work carefully. Having the personal connection to a professor through a seminar is so beneficial, and I enjoyed listening to Professor Zaller, who had endless wisdom on politics. I wish some of the assignments were less ambiguous and had more instructions. Professor Zaller does not follow the syllabus verbatim, and the changing of deadlines was difficult sometimes. I would take a class with Professor Zaller again, but would only take this class if I was really interested in the topic and was willing to speak up and engage in conversation.
Winter 2022 - I was really excited to take a seminar style class. The topic is niche and very interesting, however the 3 hour long class structure without having any form of lesson plan besides large group dialogue was taxing and boring. The class is composed of a few short quiz grades, and then 3 papers written throughout the quarter. Professor Zaller is VERY kind and offered me great feedback on all of my assignments. I could tell he read my work carefully. Having the personal connection to a professor through a seminar is so beneficial, and I enjoyed listening to Professor Zaller, who had endless wisdom on politics. I wish some of the assignments were less ambiguous and had more instructions. Professor Zaller does not follow the syllabus verbatim, and the changing of deadlines was difficult sometimes. I would take a class with Professor Zaller again, but would only take this class if I was really interested in the topic and was willing to speak up and engage in conversation.
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