Waxman was such a great professor. If you take his class, which I strongly encourage you too, you'll need to complete 5 out of 10 written responses (300 words) to weekly readings, a take home midterm and a take home final ( both approximately 3 to 4 pages). But be sure to have a grate relationship with your TA and attend discussion this counts towards participation . This is not a hard class, and this is coming from a transfer student being my first quarter, so trust me you will be fine .