Professor Sigmon is the best! His lectures are helpful and he's funny, which is a big plus for me. Theory is difficult, but my TA was a QUEEN, and I love how the professor bases his tests of his lecture slides, so definitely look at those when studying. He doesn't try to trick you at all. There's 2 weekly responses to the readings, which are based on effort, midterm (got 96%), final (98%), and an A+ on the term paper. The class is super doable as long as you actually read most of the readings at least, and put an effort to understand. Go to office hours and you'll be okay!

This class was definitely in the middle. The professor is easy-going and easy to communicate with, however, the material is dense. He does go over it quite well and explains things to his best ability!! The midterm is quite hard because it is multiple essay questions on dense material and so is the final so be prepared for that.

Def recommend Sigmon! I learned a lot and didn't have to stress out. The class focuses a lot on his slides, which he posts online every week and are pretty basic/clear to follow. He makes it really easy to study for exams by providing these slides and a study guide. Def knows his stuff and is pretty chill. Just don't walk out of class early cause he will make fun of you for it once you leave the room lol

Professor Sigmon did a great job under difficult circumstances. Amidst the transition to online learning, Sigmon's lectures were still engaging and interesting. Under high duress, student concerns were heard and addressed, and the class was run in an organized manner. Additionally, my TA Justin Breck was great.

Professor Sigmon is a great lecturer and his slides are interesting. Since this quarter is online, he pre-records all of his lectures and posts them on CCLE before the "actual meeting time." Normally, this class would require some memorization, but he kindly made his tests open book (also because of online learning). The only downsides are the mandatory discussions and the workload (for a GE) since we have to read at least 6 articles every week and submit a 400-500 word reflection. However, if the students are willing to put in the work there's noway that anyone would get grades below an A. Overall, this is a great class and people would enjoy it a lot.

100% recommend taking this class at some point during your time at UCLA. If you are pre-med this class will help you for the behavioral sciences section of the MCAT. There were a lot of concept overlaps. Sigmon was a very cool professor. Although lecture would sometimes drag I really enjoyed the topics taught in class and the case studies he chose for us to look over. There is 1 mid term and a final paper as well as a final exam. I took this class online and I thought he adapted very well to the new circumstances. If you are also just looking for a light load GE class with interesting concepts I would recommend this class. As long as you read the weekly readings he gives you'll do great in the class.

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Really great lecturer, one of my favorite professors so far. Some of the works we had to read are pretty dense, and after reading through them I would not have a strong understanding of what the work was about, but after going to lecture I would feel confident about my understanding. Prof Sigmon also works in unique perspectives you don't normally read in sociology classes such as Nietzsche and Freud, but after reading you understand their influence on the fields. Work load isn't too bad. Weekly discussion post, 1 midterm, 1 final, 1 final paper.

I absolutely LOVE Professor Sigmon. He is so humble, funny, kind, generous, caring--an excellent human being overall. He makes the material so interesting and understandable. If I were to learn the material by myself, I would be completely lost. He, however, offers bite-sized pieces of the material, and he often uses amazing real-life stories to explain concepts. Attendance is not required but helpful. The exams are a reflection of the powerpoint slides. No trick questions!