This class was a waste of time and money. Not only did I not learn anything, but my GPA was dropped. She makes this class seem a lot harder than it should be and grades incredibly unfairly. She has a specific rubric she provides for assignments, yet deducts points that shouldn't have been deducted according to the rubric. She did not have any TAs, so grading took weeks, if not months, and here we are the Saturday after finals week still working on our Final paper because she didn't grade our drafts in time. Truly ridicuous and upsetting. No matter how well you follow instructions, your grade will be sacrified, and you will be left frustrated and confused. Also, attendance during the entire 3-hour boring lectures that all make the same point is required for participation points. Overall, she loves to deduct points left and right while also not being on top of her own responsibilities as a teacher and leaving you with barely any new knowledge. Lectures just included socialist ideas and the main point that housing isn't affordable or accessible for all. There is no need to waste 30 hours of your time in class and sacrifice your GPA to learn this. Don't take this class unless you need to.

i was initially very interested in housing policy prior to taking this class which is kind of why i pursued a public affairs minor, but honestly this course turned me off of housing policy mostly because i always felt severely behind since every single person seemed to have a background in it..... class discussions made me so nervous LOL everyone always gave super sophisticated responses!! objectively it's an interesting topic but the 3 hour lecture was such a snooze that i felt bored every week. it's not the easiest class but not the hardest either. most assignments were easy participation points and the biggest assignments were the policy memo and group presentation. if you have a grasp on the most prevalent housing programs in the u.s. and have a good group you should do fine on both. i really struggled on the policy memo but it's pretty doable and i got a good grade. honestly don't take it if you're not seriously interested in housing policy