GEOG 140
Political Geography
Description: Lecture, three hours; reading period, one hour. Designed for juniors/seniors. Spatiality of political activity, spatial constitution of political power, control over space as central component to political struggles. Studies at local, national, state, and global scales. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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maaah. He has an amazing personality, always there for students, though his lectures will never help you to pass them. I dropped because his vague language on the testes, i bet out TA didnt know what he wanted from us. He just loves smart words, its what he is good at. Selling the book and the reader for 50$ total, it will save you 50%. contact me *************
maaah. He has an amazing personality, always there for students, though his lectures will never help you to pass them. I dropped because his vague language on the testes, i bet out TA didnt know what he wanted from us. He just loves smart words, its what he is good at. Selling the book and the reader for 50$ total, it will save you 50%. contact me *************
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Summer 2016 - I took Cultural Geography 3 with Professor Hughes. I really loved this class, it was very insightful and I learned a lot. The course consisted of a total of 4 reading reflections, 1 take-home midterm, and an in-class final. She distributed review sheets a couple days before the tests and they were really helpful. She would go over them with us in class. Participation is important in this class so make sure to talk and contribute to the class discussion. She is very approachable and would reply within a day when I would send her emails. She cares about her students and it shows!! Highly recommend this class!
Summer 2016 - I took Cultural Geography 3 with Professor Hughes. I really loved this class, it was very insightful and I learned a lot. The course consisted of a total of 4 reading reflections, 1 take-home midterm, and an in-class final. She distributed review sheets a couple days before the tests and they were really helpful. She would go over them with us in class. Participation is important in this class so make sure to talk and contribute to the class discussion. She is very approachable and would reply within a day when I would send her emails. She cares about her students and it shows!! Highly recommend this class!
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Spring 2023 - 100/10 I loved this class and this professor. content is interesting and lectures are well organized. I did study a lot for the tests in order to get good grades, but nothing crazy. getting a good grade in this class requires both memorization of the content and understanding of the concepts. also the prof is very approachable and I enjoyed his office hours (and he has an adorable dog named ginger in his office most of the time)
Spring 2023 - 100/10 I loved this class and this professor. content is interesting and lectures are well organized. I did study a lot for the tests in order to get good grades, but nothing crazy. getting a good grade in this class requires both memorization of the content and understanding of the concepts. also the prof is very approachable and I enjoyed his office hours (and he has an adorable dog named ginger in his office most of the time)
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Geog 140: Political Geography Man I hate politics. I hated doing readings for this class and I hated going to lecture. But I got an A on the midterm and a B on a paper that I turned in two days late with a 10% reduction, meaning I probably got an A on it. It wasn't me--the TA was Rob and he is a really approachable guy who grades easy and Sivak seems to grade easy as well. I didn't do much reading (basically at all, except for the paper), but I did go to about 75% of the lectures and focused my studying on that. His exams were the same for both the midterm and final. Blue book essays, pick two out of 5 or 6 topics, so as long as you are solid on a few key points and authors/readings, you're good for the exams. He set the midterm and final in class, though, so that means you have 50 minutes to write two essays. The paper was 35%, the midterm 25%, and the final 40%. Sivak himself is awkward in lecture, yes--but the 50 minute time limit makes him (and the topic of politics) bearable, and going to lecture is most definitely worth your while.
Geog 140: Political Geography Man I hate politics. I hated doing readings for this class and I hated going to lecture. But I got an A on the midterm and a B on a paper that I turned in two days late with a 10% reduction, meaning I probably got an A on it. It wasn't me--the TA was Rob and he is a really approachable guy who grades easy and Sivak seems to grade easy as well. I didn't do much reading (basically at all, except for the paper), but I did go to about 75% of the lectures and focused my studying on that. His exams were the same for both the midterm and final. Blue book essays, pick two out of 5 or 6 topics, so as long as you are solid on a few key points and authors/readings, you're good for the exams. He set the midterm and final in class, though, so that means you have 50 minutes to write two essays. The paper was 35%, the midterm 25%, and the final 40%. Sivak himself is awkward in lecture, yes--but the 50 minute time limit makes him (and the topic of politics) bearable, and going to lecture is most definitely worth your while.
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