Professor Min is a great professor and lecturer. It was a great overview of international institutions and processes. Midterm and final were fair, and though the final paper was daunting, it was a very good experience and I am very glad I had to write it. This class is very useful and you should take it!

I genuinely really enjoyed this class! I took it as a G.E. and as someone who enjoyed taking AP Government, I think this class is similar to (just at a different scale). The lectures are interesting and Professor Min is a super sweet, approachable, and quirky guy! You can tell that he really cares about his students and overall, the class structure is good as well. Your grade is based on a midterm, analysis paper, final, paper proposal, and discussion section attendance/participation. For some people, the analysis paper may be a lot to manage but as long as you pace yourself properly, it should be fine. The TAs and professor also help you with this by setting deadlines for peer reviews and whatnot in sections. The midterm and final are also pretty straightforward. You need to make sure that you go through the slides, memorize/understand the vocab and general concepts, and have an understanding of the history (you don't need to know dates, but just know the overall order (it's pretty easy) and basic idea of what happened for significant events). In sections, attendance is required and you should participate as well as your grade is based on that largely. You might be able to find another G.E. that involves even less work, but I don't think this was bad at all. I took this class as a freshman my first quarter along with a math class, economics class, and another G.E. so I think it is very manageable! Good luck!

Eric Min is the best. He’s funny, engaging, and his class is really interesting. You don’t really need to read the textbook as he covers everything it says in class and tests from the slides but I used it as a refresher after class to cement the knowledge. I’d say the paper and test difficulty depends on your TA, I had a really picky TA (shoutout AP) so it made it slightly harder but nothing unmanageable if you study and care about the class. The one thing I’d say is that this is NOT an easy, skip-lecture GE, I had so many non-polisci major friends drop because this is an intensive class. BUT DEF RECOMMEND!!

Do not be fooled by the reviews that say this class is easy. Poli Sci 20 may be easy for poli sci majors, but as a stem major taking this course as an GE, it was not that easy. I never read the textbook but made sure to attend every lecture (or watch the recordings) and attended every section. I never had homework for this course but I definitely studied a lot for the midterm and final. The analysis paper which is worth 25% of your grade is solely based on your TA's grading so make sure to attend office hours and discuss your outline. Participation also depends on your TA; mine was pretty strict so I did not get 100% for that even though I participated at least one time every class. All in all, this GE is very light, just make sure to put in the effort.

Eric Min was a great professor; he was funny and very clear about what would be on the final by bolding key words in his lecture slides. The class is split up by a Policy paper, a final, a midterm, and discussion participation. The TAs had rules such as "Aren't allowed to read Policy Paper," which really undermined the grades earned, since it was the first time writing a Policy Paper, so that we couldn't get any help. For the midterm, please study at least 5 days beforehand. This is not an Easy A GE, but it is definitely very passable.

Professor Min is one of the best professors I have ever had. He makes the concepts very clear and easy to understand. The paper was a bit hard, but talking to the TA of him helped out a lot.

I loved Eric so much omg. He was super engaging and I kind of regret not showing up to class more often... He did post all the recorded lectures on BruinLearn, which I always love :)
The workload was fairly light. It was mostly readings, but they weren't required. We also had a quarter-long project in the form of a paper. I was somewhat worried about this but the TAs definitely guide you through the process and it's honestly fairly easy as long as you do the research and understand basic class concepts.
The midterm and the final were fairly challenging, so def study for those! There is no study guide provided, but past students did post their quizlets online. Aside from those, I mostly used the slides and recordings, as well as the textbook! I def recommend getting the book, especially if you aren't planning on attending all the lectures lol.
I RECOMMEND THIS CLASS SO MUCH

I loved this class with Professor Min! The class was simple and easy, with the grade consisting of attendance, an essay, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Professor Min is great at explaining and breaking down all the key focuses of the class while also making lecture really engaging with a few jokes. Professor Min also records lectures and posts the lecture slides after every class. The exams for the class are fair but definitely require studying your notes or lecture slides to ensure a great score. The exams are not curved unless stated specifically by Professor Min. Overall, I loved World Politics with Professor Min. I highly recommend it to anyone doing lower-div courses or for an interesting GE.

Professor Min is a great teacher. He is super funny and his lectures were always enjoyable to watch. My interest in the topic grew after this course, even though I am not a huge fan of poli sci content. Max was an engaging TA, but the lectures and sections often felt disconnected. Also, the whole course was aimed at writing a paper about a conflict, which taught me a lot about this specific conflict, though I think different assignments would have been more interesting to me, with maybe just a white paper being the final. It was a group project with 3 other people, which was hard to coordinate, and the length of the paper with not many clear guidelines was difficult. Overall, though, I enjoyed the lectures, and professor min is great!!

Let me start by saying this class is not like an easy easy GE, but I think the information you get out of this class is top tier. In a really changing world what you get out of this class is so so important. In regards to this class it is divided by TA attendance and participation, Midterm, Paper, and final. You have to study the material and there is a lot of vocab to memorize but if you study like 5 days before you should be good. The professor is top tier and is extremely clear in the way he organizes his lectures. I highly recommend anyone take this class.