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This was a really great GE. I have always curious about sociology and so I was excited to take this course. Light course load and overall easy class. I would definitely recommend this class to anyone looking for an easy/interesting GE. 10/10

Definitely more reading than I was expecting, but such a fun and interesting class. I loved the topics covered, from gender norms/practices, economics and poverty, institutions and corporations, etc. During COVID, class is all asynchronous except for discussions (I believe you can miss one and be fine). She sends out plenty of reminder emails and gives extra credit opportunities. Take this class for a fun GE.

This class has a fair amount of work to do, but it's very doable as long as you stay on top of things and don't fall behind. For summer session there was about an hour of lecture and 2 readings three times a week, and there are short engagement checks for each lecture/reading. The readings in this class are pretty long (about 4-10 pages each) and they come from the textbook which is mandatory. I would definitely recommend taking notes for each reading and lecture so you have an idea of what each was about and you can refer back to them if necessary, especially since the tests include an essay portion.
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this was literally the best class i've taken so far at ucla. because of covid, everything was online. but despite that, professor collett made sure to make herself very accessible to students and gave multiple opportunities (ex. extra credit for completing course evaluations/feedback ) to ensure students would do well. i felt super comfortable with emailing her with any concerns i had about my grade/issues accessing the online lectures (they're all recorded). i learned so much about what sociology is and why it's important to society. i believe that every person should take at least one sociology class during their time in college because of how much it broadens your world perspective. this class was such a great experience that i even decided to double major in soc. the course load itself is really doable, just make sure you do the readings (which i found to be really interesting so it shouldn't be a hard read) and then you'll do great on the quizzes and tests. at first i thought the quizzes were hard (around 3-5 weekly) but they ended up helping my grade. anyways 10/10 would recommend this course to everyone !!

Took this as a online class. There are discussions and quizzes every week, they don't require that much effort, as long as you put in the time for readings and write content it will be fine. There is a midterm and a final, but both are not hard as long as you do the necessary readings and review.
Needs a textbook, readings are very important and sometimes requires a bit of time. Other than that, professor is a GREAT person, replies to any questions for emails, and grades very tolerantely. GREAT class, highly recommend.

I took this class online asynchronously so that may skew my experiences with the class, but nonetheless, I only have good things to say about Professor Collett and the course. Lectures and readings, while abundant, were clearly organized and easy to follow- I dedicated friday evenings to getting the whole subsequents week’s worth of notes, readings, engagement checks, and hw done with no issues. The midterm and final were open all day but were timed once begun. The midterm was a little tricky but the final was a piece of cake. Didn’t study for either and my average exam grade was a 95. Again, being able to have my lecture and reading notes available obviously allowed me to not have to extensively prepare. My biggest advice is take notes on the readings as you go, don’t be like me and take notes for 20+ readings each right before the exam(s). The reviews of this class seem to be predominantly from STEM majors calling this class a difficult GE, if nog the most difficult. As a newly switched sociology major, this class was my highest grade to date and was enjoyable beginning to end… I actually feel like I’ve learned and retained some valuable information (contrary to what some may say). Definitely recommend taking this class with Professor Collett!!

This is a great course to take if you're seeking internship credit. There are no classes, just 5 bi-weekly meetings with a graduate student instructor. The graduate student is the one who will be evaluating your work. Each week there are 1-2 readings, and you're required to do a write-up each week on the readings. Your write-ups require you to incorporate elements from the reading to your internship site, and each week you begin to write components of your final paper. Because of this, you end up having most of your final paper completed by week 9 which makes completing it fairly easy. You need to conduct one interview with someone from your internship site and incorporate the interview into your final essay. As long as you do the readings each week and come up with a solid topic for your paper, you're baically guaranteed an A.

This class is amazing! Whether you're looking for a Social Analysis GE, interested in Sociology, or taking this for a Comm lower-division class, I highly recommend. The lectures are extremely well thought-out, interesting, and perfectly paced. The professor is amazing, and she is the chair of the Sociology department so she is a great person to know if you are considering studying Sociology. There were weekly challenges that were fairly easy if you engaged with the materials, easy weekly discussion boards that only took a few minutes, and (long but not hard) midterm and final. The only drawback to this class is the length of the readings, but they are interesting and easy nonetheless!

I took the class during the Covid-19 lockdown, so it was all online. I found the class to be interesting and the material to be digestible. The things I didn't particularly enjoy were the readings. Perhaps it was due to the nature of the summer session, but there were so many readings to be covered. You'd think it'd be easier over the summer, but I didn't find it so.