what a nice man! prof herrera was just so cute and definitely came to class high as a mf kite! he loves when people come to office hours, chat after class, and always wants to hear how he could improve the class. he changed our final from a test to take home because he heard from students that would be better. he goes over all the readings in class so you don't have to read them, and often just reads off his own slides (which are posted on bruinlearn). very kind and engaging, so even though you don't need to go to lecture, you definitely should. ta liz was very fun loved her. this class is overall mad easy and fun

Professor Herrera has got to be the coolest professor at UCLA. He's young and funny and enthusiastic and it just made this class the best. The material is so much more interesting than I could've imagined so I actually loved learning and engaging with it. His lectures are mandatory, workload is manageable - you just read a couple articles every week (they can be pretty lengthy but they're interesting), you write a 2 page reading reflection every other week, and the midterm and final were both take home. Everything's super straight forward, nothing confusing, while being really fun and interesting. Take this class at all costs!!!!!

Professor Herrera is funny, relatable, and passionate about what he teaches. He is also incredibly friendly; so much so that he is the only professor whose office hours I felt comfortable going to (on multiple occasions too). Super understanding and accommodating with everything; posted lectures online after the TA strike started and made the final optional. He will also provide PTEs for you if you need one! As for the material, it's a great mix of urban theory and real-life society. Readings are covered in lecture, but would recommend at least skimming them. Attendance isn't required but would recommend going bc it's not recorded. Two response papers, participation discussion posts, and two super simple quizzes. 10/10 recommend!!!!

Professor Herrera was such an engaging lecturer. There was not a day in class where I ever felt bored or uninspired by his insightful thoughts. The topics covered in the course were very interesting and also allowed you to reflect upon its implications in the real world. The course had two required quizzes and reflection papers. The quizzes are 10 questions each and are extremely manageable if you attend lectures or read the slides. Reflection papers are based on two or more readings of your choice, that you compare and use to assist the themes of one another. Being that this quarter we had a lot of our grading upended by the strike, the final became optional. Overall I would take Professor Herrera again, he is such a phenomenal professor and person.

Professor Herrera is such a cool professor! He provides all the readings, so there's no need to purchase textbooks. Additionally, the course content is super interesting and it makes you think about societal structures impacting the different geographies we see today. I would highly recommend this class & would gladly take it again!

So overall I would have enjoyed this class had I had a better TA, because I was not having it with the one I had. In terms of Professor Herrera, he was fairly good, although when I took the class he was only just starting at UCLA so he was still practicing his lecturing techniques, but they were by no means terrible and was often fairly engaging. Your biggest issue with Geog 3 will definitely be your TA, but you really don't have to worry about this professor.

Professor Herrera is very nice and easy. His lectures were sometimes entertaining, sometimes very boring and repetitive. I don't feel like I learned a lot. He gives study guides and if you memorize all of the content on them you will do well on the exams. There are biweekly reflections on the readings. There is a lot of reading but I didn't do any of it and still did well, because a lot of the lectures are just going over the readings. Professor Herrera is definitely very socially progressive, and at times the content feels a bit performative, but generally I agreed with the points he made. I recommend this class if you are looking for an easy GE!

Professor Herrera is the best. I had him for Geog 3 as well and I liked him so much that I took this class with him as well. I'm bummed that he isn't teaching any other Geog classes. He truly cares about each and everyone of his students. It is clear that he wants everyone to succeed. As long as you do the readings, show up to class and interact with other students and with Professor Herrera you'll do great. This was one of the few classes where the entire class (around 80 students) felt more like a community rather than the typical anonymous and unsocial lectures where everyone is in their own world. He listens to student feedback and genuinely wants his class and content to make sense, be helpful and understandable. Take a class with him if you can. He's amazing.

I thoroughly enjoyed this class with Professor Herrera. It was his first time teaching at UCLA so he had some things to work out (such as lectures) but he did a wonderful job regardless. I ended up switching my major because of him. The one thing that I wasn't super stoked about was the course reader because it was kind of expensive...I split the cost with a friend in the class. Professor Herrera was super receptive though and since this was his first time teaching he didn't realize that the course reader would be so expensive so I think that he was going to adjust that for his future classes. My TA was great but a bit of a stricter grader than the other TA. You definitely have to do the readings but honestly, the readings are so captivating and relevant that its not really a chore to do the readings. This class opened my eyes (so cliche I know but its true) and Professor Herrera's obvious passion and enthusiasm for the subject inspired me to pursue these kind of studies. Take a class with him if you can.

ONE OF THE BEST CLASSES TO TAKE AT UCLA. As a Geog/Environmental Studies major, this was a lower div requirement, but I am so so grateful for this class. Professor Herrera is absolutely amazing, hip, and hilarious. This class is the more in depth and woke version of AP Human Geography. Some of the reading can be a bit long, but they are all super super interesting and it doesn't feel like work because you will learn about so many shady things that have negative implications on low income communities of color and so on. I don't like terming classes as "easy A's", but this one was fairly easy. As long as you did the readings (which are all super easy to understand and are discussed in lecture and discussion) and understood the whole point, you will get an A in the class. The midterm and final consisted of a variety of T/F and multiple choice and fill-ins on some terms and the other portions of the test were to talk about the readings. You will feel prepared for both the midterm and final if you at least attended lectures and discussions. I will ALWAYS recommend this class taught by Professor Herrera to anyone. Also, I didn't go to office hours, but I should of because he is very kind and takes the effort to remember names and conversations. TAKE THIS CLASS BECAUSE YOU WON'T REGRET IT.