Relatively easy GE. Memorization was more concept rather than fact based. There is a decent amount of weekly reading but Prof Herrera goes over all the important points from each reading during class so you can get away with skimming the readings. You have to type ur notes lecture is too fast paced to hand write. Prof Herrera is a cool guy who seems to actually care about his students

Man, I mean, take this class if you're like hella woke and like when your professor pushes his own agenda rather than teaching the content of the class. I, like many others, took this class for it to be an easy GE, but it honestly just turned into a nightmare. The readings were not interesting, and the lectures just made me groan. It got to the point where this class became an actual burden on my day; I didn't like walking in or logging on and hearing Prof. Herrerra yell at us to "attend class," as we literally sat stark in front of him. This became the class that my friends and I all bitched about, because it was universally despised.

And god, the take home tests. That final took 20+ hours, no lie.

Look, I will be honest. This, like many other classes, are entirely dependent on your TA; you get a good one, you're fine. You don't, you're not. My advice would be if you want a class you can most likely earn an A or A- in pretty easily, sure this class might be for you. But I honestly the amount of mental strain this class took was just not worth my time, regardless of the grade I receive.

This class was amazing. As an Econ major, I thought I’d take this class for fun and it surely satisfied. Professor Herrera is a great professor, very kind and is always student-first. He is very accommodating and understanding of our mental health while taking his class. His lectures were entertaining and very useful and applicable to the real world. This is one of those classes where the material you learn will stick with you. Weekly discussions and two papers were the only assignments and the grading is very fair.