Like many people have already said, this class is very easy. You rarely have to do the readings because Professor Faier tells you everything you need to know about the texts and more during the lectures. As long as you pay attention during lecture and briefly review all of the different terms and authors you'll do well. Professor Faier is a good lecturer who provides an abundance of information and excellently summarizes all the readings. However, at the start of the course she seems like a sweet old lady, but then she slowly becomes passive aggressive. This class is also not super interesting... It's a lot more culture than geography, and most of the "culture" is about equality, equity, the environment, etc.

This class was useful. No text book, lots of other readings and a few short papers to write. Take home midterm essays (3). The final was in class and rather lengthy: all essay or short answer questions. Be sure to know the authors and what their ideas are, and how they would respond to scenarios. If you can manage to keep up with the readings and memorize the authors, then you will do well! Lecture slides are posted, attendance isn't taken, except in discussion. Dr. Faier is very nice and approachable! There is music played at the beginning of each class and she will ask questions to engage students.

If you're looking for an easy GE, don't take this class. The reading is a lot but workload is light, a reading reflection every other week. For the exams, you need a deep understanding of most of the readings and what different authors believe. The midterm is lengthy and professor did not provide a study guide for the final. Not a terrible course to take, but don't expect to fly through it.