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Tejas Parasher
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Fall 2024 - This class was really easy. I'm not even a humanities major, and I thought it was really easy. The amount of your grade that is just participation credit is very high, and the essays are graded quite leniently. I think the average was around a B+ for essays in my section. Your TA makes or breaks this class, and my TA kind of sucked. It was obvious she didn't want to be there, but Professor Parasher was great. His lectures were engaging and interesting, which is a feat given some of the readings we had. The readings themselves are very tedious, but I managed to write every essay without ever fully reading anything, so I wouldn't worry too much about finishing all of them.
Fall 2024 - This class was really easy. I'm not even a humanities major, and I thought it was really easy. The amount of your grade that is just participation credit is very high, and the essays are graded quite leniently. I think the average was around a B+ for essays in my section. Your TA makes or breaks this class, and my TA kind of sucked. It was obvious she didn't want to be there, but Professor Parasher was great. His lectures were engaging and interesting, which is a feat given some of the readings we had. The readings themselves are very tedious, but I managed to write every essay without ever fully reading anything, so I wouldn't worry too much about finishing all of them.
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Spring 2025 - I almost dropped this class after the second week, but thankfully, I didn't. This class wasn't impossible, but if you haven't taken a theory class before, then it will be one of the harder ones. I would say it's on the harder end of the political science classes offered at UCLA. The class is as follows: - One mandatory discussion per week: you review the political thinker discussed during that week, and each group must share an answer to the question. That's your participation grade. - One student presentation per quarter during the discussion. You pick your book and/or author to present on, and you pick the week. Very manageable. - Final and midterm paper, about 4 pages double-spaced. Also very manageable. *go to office hours to get your paper reviewed before the deadline!! Helps you TREMENDOUSLY!! If you're interested in political theory and philosophy, I would take this class. I'm not too enthusiastic about political theory, but I genuinely found it interesting. Try to read the books, or else it literally will not make sense. And go to his lectures: he speaks really fast, but he is genuinely a very good speaker, and you can tell he is one of the (rare) professors who is very passionate about the subject. What really helped me get an A in the class (and I cannot stress this enough) is 1) going to his lectures and 2) taking notes like a transcript. His speaking notes are what will allow you to succeed in the class for the essays and presentation. The important takeaways are in his speaking notes; taking notes of the slides is NOT enough.
Spring 2025 - I almost dropped this class after the second week, but thankfully, I didn't. This class wasn't impossible, but if you haven't taken a theory class before, then it will be one of the harder ones. I would say it's on the harder end of the political science classes offered at UCLA. The class is as follows: - One mandatory discussion per week: you review the political thinker discussed during that week, and each group must share an answer to the question. That's your participation grade. - One student presentation per quarter during the discussion. You pick your book and/or author to present on, and you pick the week. Very manageable. - Final and midterm paper, about 4 pages double-spaced. Also very manageable. *go to office hours to get your paper reviewed before the deadline!! Helps you TREMENDOUSLY!! If you're interested in political theory and philosophy, I would take this class. I'm not too enthusiastic about political theory, but I genuinely found it interesting. Try to read the books, or else it literally will not make sense. And go to his lectures: he speaks really fast, but he is genuinely a very good speaker, and you can tell he is one of the (rare) professors who is very passionate about the subject. What really helped me get an A in the class (and I cannot stress this enough) is 1) going to his lectures and 2) taking notes like a transcript. His speaking notes are what will allow you to succeed in the class for the essays and presentation. The important takeaways are in his speaking notes; taking notes of the slides is NOT enough.
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