Sherrer is a funny, interesting guy and a great professor. This class has one midterm, one writing assignment (short), one homework assignment (very short), and one final. Both tests are multiple choice and short answer. No textbook, all readings are posted on the website. This class is so enjoyable, I wish I could take it again and would definitely recommend it to all.

Sherrer is one of those professors where their passion for the topic shines through their lectures.

Class is comprised of readings usually about 30 pages a week, and readings are due before class. They are a good primer for what the professor is going to be talking about that day. The readings are actually interesting and are helpful in understanding the course, so don't skip them.

The grade is comprised of a midterm, written assignment, infographic assignment, and the final. As long as you pay attention in class, take good notes, and do the readings accordingly you should have no problem getting A's on the tests. As for the written assignment, this is a time when you should meet with Sherrer during his office hours, in order to get the best grade possible.

Sherrer always tried to make his slides engaging, whether it be through memorable campaign ads or Taylor Swift quotes. This is a professor who cares about the material he teaches, and overall this is a wonderful class to take if you are a poli sci major.

He is a genuinely good person and very helpful. He wants you to think about your future after graduating and provides resources to help you find a career/next steps. I would definitely take a class with him again!

One of the best POL SCI classes I've taken at UCLA so far. The main thing for me was that the content was engaging and I learned a lot of interesting things in this course. My only qualm was that this class was too early in the morning... ha!

This class is great if you just need something simple to ease your workload. Attendance is not mandatory nor necessary to ace the class. There are only three assignments, and they can be completed very quickly in one sitting.

This class was great and very interesting. Thomas Sherrer is a great lecturer and has really well prepared slides. He knew a lot about this subject and made his lectures interesting and did tell some pretty solid jokes. Overall, he was great but he is pretty slow on returning grades (it's just him and a couple of graders for the whole class so I don't blame him). Overall, there were four assignments total which comprised your grade. The two projects were pretty easy to do fine on and graded very kindly. The Party Platform assignment was definitely a little difficult because it had to include a lot of information, but still be short (200 words a section x 4 sections). The infographic was basically a free 10% on your final grade. The midterm and final weren't too difficult but there were some pretty specific questions on there which made them harder than they should have been. Overall, I recommend this for an upper div poli sci.

Should be illegal for a 4 unit class to be this easy and chill.

While I definitely enjoyed taking this class, and I believe Professor Sherrer is an amazing teacher, it is not a class anyone should take if they are looking for an easy upper div Poli Sci course. Don't get me wrong, the content was interesting, and Sherrer is a guy that's difficult not to like, however, the exams are anything but easy and depending on your TA, grading can be all over the board. One of my friends, who is a professional writing minor, received a C+ on one of her papers, with little to no explanation. While it isn't Sherrer's fault, the TAs completely determine whether or not your are successful in the course. Further, Sherrer supplements the lack of a discussion section with a large sum of weekly readings, which also show up on exams. All in all, this is a great class if you have ample time to commit to the workload and kiss up to your TA, but it definitely isn't a skate in the park. I took this class in the spring and most people I know received an A-s and Bs, with only a few actually getting an A. I also heavily suggest buying the course reader!

Professor Sherrer made for a great PUB AFF 10 experience. The course itself is mostly just an American history class covering major social changes from the Civil Rights Movement to the present day. Those who took AP US History and AP US Government will have an even easier time with this class. Professor Sherrer makes the class engaging through his lectures, booming voice, and by asking students questions. A big thing to note, however, is Professor Sherrer's no-electronic policy and his encouragement for paper notes. Professor Sherrer promotes paper notes by allowing any paper notes into the Midterm and Final Exam, a big help. I have found the exams to be slightly difficult due to certain questions focusing on overly specific details; having extremely detailed notes may help avoid missing these questions. One last thing to note about the exams is their big makeup of your overall grade, even getting a B or A- on an exam can hurt your overall grade a lot. Other than this, the class is very relaxed, only two homework assignments and once simple final project. I would recommend this class to anyone looking to be a PUB AFF major or simply looking for an easy GE.

I thought this was a really good class. It is hard to get during enrollment but you can request a pte through the pub aff department and they usually give out 2 per section. The class is made up of 10% attendance (5% participation and 5% attendance for section), 10% homework assignments (2 of them, one week 3 that is a short memo graded super easy and one week 7/8 that is a short slideshow also graded super easy, 25% midterm (20 mcq and 2 saqs that was super easy and open note), 25% slideshow research presentation (graded a little harsher than hw but still fairly easy and very short as in under 1000 words), and 30% final (20 mcq and 2 saqs and not cumulative and open note). Professor Sherrer is a great professor and lecture attendance isn't required. A few tips: 1) he admitted that the longest answer is usually the right one, 2) attend lecture and take good notes on paper as he only lets you use paper notes on the midterm and final, 3) he posts lectures but doesn't record, so if you miss a lecture right down the slides verbatim and make sure you summarize ALL graphs(no need for numbers just trends) and watch ALL videos because he pulls almost all questions from slides, graphs, and videos, 4) skim the outside readings because he pulled a few questions from them on the midterm but I don't think any on the final, 5) pay attention when he does the midterm and final review at the end of lecture because it helps a lot for the midterm and final. Overall, it was a good class