POL SCI 116B
Continental Political Thought
Description: Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Study of important text in continental political theory, including relationship between politics and reason, skepticism, and political freedom. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2021 - I enjoyed this class a lot because grades were based 90% on three essays that you wrote throughout the quarter and then 10% based on weekly discussion posts of about 400 words or so. Essays were weighted 25%, 30%, and then 35% for the final essay. All though he expects you to basically cite all of the information you use, meaning that every sentence should have a source, I felt that it was not too hard to do well in the course.
Winter 2021 - I enjoyed this class a lot because grades were based 90% on three essays that you wrote throughout the quarter and then 10% based on weekly discussion posts of about 400 words or so. Essays were weighted 25%, 30%, and then 35% for the final essay. All though he expects you to basically cite all of the information you use, meaning that every sentence should have a source, I felt that it was not too hard to do well in the course.
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Fall 2020 - Professor Dienstag is a very kind and intelligent individual who has a very old-school approach to lecture. His class is structured around his lecture time being spent speaking on the required texts, its context, as well as expanding upon the text and building it into something more approachable. Most of the lecture is spent being lectured to with random intercessions for questions from students. The most crucial element to his class is attending discussion having read the material and being prepared to discuss and dissect it. The class relied on three essays and weekly readings that made up the majority of your grade. The workload is reasonable with a heavy reliance on required (student purchased) texts on dense philosophy and theory. Attend lecture, attend discussion, engage, and write your essays well. Also take advantage of office hours and opportunities for questions to ensure you do understand the often dense material. The biggest emphasis is formulating your own interpretation of the readings and putting that into your papers while avoiding summarizing the text. Overall, Professor Dienstag is an extremely friendly, approachable, and knowledgeable professor with a desire to encourage and cultivate a deeper understanding of the material with an emphasis on learning.
Fall 2020 - Professor Dienstag is a very kind and intelligent individual who has a very old-school approach to lecture. His class is structured around his lecture time being spent speaking on the required texts, its context, as well as expanding upon the text and building it into something more approachable. Most of the lecture is spent being lectured to with random intercessions for questions from students. The most crucial element to his class is attending discussion having read the material and being prepared to discuss and dissect it. The class relied on three essays and weekly readings that made up the majority of your grade. The workload is reasonable with a heavy reliance on required (student purchased) texts on dense philosophy and theory. Attend lecture, attend discussion, engage, and write your essays well. Also take advantage of office hours and opportunities for questions to ensure you do understand the often dense material. The biggest emphasis is formulating your own interpretation of the readings and putting that into your papers while avoiding summarizing the text. Overall, Professor Dienstag is an extremely friendly, approachable, and knowledgeable professor with a desire to encourage and cultivate a deeper understanding of the material with an emphasis on learning.
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