POL SCI 149
Special Topics in American Government and Politics: Presidential Elections: Stories We Tell About Who Won and Why
Description: Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisites: course 40, two courses in Field III. Designed for juniors/seniors. Intensive examination of one or more special problems appropriate to American politics. Sections offered on regular basis, with topics announced in preceding term. May be repeated for credit with topic change. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2021 - BEST PROFESSOR EVER. Take him when you get the chance!! Some people have stated that he gives out too much papers to work on but its really easy. He also assigns readings (which may be a lot but you can skim through it). The prompt for the papers are really straightforward. There are papers that are 1-2 pages long or 3-5 pages long (which is not bad). He also has a final paper that is 12-15 pages but it's about choosing a President like Clinton, Bush, Reagan, etc. So its not bad and really fun. I got to learn a lot from him and props to this professor. You don't have to go to his lectures but you can get extra credit for participation. We do these activities like Defending/Presenting with the readings he assigned us. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND. I wish he had other classes and if he did, I would definitely take him again.
Winter 2021 - BEST PROFESSOR EVER. Take him when you get the chance!! Some people have stated that he gives out too much papers to work on but its really easy. He also assigns readings (which may be a lot but you can skim through it). The prompt for the papers are really straightforward. There are papers that are 1-2 pages long or 3-5 pages long (which is not bad). He also has a final paper that is 12-15 pages but it's about choosing a President like Clinton, Bush, Reagan, etc. So its not bad and really fun. I got to learn a lot from him and props to this professor. You don't have to go to his lectures but you can get extra credit for participation. We do these activities like Defending/Presenting with the readings he assigned us. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND. I wish he had other classes and if he did, I would definitely take him again.
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Fall 2020 - Professor Sherrer is such a cool dude and a great teacher. He is engaging and so passionate about American politics. He had great lecture slides and encouraged us to engage in breakout room discussions with our peers every class. This helped us feel a bit more connected to each other during online school. The class was made up of two homework assignments that were full credit if submitted on time, attendance and multiple choice and short answer midterm and final. There was no textbook required and instead, he provided really interesting chapters from books he enjoyed. I would highly recommend taking this class and any class he teaches at UCLA.
Fall 2020 - Professor Sherrer is such a cool dude and a great teacher. He is engaging and so passionate about American politics. He had great lecture slides and encouraged us to engage in breakout room discussions with our peers every class. This helped us feel a bit more connected to each other during online school. The class was made up of two homework assignments that were full credit if submitted on time, attendance and multiple choice and short answer midterm and final. There was no textbook required and instead, he provided really interesting chapters from books he enjoyed. I would highly recommend taking this class and any class he teaches at UCLA.
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