International Relations of East and Southeast Asia.
The class material was super interesting, the professor not so much. I definitely learned a ton about East Asian international relations because the readings she assigned were engaging and super informative. She structured the class well so that each week we focused on one particular issue. But she wasn't a very engaging lecturer. Especially when the first part of the class was on Zoom, it was basically run as a discussion section with 120 students. Her analyses and insights in lecture on the readings and subjects were pretty surface-level. But the class was easy. Midterm and final were each 4 page essays. When she releases the prompt you have like a day or two to work on it. Quizzes were super easy if you did the readings. Typically there were 2 or 3 readings per lecture and each reading probably averaged out to be like 20 pages.

Take this if the subject interests you and you're looking for a fairly easy class but be ready to learn mostly from the readings.

This class focuses on the international relations of East & SE Asia. I have taken roughly 4 classes all titled 139, the variable course, but this was the best I had taken. I would definitely recommend this class to anyone interested in the topic. The reading load was average for an upper div class, but they were very interesting! The professor is extremely clear in her lectures, just be sure to pay attention and actually do the readings, then it should all go hand in hand. If anyone needs this for their concentration, be sure to take it. It is very relevant to today and very interesting.

She is a very nice and highly knowledgeable professor. The class materials are well organized, rewarding, and straightforward. The class workload is not too heavy: one midterm, one final, and weekly reflection responses. You will do a great job as long as you keep lecture notes and read every reading that the professor provides.

This wasn't a super difficult class, and everything you need to know for the midterm and final is in the daily reading assignments. Her lectures consist of a class discussion about the readings, so basically you sit there and listen to your fellow poli-sci majors give their opinions on the daily topic (you can imagine what that's like), while she writes a point on the board every once in a while. If she didn't pass around an attendance sheet every lecture and grade based on participation, I wouldn't have gone to any of the lectures. Even though the lectures are pretty boring, she's super helpful and will answer any of your questions at office hours. The midterm and final are just in-class essays, and she lets you print out all of the readings to use while you're taking the exam. Just study and print out the readings, and you'll be golden. Overall, this class is pretty interesting if you want to learn about China's foreign policy, but your time might be better spent in a more engaging class.