Jessica Teets

The professor explains the basis of Chinese politics and their government system. We wrote an essay exam. The second half of the class addresses issues in China, and students do presentation projects along with the professor's lecture on a specific topic. The class is made up of three projects that determine the final grade.

Professor Teets is very knowledgeable in topics related to China and has lived experience there as well, and I would say her views are very up-to-date and fair. She expects a very high level of complexity in your papers and presentations as well as a multifaceted understanding of facts and nuanced analysis, which I think is sometimes a bit difficult for students who are less familiar with the conditions in Chinese society. Much less so if you have a good idea, though. Overall she reviews a good variety of topics when it comes to contemporary Chinese politics and she is extremely qualified to teach this course. I thoroughly enjoyed taking this class with her.

Professor Teets is very knowledgeable in topics related to China and has lived experience there as well, and I would say her views are very up-to-date and fair. She expects a very high level of complexity in your papers and presentations as well as a multifaceted understanding of facts and nuanced analysis, which I think is sometimes …Read more

Professor Teets is enthusiastic about this subject and it makes the class interesting. I really enjoyed this class. We would typically get readings for homework and then have a lecture and group presentation on it the following day. We never really discussed the readings, so it was unclear how many students actually did them