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I really enjoyed this class. Ian Barrow is a thoughtful professor and was very engaging. There were many readings and each class was almost all discussion based on those readings. Grades were based on the three papers written throughout the semester, how often and how thoughtful your additions to discussions were, and how well you presented material in two presentations that we had to give. Time consuming when there was a paper due and you had pretty much only a week to write it, but pretty chill the other weeks.
I really enjoyed this class. Ian Barrow is a thoughtful professor and was very engaging. There were many readings and each class was almost all discussion based on those readings. Grades were based on the three papers written throughout the semester, how often and how thoughtful your additions to discussions were, and how well you pr …Read more
Professor Mao is awesome -- I did not get a *fantastic* grade in this class (my own fault) but I nevertheless loved it, you can easily get an A/A- if you put in the work and engage. Highly recommend!
Tropp may seem nice but he is a harsh grader. For a professor who doesn’t teach much material he has very high expectations. He often speeds through necessary information that is required for understanding the political issues in Africa. Be prepared to teach yourself majority of the content. LOTS of reading and each class is discussion style, so be prepared to YAP. You learn a lot but I think the class would have been more effective.
Tropp may seem nice but he is a harsh grader. For a professor who doesn’t teach much material he has very high expectations. He often speeds through necessary information that is required for understanding the political issues in Africa. Be prepared to teach yourself majority of the content. LOTS of reading and each class is discussi …Read more