Intro to Intl & Global Studies

The course is taught by both Professor Fuentes-George and Professor Prakash. covers a broad range of topics about different international and global issues. Most of the topics are complex but the professors share the presentation slides which makes everything easier. The professors are also very kind and accommodating. The description the professors gave about the midterm makes it seem scary at first, but if you know the material from the the lectures and can supplement with evidence and analysis from the readings, you will do fine. The course material is useful if you want to study political science, IGS, IPE, or History.

The course is taught by both Professor Fuentes-George and Professor Prakash. covers a broad range of topics about different international and global issues. Most of the topics are complex but the professors share the presentation slides which makes everything easier. The professors are also very kind and accommodating. The descriptio …Read more

This course is thought in unison by both prof. Fuentes-George and prof. Amit Prakash (when i took it at least). I have to say that prof. Fuentes' teaching style was far more engaging and easier to follow, however, they are both highly knowledgeable in their fields, fair graders, approachable and willing to accommodate their student's needs and help you out with anything. Good foundational course for anyone interested in intl politics, but if you've had previous experience with this area it can be quite boring at times since the focus is very general, but at the same time they kind of fail to explain foundational knowledge & basic concepts to those who have no previous knowledge of intl political theory. Do NOT skimp on the readings for this lol

This course is thought in unison by both prof. Fuentes-George and prof. Amit Prakash (when i took it at least). I have to say that prof. Fuentes' teaching style was far more engaging and easier to follow, however, they are both highly knowledgeable in their fields, fair graders, approachable and willing to accommodate their student's …Read more

The course is taught by both Professor Fuentes and Professor Prakash and both are very well-informed about the content and enthusiastic to teach it. The material we cover is extremely broad and there is a lot to go over. Lectures cover a lot of information and things information sometimes get lost in the mix. I found most of the information interest, but I feel like we could have spent more time on foundational ideas and theories. There are so many readings for the class which you need to know for the assignments.

The course is taught by both Professor Fuentes and Professor Prakash and both are very well-informed about the content and enthusiastic to teach it. The material we cover is extremely broad and there is a lot to go over. Lectures cover a lot of information and things information sometimes get lost in the mix. I found most of the info …Read more

This course is pretty theory-heavy and throws readings at you at a torrid pace. Exams questions tend to zone in on one or two of these readings at a time so understanding them is crucial. Kemi is a stellar and engaging lecturer who frames IR through some pretty intriguing topics while Amit's lectures are a little more traditional and tend to be more complicated. Both professors are fair graders and give good feedback and this course is valuable, especially if you don't have a strong background in IR or polisci.

This course is pretty theory-heavy and throws readings at you at a torrid pace. Exams questions tend to zone in on one or two of these readings at a time so understanding them is crucial. Kemi is a stellar and engaging lecturer who frames IR through some pretty intriguing topics while Amit's lectures are a little more traditional and …Read more

The class covers a big variety of topics in such a short period of time. The lectures are sometimes too shallow, but I really enjoyed how multidisciplinary the contents are. Both Prof. Prakash and Prof. Fuentes express a clear and critical perspective of the topics. The content is fairly international and diverse. Get prepared for so many readings, they are really necessary for exams.

The class covers a big variety of topics in such a short period of time. The lectures are sometimes too shallow, but I really enjoyed how multidisciplinary the contents are. Both Prof. Prakash and Prof. Fuentes express a clear and critical perspective of the topics. The content is fairly international and diverse. Get prepared for so …Read more

Overall, the professors were good. They were very informed and educated on the topics. The reason why I did not enjoy the course is that it felt very broad. It felt like a mix of a lot of subjects at once. However, there really isn't a way to avoid it because it is an intro class

The course is taught by both Professor Fuentes-George and Professor Prakash. Both professors are very knowledgeable on the topic, but Kemi's lectures were far more engaging than Amit's. I thought the lectures were interesting, but the class had an unnecessary number of readings.

Prof. Prakash & Prof. Fuentes-George are equally enthusiastic about their subject material. Going to their office hours is highly recommended. Lots of readings that you don't NEED to read entirely each week, but definitely should in order to be prepared for the papers.

Very reading heavy, and papers and midterms often focus on specific authors from the weekly readings. As this is an intro course, the course content is very broad and that makes it difficult to narrow down during discussion sections, but generally takes a valuable lens of being critical of traditional IR theory. Depending on how familiar you are with certain polisci topics, some lectures may be unengaging as they have to go over the basics.

Very reading heavy, and papers and midterms often focus on specific authors from the weekly readings. As this is an intro course, the course content is very broad and that makes it difficult to narrow down during discussion sections, but generally takes a valuable lens of being critical of traditional IR theory. Depending on how fami …Read more