Introduction to the workings of various political systems with an emphasis on governmental institutions and political processes. Comparison of political systems using some of the basic concepts of political analysis.

No Prerequisites

5

Units

Optional

Grading

1

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

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BRUHN K
Kathleen Bruhn
3.4
87 reviews

Lecture

HFH 1104
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
180 / 180 Full

Sections

HSSB 1214
F
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
21 / 20 Full
HSSB 1206
M
17:00 PM - 17:50 PM
20 / 20 Full
HSSB 1206
M
18:00 PM - 18:50 PM
19 / 20
GIRV 1108
T
08:00 AM - 08:50 AM
20 / 20 Full
HSSB 1214
T
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
20 / 20 Full
HSSB 1211
T
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
20 / 20 Full
GIRV 1108
T
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
20 / 20 Full
HSSB 1231
T
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
20 / 20 Full
HSSB 1227
T
13:00 PM - 13:50 PM
20 / 20 Full
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3.4
POLS6 . Bruhn K 7 Months Ago

Lowkey a lot of reading but it was chill....shes a fun lecturer and a lot happens in her lectures. She is so interesting cool career stories dropped. Fav Poli Sci class out of the intro ones rlly liked.

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POLS6 . Bruhn K 10 Months Ago

Bruhn is one of the best lecturers I have had so far. She ties her lecture topics in with real-world examples, making it much easier to comprehend. One of the best Poli sci professors

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POLS6 . Bruhn K 10 Months Ago

Bruhn is a really interesting lecturer, and she talks about her time and studies a lot in Latin America a lot. Lectures are very content-heavy, and it's important to take notes. There are weekly quizzes that are sometimes a little random, but for the most part, if you took notes on lectures and read the textbook you'll be fine. TA's were unhelpful.

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POLSCI6 . Bruhn K 10 Months Ago

Class was interesting but lectures felt rushed, heavy reading and quizzes every week with oddly specific and irrelevant questions. Main issue is TA's- they suck and give unclear grades.. the essays have vague prompts and constraints that make it hard to do well. Can't get an A without really putting in the work. Not great but not terrible.

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POLISCI6 . Bruhn K 11 Months Ago

Professor Bruhn was very well educated on her topics of discussion, however her lectures were very fast paced, just reading off the slides, and felt like a race to get all your notes done. Weekly quizzes were pretty difficult. Midterm was take home essay, final was in person multiple choice and essays

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POLS6 . Bruhn K 1 Year, 6 Days Ago

Ok so I agree with another comment that said she grows on you throughout the quarter the only issue is essays can be unclear and some TAs are unhelpful and unapproachabe. Final was fairly easy as it was reused quiz questions and an essay you could answer if you knew the basics of the class

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