Professor Zheng should be a Harvard professor. 2 in-debates and 2 papers that correlate to the debate. weekly forum posts, but its mostly opinion based which makes it easier. The professor is super accessible and clearly loves teaching Chinese history. Powerpoints are extremely unorganized and hard to understand so attending lectures is helpful.

I gained a much better understanding on nation-formation after taking this class. Particularly enjoyed the debates, which helped me understand the main points accurately. The professor emphasized critical thinking and encouraged us to express our own opinions, and she created a safe environment for us to do it. I also made friends in this class!

This class opened my eyes about China and Chinese history. The professor was kind and academically rigorous at the same time. She respected students' opinions and pushed us to think harder. She was also very understanding and did everything she could to make this online class normal and engaging. Seriously, my favorite professor at UCSB!

This class is a pretty run of the mill basic class nothing too exciting. I was hoping we would learn more about the overall culture of the Qing but instead, it felt like we just studied individual people every week. She's nice and accessible outside of class but her lectures and slides are extremely dry. She makes you turn on your cameras too.

Did not expect to really find any part of this class enjoyable, but found so much of the material amazingly interesting even though (maybe it was the time of the course, but) I found myself dozing off more times than not. Provides guides for the exams which are helpful and 1 lengthy paper at the end, plus a few pop quizzes.

super hard to get good grades. Absolutely not a fun class to take. lots of reading. lack the ability of managing time. always late for class. ends her class at least ten mins later than she supposed to end. If you are a hardcore study worm, go for it.