Hobbs-Morgan is one of the best lecturers in the PoliSci department right now. Their lectures are so well crafted and organized that it seems as if they're reading out of a book during the lecture. Because of this, lecture slides are sparse in information so make sure you really listen in order to get the most out of lectures.

His lectures are interesting enough and he seems to really care about his students. We had in-person midterm/final consisting of short answers questions and an essay. One longer 5-7page essay and another 2-page write-up. Easy and straightforward grading guidelines. No section was so nice.

I can not give Professor Hobbs-Morgan enough credit. Although his classes are very difficult, his passion for teaching and his care for his students is apparent. If you are a Political Science major please take one of his classes because you will not regret it.

I can not recommend Chase enough. He is the most engaging lecturer I have ever had at UCSB and teaches with such enthusiasm and kindness. I genuinely started tearing up when I finished his class because I love him so much. He cares SO much about his students and about the subject. Its definitely not an easy class but so incredibly worth it.

What I found really off-putting about this class was that he taught as if it was a small class despite it having 100+ people. His slides are pretty much useless and he spends much of the class just engaging one on one with students instead of lecturing. Was never able to take substantial notes and had to teach myself the material.

Chase is one of the best professors I've had at UCSB. He is passionate about the topics he teaches and his lectures are interesting and easy to follow. He is clear about his expectations/grade requirements and is very understanding of students' needs. There is a lot of reading, but he goes over most of them in lecture.