This guy is a nut. easy A though, can't complain.

Professor Nederveen Pieterse is truly a great professor I'm so happy I took his class! Globl 123 was informative and the readings were relevant and interesting to each weekly topic. He is an easy grader and just wants students to learn. also if you go to his office hours he's super helpful. Also his lectures were very clear to follow to me. 9/10

best professor in the globl departmart!!! so inspirational! wow!

Listen, if you want an easy upper div class, TAKE GLOBL 123! There are no tests, lecture is not mandatory, and all you are graded on are your discussion posts each week (that correspond to readings). I skipped every class and was able to pass. You grade your own discussion posts btw, so easy A! His lectures are pointless tho

He is a kind man but not a good professor. He does not use lecture slides or anything; the class completely lacked structure. For exams, there were no study guides. Very dense readings would be assigned and not at all discussed or explained in lecture. It was very hard to succeed in this class, and I largely only did because of a massive curve.

This was by far the worst class I have ever taken. The professor seems like a good person, and is obviously very knowledgeable and well respected in his field however he falls short as a teacher. The lectures were unorganized and impossible to follow. Midterm was announced a week before, and we had no idea what would be on it. Dont take this class.