An introduction to the basic concepts, theories, and problems of international relations; balance of power, deterrence, the states system, imperialism, realism, idealism, levels of explanation, war and peace.
5
UnitsOptional
Grading1
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeWorst professor I've had so far. While she's passionate about the subject, class is extremely unstructured, which leads to inconsistent and unfair grading. She's on a power trip rather than genuinely wanting her students to succeed. If you want a class that feels like trying to solve a puzzle and read the professor's mind, then take her class.
She got a lot of hate about the midterm but kind of made up for it by allowing you to make your final grade count as your midterm grade. Her lecture slides contain no info tho so you need to pay attention in lecture, which is hard as she goes off on random tangents, so you don't know what is important. She's nice and passionate about the subject.
Coggins isn't as bad as people make her seem. You must attend lectures and do the weekly readings to grasp the concepts and do well fully. Your grade honestly depends on the TA who grades your work :/
I don't think Coggins deserves the hate she is receiving. While I did not love the structure of her lectures (she talks a lot more than what is written on the slides, which can lead you to miss information), she is passionate about the course, and I found many of the lectures very interesting. If you go to all of the lectures, you should be fine.
Coggins' class is unstructured, the slides are posted but they are worthless to study off of. Everyone bombed the first midterm and she blamed the students for needing to provide a curve. Lecture attendance isn't mandatory but there were like 4 online pop quizzes. Very doable class even if you don't read but its just made harder than it should be.
you have to attend every lecture because all information you get in this class is just her talking. She gives access to slides but they don't have infos on them. Strict grader and you never really know what you're doing tbh.