Prof. Coggins is a good professor but the class is very vague so attending lectures matters. She has no slides and sometimes the material is not very clear because of this. A lot of people are saying there's a lot of weekly readings, I actually found the readings pretty light. Overall I enjoyed the class and did not find it too hard

This class was way harder then it should have been. There was no structure and no communication between her and the TAs so it was super confusing all the time. The readings are very hard to understanding and we never went over them. She is very nice and passionate about what she does but the way she teaches makes it hard to grasp the material.

No structure to the class, too many readings, and no help whatsoever with what to study for the midterms.Slides are blank so everything is said and talks too fast, blink and you'll miss it. Only positive thing was TA's tried to help as much as they were allowed.AVOID taking this class with her if you can!

Don't even THINK of taking PS7 with Coggins. One of the worst professors I've had at UCSB. Her lectures are all over the place and she only puts one or two sentences per slide (doesn't post presenter notes). Graded only on participation, 2 midterms (tricky, specific questions), & a final paper. Weekly readings are so long and don't make any sense.

Do not suggest taking this class, the professor does not have lecture slides or study guides. Long poly sci readings every week without clear explanations.

Professor Coggins is great. She is really caring and likes what she teaches. She is super understanding during Covid and has great async lectures that you can tell she is interested in teaching us. There is participation on Nectir, no zooms. Two midterms and a paper that you have the whole quarter to write. Would definitely take again!!