This class would not have been that hard and mentally draining if it weren't for the HORRIBLE TAs, this class drained me because the TA graded so harshly, was always late, had no clue what was going on, and was just rude to me.

Horrible grading criteria and graded assignments either a 0 or 100. The TAs were hardly any help especially Noosha! She was not helpful at all and rude . Did not want to help and had attitude all the time

First ever negative grade I've ever received at UCSB and I genuinely tried in this class. Professor and TA did not care whatsoever, lacked consideration, and gave out 0's over the smallest mistake. The TA does not know how to grade and will knock you down to a 0 over the smallest things. Don't take this class especially with the TAs this quarter.

The amount of work and effort I put into this class would have been fine if not for the lack of consideration from TA's when grading and helping out with the class. Horrible TA's and poorly designed course. Each week there is multiple writing assignments which you are either graded 100% or 0%. Make sure you choose the right TA when taking the class

Julia is a great lecturer but this class was so unclear. The simulation and mocktrials were disorganized and they did horrible at explaining what we were supposed to be doing. The TAs hardly knew themselves what we were supposed to do.The grading criteria was so absurd and made absolutely no sense.

Extremely hard grader, uses a totally different grading system where assignments get marked down 50% if you have any mistake whatsoever. I was sick and it brought my GPA down because she refused to give me an extension which made the difference in my final grade because any mistake on any assignment results in a 50%. Grading is incredibly unclear.

So many assignments due every Sunday, loves to spring an extra assignment to ruin your day, gives you a 0 often with no consideration for students, harsh grader depending on TA. Disappointed by this class! Never had such a poor experience with UCSB Poli Sci Dept.

It was a cool class but there were so many "busywork"assignments and she gave us 3, an extra assignment than usual,the Sunday right before finals week on top of an extremely harshly graded essay due a few days later.There is very little consideration for anything else going on like if your sick or anything,no extensions&you will be marked down 50%

Assigns so many random assignments that have nothing to do with IO's. Has no consideration for students that are struggling and promotes her book every chance she gets. TA literally does not care if you need help and will just give you a 0, cares more about looking good in front of the professor.

Very tough course, I struggled heavily despite doing all the readings and going to all lectures.

This class was great. It was in that golden zone of requiring effort while still being very manageable. Her lectures were super engaging and digestible as well, I was saddened to see how few people went towards the end (it was spring quarter so..). She also clearly cares about the material as well as her students. I hope I can take her again!

Morse was probably 1 of my favorite profs that I've had in the dept so far. While I have no special connection with her specifically, I can tell she is dedicated to her work, her class is interesting, and she doesn't have ridiculous expectations. Attendance not mandatory but would recommend going as it clarifies the material and makes things easier

This was a very difficult class but I loved the lectures and professor. I enjoyed coming to lectures as they were fun and interactive and Morse provided incredible insight into understanding the world. I would highly recommend this professor but the class exams and essays are graded harshly and are difficult.

Super great and engaging lecturer even though it wasn't mandatory, I'd recommend to go. You def don't have to read the book but it made all of the work really easy and went into a little more depth than her lectures. Midterm we were able to redo one part and get full credit on it that made it super helpful

Literally just here because its insane people are dissing Marc Anthony. He is the most helpful TA I've ever had, he truly cares for his students and if you show up to office hours you would see that. Harsh grader, but that is controlled by the professor. Definitely take him if you genuinely want to improve as a student.

I only knock off points for the grading system and TAs. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS W MARC ANTHONY he was mean, degrading, and nothing you want in a TA. Class is a weeder and TAs have to reduce grades to meet the curve. Textbook readings are dense. However, Prof Morse makes lecture interesting thru discussions and she made the content clear for me.

Professor Morse was detailed, organized, and included references to memes and other relevant events to explain a lot of IR-related terms easily! Do the readings, take notes in lecture, and don't be afraid to ask questions - she explains a lot of concepts really well if you do. Class based on midterm, final, two papers, and two reflections.

Interesting lectures by professor, but assignments and grading were hard. I am not a Poli Sci major and it was especially difficult, probably should not have taken the class. Seems dependent on TA, so pray and hope you get lucky. Morse is helpful during office hours.

ATTENDANCE MATTERS. Morse is a great lecturer but her class is especially difficult and the grading criteria is very difficult. The department seems to be turning this into a weeder class for the major. Read the textbook and go to lecture, best way to pass the class. Pray that you don't have Marc Anthony as your TA

Morse is a wonderful person, but her class was especially difficult.

Prof Morse is the best professor UCSB has ever seen. She is so smart, well educated, and good at her job. She really cares about her courses and the students. She cares about each student and is so understanding and I finished UCSB literally because of this woman. Class very engaging - graded off 3 policy papers and a project. 100/10 amazing.

We did have to read from the textbook, but she allowed reading an earlier edition if that's all we could find for free. There was 1 research paper and 1 midterm. There are 3 reflections throughout the quarter. For the final, it was a take home essay that she gave us like 5 days to write with no time limit. AMAZING PROFESSOR.

She had two TAs, mine the harsh grader and the other an easy A. Instead of being considerate esp. during COLA and COVID-19, she lowered grades. A B- was an 80-86 & a B+ was a 91-93. Even during the quarter, we were told we weren't allowed to ask for help for our essays either? Knows her stuff, but sadly doesn't care for her students.

Professor Morse is an absolutely amazing professor. Her lectures were diverse, clear, and extremely engaging. You can really tell the amount of effort she puts into everything for the class. She always encourages discussion and participation and is very receptive to feedback. All essays and assignments were designed so that you can succeed.