The first day I had his class I knew right away this was going to be one of my favorite professors. Intellectually stimulating class discussion and his tonality reflects his passion for political science. I am more than happy that I chose to take this class with Professor Narang. Neil is one of the boys.

I loved this class and this professor. Really good guy who knows the subject matter well and is very down to earth. Tries to connect with the students in funny, weird ways. Lots of reading, but reading always ties in with his lectures. Overall great class

Difficult class. Daily quizzes which suck. Dense reading, a lot of reading actually. No PPT slides he speaks for the whole lecture makes you want to go to sleep. Take this class with another professor.

This guy is one legend. if you wanna hear "duh dah da deh meh" every five minutes(that's a stutter). No slides. Reader. Must read it. Cumalitive writing final. Two 5-7 page papers. Goonie. Talks way too fast. Daily in class quizzes. Disorganized. Has one piece of paper with a couple of bullets and talks a bunch. Bounces back and forth w/names.2many

Such a great professor. Can be hard to follow at times during lecture but also open to slowing down for students and reviewing. Also super funny and stylish? Def hits up the Jcrew. One of the most engaging, interesting, and diverse classes I have taken at UCSB

50 pages of reading a week, two essays, 20 short quizzes, horrid final, and the professor's lectures were honestly terrible and hard to follow. If you have to take this class please TAKE IT WTIH A DIFFERENT PROFESSOR even if you half to wait for another professor to teach the course. The pain of this course is not worth suffering through.

Norris tends to talk really fast during lecture because he gets too excited about philosophy. He means well, though and always tries to make sure he answers everyone's questions (even the stupid ones). Daily 2-question quizzes force you to keep up with reading which is actually very helpful in the long run. Two papers, no midterm, and a final.

The class itself was fairly interesting but Narang made lectures so much more engaging. Very personable and down to earth, one of the coolest professors I've had so far. Lectures are somewhat repetitive of the textbook, but I can guarantee you at least a B if you keep up with the readings. A take home essay and IDs for the midterm and final.

Great professor. Funny, smart, charming. Lectures are informative and fun even though it was very much repetition of the textbook. Loved the class and now look to see what he's teaching every quarter. He's young and approachable and honestly makes you want to go to lecture (not even just for his good looks).

Professor Narang is my favorite professor here at UCSB. He's honestly so hilarious and teaches the material in a way that makes you want to listen. His tests are a little unrelated to the lecture, considering it's one take-home essay and all ID's. Your grade depends a lot more on who your T.A. is though! Also he's a cutie.

Although somewhat new to teaching, he is super passionate and engages the class which makes the material more enjoyable. Despite saying you won't pass if you don't read, most of his lectures correlate directly with the book so as long as you pay attention you will be fine.

OK - super cute young professor who is totally hilarious in lecture. You don't need to go to lectures if you do the readings, but still worth attending to hear him explain things. Completely agree with the comments here on office hours: he's really nice and approachable and he gives great advice. Overall, the best class I've had so far at UCSB.

He was my first professor at UCSB, and he was great. He's funny, approachable, and smart. His lectures are at times boring, but he attempts to make them fun. Thanks to him I'm sticking with political science as my major. (P.s. Professor Narang is hot)

For the most part, a good lecturer, but sometimes get distracted so lectures run behind. Each lecture basically works off of the chapter, so very helpful if you read beforehand (I didn't), as lecture will reiterate and help you understand the material. Midterm & final are both a take home essay along with writing on a randomly selected key term.

This class requires a lot of reading but it is not that bad if you stay on schedule and do about two chapters a week. The Midterm and Final were also not that bad. He is an amazing teacher and is very caring. The lectures can get boring at times.

Such a nice guy. Great at lecturing. I hate philosophy and he made it engaging and interesting :)

I really enjoyed this class! It was my first poli-sci/college class ever and it's a great one to ease yourself into. The lectures are pretty interesting and class discussion is pretty funny. He's a young guy and his teaching methods reflect this.

He is the nicest Professor on campus. Super smart, and totally approachable. I actually changed my major to Political Science because of this class. Wish I could take another one with him.

Professor Norris is an exceptional professor. His lectures cover quite a bit of material so make sure you take notes. He typically assigns 50pgs of reading per class and most of the texts are interesting to read. His classes are challenging, but well worth the effort. If you want to actually learn something, I recommend enrolling in his classes.

Super interesting guy but the class is pretty boring to be honest. Lots of reading required for every lecture and it bites you in the ass come finals when you skipped out on it during the quarter. Two essays, which aren't too bad. Funny guy- just a really heavy class that would probably be easier from another teacher.

This class will weed out the pretenders in this major. If you are interested in the material, do the readings, show up, and pay attention, you have a good shot. Some people were upset with the difficulty, but they were people who clearly did not read or pay attention. Norris is extremely intelligent, extremely passionate, and a good lecturer.

Norris must have taken the previous reviews to heart because he's the furthest thing from condescending. What a positive, warm, encouraging guy! He's also amazing at facilitating discussions on challenging texts. I can't wait to take another class of his.

Really funny lecturer and overall cool guy. His powerpoints are very clear and correlate to the textbook reading exactly. Midterm and Final are ridiculously easy (if you do the reading.) Hint: don't study historical events because thats a historical example. If you go to lecture, you really don't need to read and vice versa. Great class.

Professor Narang is easily one of the funniest professors I've ever had. He is engaging, and I would take any IR class with him again.