Get the books on time and use a planner for the reading and papers

Awesome class, had the most interesting content out of all of the courses I've taken so far. Highly recommend for surfers, as it covers super engaging topics throughout the entire duration of the class. Some of the assignments were a bit much, but they're only worth a small fraction of your grade. Graded mainly on exams, lowest score is dropped.

Great Prof!

Professor Sweeney is most likely the kindest man on campus. I don't know why other student call his lectures "boring." Other than being monotone, his lectures are most often interesting and applicable. You can tell he really cares about his students and I highly recommend this class if you want an easy A and some life lessons. :)

He is the best and the most generous professor I met ever since I got in UCSB! He will post all the lecture materials online for us to review. He has study guides for all tests! Sweeney does not have a harsh grading system. he is so kind that he won't let you fail easily. i will definitely take his class again!

Easy GE. Interesting even if you don't know anything about surfing, moreso if you do. Lecture can get boring, but the easy multiple choice tests make up for it. Has interesting speakers come in sometimes, so that's pretty cool. Didn't really need to read the book, but showing up to class was really enough.

Sweeney is super nice! Go to lecture and you should do well. Had him for the honors section and he's very caring

I had Prof Sweeney for Geography of Surfing and it was the most boring class I had ever taken in my entire life. If there wasn't an iClicker for this course I probably would've never went to class and even when I did, I found myself falling asleep every time. His monotone voice kills me! Luckily this was P/NP for me so it wasn't too bad. Good luck.

Attendance is mandatory, but overall exams are pretty easy. Didn't read at all and managed to do pretty well and there is no final :)

His lectures are sometimes boring but overall his class was very easy. He is approachable after class and he is very passionate about the subject. I definitely would recommend taking this class

Lectures get a bit boring at times, but he is a cool dude. The class is in no way hard, and he does his best to teach it to where everyone understands.

Sweeney is awesome. Literally the best professor I've had. If you're a surfer or interested in learning about surf culture, waves, etc, this is going to be the class for you. He shows surfing videos(Kelly Slater, himself, etc) and really is passionate about what he teaches. If you need to knock out a G.E., I'd definitely recommend this class.