Bridget Coggins

86 reviews
Tough grader Get ready to read Beware of pop quizzes Lecture heavy Graded by few things Test heavy Participation matters Skip class? You won't pass. Amazing lectures EXTRA CREDIT Respected Inspirational Clear grading criteria Lots of homework Hilarious Group projects Would take again Gives good feedback Caring So many papers
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POLS7 . 24 Days Ago

Worst 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.

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POLS7 . 27 Days Ago

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.

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POLS7 . 28 Days Ago

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 :/

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POLS7 . 28 Days Ago

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.

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POLS7 . 30 Days Ago

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.

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POLS7 . A Month Ago

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.

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POLS7 . A Month Ago

Her lectures were lackluster and confusing. She would go very fast and the slides were always empty and had no content on them. Even when I consistently went to lectures and paid attention, my notes would be difficult to understand. Over 50% of the class failed midterm 1, and she blamed us and refused to change anything for midterm 2 or lectures.

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POLS7 . A Month Ago

I took Prof. Coggins' class after forgetting to drop it, using it for 12 units. It was okay, but make sure to pay attention to lectures. I spent about 30 minutes per week outside of class on work. I took it pass/no pass and am pretty sure I passed. Overall, the class was fine—very doable, not impossible. I think others exaggerated its difficulty.

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POLS7 . A Month Ago

Poorly structured class just attend lectures

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POLS7 . A Month Ago

Coggins is a great professor and this was a great class! Lecture content was very interesting. To get a good grade you have to go to lecture and write down what she's saying (bc there's not much on the slides). The people upset and w/ bad grades didn't do either of those things^ Lowest quiz score gets dropped and there's an EC quiz.

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POLS7 . A Month Ago

Professor Coggins has very engaging and interesting lectures. While it is true that her lecture slides aren't information dense, she relays the information in a very captivating way. As long as you're present, this class won't be a problem. The negativity stems from people upset about their bad midterm grade when the test represented the coursework

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POLS7 . A Month Ago

Very knowledgable professor, she taught well and knew her stuff. People are just mad she didn't post lecture slides and you had to actually listen and study what she was saying. Concepts can be complex but if you put in moderate effort an A is possible.

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