Charmaine Chua

23 reviews
Get ready to read Amazing lectures Participation matters Clear grading criteria Respected Graded by few things Inspirational Caring Skip class? You won't pass. Beware of pop quizzes Lecture heavy EXTRA CREDIT Lots of homework Accessible outside class
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GLOBL2 . A Month Ago

Engaging classes, many opportunities to discuss material, and she really tries to create a "classroom" environment. It's not just a lecture. Go to class as there are participation "quizzes." Do readings and you will do fine. Midterm, paper, final + some EC. Overall, one of the best professors I've had here. Sad she's leaving.

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GLOB2 . A Month Ago

Pretty good professor and alright introduction to the Global Studies major. The readings were very important, and overall it seemed that she cared very much about her students and the class. This class was more interesting than GLOBL 1, for sure, and all the TA's were fantastic.

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GLOBL2 . A Month Ago

SHE IS A DIVa, unfortunately not teaching anymore here in UCSB

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GLOBL130 . 9 Months Ago

This professor pushes propaganda under fake academic teaching and discriminates heavily against people with opposing political views

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GLOBL130 . 10 Months Ago

Professor Chua is probably THE best professor I've had in my time at UCSB- definitely take 130 with her if you have the chance! Attendance isn't mandatory per se, but there are a handful of pop quizzes given during lecture so it's good to show up. She's so wonderful and makes an effort to get to know all their students even in a large lecture.

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GLOBL130 . 10 Months Ago

Best professor I have ever taken, 10/10. Her lectures are genuinely interesting and teach about the current state of the world. The pp-quizzes are light if you did the readings (and pretty forgiving even if you didn't). Tests are graded harder than the quizzes, but still completely doable. Couldn't recommend Chua enough!

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GLOBL130 . 11 Months Ago

The best professor I have had at UCSB. Recommend so hard.

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GLOBL2 . 2 Years Ago

Took this class my first quarter at UCSB, and to this date it's still my favorite class I've taken here. The course contents are interesting, but Prof. Chua is absolutely incredible and I truly think the way she presented the material is what made it such an amazing class. Do all the readings and you'll do well.

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GLOB2 . 3 Years Ago

Super engaging lectures. Allowed handwritten notes on tests, which had minimal MC and longer essay questions. Grade determined by midterm, final, and paper (which is four pages, not long). Readings were long but worth it to do them, but you can skip two or three. Didn't know what global was before this class but really ended up loving it

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GLOBL2 . 3 Years Ago

She is clearly very passionate about global studies and shes an amazing lecturer. She is also very funny and entertaining, so I enjoyed attending lectures. For this class there was a lot of reading and I found that you must do the reading in order to do well on the midterm and final!!

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GLOBL2 . 3 Years Ago

She (& this class) is INCREDIBLE! Lots of dense & interesting reading, but she's very understanding and cares about our well being. If you do the readings & minimal studying, I think it's fairly easy to do well on the exams; the writing section is pretty heavy, but nothing crazy if you've prepped. I learned so much in this class & highly recommend!

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GLOBL2 . 3 Years Ago

I have such deep respect for Professor Chua. Her lectures are amazing. This was not an easy class. Most of your grade is a midterm, paper, final and participation matters. But I found her presentations fascinating and felt inspired to understand what I can do to make the world better. I will def take more Global classes and hope to get her again.

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