Professor Busto is very passionate about what he teaches. You don't have to go to lecture, but 1. he doesn't post the slides until a few days before the exams, and 2. is a great and entertaining lecturer. You have to do a fair amount of studying for each exam, but if you go to lecture and pay attention, the study guide will come naturally.

One of the best classes ever taken! The assigned readings were a few page articles that were about very interesting topics. The grading was very light and not about how good the paper was but that you followed his guidelines. He gave you the option of what kind of final you can write. A lot of creative liberty and room for open-minded discussion.

Busto is an amazing professor who knows how to connect with students. He keeps his class chill and work is only a few essays based on lecture material. Would take again just to hang out.

The course material is interesting but busto's "counterdisciplinary" style of textual criticism is strange and biased at best.

While Professor Busto is likable enough, his presentation of the course material is biased and does not leave room for open debate. He puts forward non-objective claims without allowing for a two-sided discussion in class. He tends to jump to conclusions.

I love his lectures sooooo much, very inspirational! I found my interest in his lectures, and also I have learnt a lot! DEFINITELY I will take his class again!

Enjoyable class. Great lecturer with a great voice, too! I learned a little bit of myself and how western cultures have great influence in how we perceive Asian cultures and religion in America.

Busto's one of the best professors I've had here. He understands students' interests and concerns, applying them to lecture content and feedback. The content of the course really opened my eyes to racial stereotypes that I otherwise wouldn't have recognized and fought against. Very insightful and kind.

I took his First Contact class, and honestly it was one of the most fun upper divs I could have taken. The only thing is that he didn't use gauchospace to input grades throughout the quarter, so my only knowledge of my grades was from the hardcopy papers he would pass back. He respects the class's opinions and as long as you try you will do well.

Religion and Science Fiction. Signed up on a whim. Best course I've ever taken with the most interesting and philosophical prof ever. This was my first Reg Studies course but my mind was blown on a daily basis. So grateful for the opportunity to have had him as a prof. TAKE HIM!!!

Professor Busto is an amazing lecturer and made the material much more interesting. I took this course for my ethnicity requirement expecting an easy A, but he does not use Gauchospace and you have to show up to lecture to get the material. Uses almost exactly the same midterm every time, gave pop quizzes in lecture, he's very traditional

This class is once a week and you have to read a book for every session. No tests. Only weekly responses and a 8-10 page essay at the end of class. Every week 3 students present the book for the entire class. Busto is amazing and gunny and always brings food for students in this seminar. He makes you think hard and makes you write harder. Great guy