GO TO SECTION! The lecture is all about the reading. No midterm, no final, but three essays. Is a nice, different class to take. Chris is super cool, but the lectures are very easy to zone out in. They are all about the readings and consist of him asking questions to us and then talking.
Nice guy, likes to interact with class and get to know his students. Speaks freely and doesn't sugar coat anything. Lectures are a bit boring and you don't really need to go as long as you somewhat read the books. Played 4 documentaries instead of lecturing. 3 essays, no midterm or final. Pretty easy as long as your you can write a decent paper.
Chris is the man. Lectures are more discussions to help you understand/learn about history, events, people, etc. He treats students as equal people, not condescending. Always tries to remember names. Always friendly. Fair grading. Just a reasonable guy and reasonable class. Only downfall is a lot of reading, but they're needed for essays.
I. Love. Chris Mcauley. He is my favorite teacher at UCSB. Not only is he extremely knowledgable but he is so so helpful and really engages the class. He takes the time to get to know students and he's really down to earth, so sweet, and he's hilarious. He really cares about his students, subject and what he does.
Such a good class! McAuley is super cool and he takes the time to really get to know and help his students. Class is more like a discussion of the books, and its easy to follow if you do the reading. There's only 2 4-page papers and 3 10-question quizzes on the books and in class movies. I recommend this class!
THIS CLASS WAS HORRIBLE! All of the ratings say that it is easy, but he just started giving reading quizzes that are SO HARD. You have the read all of the books IN DEPTH to do well on these quizzes. The essays are also graded really hard and section is mandatory. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS. It is not worth all the GE's it covers, pick something else!
4/5 books were super difficult to read. 3 papers, no midterm, no final, lectures not mandatory, so pretty good deal overall. My TA was super annoying though, especially at 8am.
Great professor. His lectures are very interesting and he actually makes an effort to get to know his students. The material is pretty easy, but there is a lot of reading every week. Sections are mandatory and there are 3 papers for this class. If you need to fulfill a writing requirement or a GE this is a great class to take.
Bl St 137E. I enjoyed his lectures, does a good job going over the readings and their main points. Grade consisted of 3 book reports (read 3 out of 6 books) No midterm/final. Defin take it! It also covers Soc req.
Section is mandatory, but going to lecture isn't. Still, I suggest going to most of them--McAuley really makes an effort to explain the most important topics during lecture, which makes writing the 3 papers easier. It's an easy class, but the material can get repetitive. Still, I'd recommend taking McAuley!
Very easy class and really interesting. Section is mandatory but going to lectures isn't all that necessary. You read around 5 books but only need to read 4. If you need to fulfill a writing requirement definitely take this course
Fabulous professor. Comes to class with no notes but puts together a brilliant lecture on the fly, tying in readings, class discussion, and usually a reference to Dave Chapelle. 3 papers- 25% of grade each, 25% based on participation. Shows movies sometimes. Readings are varied in style and interesting.
He takes the time to learn the students names during lecture. VERY INTERESTING CLASS.
I honestly enjoyed the class! It isn't much of a lecture, but more of a discussion. Make sure to read the books so you can participate in class! He really likes that! The 3 papers were pretty fair, 4 pages each. You can easily get an A, so don't forget to go to section!
He's funny, cool, clear, and not boring. This class requires to read many books and write papers about them, no tests given, some quizzes, and section is mandatory. 75% of the grade of the class is based in 3 papers. Pretty good deal
Very clear, mostly simple concepts. Lot of books to read but you don't have to read them all. 3 Papers and no final, you have to participate in section because its 1/4 of your grade
Awesome guy. Awesome class. 3 papers, easy and interesting. Do it
Changes are you won't agree with his politics, but he encourages you to disagree with him. Lectures are stimulating and engaging. Reading the books is mandatory for a good grade, and he does assign a bit of reading. The class is what you make of it. We were assigned three 4-page papers and no final. Definitely worth taking a class with.
One of the most influential teachers in my college career. Beautiful lecturer, passionate and captivating teacher. Cool ass cat.
Too much reading. Learned a lot from the lectures. Essays based on mostly lectures. Gives you the questions before the exams. Helpful when you need to reschedule your exam. Really tries to remember your name if you speak in class. Super nice and funny when he curses when class doesn't respond to his questions.
Absolutely one of the most intelligent people I have ever encountered. McCauley will learn your name if you give him the chance to. Knows everything about everything. Class is alright but requires a decent amount of dense reading, not much else.
Chris is, without a doubt, one of the best professors at UCSB. He knows the texts inside and ou. Class discussions are ALWAYS completley engaging and personal. He's not about advocacy, but about serious critical thinking. The readings are dense, but worth it because students learn so much. There is not one bad thing to say about him or class.
Chris is absolutely amazing. Lectures were so interesting. He knew my name after the first time and I talked to him, i saw him outside of class and he STILL knew my name. You have to keep with the reading somewhat because of the papers - but you learn a lot just from him talking. Brilliant man.
Not the hardest in the world but enough of a challenge to really push you into learning about the harsh, yet fulfilling, realities about the world around you. McAuley takes you on a journey throughout time and the world shedding light on almost every atrocity committed since the Cold War, never forgetting to ask the question: Why?