Not sure why my honest review keeps being removed, maybe someone is insecure. This class should be avoided at all costs. So many readings/studies are expected to be comprehended at a high level. The section never helped on the exam (readings discussed in section would never be on the exam, so it felt like a total waste of brain space). Merry Xmas!

Prof Bimber's class was truly phenomenal. The class is a challenging graduate-style course, where the midterm and final were a large portion of the grade, largely based on research articles. Bimber is a great lecturer, and the more you put into the class, the more you will get out. Go to office hours, collaborate with friends. It's worth it! 10/10

Good professor overall, but the course is extremely exam-heavy. 60% of your grade comes from just two tests, so messing up on even one puts you in a position where recovering your grade is impossible. lectures are solid professor knows the material, but the grading structure creates a lot of pressure. If you're not a strong test-taker don't take.

Bruce Bimber is a great lecturer, but the class itself is tough. It has a midterm, a quarter-long group project, a final, and section participation. The real issue is the exams; they demand memorizing obscure details, making the course feel like a grad class pretending to be for undergrads. The only good thing was Pierce, the TA. DO NOT TAKE!!!!

I LOVED this class. I took Pol 12 and Prof Bimber did a fantastic job. He's a great lecturer and organized presenter. Lecture flew by. There's lots of reading for this class, but the content's interesting so I didn't mind. Highly recommend!

Loved this class! You have to put in the work for an A and there is a lot of reading every week, but the content of the class was super interesting. I really enjoyed Professor Bimber's lectures! Take good notes in lecture, it will help for the tests. 3 easy writing assignments, 2 midterms and 1 final. The TAs were also great and super helpful.

Amazing professor! He made the material so interesting and knows how to engage you. There are 3 writing assignments (two of which are based on what is said in section). Two midterms and a final. They aren't crazy hard, the TAs are very sweet and want you to succeed. He does expect you to read an entire textbook and everything is said in lecture

Great lectures which exam SAQs always pull from, so take super-detailed notes. Quizzes are easy to pass. Readings are dense and not often seen on exams, but do them anyways. Covers very interesting modern-day material. Has definitely improved on making exam questions match lecture content — just pay attention. TAs are friendly and accessible.

I love professor Bimber. His class was so interesting and I learned so much. However, there is a big group project that is weighted heavy, but overall 10/10 class. He is so funny and a great lecturer.

Bimber was an enjoyable lecturer and professor overall. However, he said certain material would be on the exams and then used completely different material and blindsided everyone. Had 1 midterm and 1 final that were weighted pretty heavily and included MCQs along with SAQs. Felt like they were looking for pretty specific things on the SAQ portion.

I wanted to like this class, but I was told verbatim by a TA "we were only allowed to give out a limited number 10/10s" by the professor on tests, despite the accuracy of student responses. This was extremely frustrating and I would not take this class again due to his grading policies.

Workload is very easy and he is a great teacher. Grade is mainly based on mid term and final as well as a paper. The tests are moderately difficult but if you go to lecture and prepare they're not bad.

Supre knowledgeable professor, and clearly passionate about Poli-sci. Not an easy class though. Tough midterm and final, but the final project was easy. Make sure to go over ALL quiz questions (that's a LOT), as they will appear on your exams. The short response was easy as long as you go to lectures. Overall, learned a lot, love his style.

SO hard. Not even a poli sci major and took because 2 GE's. Technically got C+ but since not my major I just took a pass lol. So hard for no reason and very reading heavy. lectures are boring and tests don't exactly match up. averages always a C on midterm and final and no curve so everyone got a C or just took a pass. skip this class if possible

I really liked his lectures and the content he goes over and the way he presents it. He goes over the foundations of government while also tying in real world events and examples, such as the Donald Trump court cases. I didn't like the online textbook part because you HAD to buy it for assignment purposes. It cost $50 and expired in 9 months.

Prof clearly passionate & kinda funny. May bore you if you're not interested in poli sci bcs the class info is dense & memorization is needed for the tests. Was pretty easy conceptually bcs I took AP Gov (just not the test) which was a great foundation. Lecture attendance not mandatory but sections are. Put in effort & you get out what you give :)

Good professor however if you are a first year and are taking this class I advise you not to. The teaching style is hard to adjust to. It's all memory based and relies heavily on the book which contains a lot of information.

Really interesting lectures that are easy to follow. You could tell this professor puts in his efforts for this subject. You do have to read the full textbook and there are quizzes that follow the reading, but if you find a schedule to break up the reading, this class would be so worth it.

lectures can be a little dry sometimes but he's a sweet guy! wants students to learn and use the content from class. technically the content is not hard to memorize (communication heavy) but there's a ton of readings, homework, and a time-consuming group project. yet bc of that, the final and midterm aren't weighed as heavy as other pols classes

Bimber is a great guy and is obviously very passionate about his field of study (political communication). The class had a lot of projects and one large group project, and the lectures were pretty dense. This made the class a little difficult but your grade averages out. Overall, the class was really interesting and the workload was manageable.

Very kind and accommodating. Gives engaging and interesting lectures. A large component of the class grade is a group project though, so be wary if those are not your cup of tea.

Prof Bimber is really smart and def knows his stuff. Tests are heavily on the readings and lectures so make sure you do the readings (or just skim and write down abstract and conclusion). 1 major group project throughout the quarter which wasn't too bad. This class is pretty challenging but if you take notes you will be fine!

I took PolSci12 during an election year, and I would definitely recommend it if possible, he helped us stay up to date and explained what was going on and why it was important. He did a good job of remaining politically unbiased while still teaching what was important and looking at the bigger picture.

Good prof in my opinion. Tests are based on lectures and the textbook, so going to lecture is a good idea if you want a good grade. Class requires effort - but if you're interested in politics and gov it's enjoyable. Grade is based on two midterms, final, and term paper. When class did poorly on the 1st midterm he adjusted the 2nd showing care.