Hajjar is great, she's so passionate about what she does and you can really tell from her enthusiasm during class. She's very knowledgable and funny. The class is fairly easy which makes it easier to absorb the information she's telling you because you don't have to stress about mere memorization just to pass the tests. I highly recommend Hajjar!
She gave way too many readings in this class for my liking, and had a quiz every week. She's very knowledgable but her lectures are really hard to keep up with. It all makes sense in her head I'm guessing but she rambles and doesn't explain the material well.
Please do not make your life miserable by taking her. She will make you not like Sociology. Tough grader (often ridicules your work) and finds student's questions as a burden to her lecture. PLEASE AVOID
DO NOT TAKE !!! Lectures are all over the place and make taking notes extremely difficult. Students questions were not answered clearly and she made then seem like an inconvenience to her. The course wasn't bad but I strongly suggest taking it with a different professor. 1midterm, final, quiz every week, 2 papers and lots of reading.
I'm taking a course from her at American University of Beirut and she's great! The topic (Torture, Law and Human rights) is so current and she is an authority on it. Great Professor, great course.
She is REALLY passionate about what she teaches, and that helps make/keep you interested. I set up an honors contract with her (which I got an A+ in the class for doing) and all I had to do was watch 2 movies on any topic I wanted and write a short paper. Good class.
She is really passionate and loves sharing her knowledge. All her powerpoints are online and her tests come straight from the power points. Tests are always 4 key terms and 1 long essay. Straightforward, your grade will be based on your TA, so just hope you get a nice one that doesn't nit pick at every answer.
Amazing teacher! Talks very fast but explains everything fully. Such enthusiasm you have no choice but to get involved and enjoy her topics. "pop" quizzes once a week or so, and she puts the notes online.
Love her! she is so articulate and eloquent that its easy to listen and comprehend what she says!
She is so into her teaching. Everybody should take at least one class with her. Not hard to get good grades if you do the reading and attend class!!!
Not the greatest teacher but takes all the midterm/final questions right from the reader. If you read her 200 page reader you will get an A in the class easy. GIves extra credit too.
Wonderful professor!!! I really enjoyed the lectures and wanted to come hear her speak. You MUST do the readings for the quizzes or you will fail them, but many of the readings have shorter versions on Wikipedia (very helpful if you run out of time). Having an easier TA is completely necessary: Linthi****is the best.
Hajjar was a great professor! You will not find a professor that lectures better than she does! I would recommend any class taught by her!
She makes lectures really interesting, I was pleased with her teaching style. Definitely know the readings like the back of your hand or else u won't do too well on the midterm or final. Your TA has a significant influence on your grade, I was lucky to get Linthicum. Do the EC that she offers, it's easy and it helps your grade!
She is very enthusiastic about the subject, which makes it all the more interesting. It's a fun and interesting subject (LAWSO 1) and she is a really great teacher. Her powerpoints and lectures are really clear and if you go to all the lectures you can pretty much pass the class. But do the reading or you'll fail the quizzes!
Hajjar is the best Lawso professor at UCSB! She is extremely energetic and fast-paced so get ready to take a lot of notes. Her lectures are always interesting and thought provoking.
This is the second class I've taken with this prof. I signed up for the class even before I knew the topic, just because I she was teaching the class. 75 minutes classes feel like 30 minutes! She is a very smart and interesting professor and her tests are very fair!! I definitely recommend you take a class with her!
So passionate. I've had her for two classes. My favorite was torture and the law. She know her**** and it was an amazing class. She gives a lot of reading but the tests are not hard. Take her before you leave UCSB, you wont be sorry.
Took a couple of seminars with her, basically assigns a ton of reading (more than you'd actually do) and gives take-home tests (papers essentially) based on the material. Not too tough but some thinking required. Displays a tremendous amount of passion in lecture and sucks down cigarettes like Pete Rozelle; pretty cool if you get to know her a bit
Her classes are huge. Just lectures and takes questions from students. Not that student friendly. Overall, teaches ok.
the class was okay, it wasn't that hard. hajjar talks really fast but if you need her to clarify things she will. she's really energetic so class doesn't get boring. you have to do three papers and each paper is only 3-4 pages long. pretty good class.
Hajjar knows her stuff. She speaks clearly and is very enthusiatic. the only problem is that she can get really excited about one subject and just go on and on about it. but everntually she finds her way back. its a good class you should take it.
I'm in her class now, dude, she's awesome! She's so enthusiastic about the subject matter and speaks clearly and directly that I actually get excited about going to class! She's not boring like so many of the teachers here who could care less about you, and she's got a sense of humor, and is not self-absorbed. Approachable.
best professor i've ever had. she is on sabbatical, but as soon as you can take her - you should!