Amazing professor!!! Everyone should take his class. Lectures are extremely informative and interesting - lots of reading but you learn to skim

A good professor. Not bad, but lectures were pretty boring. His slides are super hard to follow bc they have no text on them and he goes off on tangents pretty often. I did learn a lot and he is very knowledgeable, but it was difficult to pay attention. Only graded by 2 short written exams (questions given beforehand) and a MC final.

I think the quality of Professor Juergensmeyer's class really suffered with the transition to a virtual format. It's pretty clear that he cares about his students and is super kind, but I really felt like I was basically self-teaching with the readings in his class. The readings were all part of a required textbook, and they weren't too bad.

Was so excited to get to work with Juergensmeyer as an honors undergrad. Unfortunately the misogyny I experienced personally as his student, and later learned was well known amongst his other female students, left me disillusioned with this legend. He even misplaced my final & accused me of not completing it! It took a TA to correct my grade :/

Professor Juergensmeyer is such a nice guy! He makes the class really interesting and easy to understand. Lectures can be a little bit boring at times but he doesn't post his slides online so it'll benefit you to go to class and take notes. The extra credit really helps your final grade and all the extra credit opportunities were super interesting!

dude is so chill

Juergensmeyer is one of the best professors I have ever had. He is insanely cool and has been to basically every country and interviewed the known terrorists around the world, including the masterminds behind 9/11.. He is super funny and kind and gives a ton of options or extra credit. Two midterms (1 page policy briefs) and a multiple choice final

Such a kind professor! He seems to really care about his students/ Only downside is that his lectures can go in many directions and the powerpoints provide almost no structure, so you have to be able to keep up because he will ask little questions about the lecture on the tests (which are still relatively easy).

The original legend. Juergensmeyer knows the material better than anyone, and he's fantastic at teaching it. He is very friendly and approachable and really goes the extra mile for the students. You do need to learn a fair bit of history, do readings, and memorize all the countries so be prepared. I recommend taking this alongside Geography 5.

Both the midterm and final are mult choice and easy if you went to class/did readings. He's a very engaging lecturer and brings in a lot of guest speakers that are interesting too. The readings can get long/boring but if you at least go to section and discuss, it makes the test a lot better.

Great class and very relevant information. Jeurgensmeyer gives interesting lectures and makes lots of dad jokes. Just show up to class and you'll pass

Professor Juergensmeyer definitely defines what a good teacher should aspire to be. He is passionate, knowledgable and goes directly to the sources to give you the best representation of a topic as possible. His lectures are light hearted and very very practical which is so refreshing. Talking about current events and solutions really inspired me.

I only went to lecture and got an A. Did not do any of the readings but I went to his honors seminar at his hosue after class. He is very repetitive but is passionate about the topic. This class is also Soc 138 I believe (it counts for both the Soc and Global Studies departments). Just go to class and pay attention and you should be fine.

Great professor. Really enthusiastic and funny. 2 midterms (1 short essay, the other 1 page response) & a multiple choice final, he let us have a cheat sheet. He doesn't take attendance, but if you miss lecture it's your loss. Tells you what is going to be on the midterms beforehand so it is easy to study. Definitely read for the final. Recommend!

WOW OH WOW great amazing teacher. Every week he'll have extra credit sections on his OCEANSIDE house on DP and at the end of the year he throws a party with actual food. He is so kind and thoughtful and his lectures were so interesting and powerful. I cannot recommend him enough. Plus, a super easy A.

Juergensmeyer is a super awesome dude! Lectures were difficult to follow, his slides had little to no info and he mainly just goes on these verbal tangents. Midterm and final were basically on the readings each week. He throws a party at the end of the quarter at his house on DP. Overall, this class is pretty easy + enjoyable.

Pretty solid professor. He discourages taking notes in class and his slides don't have much info, but the readings are what the exams are based on. Had about 8-9 readings each week but they weren't too long so it wasn't that bad. There are mandatory reading notes due in section that are a good chunk of your grade. Do the readings, you'll be fine.

Juerg is such and admirable person!For me this class was somewhat difficult because I didn't attend a lot of the lectures. I figured out the hard way that the lectures are more important than the readings. He does not post the slides online because the slides have little to no info so you MUST attend class to hear his lecture while you take notes.

SUCH a fun guy. Very enthusiastic with a passion for what he's teaching. He really cares that everyone passes. He'll also invite you to his house for parties!

He urged you not to take notes in class so I ended up taking naps and stopped going. Sections are required to show up and tedious reading assignments due each week. Wasn't too hard. Had to do map questions on the 1st midterms and you take the final during dead week. You can get extra credit by watching a movie and writing 1 page reflection.

Super cool guy! Lectures can be a hit or miss. Sometimes he talks about his trips to other countries, or we have student speakers from different regions talk about their culture. Be ready to read, b/c hw is a summary/reflection of it. No midterm/final but there are 2 exams with more questions on readings than lectures. Read chapter intros to study!

Let's be honest, I haven't finished this. But I know that Juergensmeyer is at once a great professor and a man who doesn't truly understand the needs of students or the possible impact he can have by basically taunting us. Anyone can feel isolated and awkward in a class of 100+ people and being made fun of in front of their peers can be triggering.

he's a good lecturer, makes sure things don't get boring. Tests are not too hard, had a lot of funny answers on the final, actually made me laugh.

He clearly cares very much about the students and is incredible passionate about the source material. He is also very knowledgeable and has a great sense of humor. Tests were very very easy, if you glanced over the reading and went to lecture you could not get less than an A. However I did not find his lectures very stimulating.