One of my favorite professors ever. Definitely take his class if you can. Super nice guy and really informative and entertaining lectures. Lecture attendance not mandatory but he covers the same info as the textbook so I never read and went to lecture instead. Easy to get a good grade as long as you pay attention. Love him

Professor Narang is a great guy, and great lecturer too. Lots of assigned readings but I was rarely on top of those tbh and no problems ever really came up from that. Section was kinda lame but easy points.

Narang is an amazing professor! Recommend taking any Pol S classes with him.

Narang is super engaging and very friendly, makes attending lectures not a burden but he doesn't care if you come or not. The readings are heavyyy and you shouldn't skimp on them but if you miss some you won't suffer too hard. Very few grades though basically just participation and the exams but he gives you study guides.

Best prof ever, read the entire textbook even though his lectures follow it closely, but that was a ton of reading. aside from reading, no hw and the midterm/final wasn't bad, he is really rooting for his students and wants them to succeed in his class. he's knowledgeable and makes material easily comprehensible through funny lectures.

I really like the breakdown of the class grading criteria. 30% participation, 30% midterm, 40% final. It's not ideal for most classes, but the tests are made up of the terms and an essay. Essays were take home, and you had remember 80ish terms, not bad considering we go over them a lot. Also you get a bunch of time to write the essay.

Professor Narang cares so much about his students. He is an incredibly nice guy and makes the class very accessible for freshmen. In particular, he had the TAs grade freshman papers easier so that they wouldn't have their GPAs ruined (he understands that many of us are planning on going to law school).

The most intelligent, caring, and funny professor I have met. His teaching is organized and his slides are clear on the subjects. he is a scholar and professor that is super passionate and knowledgeable in the field. he made me change my mind of my pols major concentration.

I loved this class, lectures were incredibly helpful for understanding the textbook/material. He taught about real world issues and connected his own experience with the lectures. He was very accommodating, and he made sure that his students weren't overwhelmed/understood the material. He always answered and encouraged questions.

Really great professor.

Prof. Narang has amazing lectures; very informative and entertaining. Grade based off of section, midterm essays, and final essays (grading is strict and based on TA). We read the whole 600+ page book, so get ready to read.

Prof Narang is GREAT. For his PS7 class, the textbook is easily found online. Super interesting class content, he clearly loves the topic, and he's super welcoming outside of class. I wish I could've taken his class in person, but highly recommend anything he teaches. Focus on textbook readings and you'll be fine!

Narang is probably the nicest professor at UCSB. He is really well organized and he's a charismatic lecturer. I loved this class and would take it again.

This was a great class and Narang is an amazing professor. Completely agree that he is a charismatic lecturer and super nice in office hours. Lecture videos and slides were posted online because of COVID, but he held office hours live twice a week. Grades were based on section and two exams. Agree that there was a lot of reading (70-80 pages per we

Narang is undoubtedly one of the best polisci professors at UCSB. Very clear grading rubric and straightforward lectures while making international relations fascinating.

There is a lot of reading, typically 2 chapters from the textbook every week. The course is graded based on the midterm and final papers, and usually one other smaller assignment in the section. Narang's lectures are interesting and he is a very good lecturer. You can get by not doing all the work, but it is a waste not to.

This class is super interesting but also quite heavy on the reading. Be prepared to spend a decent amount of time on this class to get a good grade/stay engaged. Lectures are optional but definitely helpful and the day-to-day difficulty depends on your TA (each TA chooses how to grade section: paper, quizzes, short responses, etc.)

I have taken multiple classes with Professor Narang and I can safely say his nuclear security course is his best course. Your grade consists of attendance/participation, midterm paper, and a final paper. Guest lecturers from D.C. and respected professors from the field. Best course in the department by far. Highly recommend taking his course.

He's a great lecturer, and the class is super interesting if you're a poli sci major. But be prepared to read. You need to read the textbook, memorize 80-ish terms and their definitions, and how they are significant/relate to each other. You can get away with not attending class, but it's a waste to miss them.

Professor Narang is an incredible human. There was a decent amount of reading and heavy memorization of terms (use flashcards!. He is insightful and intentional, but not always accessible because he is so busy. The course is graded entirely by the TA according to his rubric, so it's important to communicate well with your TA. Take this class!!! <33

He's a really charismatic and smart individual and it shows in his lectures. The midterm/final formats were super straightforward but the difficulty of those exams depended on his word selection for sure. Not a hard class by any means if you're not good with memorization you might need to work on that to excel on the exams

Narang is arguably one of the coolest professors at UCSB. He makes really dry information that has to be thrown at you interesting. To do well you have to memorize a lot of terms for the midterm and the final. He's a really good lecturer and I would definitely take a class with him again

This was my absolute favorite class in 4 years at UCSB. The class invited in a bunch of foreign policy experts that Professor Narang worked with in the Pentagon and Washington DC to talk about nuclear weapons. Also, Narang is amazing. He's really nice and caring. I would take the course again in a heartbeat.

Great class. The lectures are interesting, and he posts everything online to study. Completely agree about office hours. He is really nice and he gives great advice. Would definitely take another class with him.