She does not explain her slides very well. She posts her slides but with minimum information so make sure to go to class in order to fully understand the material. You will be give 5 pop quizzes in section, so make sure to keep up with the news, reading, and lectures. Midterm was difficult, no final but short paper due at the end of the quarter.

Coggins is the best, all of the lectures I went to were engaging and made me want to get more involved in international relations. You have to know the information to do well on the tests/ quizzes, but if you go to lecture and section it should be clear. Plus, you don't have to buy a book which definitely a plus

Prof. Coggins is my favorite professor so far at UCSB. She stresses the theories of IR a lot in this class, but beyond that, it is mostly current events, which is interesting. As long as you study and ask for help when you need it, the class is fun and not too hard.

Coggins was a very good professor, although her lectures are a bit dry. Despite this, she is very caring and very funny. Definitely want to take her class again but in a smaller setting, she seems to be better in small groups rather than a 180 pre-req class. Her class is pretty easy, just show up to lecture and take good notes and you will do well.

Coggins teaches exclusively theories of IR and barely touches on any real applications of those theories in real-world events. This makes the class seem like a theory class rather than an IR class. Further, her quizzes are specifically designed to trick you rather than to test whether or not you have been reading on schedule. Very difficult class.

Professor Coggins is a great lecturer and makes her lectures easy to understand. She is very thorough in her explanations. The class was very interesting. Highly recommend taking it with her.

Coggins is incredibly knowledgable, friendly, and understanding. Would absolutely recommend taking this class with her - great professor!

Loved Professor Coggins! Super smart! Super knowledgeable! The class was a healthy challenge especially with the readings. DO the reading but don't stress over them. Her lecturers are mainly spoken so go to class! Her class is great overall, no textbook either which is nice.

Based on past reviews I thought this class would be easier. The stuff you learn is really cool, midterms are fair, her lectures are mainly talking (cant depend on powerpoint) & you dont learn what your 2nd midterm or final paper grade are so you cant figure out where you went wrong. Gives EC for attendance sometimes. Lots of reading, interesting.

Coggins is a new professor but you would never have guessed - she was SO clear, funny, and informative and made the class really enjoyable! All of the grading of papers/tests & level of difficulty (especially w/ pop quizzes in section) depends on the TA. There's a lot of reading/writing and discussion of current international events!

This class was ok. Don't try to put off all the readings, and she doesn't give a study guide so make your own ahead of time. A good amount of writing involved too. Professor Coggins was nice overall.

She's great! Her lectures are clear & concise and she pulls no tricks. She's inspired me to take more Political Science classes. Prioritize her lectures over everything, and even if you can't keep up with the reading you should be fine. Always friendly & approachable. Goes at a great pace through the material. Definitely take if you can!

Professor Coggins is an amazing teacher! She is nice and really knows her stuff. It was her first year teaching and you couldnt telI. f you show up to class you'll pass the quizzes in section (3 questions). The final is a 1 page single space paper on a current event. She is very helpful and really chill. Gives opportunities to boost grade.

Professor Coggins was an amazing teacher. She was nice and very well informed about her subject matter. If you show up to class and do the readings you'll pass the pop quizzes in section and both Midterms. The final is a 1 page single space paper on a current event. She is very helpful and a pleasure to discuss the course and global events