Overall not a terrible class. It's pretty bland because it's mostly just about American politics, can't say I learned a lot but it more so just reinforced things I had known about already and I gained a stronger understanding of them. Midterm and final are kind of tricky tbh. Homework assignments and memo are easy though, so as long as you do those well you have wiggle room for the exams.

Great class, even for non public affairs major. Has a lot to do with politics and some policy. Light weekly assignments that take little to no time. Midterm was online and very manageable. Highly recommend this course!

This was my first public affairs class and one of my favorites at UCLA. Thomas Sherrer is incredibly gifted in the way he presents the material and very knowledgeable, and his HW was not too heavy but considerate given its a reading based class.