INTST 101Introduction to International Studies

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• Very interesting course when I took it! We had the best prof Orend. He was funny, and the presentation of materials was interesting, making the 3hr night lecture bearable. I feel bad, however, for the newer classes with new profs. Apparently this course got harder and it's no longer a bird course.

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• I took the section led by David A. Welch, which had a different syllabus than the other sections. Overall, a very bird course. Marks consisted of online quizzes, a maximum 10 page paper where you compared two war movies, and a final in-class test (no exams) consisting of some short answers and an essay question. The material was pretty much about Great Power wars from the mid 19th century to the 20th century. Not much deep thought involved; I never even took notes the entire term. Oh yeah, every other lecture is actually just a film viewing (some classics like All Quiet on the Western Front and Casablanca).

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• If you have David Welch asa professor, he will not be teaching the course like the other professors. He focuses on great wars throughout history and shows a film after each lecture. After each pair of lectures, there is a quiz that is pretty easy if you paid attention in class and come for the movie (he usually answers some of the quiz questions about the movie after the movie screening in class). 30% paper is a comparison essay about two additional war films you have to watch. Overall, this was an interesting course with not a lot of work. Good for engineers looking for a relatively easy CSE.

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• Took the course because of really good reviews. Material was interesting however got stuck with the new professor whose lectures were very unclear, unorganized, and poorly presented. Three essays throughout semester and a final exam which consisted of two essays and 5 definitions. No textbook but weekly readings were assigned that take over an hour to read. Participation in tutorials is worth 15%, which were very uninteresting..

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• Interesting material that really opened my eyes to a series of world topics - would have liked a little more in-depth but for a first-year course it's very good. Take home final and easy midterm makes the work load very manageable.

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