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Political Science

Manar Hijaz

SSCI316 · PS1 · PS2 · PS · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
81.25%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you want an engaging and and are willing to attend, participate, and study for exams.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyEngaging lecturesFunny and caringParticipation mattersFair gradingSome test uncertainty
  • Most students describe her as engaging, funny, caring, and able to make political science easier to understand.
  • The class is usually manageable, with participation, group work, readings, and .
  • A minority criticize weak structure, lack of study guides, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

An A is very reachable with , and studying, but it is not automatic because and preparation.

All because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Students often say she makes political science understandable and interesting, though readings and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as strictly mandatory, but participation, notes, group activities, and exams make showing up important.

and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Students recommend her because , and fair despite some complaints about structure and .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Grading is generally fair to lenient, with , participation points, and several students reporting easy A outcomes.

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Workload

Light

74/100

The workload is usually light to , and occasional projects or papers.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students overwhelmingly praise her as funny, caring, passionate, and able to make political science engaging.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessment blends exams with participation, group activities, projects, papers, and occasional .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are strongly positive, emphasizing engaging , and a caring teaching style.

Main concern

Some students say than expected.

What students said

“She really knows what she is talking about and to understand.”
PS1
“If you study you can get an A.”
PS1
“Overall she is a good professor, but does not have a study guide for tests”
PS2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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because tests are usually lecture and reading based, with some complaints about no study guides and one mention of an .

No Study Guide In Some ClassesLecture Based ExamsReading RequiredOptional Final Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and readings, sometimes without study guides, with one course offering an optional final.

No Study Guide In Some ClassesLecture Based ExamsReading RequiredOptional Final Mentioned
“does not have a study guide for tests”
PS2
“Two midterms, and an if you're happy with your grade.”
SSCI316
“you MUST read some of the book for the exams”
PS1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She really knows what she is talking about and to understand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“She is easily one of the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“ .”

⚖️

82/100

“ ! She is very fair in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She really knows what she is talking about and to understand.
  • Though her class is all lecture, she manages to make it fun and interesting.
  • Her lectures are easy. The class is very interactive which makes it fun.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you study you can get an A.
  • It's really hard to fail her class.
  • .

Theme 3

🧪 About Tests

  • does not have a study guide for tests
  • you MUST read some of the book for the exams
  • she still let you know what to look at that would be on the tests

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

  • Equally treats all students and .
  • She is very funny and makes the topic relevant and interesting.
  • she cares about her students and is willing to help you pass

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-nine in-person reviews across several years provide rich, mostly consistent evidence with both praise and criticism.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PS123 reviews
PS24 reviews
PS1 review
SSCI3161 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1