Reviews of professor Maria Vargas

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
the professor is such an amazing person, she's very nice, understanding, and the work is easy at the beginning but attendance, participation, and reading is very important. Her grading on attendance and participation is hard and the quizzes/test were challenging. It is very important to take notes. She's a sweetheart.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Vargas is an amazing and passionate instructor. It is a Sociology class (University level) therefore critical thinking and sensitive topics will be discussed: prejudice, LGBTQ community, white privilege, gender inequality, etc. Class consists of about 4 discussion posts, midterm, final, Manifesto and 5-6 paper regarding the Manifesto.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Vargas is an amazing professor; she's one of my favorites. She cares deeply about her students and is passionate about the material. The class is no more work than a typical Ethnic Studies class. In some ways, it's less work than a few I've taken. If you care about the material you'll do well in the class. Love her and would 100% recommend!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She doesnt really teach anything, rather we have to do a reading and then annotate them and the readings are super dense and long always. She also refuses to answer her email and doesnt give out cumulative grades on canvas. Im really disappointed that I had to take this class with this professor because the material is really interesting.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was very excited to take this class which would let me learn more about my culture. Professor Vargas style of teaching is mass amounts of reading and her lectures nor slides do not make sense. Her slides consist of one word topics that only make sense for her, so going back and trying to study is a nightmare.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Vargas is very passionate about her work. She is very educated and wants her students to really understand the foundation of the subject matter. A lot of discussion posts, difficult exams, Manifesto, and Final research paper. As long as you stay on top of everything and study, you will and can pass the class.