Reviews of professor Amy Zhang

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
While attendance is not mandatory, Prof. Zhang's lectures are very engaging & genuinely interesting material. Your grade is entirely determined by the TF, but all of the TFs this sem. were very knowledgeable & facilitated good discussion in recitation. 1 extra credit paper opportunity & very generous extension policy (5 free late days)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Eloquent lectures, easy to follow. good office hours Straightforward papers, only a total couple assignments for the semester. Papers are graded by TAs- recitations are chill show up and get participation. Prof Amy did asynchronous lectures this semester (fall 20) for remote learning, idk if that's subject to change in the future.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professors Zhangs class was super interesting. Shes one of the best professors Ive had at NYU. The class is reading heavy but the readings are all provided and super interesting. She gives out a lot of info in lectures. She doesnt just read of the slides and makes them really engaging. We had a take home midterm, 2 essays, and a final.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Zhang does a great job with organizing and explaining her main topics and themes in class, but not in the presentations, so you have to go to class to get all the information. As long as you pay attention to lectures and skim the readings, you'll do good in class. She and the TAs also do reviews of the readings before a midterm/final.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Lectures are boring and you don't need to attend. Readings provide more info that you will use on 2 full papers (3-5 pages) and 2 take home exams. 1 ethnography, it's really easy. 

Basically graded by TA. Recitation is mandatory, with weekly write ups and 2 presentations. Not a sexy class but a great easy fill for liberal arts requirement.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
It's generally an easy class. Grades are determined by TFs with three essays and two take-home exams. Readings are heavy but you can skim. Tara Mitra is an extremely nice TF.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Grade depends on TA but Professor Zhang is a great professor with great lectures. Her class is reading heavy but they are all engaging and interesting reads that are provided for you. Overall essays and tests are easy and lecture/info given are vehicles for success. Guidelines and grading criteria are also very clear.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
lectures got a little boring at times but overall super interesting + amazing readings + we watched 3 very nice films in class! grade was based purely on essays. midterm + final was a take-home essay (48 hours for the midterm and ~5 days for the final.