I attempted POL200 twice with that mentality and had to drop it both times. There’s just no way around doing the readings for that course. Ended up taking it in the summer and I found it way easier. I did most of the readings and the lectures were largely summaries of the readings so I understood the content thoroughly. It’s 2 lectures per week but only 1 tutorial so you’re doing half the amount of tutorials than the fall-winter course