Take him if he's open. Show up, take decent notes, and you'll get an A. Grade is pretty test heavy (essay tests, at that), but he gives out a review a week before the test that literally lines out every possible question he can ask. The review even gives you hints at what they'll be checking for. Lecture heavy, but interesting. 10/10, no question

Awesome Lectures, Dr. Hyams really knows his stuff. He gives three tests, they are essay only but he gives you the questions before hand. He also had us do four reading responses to books he assigns but they aren't that hard.

Gives great lectures. Definitely not boring and can be quite humorous at times. Tests are essay questions (total of 3 exams: 2+thefinal). Gives review w/ questions that will be on test- pairs up questions, so you'll end up answering like 4/8 questions. StudySessions w/ TAs. About 4or5 reading responses. Extra credit- lets you know during lecture.

Dr. Hyams is an amazing professor. His lectures and teaching style are both interesting and entertaining. The exams are in an essay format. However, he does this to help rather than to make you miserable. I recommend 100%!

He's a great professor who gives amazing lectures. The tests are essays that made it easier to get better grades and more points. He assigns two books to read outside of class for students to prepare a page (double spaced) of a response to. There are always extra credit opportunities that he assigns the whole class, mentions in lecture, or in exam.

His course is lecture heavy but he provides a notes outline on his BB. All tests are short essay but he is a fair grader. All other grades are short essays based on the readings of the assigned books. Textbook is not needed for this course only assigned books.

Took online for Texas and the Southwest. Amazing class and professor. Instead of tests, you read 4 books and do a book review on each. A bit of reading, but trust me this is so much better than doing tests. Wish all classes were like this. I currently have a 95. Also discussion board each week (easy) except for week of reviews due. Recommend!

He was a great professor that gave back genuine feedback to all of his student's work. This was much appreciated when I have had professors that have not done so before. He was easy to get in contact with if I had a problem and wanted to help as much as he could. Amazing professor and I would take him again! Make sure to do all of your work too!

He's a great professor, he's very passionate about history and knows all of his lecture material from the top of his head. The class is essay heavy (homework assignments and all tests are essays, but you get to use a cheat sheet with every test) He gives great feedback on all essays and helps you understand if you don't get it.

Very knowledgeable professor. 6 reading responses & 3 tests are pretty much the entire grade. Should not be hard to make a B with minimal effort.

He is a easy A kind of teacher, he is a very lecture heavy teacher, and has a reading response on an article that he post on his website. He does not require a text book and his test are really easy. He gives you a cheat sheet that is front and back and his reviews are exactly like the test. For an easy A history class I take him, and he is nice.

Honestly, this class is super easy to pass. There isn't a lot of assignments, but none of the assignments are hard. He lets you use your review on tests so you don't even really have to study if you do the review.

Took online for HIST 3398 Texas and the Southwest a few semesters ago. Great professor and great class. Grades come from book reviews. I actually prefer this format, I made an A+. You do have to read a lot to do the book reviews so this is absolutely a reading and writing course instead of textbook and tests. He is great though take him

Learned alot from Professor Hyams... I had waited to take his class because its always full.. he is great.. alot of readings and essays but he always gives feedback to help you learn and understand what your reading .

There were 6 reading responses and 3 exams. Not too bad. He lets you use a paper with hand written notes for the exam which is helpful because the exam is written. no multiple choice. He also has study sessions before each exam. Would recommend

Very great class would recommend. Doesnt take attendance regularly. Participation matters. You get a cheat sheet for exams since they are short answer & essay. Attend the study sessions! He gives the literal answers he wants on the test.

Very great professor. If you put in effort its very simple. Show up to the study sessions!! He has short answer & essay tests.

Great prof! Would recommend. As long as you take notes and do your work he gives you everything you need to be successful. His lectures aren't boring, and you can tell he is so passionate about History!

Was about to take exam and final online and at home.

Great prof! you can really tell his passion about history. His lectures aren't boring at all. Tests are all online, you use the notes you take in class. As long as you take good notes should be an easy A class.

Great Prof! He is definitely passionate about history and is always so excited to teach. All tests and primary source labs are online, never a struggle there. Easy and understanding but does not take late assignments nor does he give make up grades. Lectures are long and can get boring.... But pay attention and you will be fine. RECOMMENDED 4 FRESH

Already hating history, this professor somehow made me love it. If you don't show up to class, you really won't pass because he lectures everything and your supposed to write down what he says. Online assignments, but easy to do in less than 10 mins. Only 4 tests online and helpful to answer them are your notes taken in class. Overall great prof!

Took this class online. It was very well structured and easy to get into a rhythm. Do the weekly assignments and read the material and you'll do fine.

He is one of my favorite professors. His class is so interesting and you can tell he knows his stuff and really knows how to teach students well. He is not a hard grader at all. Very easy class learned a lot and he cares bout his students. Just take detail notes and go to class you will get an A no problem.

I loved him! He gave notes packets at the beginning of each new section that were clearly laid out and made following along much easier since every class is a lecture. The only grades you get are the note packets and tests, so there's little chance to make mistakes but it's easy. The tests are online and open book. He makes the info interesting too

Hes so passionate about history. I was sad knowing that I wasnt going to be able to attend his lectures anymore due to the pandemic. He assigns about 6 essays (theyre only 250 words) throughout the semester. If you take good notes, then the exam is a piece of cake. Hes so amazing, please take him!

Amazing professor, take him if available! If you come to class and do all of your assignments youll pass. not an easy A you still have to work. A paper every week 250-500 words

Great professor!

Great teacher, awesome lectures! Always made it clear what he was talking about and always paused to ask if students had any questions. There were 5 papers which sound like a lot, but they were super easy (basically just a summary of a reading he assigned) and 4 tests, (5 questions) all short answer and open note

His lectures are heavy and he talks a lot but he helps you understand.

Professor Hyams was a great professor. His lectures were easy to follow and he was always encouraged his students to reach out if you needed help. You should definitely take this class.

Professor Hyams is awesome! This class was hybrid so I took it online and it went by smoothly! He is lecture heavy but he makes it entertaining to listen to because of how knowledgeable he is of the topics and how he explains them. He also uploaded the lectures. He gives out worksheets every week that supplement the lectures, except on exam weeks.

Easiest A ever. I finished the semester with a 99. Exams are 5 open response questions 4-5 sentences required, open note, and can ask help from other classmates. 6 Essays are easy but usually are paired with long reading materials. Very easy grader, just take detailed notes and you will make an A. he talks soooo fast so be prepared.

Professor Hyams shows his passion to teach about history. In this class you take your own notes so take detailed notes for the tests. The tests are short answer but easy if you pay attention to his lectures. The book he tells you to get gives you more details about a subject if you miss it in class so it's really optional if you want the book.

Dr. Hyams is awesome! He is very organized and keeps a consistent schedule because he knows that students like structure. There was quite a bit of reading, but less than other upper-level History courses Ive taken. Each week you have to write and respond to discussion posts and write a summary over the weekly primary source document. Super easy.

I took him twice. Last semester attendance wasn't required but it was this semester. You have the option of going in person or online and lectures are posted after class. You have weekly note check, every once and a while you have a 250 word essay which is easy and then the exam is 5 questions short response. Super easy class overall.

I did not like the way the tests were so I would not take the class again. He is a great professor that is passionate about history and will help you out. I suck at history and I was trying to get through the semester. If you like essay-type questions versus the regular 50-question test, then you will like this class.

If you have to take history take this professor! At the end of each week you turn in your notes as a grade. No homework. Assignment maybe once a month and very easy tests.

Hyams is amazing at his job and really knows what he is talking about. You will have worksheets that you will take notes on and turn in at the end of the week for a grade and that will be most of your grades. The test are short answers and a essay but you have all day to do them. He grades tough but if you put in an effort you can make an easy A.

Great professor!! Each week you just turn in your notes and thats the grade you get. Tests are easy and you have all day to them. For sure take him!

10/10 professor! Will admit you do a lot of writing or typing. The class mainly consists of going in and taking notes every day but he makes the lectures very interesting! Usually will have 4 exams and a lab report every week! the lab is 250 words minimum over a random topic. The entire class is writing essays! get used to it!

Attendance was mandatory for this class. Assignments are fairly easy as it's a worksheet over a given reading. Sometimes there are essays that are a couple pages long. Make sure you pay attention in class and take notes because the final and midterm and fairly difficult and you really want to study your notes.

8/10 recommend taking Mr.Hyams, when class first began he stated that you could only fail the class if you don't do the work. Literally, try your best and he would give you a good grade. for lectures, he will talk bell to bell but other than that, he cares about his students and accepts late work and gives extra credit.

This class is an easy A, as long as you don't miss too many classes and turn in your work. He is very passionate about history, and his lectures are clear.

The online course was only graded by a few tests. As long as you read the material you will be fine. He really emphasizes that you understand what you read by asking questions to explain what you learned. This is not your typical memorize important dates class. Interesting class that makes your think critically.

AMAZING PROFESSOR! His lectures were easy to follow. Tests were all essays and 5 short answers. However, the test was easy because you could almost follow your notes word for word and end up with an A on the Exam. You have to submit a picture of your notes every 2 weeks, which was a free 100.

He is probably one of my favorite professors so far. We have weekly assignments that you can finish in 15 mins and the tests consist of 5 ID's and 3 short answers. And he makes class fun and interesting.

love him hes honestly the best teacher ive had at sam. theres only 3 test and he gives u a study guide of what the test actually is if you do it ur gonna be good for the test. homework is easy he doesnt even look at it its more of a u submit it and u get 100% he does grade for being in class so show up or after 10 times he fails u.

Aaron Hyams is a great professor who will fill his lectures with good facts. He is a funny professor and will try his best to keep the class going and throw in a few laughs to keep us awake. You will read a lot and write a lot, but at least you won't have to write full-on essays in this class.

Very great professor. You can tell he loves talking about history, so it makes it interesting to listen. He gives homework but you have a week to do it and he provides the reading material for it. This is a very easy class and I recommend it if history isn't your thing.

This man is so passionate about teaching history. You ask him any question even remotely relevant to US History and he's got the answer. He's also very unbiased and truly only ever really speaks facts. He's got a good sense of humor. Really easy tests if you just study a day or two before and listen to his lectures. He wants you to gain knowledge.

Dr Hyams class is very lecture and note heavy, but so easy to follow along with even in early morning lectures. There is an assignment due each friday by 11:59 pm but they are easy to knock out of the way early on. Test and exact test material are given weeks in advance. Overall funny proffesor with a clear passion for his subject!

I took his 1302 class in the fall and he was amazing so I took his 1301 class this spring. He has weekly assignments that are due each Friday and it is easy, the tests are super easy as well, he gives you weeks to prepare, and he just loves teaching the subject and he always makes class super interesting. I highly recommend you take his classes!!

I really enjoyed Dr. Hyams class. The way the class is structured is you have four books you read throughout the semester and with each one you will have two discussion posts and a book review. The books were pretty interesting and he is not an especially hard grader. I would definitely take a class with him again.

i took him for my senior seminar. he was great and so supportive. take him!

he's a great proffer though you will have to read a lot he gives plenty of time to prepper for tests and to turn in assignments.

gives lecture every class and you just have to take notes. two online assignments a week, one is turning in notes, second is reading online passages and answering 2-3 questions per passage. Has a midterm and final that are very easy if you complete and study review. very very easy class and cool professor, just turn in work.

Weekly lecture video, reading/quiz, and primary source lab. Read and think about your answers. Discussions and capstone discussions here and there. He will give you full credit as long as you put forth a little effort and he can see that you are thinking about the information you read. I would definitely take this Professor again.

best professor hands down, he grades really easily, responses to email fast ( sometimes with typos lol) but he gives really good feedback and good job communicating he's the best!

Professor Haymes is great, the only way to don't pass is if you don't do any work and don't show up to class. Very clear grading criteria and tests are not hard. Would highly recommend!

Professor Hyams lectures in each class. If you take notes, you will do fine. There were weekly passages to read and answer 2-3 questions for each. He only gives a midterm and final that are very easy if you complete and study review. He is a cool professor and is willing to help his students succeed.

Professor Hyams lectures in each class. Take good notes because you will need to turn it in for a grade. There were weekly passages to read and answer 2-3 questions for each. There were 3 tests including the midterm and final that are very easy if you complete and study the reviews. He goes over the reviews in class. He is an awesome professor!!

One of the best history professors to take. Assignments consist of only weekly primary sources which is a series of open ended questions where you use a document to answer them, time consuming but easy. There is also in class assignments but those really only exist for attendance purposes and he is very forgiving with absences.

I have taken professor hays twice, there is a lot of reading however he grades pretty easy and everything is pretty straightforward. He responded to emails very quickly would take him again and again!

He was very nice! None of his work was difficult at all and he's very passionate about teaching his classes are a breeze

Great professor, takes the initiative to make the material interesting , one of my favorite professors !

Took Dr.Hyams for HIST1301 and 1302. Great professor, has high hopes for his students and gives inspiration!

Took class online, his grader is definitely ruled with some sort of grading A (has specific requirements you need to add to make a good grade) but once you read the feedback, and actually listen to it, you will EASILY pass.

Professor Hyams was my Senior Seminar professor. He was amazingly insightful and helpful in writing my final paper. He navigates the process of research and writing with his students one hundred percent of the way.

There was a weekly short chapter to read took 30mins top and a short 4 question quiz abt the reading. No lockdown browser only timed limited for tests which was 10 questions multi choice and 5 short written response. One assigned book reading for the semester which had 2 essays reports for abt 1pg each. He grades fair and easy. Chill teacher. EasyA

Interesting lectures no off topic rambling.1 short chap weekly assigned 30mins top to read & easy 4 questions quizs. No lockdown browser only test is time limited 10 multi choice 5 short written response.1 book assigned to read for semester only 7 chaps total. 2 essay reports for book 1pg each. He is chill & easy fair grader. Easy assignments. HCC

there are only 4 grades. 3 exams and the final exam. he allows a cheat sheet for every test, front and back and provides you with a review of what will be on the test. its honestly such an easy A, i would defenitley take him, hes very chill and doesnt care at all if you miss class, i dont think he would notice tbh. I only went 8 times.

He only does lectures and exams u can have cheat sheet and he has to say that attendance is mandatory but he doesn't take it even if fasfa needs it and some lecturers go on outside of class and he gives 5 points on it if u go

TAKE HIMMMM, attendance is not mandatory, I didn't go to class as much and still passed, there are only 4 exams and those are your only grades so do good on them. You can use a cheat sheet notebook paper front and back on your exams. He gives you a variety of things that will be on the exam, so just write that on your cheat sheet and you are good!!

This professor was phenomenal. He only has 4 assignments and their all essay based. He provides excellent feedback. This was my 2nd class I have taken with him, and it has been such a fun class. I'm going to be in his HSTY 4399 class next semester. He is passionate about what he does and responds to emails quickly.