This guy is really easy. There are 2 MC midterms and a MC final with some short ID. Almost all of the concepts are REALLY easy to understand but I do have to warn you that this class can be VERY boring. There isn't much reading involved but we do not really talk about the most interesting stuff - we watch like 1 movie a week though so that's good!

He is a good professor and all but the class is just straight boring. Do not take this class unless you must, it sucks. Although I heard sociology is worse...

The class is super easy. Not a lot of reading. Take this class if your other classes have a lot of work, it's a nice break. His tests are straight forward and the material is easy. Show up for movies and movie sheets though, no makeup. He's not a great lecturer but there are worse.

Great professor, looked forward to going to class most days, sometimes would be boring, easy, made anthro pretty interesting for me, might consider taking another class in the subject because of him.

Tests are really easy and lectures are sometimes boring, but not that bad. good class.

Professor Walsh himself is great! He's always avaliable, very approachable, and he KNOWS HIS MATERIAL and applies his actual fieldwork to your studies (just in case anthro majors wanted to know!). He tends to go on tangents sometimes, but it's definitely understandable. Easy class, wonderful teacher! Take his class!!!!!

Relaxed chill teacher. Read the book and pay the slightest bit of attention in lecture and you'll do fine.

class was very easy. midterm was extremely easy, straight from the lecture notes. read the textbook!

The class is pretty boring, save for his numerous voice cracks (there's a couple each class, and counting them was the most entertaining part of lecture). The midterm is easy, even if it's short. The material is really obvious, because it's taught for people who don't know ANYTHING about culture. Bottom line: easy but really boring.

I thought it was pretty interesting, he introduced a lot of concepts that were interesting to think about. I'm not interested in cultural anth really, but i did think it was somewhat interesting. The midterm and final were pretty easy and really short. both took 30 minutes tops. It's a good class to take for GEs

His lectures would be more interesting if the lecture hall weren't so big and his voice weren't so dull. But he *does* know his topic, even though he'd prefer to tell you about his 'water shortage in Mexico' research than anything else. Reading the assigned books is a waste of time, but reading the textbook is pretty important.

Not a bad class at all. I would recommend it highly.

I went to maybe 1/5 of the lectures and studied for the final for maybe 3 hours and managed to pull an A-. Very easy class. For the tests, review lecture notes, movie notes, and the key terms from the book and you shouldn't find the test too hard. I thought a lot of it was pretty intuitive.

Walsh is legit. Discussion oriented class that made you think about pretty much everything you've learned in anthro and apply it to borderlands. A fun class. Probably useful if you don't present your class discussion in a monotone whisper.

Walsh is a great professor. He manages to not only present interesting topics, but lets students discuss them among themselves during class time. This cuts down on the monotany of a 1 and a quarter hour lecture. Definately worth taking.

He's class was extremely easy i suggest attend lecture because for me most of the test was based on it! book wasn't that helpful but i still suggest reading it. he's class is boring but can be bearable if you are a patient person. He's an awesome person if you get to know him!

I really enjoyed this class. Straightforward. Lectures were alright, T.A's were really helpful. The book we had to read was interesting. i have to say one of my favorite classes.

i loved this class. my favorite of the quarter by far, he is really into the subject matter and it shows, the tests are fair if you do the reading and go to lecture. the sections correlate really well with lecture. he can get repetative in lecture but i loved the class so much. highly reccoment

You can tell Professor Walsh is very passionate about Anthropology and his work, however the class itself is usually pretty boring. You never really know what to expect, some days are interesting while others will put you to sleep. He talks a lot and his powerpoints aren't helpful so you have to take good notes on what he's saying for the exams.

If you're the kind of guy who does well in history, the class is about as good as it gets. Never talked to him, but the lectures were very engaging and interesting. A lot of people do well in the class. However, if you're not very good at social science classes, then this might not be the easiest class. Go to every lecture.

Nice guy. Easiest class you will ever take; took me 15 min to finish the final. I don't understand why some people dislike him; perhaps they weren't interested in the topic? But if you are interested, his lectures are great and will pay dividends. I especially like his case studies. He is a bit of an "activist", though. Also the class is huge FYI.

Pretty good professor. I rarely used the book, as almost everything was reviewed in the lecture. Is in love with Mexico and uses it as his primary example. The lectures do tend to be on the boring side, and I would recommend taking additional notes, not just copying down the slideshows.

Really good guy overall

Don't let the reviews on here fool you. From what I noticed in lecture, most people were either asleep or on Facebook. If you actually go in wanting to learn and pay attention now and then, this class isn't bad at all! Pretty easy, and if you go to Walsh's office hours, you will find that he's a pretty interesting, chill guy.

Easy class. Attend lecture and take notes on the ppt b/c his tests are probably 99% based off of that. One paper which was easy (class median 91%) an online ethics project which is P/NP pretty much and the final. Section is what you make it so it can be a joke or super helpful. The text was confusing but you can read it for further understanding.

Walsh was a great professor! I'm not sure why everyone keeps rating him as boring - I thought the lectures were extremely interesting and found him to be a very intelligent guy. The class is fairly easy: half of the test is based on reading, half of the test is based on lecture. Take this class! It has been my favorite class yet.

Very easy A. Knowing key terms and paying attention to lecture will guarantee a good score on the midterm/final. I though Walsh was interesting and passionate about his research.

He's a really nice guy and does explain himself well, but the lectures drone on for sure. Definitely an easy class though, good GPA bump.

The class was a little boring and vague, but it was easy. Walsh was into the subject and made everything easy to follow. The midterms were simple and the paper was graded nicely, making this professor and class great for a GE

The class was really boring to me but the teacher was super kind and helpful. I had Weston McCool as a TA and he was one of the best TAs I've ever had. I never really did any of the reading, so that was probably my downfall. But I still got a B anyway. So if you just go to class and do the reading there should be no problem getting an A. :)

I took this course my first quarter and it wasn''t too hard. I did the reading the first week and didn''t touch my book again until midterms and finals came around. He''s really easy-going but his lectures tend to be on the dry side. I''d have fallen asleep if I didn''t sit in the front but he was helpful when I went to office hours.

I personally found his lectures interesting! Most people did not, however.. I enjoyed the subject matter, even though a lot of it was pretty straight-forward. If you attend lectures, and do the readings you will get an A! Understand the key terms.

Walsh, seems very enthusiastic about the subject and if I hadn't actually zoned out in lecture I probably would've gotten something out of it. It's a good class and the concepts are easy to learn, I just wish he focused more on the actual subject than his own personal studies.

Smart guy, very passionate about anthropology. Very easy class, super light workload. Reading is not at all necessary as long as you attend lecture and take awesome notes. The content is boring at times, but it's better to go to lecture than read the book. The midterm and final (non-cumulative) are given to you beforehand to prepare the essays.

Amazing lectures, super interesting, lectures are a little long but he is a very clear speaker and the content is interesting so it makes up for the long-ness. A must take!! Reading the text helps and its also really interesting but I found that it doesn't help all that much since the majority of the concepts will be in the lectures.

I loved Prof. Walsh , but the class itself was SO boring :( boring slides too. Probably would've gotten an A if I read the textbook. Grade is based on section, midtermfinal and paper. Midterm and final weren't multiple choice unfortunately, but timed essays. Overall okay class, but gets a GE out of the way. Walsh was helpful during office hours

Interesting lectures, uses powerpoint very well which is important for visual learners. Tells funny stories from his own anthro experiences to help you remember the course material, very approachable, tons of TA's ready to assist. Uses textbook, notes, a few writings. midterm final are essay Q's you have a week to prep for. Be thorough!

Pretty boring lectures, but it is obvious Walsh is very passionate about anthropology. He gives you the exam questions a week in advance so you can prepare you short answers. An easy A if you put in the work the few weeks its needed during the quarter.

What was potentially an easy A ended up being an easy B. Lectures were boring to mildly interesting. Don't really need to read the book. Midterm and Final were straight forward. One small but annoying research paper. Professor seems like a nice guy and is enthusastic about the subject but the material is dry and very broad.

Relatively easy class. Harder than need be for a G.E however. Ok lectures, can tend to be boring at times, but if you do the readings he will go over things that you have read which will make it more entertaining. Midterm and final are graded pretty hard so make sure to talk to your T.A beforehand to get a sense of what they're looking for.

You barely need the textbook because he explains everything in class. This class is literally an intro to anthro do not expect specific information everything is quite broad. A lot of the class is self explanatory like how humans adapt with environment. It talks about anthro methods and such. Overall, easiest course no need to pay attention.

I really enjoyed his lectures I found them interesting. You do need the book, overall just know the concepts, go to section, and study.

Professor Walsh is not the best professor in terms of clarity. However, you must listen to him during lectures to get most of the information. Aside from that, your grade is based on a midterm and final in which he gives the question for beforehand, and a simple paper. The textbook helped significantly when it came to the midterm and final.

Well first Anth2 is a really interesting class. It's clear Walsh is very knowledgeable in his field and he even talks about some of his own fieldwork which is cool. A lot of students think he's a boring lecturer, but if you focus on the content and stay engaged he's really interesting! Rando but he reminds me of a cute little soccer dad lol

You can tell he has a knack for what he's talking about. Little bland in his lectures, but overall very clear and concise, and gives you a lot of stuff to use on your midterm and final papers. The ethnography he had us read was very interesting, and I wouldn't mind reading it again. I did well in the class with little effort, and I'm a math major.

He's obviously very passionate about the material, though his lectures can be kind of dry. His lectures do contain, however, cases you can use as examples for the midterm and final (which he gives you a study guide for - Midterm: 2 essays in 50 minutes; Final: 3 essays in 90 minutes)

Walsh is a pretty funny man. His lectures are pretty dry, but are super helpful for the midterm and final. Got all my info from the book because i never went to lecture. I would have probably gotten an A if I actually attended lecture. Go to lecture and you won't need the books.

He's really into what he teaches, but the lectures are really boring. I barely went to class and did the assigned readings. I got an A- only because my TA was really good at explaining examples in the readings. Questions for exams are provided beforehand to prepare.

Lectures were fairly interesting. Midterm and final are easy; they give you the essay questions beforehand. Easy A.

Investing class and basically common sense.

This was an easy A for me but a friend got a C- so its not for everyone. I liked the topic I wrote about for my paper (ended up getting a 90% on that) which was a big reason I got such a good grade. The midterm and final questions are given to you ahead of time so plan out exactly what you're going to write about and ask TAs for clarification.

He tends to ramble on during lectures but literally goes over everything that you're "supposed" to be reading. Only projects you have are the ethnographic paper and the Dewey project. Midterm and final questions are given beforehand. All a matter of paying attention.

I didn't really enjoy all of the material that was presented in this class, but it wasn't unbearable. Dr. Walsh is pretty enthusiastic. The midterm and final tests aren't too bad, but they definitely should be taken seriously. I made the mistake of "feeling it out" on the midterm and paid for it. Do the readings and go to lecture as he doesn't post

This class is pretty easy if you do that work. Don't procrastinate on the ethnographic paper, its worth a quarter of your grade. There aren't many opportunities for extra points, so don't slack off on the midterm, paper, or final because those are what make up your grade.

Walsh is a pretty good professor but lectures can get dull. We read a good portion of the textbook, but it wasn't horrible material. One paper, an online project and this boring ethnography. Not too bad.

Walsh is pretty nice dude and is clearly passionate about the subject. Going to lecture is necessary since he doesn't post slides online. Midterm and final were both only 40 multiple choice questions so nothing too difficult.

This class really got me interested in ANTH. The lectures are rather slow and people fall asleep all the time, but there's a lot of really interesting topics involved. Section is important, I did good on the paper for this class thanks to the prep in my section. Overall, you can do well on both midterm and final fairly easily. Just pay attention.

Keep up with the reading, study your notes, and do all the side stuff he says to and this class will be a breeze. The midterm and final are free if you study enough, and the paper is either super easy or kinda hard depending on how hard your TA grades it.

Walsh is pretty straight forward. Whatever he says you should learn is what is usually on tests. Grades very fairly.

Super nice and friendly guy. Lectures varied and sometimes were almost completely unrelated to the readings. Midterm/final was VERY lecture-heavy, so go to class. I personally thought the one paper was interesting and not too hard, and the class overall was a breeze and fairly graded. Ended up getting an A+ with minimum effort.

Super great person to talk to during office hours.

Lectures were pretty boring but overall an easy class if you take notes. Review key terms in textbook and you will do fine!

Class is graded on 5 things: a paper, 2 online projects (full credit if completed), a midterm, a final, and attendance in the sections. iClicker is not needed and he links you to the textbook which you really DON'T need to read. If you attend the lectures and take good notes you'll do amazing. Just make SURE to attend lectures and PAY ATTENTION!

Prof Walsh is freakin awesome!! The class itself was really interesting and we have somewhat of a heavy load of reading but its interesting! I would definitely take him again, awesome for a G.E.

I would take this class again if I really had to. I didn't go to some lectures and was fine, but what Walsh presents on the slides is on the exams. I simply had friends send me the notes. I thought there was too many irrelevant tasks like an assignment online and my TA's weekly assignments. Midterm, final and class grades: B

I am a biology major and HATED anth2. Not Prof. Walsh's fault though, I would have hated it no matter who taught it. Too much like a history class for me. He is obviously very passionate about anthropology and it is evident by the way he talks in lectures. Memorize "key terms" and you will be fine.

So glad I got the chance to take this class with Professor Walsh! He's a very passionate lecturer and is more than willing to help students struggling with the subject and I never thought anthropology would be a subject I'd be interested in. Do the readings and take good notes and you should be more than fine.

Loved this professor. Super motivated and dedicated to his work. 10/10 recommend. It's an easy A.

Anth 2 was a really nice introduction into anthropology. There was nothing really special about his lectures but they were easy to follow and the tests were straightforward.

Easy class, just watch the lectures and read what he assigns. The weekly journals and mini exams are straightforward.

I'm not sure why everyone is complaining about the writing on here. It's one page a week essentially, and you're writing about yourself. You can literally skip every lecture and just attend the sections (the section attendance is graded) and pass. I took this during my last term and it was incredibly straightforward.

super easy class Papers and exams are only 300 words, you can do it in a day. As long as you're trying you'll get a good grade. I barely read the main textbook and did well. You may have to read the other book assigned but not the full thing

You could tell Professor Walsh was very passionate about what he was teaching. He is really nice and it was overall a really good course. The lectures at times were hard to get through.

Elaborated a lot about the slides in lecture and you can tell how passionate he is about the material. No knowledge mcq tests, but rather tons of writing, which I preferred. There was a lot of assigned reading, but honestly I just focused in lecture, as well as section, and I did pretty good off of that. Just skimmed through reading.

He is definitely passionate about what he teaches and cares about his students. Go to lecture to do well in the class.

He was extremely passionate about the class and the subject matter. I could tell he truly enjoyed teaching and really cared about his students. Grades depended on participation section, a 1500 word ethnographic paper, an in-class one question midterm, and an online multiple choice final. Weekly homework was textbook readings. Great class!!

Professor Walsh is passionate about the subject matter, though his lectures can be dry. The class workload is manageable - just do the readings, attend section, and prepare for the short papers and exams. unstuck AI was a huge help with study prep too.

Loved Walsh. He's pretty funny and well versed in anth. He connects course concepts really well making them easier to understand. Readings and films are pretty interesting. Only thing is he doesn't post slides and the slides in class are very, very bare. Attendance isn't mandatory but he explains everything there.

Did a pretty good job at explaining the material but TAs can be pretty strict graders so grade mostly depends on them. Pretty nice as well and seemed very passionate abt the subject but lectures are sometimes very tiring and somewhat boring, readings weren't too bad. Overall, he's nice and knowledgeable but the topic might just be a little boring.

Graded by section attendance/participation (25%), ethnographic paper (5 pgs; 25%), in-class midterm essay (25%), and online final exam (25%). He does indeed have slides with three bullet points and spends much of the time talking, so it's not for everyone. Walsh is passionate + tries his best to make the material interesting, even if it gets dry.