I dread walking into his class. He turns off the light for his lectures so it's even harder to stay awake with his monotone voice. With the way he presents his information I'm surprised anyone passes his class.

Do. Not. Take. This. Class. Dr. G's heart is in the right place, but he is a terrible lecturer. He reads straight from the notes giving the impression he has no idea what he is talking about... and he doesn't. It seems like this is his first time teaching college and he doesn't quite get it yet.

Worst professor I have ever had the misfortune of taking. Almost all the class failed the second exam until he was forced to add points or something. Crazy amounts of students go to his office hours because no one has any clue what is going on it class. He bounces around in his lectures so much that it is impossible to follow!

Dr. Giblin is a nice guy, but an awful teacher... He reads straight off his printed lecture notes and hardly looks up. There are 4 exams, and the final is non-comprehensive. These 4 exams are your only grades. The tests are on the smallest little details of the book. If you don't read, you won't pass.

I feel bad giving him a bad review.. but do not take him! The tests are super hard mainly because he seems to purposefully ask questions about the most random details that we barely went over; it feels as if he wants to trick you.

Super tough professor. His class is just reading off of essays for an hour and a half with a powerpoint showing one or two photos. His tests are pretty detailed with nitpicky questions. Your grade comes from four tests and no other quizzes or assignments. Even if you study the textbook and his lectures, you still won't know everything. Good luck.

Gives too much information for a test. Will ask the stupidest and most irrelevant questions for exams.

NEVER. TAKE. GIBLIN. He is the worst teacher I have ever had. His tests are impossible and you only have 4 all year, including the final. The class size has dropped to 1/2 of the original because of the amount of people that have dropped.

Horrible. Worst professor I've ever had. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

HORRIBLE. HORRIBLE. HORRIBLE. NEVER TAKE!!!! Taking him is the worse thing i've ever done. He is so scattered in lectures and his test are very hard. Expects you to read the whole book and tests you from the book. Don't take this class unless you hate yourself.

Giblin is a nice guy, but his lectures are IMPOSSIBLE to follow and pay attention to. They consist of him putting an obscure picture on a powerpoint and him talking about something nonrelated for an hour and 15 minutes. His tests are almost impossible, and require you to read the ENTIRE book. DO NOT TAKE

SOS TURN BACK NOW! His lectures are all over the place and very difficult to follow. You MUST read the textbook to pass. His tests are pretty difficult and he does not cover most of the material in lecture. You should take anyone else if you're looking for an easy A in a core history class.

I hated this class. I read every chapter, went to every SI session, and studied all the lecture notes and still struggled. He gives no extra credit and has no sympathy for anyone. I honestly have no idea how anyone had an A in the class.

Probably the worst class I've ever taken and I don't mind history, but this class at 8am? Kill Me. The lectures are awful and he just talks and it's hard to know what is important because he rambles. Attendance isn't mandatory but if you don't go you will not pass. you're going to want to kill yourself every time you walk in to that lecture.

Boring, hard-to-follow lectures. Talks too fast, knows his class is hard and doesn't care. Lots of material from the test is from the textbook, unlike many other history professors. Tests are difficult and SI's hardly help. Doesn't curve tests. Not overly nice in email either, he's one of those "check the syllabus" teachers. Anyone but him, really.

All I can really say is LOL cause this class will kill you mentally and emotionally

He is a horrible lecturer. His tests are questions you can only find by reading the book. Do not take him as you will spend all your time reading and stressing over his tests.

He is literally the worst history teacher. During his lectures he does not make it clear when he's moved on to another topic and he jumps all over the place. He also constantly reads off a sheet a paper at lightening speed so you can barely write down any of his notes. You can get an A in the class its just difficult and you have to read A LOT!

Decent guy, but my least favorite professor. He expects you to read the material and it's a lot. I haven't been able to make a single B on a test and I study a good bit. Go to class so he will give you an extra 2 points on the final grade. His lectures take up the whole class and it's hard to write down what he is saying. Try to avoid taking him

Absolutely hated this class. It was very difficult and your only grades are the 4 exams.

Lectures are absolutely impossible to follow. Has no slides and reads from his paper incredibly fast, and never makes clear when he changes topics. You have to read at least 3+ hours for each test, and so many of the questions are still stuff you have never seen. Least favorite teacher I have ever had. Do everything you can to avoid this class.

Giblin is one of the worst professors I have ever had. Do not take him. There are only four tests and that is what your entire grade is based off of. He says its 60% lecture, but its more like 80% book and 20% lecture. If you are into history and long boring lectures then take him, but if not switch out ASAP!!!

AVOID AT ALL COST IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOURSELF! As a junior, I can honestly say I have never had such strong feelings against a teacher. His tests are absolutely impossible, he tests on things that aren't in his lectures and barely even mentioned in the book, and is rude. Take someone else. I am not joking don't do this to yourself!!!!

The whole class is based off of 4 very poorly written tests. Tests seem to have multiple correct answers and many questions with unimportant material yo never think to study. He lectures every single class, hardly ever staying on topic or relating to much of anything from the textbook. Pretty much just read summaries online and you'll get a B.

Terrible class. Spent the whole semester listening to the dude read essays. He stands in front of the room and reads thousands of words per class and then expects you to be able to answer the nit-picky questions on the FOUR 50-60 question tests he gives you over the course of the semester. I learned nothing and this class ruined my GPA

He is one of the worst professors I have ever had. He will stand in front of the class and read off of a piece of paper for the entire lecture and expect you to be able to keep up with him in your notes, then ask a nit picky question about a small aspect of the topic. I'm an engineering major and this class hurt my GPA more than physics

Very Rude. He expects you to do around 6 hours of reading per chapter. Each test usually includes 3-4 Chapters, along with very boring, poorly planned, Lectures that are nearly impossible to take notes on.

Only 3 tests and a final. The final is non-cumulative so that's a plus, but because there are no other assignments each test is 25% of your final grade. Says 40% of of the test comes from the lectures and 60% from the book but it's more like 30/70. Really have to read those 100+ pages per test for an A.

Boring lectures. Reads manuscript off a piece of paper. Must read the textbook to get a decent grade on the tests. Tests are difficult at best.

Boring lectures. He gives 2 points bonus to your final grade if you miss less than 3 classes, which forces you to show up (if you care about extra credit). His tests are extremely detailed on very specific topics which are hard to pinpoint considering you cover thousands of years of history. Would not recommend him.

Dr. Giblin is the hardest professor that I have ever had. He lectures on the art of war and will not even mention key topics covered in the book. Because the two do not cover the same material studying is very difficult. Nice guy but never again.

I ended up getting an A in the class because I went to every lecture and every SI session. The only reason I got the A was from my SI instructor.

He is literally the worst teacher in the world.

DON'T TAKE GIBLIN. I had him for HIST 1010 my first semester and he was a new teacher so I wasn't sure how he was going to be and he ended up being TERRIBLE. I ended up dropping the class because he was such a bad teacher. He is the kind of guy that will ask a question from the tiny "Did you know" box in the textbook.

Dr. Giblin has to be one of the worst professors at Auburn. He tells you at the beginning of the semester that its 70 percent lecture and 30 percent the book when in reality its 98 percent the reading and 2 percent his lecture. You have to come to class though because he takes attendance. Never take Dr. Giblin.

Terrible. His lectures have maybe 20% of test content. Only way to pass is do all the reading yourself. Loves to hear himself talk. Has his TA's take attendance in a 200 person lecture hall so attendance is mandatory.

I didn't miss a class all semester, went to every SI session, read the book multiple times, and still didn't manage to get an A. I made at least two hundred notecards for every test and still couldn't figure out where he got some of the test questions from. This is the class that ruined my 4.0 and I have no idea how people came out with an A.

I read all of these reviews but thoutght I would be fine. I made a D on the first test but I kept making Cs so I thought I'd be fine. I bombed the final and made the first D I ever made in my life. I was a few questions away from keeping a C. All other classes was an A or a B? I read the book and went to every class. Don't take this professor.

This class ruined my 4.0 gpa. I busted my butt in this class and barely made an A. It was the hardest class I've ever taken which is just ironic considering it was literally world history 1. It's frustrating that I managed to make a 98 in organismal biology and couldn't figure out how to do well in this class. Avoid if you can.

His lectures are incredibly boring and you can't tell what information he tells you is important. You must read every word of every chapter in order to even have a chance at getting an A or a B in the class. I would never recommend his class to anyone. However, if you work very hard, you can get an A.

This man is very difficult. Half of my class dropped right away. Im holding on strong with a 77. Great guy but bad lectures and confusion on what the test is on. ALL BOOK

Do not take him, awful professor. Hope he goes back to teach in Russia. Very boring.

Hi, my name is Judd. Dr. Giblin called me out one day in class and said, "Son, give me a word to describe yesterday's lecture". I froze, I could not spit a word out. He then proceeded to make me feel stupid about myself. I made a 41 on his first test and decided to drop the class. Great guy, terrible professor. Really knew how to get inside my head

Don't take World History 1 under Dr. Giblin. He doesn't lecture over the textbook, but at least 70% of the test questions are from the textbook and he talks about the chariot way too much. The grade in this class is determined by the average of 4 tests only. Giblin doesn't give out any type of concept guide for the tests. Don't take his class.

Do not take if you have other difficult classes and are taking a lot of hours. If you dont read the book (avg. 150 pgs a week) then you will not pass the tests- so you will need a lot of study time dedicated to this class. Go to every SI and go to class, but everytime I went to class I would take that time to read. Lectures are hard to follow

I saw an old GTA for this class in public and they actually apologized that I had to deal with him. Not a good teacher

Four tests were only grade. Tons of reading. Lecture hardly on test

Professor Giblin was horrible. He reads his notes off of a piece of paper and expects you to get everything he is saying. He also requires an insane amount of reading. I ended up in World History 2 class, so I dropped it. I would never take anything he teaches again.

If you are thinking about taking him, let me tell you, NO NO NO!!! Turn back and get a new teacher while you can. He is the WOAT, absolute woat. SO much reading, such LONG lectures where you sit trying to write everything he says down because he speaks aloud without guidance. He's very condescending. His class is SO hard!

AVOID GIBLIN AT ALL COSTS!!!!! Worst professor I've ever had!! Class is mandatory, but what he covers during lectures is not what is on tests. Very pointless and tests are ALL READING..... stay away from this class!

Giblin absolutely sucks. This dude is so boring. When I think of a boring historian who has no substance to life and would be perfectly happy with his nose in a history book for the rest of his life, Giblin is what comes to mind.

Most of the wall lectures you'll ever attend.

Horrible, boring, irrelevant lectures. Very mundane and reads from a script. Lectures only on what he finds interesting (communism, russia, and military history.) Overall he is a nice and funny guy but the average person will not get an A in here without reading the book.

Took him in fall of 2017 for a 3000 level course. He was a very tough grader and not helpful at all. Makes you read 30-40 pages and does not do a good job of covering the text. He comes across as intimidating but does not do a good job of that either, Would not recommend.