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“Took the online course this summer - a lot of work for a GE”
HIST110A - 2.0 rating“Brunelle is one of the most helpful professors I've had”
HIST521 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
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59%
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50%
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(2)HISTORY110A
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Her grading is very eradic. No one in the class knew what they were going to get on a test or a paper. You'll have three essays and three tests (drop the lowest test). Do good early so you can just take off the last third of the semester. Don't expect your normal grade, think one grade lower.
She seems to know the what she is talking about but seems too aggressive. She is not a very easy person to approach when in need for help, instead one gets a feeling that he/she will get his/her head bitten off.
She is very knowledgeable about the subject but she is not very approachable. TONS on reading and you actually have to read because she wont answer questions unless she knows that the class has read.Not a bad teacher just know you will be in for a hard semester.
Yes, she's loud and opinionated, but she is also easy to understand. I took her over the summer, and she did not require attendance. All of her test questions could be found on her study packets. It seems the less I went to class, the better I performed on her tests. Taking her class was one of my better experiences at CSUF.
This class was not bad. She is extremely knowledgable about history and is willing to chat about any topic you wish to throw her way.
Whatever you do try not to take this broad. She tries to slowly hold your hand throughout the way but the workload is unbelievable. She requires many books that you really do not use throughout the semester. I flew by the first 7 papers with not much difficulty but the final paper is a 15-25 pager and she grades it very hard. I did NOT like her.
Horrible! Although she seemed to know her stuff, she was often hard to follow. I spent most of the classes tallying up how many times she said "um". Oh, and drop that "Born-Again Pagan" crap!
This is the worst teacher ever!!! She talks to fast and the class is fast-paced. She does not take time to give student time to write their notes down. She expect alot from students. Does not make the class interesting. She'll just talk, talk, and talk. Her tests are all essay, there's probably 5 essays and plus other assignments she give out, whic
This was one of the worst professors i've had at Fullerton. She talks rapidly, and does not allow student interaction. She has 3 "midterms"!! She is not helpful and expects a lot. There was no incentive to read such as quizzes or discussions. I wish i would have taken another professor
Thinks shes gods gift to history. Huge pointless workload. Avoid at all cost.
judge for yourself, 5 three page reading papers, take home midterm 3 questions at least 11 pages long, 12 page research paper on top of a take home final that will be similiar to the midterm, whoever said huge pointless workload was right
This broad is no good! She yells during her lecture and sweats as well. She is very hard and doesn't offer much help. I don't like her.
These people know what they are talking about. Stay away.
Extremely difficult professor. I didn't mind the work load (and it was a LOAD!), what I minded was going to her for help and receiving none (and this was after her saying in class to come in during her office hours with any questions). Avoid, avoid, avoid...
This was the worst class i have ever taken. The teacher doesn't help at all when you have questions. She once replied. The grade for the class is based off all essay tests, nothing else. She is hard to understand and talks abnormally loud and fast. Whatever you do, dont take this class with this teacher.
Avoid this professor. She is hard and expects students to remember everything. Avoid.
I don't understand all the comments that she was hard. I thought she was fairly reasonable. Good professor in my opinion.
Awful, please do yourself a favor and take a different class!! talks really loud and makes no sense. nice enough but her lectures go in one ear and out the other. i never missed a class but i did not learn anything from her. her TA and the textbook did a far better job than she did.
Kind of full of herself because she's studied in France, blah blah(you will hear about it, a lot). She does know her stuff though. Follow exactly what her instructions say, don't use passive voice and you'll be fine. Take notes, they will come in handy for the midterm, final and for filler information on your research paper.
Great for all upper division classes. She's amazing. In fact, she's so smart that the rest of the dummies in the world might not "get" her. If you're up for a challenge, and some good laughs, take her. If you want to just goof off and not learn anything and hope to get an easy A, don't bother. BTW she hates teaching 110A, hence bad reviews.
Did not like her class. Lectures went off topic and she never used her PP. They were there more for looks than anything else. 2 exams plus optional final. Grade based on 2 all essay exams. Nothing else. Talks about "political legitimacy" EVERY lecture. Avoid this teacher.
boring lectures. try and take notes to stay with her otherwise the class will be more boring. very smart lady tho. I personally tought she graded easy
Very, very boring. Lectures are hard to follow and always go off topic. She does seem to grade easy, I barely listened or went to class, and I never read the book, and passed with a 76%.
She may be a bit full of herself but she definitely knows her stuff. Good time management is required especially if you work and go to school full-time. Keep up on the readings and reading responses! She's really clear about what is expected of you, but you have to put in the work to get a good grade. Duh! It's college! She's also really funny.
I took her during intersession (4hrs/day, 4days/wk). There were 3 essays,each worth 33.3%. But all were take home essays. She graded according to how you answered her questions. But the bad part about this class was that she talked really loud and the class was boring.
terrible teacher! avoid at all costs you dont learn anything!!
She was a horrible teacher. I learned nothing, and the lecture were extremely boring due to her repetition and extremely monotonous voice. Avoid at all costs!
SO BORING!! She is brilliant but she doesn't convey her knowledge in an interesting way. I never went to class but got an A because I did very well on the essays (just use the internet and book for information) and the written exams. She is a fairly easy grader.
im taking honors 210A and im scared out of my mind! is it as bad as it seems ?! :(
Stay away. Very confusing and doesn't know how to teach. Talks too much and I dont even know what shes saying half the time. Frustrating.
Talks the entire class, only gives power points as study tools. Confusing and very monotone, makes me want to sleep.
Grades pretty easily on exams (3 total, not cumulative). One essay on Black Death. Attendance isn't mandatory, yet sends around sign-in sheet. Really is no point in going to class, all lectures on Blackboard. All you need to know is exam questions and id terms for tests, then you will do fine. BTW her voice is unbearable, screams the whole time.
Pretty funny, high energy, clearly lays out her expectations of students. Doesn't seem to really like teaching, but could be because it's a freshmen class. Super smart, brings in examples from current events to reiterate historical themes. 3 tests, easy grading. 1 paper at end of class. Has a TA, does some grading I guess, also helpful.
Most boring class EVER. Her voice is extremely loud (even without the microphone), and very slow and monotone. She claims to not require attendance, but drops your grade after 4 misses. AVOID THIS CLASS AT ALL COSTS.
Sometimes in her class i would fist two pencils, one in each hand, and contemplate whether or not i should drive then through my eye sockets. That's kind of an exaggeration but i think shes the most boring teacher but to cut her some slack the subject is extremely boring as well. Talks non stop and is very smart but be prepared to fall asleep
She is the MOST boring lecturer ever to have come to CSUF. She's a major nuisance to deal with. Avoid her at all costs. There are many other better, easier history classes.
Brunelle is a TERRIBLE teacher. She may be intelligent but she cannot teach at all. I went to class for the first half of the semester but eventually stopped going because nothing stuck to me after class. Her voice is also unbearable. This is the only class that I completely stopped going to, EVER!
UNBEARABLE! The exams are all in class essays. She requires you to write not one but TWO full & complete in class essays. Not only do the essays have to be completed but they have to be grammatically spotless. She has outrageously high expectations & her voice makes it difficult to keep focused. Save yourself the stress & pick another professor
DO NOT TAKE HER! Her test are extremely hard. She makes you know 16 essay questions and then she picks 4 to write on two essays for the exams. I have never failed a test before until I had her and i studied! Horrible
She is nice and clear, but she ALWAYS uses a loud voice when lecturing. Her tests are very easy, similar to an AP test. If you study the Exam Questions and the ID Terms at the end of every ppt, you will ace the test. Also, it doesn't hurt to go to the review sessions. You do not really have to go to class, but she sends around a roll sheet.
It is a pretty simple class. There are only two midterms and a final. She give you the opportunity for a makeup midterm in which she eliminates your lowest midterm score and replaces it if your makeup midterm score was higher. Th only homework assigned are two 800 word essays answering three easy questions in your casebook.
AVOID THIS PROFESSOR. While she is very intelligent, she puts students down if you don't know the small unknown city in Africa she uses as an example. "Come on, this is not rocket science". We go to college to learn information to help us, not to be put down and feel stupid. The overall class is simple, but she expects a lot from you.
She gives you the exact essay questions and ID terms that are going to be on the exams. Read, study, and you will pass. Be lazy and you will not pass. It's t simple.
This professor belongs at Cal or Stanford, which is likely why there are so many negative comments - CSUF students are VERY lucky to have Brunelle. Excellent prof; if you WANT to learn, take any of her classes. Clear expectations; take notes, read the material, and you'll get an A. She's extremely helpful. One of the best profs in the department.
The complaints here are all for 100 level courses, that says something. As a history major, I can tell you she is difficult but you will definitely learn. Exams can be pretty brutal, midterms/finals are 2 4-5 pg essays due 1 week from the date they are assigned. Pay attention, show up, due some reading, you'll ultimately be fine.
Dr. Brunelle was a very challenging professor for a 100 class. Her lectures were very informative, but they were not captivating AT ALL. She conveyed her information in such a boring way, and it did not capture my attention one bit. I did not like how it was all lectures all the time. There are better teachers out there.
dr. brunelle isn't a warm and fuzzy professor, history is her thing and its a GE were just required to take, so accept that any prof you have for this class will bore you. on the + she gives you take-home midterms and finals and 5 vocab quizzes, and you can drop your lowest quiz grade at semester. its an easy A if you try on the final + midterms
Dr. Brunelle prepared me well for my academic career in History. She is an excellent writer, and an excellent historian, and she will challenge you to do your very best work. She structures her courses in a way that prepares you for what is coming next. You cannot be lazy or wussy if you expect to do well in her class!
Dr. Brunelle is perhaps the best professor in the history department. She is extremely intelligent. She knows her stuff and will prepare you for future history classes. I think I learned more in her class than all other history classes combined.
I'm a grad student, but don't let that bias your opinion of my review. Dr. Brunelle is one of the most helpful professors I've had. I could see how an undergrad with no ambition to actually get anything out of college would dislike her. If you're at CSUF to learn, challenge yourself, and become a better student - take her. Work hard, ask questions.
She was so disorganized and the syllabus and schedules were confusing and often contradicted each other. When she would say she post something on a certain date, it wouldn’t be posted or there would be flaws in the assignment that needed to be fixed. Overall I could not stand her way of teaching. I would not recommend taking her at all.
Do not take her! The work load is out of control. Grading is 100% subjective. Ton of writing. Contradicts herself. Critical of student responses. Online class consists of discussion boards (4x5%), short papers (4x%5), midterm and final papers (2x30%). both of my papers turned out to be 13 pages each. Seriously, don't take her online class.
Took the online course this summer - a lot of work for a GE. discussion board (your response, plus 4 response to other students' post) every week; a paper (500-750 words) every week; 2 exams (choose 4 of the 5 questions and answer in essay form - every answer a minimum of 600 words). hard grading on paper & exam. I don't recommend this professor!
The only way I can describe her teaching is... She speaks in never ending sentences which will annoy the hell out of you... Constantly changing the pitch in her voice to sound almost like a bird. I recommend just reading on time and learning the vocabulary right from the beginning to avoid her annoying lectures that don't make any sense...
Quizzes are difficult (5 terms chosen out of about 30 you have to know), tests are 2 essays (4 options out of about 15 questions), she says we have to read the book to pass, but there are ways around it (depending on learning style), lectures are long, boring & unorganized, passable class if you study hard and can self teachmemorize
Would never take this professor again!!! This was a G.E course and was tougher than my upper division courses. Theres 10 discussion post due each week and an extra 4 responses to other student's post. 5 primary sources due and two midterms and a final. Each midterm had three essay questions to complete. THIS CLASS SUCKED.
She is helpful and clear with her expectations. You can call her with any questions and she will gladly answer. I took the course online over the summer in 5 weeks, with the same amount of work that students have in the normal semester-long course. Yup, A LOT of writing. But, I learned a lot, I had fun with it, and I got a good grade.
Dr. Brunelle is tough but she is clear on what she wants There is 5 discussion's post, 4 primary source essay response, films, power points, two midterms and a Final. Each test consist of 3 essay response. As long as you read and keep up to date with assignments you can pass. Revise your papers with turnitin.
Put in the work, you will get the grade. This was an amazing experience with lots of side stories and clear cut. If the class could not get what she wanted us to look at she would point us in the right direction. She wants class participation she does not want to lecture you. Exams and Written papers need to be professionally written at this level.
This is the worst class I have ever taken. The teacher is high maintenance beyond belief. You have a discussion post each week and then you have to reply to four other students on THREE different days. Harsh grader. Her TITANium site is disorganized beyond belief. The work load is out of control. Highly recommend NOT taking this class.
Midterm, Final, and 1 Research Paper. (undergrad) She will go over your rough draft of your research paper. Dr. Brunelle knows her stuff and she is very clear on what she wants. She wants you to answer her questions fully and explain yourself. Do not take if you hate to read or write. If you are a history major, her classes will help you be better.
Exams are 3 essays. She opened them up on a Thursday & would be due by Sunday. Some were a bit tough but she is an easy grader. I didn't try my hardest on a few but still managed to get good grades on them. Make sure to cite for discussion boards and exams! (Simply state page numbers) Overall a good class, I recommend her.
Do not take this class!!!! The amount of work assigned for this class is ridiculous! Expect to write a lot and most likely get anything but an A. She is an EXTREMELY hard grader. The Titanium page for this class is a very confusing jumbled mess. This class is worse than any biology core class I have taken.
Took this 5 week class this summer. DO NOT TAKE if you work a lot of hours or if you have a busy schedule. There is a lot of work involved. That being said I did the bare minimum for this class and received an A-. She is a tough grader so do all the other work to compensate for the midterm and final papers. BOOK IS NECESSARY TO PASS. GET IT.
Get ready to do a whole lot of reading and a ton of essays. You have about 12 papers for this class plus discussion boards do every week. If you are taking an online class like I was because you do not have enough time in your schedule DO NOT take this class with a heavy course load. I got a B in the class but you really have to go above and beyond
I didn't listen to the reviews and took her anyway. I finished the class with a strong A, but honestly I'd rather have gotten a B with any other professor. This class is ridiculous for a 100 level class, expects too much. She'll give you a question that you need to answer factually, then call it an info dump. Unless you LOVE the subject, don't take
Too much work, as everyone else has stated. The only good thing was that the professor graded the assignments very quickly and gave a lot of comments. It wasn't necessarily difficult to get a good grade (I got an A), however, it was a very stressful semester with this class, I would not recommend it.
She's very rude and aggressive. It was hard to focus on the lectures because of her personal style.
Hard Work pays off, History is my weakest subject but i managed to get an A with hardwork. If one does all their assignements on time and READS feedback on papers you should get an A. Turns out i didnt need this classt because im trying to get used to the TDA. I already have this GE fulfilled from highschool lol.
I took this class as a GE but it is taught like its a class for your Major. There are 25 discussion post, 10 essay like papers, and the exams are also very long essays. Would not recommend her as a professor. Shes a very tough grader.
I hadn't even started this class and it was apparent how awful it is. She thought it was a good idea to paste the syllabus on the front page of her titanium, so every time you want to get to the homework you have to scroll. She writes lengthy responses to forum posts (what does she do with her life??)
Ok this is one of the most ridiculous GEs I have ever taken. This professor grades things way to harshly and doesnt think about her students. The feedback she gives is a joke. She copies and pastes a generic statement that basically makes you feel stupid. Not to mention she has assignments due on Friday nights and Saturday night. Dont take her.
I completely regret taking her, needlessly tedious and expects too much. There are five units, each one requires two papers (550-750 words) and a discussion forum (original post, +4 responses). Plus the midterm and the final (2 full essays), which are assigned alongside the stuff from the units. She grades like you're an English major.
I do not get how she thinks she is a good professor. She literally gives you a C on a 500 word assignment if you dont separate it into a format she likes. She NEVER actually comments on the content of your papers. Literally makes no sense. Do not take her unless you wanna be frustrated everyday over a GE... I regret this class so much.
The content is not challenging, just very tedious. There are 5 forum discussion posts and 2 essays for each unit. Very particular about essay format, word count, and will mark you down for the most mundane things. Feedback on assignments is not helpful, and she's anal-retentive about the syllabus. Stupid, time-consuming class, but easy to pass
Homework isn't necessarily hard, but it it's a lot of work for a 100-level class. I had to turn in a 1400-word final just two days after I turned in a 700-word essay. Please do not take this class.
Honestly don't take this class. She makes this GE class hard & time consuming for absolutely no reason. She's not a straightforward professor either. The class structure is just super messy and the work is so tedious -- she expects way too much. Other students have their upper div major classes to worry about like c'mon lol
It is A LOT of busy work for a 300-level course. It's reading from the books and from her powerpoints, plus any additional excerpts. Then there are required discussion board posts, plus you have to reply to 3 other people, every week. Then there's 4 papers to write about primary sources. Then the midterm and the final are both 2 essays each.
Weekly papers. The midterm and final are both long essay questions. If you do not like writing, do not take the course. Professor Brunelle does not teach the course, it is flipped learning and asynchronous so if you have any sort of questions you will need to go out of your way to ask them rather than being able to ask them directly.
Absolutely horrendous professor. She assigns multiple papers that dont need to be as complicated as she wants them, its as if she enjoys reading hundreds of essays during her free time. The final is two 750 word minimum essays she claims to be made of only 2 questions, but each question is filled with numerous more smaller ones. Shes clueless.
I'm not sure why this class had so much writing required. It had the most work assigned out of all of my classes by far. The assignments themselves weren't actually that hard though, and professor Brunelle gave good feedback on my papers and many of the discussion prompts were actually pretty relevant to today. Overall not bad just time consuming.
Horrible please avoid
The class is extremely tedious! Homework consisted of discussion posts (must use evidence from textbook & reply to 3 other students), 4 primary source papers & 1 midterm (2 questions) and a final (2 questions) - ALOT of papers, therefore, if you do not like writing papers - this class is not for you :( Material is interesting though!
Was excited to learn the history of magic & witchcraft, but this class made it very difficult to enjoy any of it. So many boring readings every week with difficult discussion posts. We wrote so many primary sources which the prompts made it difficult to write 4 pages worth, I always ended up repeating myself. Tough grader for most part.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
59%
Textbook Required
50%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.14 avg changeRatings by Course
HIST521
5.0
(1)HIST425D
5.0
(1)HIST425C
4.5
(2)HISTORY110A
4.0
(3)HIST425B
3.7
(3)Difficulty by Course
HIST110B
5.0
HISTA
5.0
HONR210A
5.0
HIST409
4.5
HIST300B
4.4