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this is one of the hardest classes i've had in college. the teacher is annoying to listen to and the workload is ridiculous
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She needs to stop laughing so hard at her own jokes and pay a little more attention to the needs of her students.
Class is so boring, but you gotta go. The TAs grade everything, so your grade depends on them, not her. Boring material, unless you like history.
very hard, ta grade everything, test are very hard must read material lectures not on test, I got a C & I studied
Nows what she is talking about, have to pay attention in class, will help you if you need it. Have to read, papers and test are challenging. Overall pretty good teacher. Very nice, and helpful.
101: Worth taking. Pretty easy although there is a lot of reading, and the tests are long. Study the study guides, and pay attention. Section quizes and papers. Get to know your TA. 300: HIST MAJ. TAKE THIS CLASS! It's fun and easy. She a much better prof with smaller class sizes.
She's really cool
The lectures are really boring - She tries to make it more fun - but it usually doesn't work. The sections aren't that bad.
Have to know about 60-80 words with who what when where and why,give or take a few. 10 are on the test. Too much memorizing to the point where you don't really learn anything because you have to cram. Lots of essays to write, lectures really boring. Studying takes A LOT of time! Must read all the material to do well. Not worth all the work yo
She makes you hate history. There are three TA and they all grade differnt. It is the type of class where you have to teach yourself, becasue all she does is talk about stuff that does not have anything to do with the class. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS, IF YOU HAVE A GOOD GPA,becasue it is goin g to hurt it.
Lectures not helpful. Book is unstructured. Way too hard for a 101 class.
WORST CLASS I HAVE EVER TAKEN!! Do NOT take Edwards!! Seriously, the lectures are useless and horrible but you HAVE to go b/c they take attendence. WAY too much work for a 101 class. I strongly suggest that noone should ever take her, EVER.
Her class is horrible. There is WAY too much information to have to learn for each test. It's near impossible to learn it all. She requires you to study for things that don't even end up on the tests. Lot of studying, very miserable. I've never failed a class before, but I'm probably gonna fail this one.
Far too difficult considering that it is non-honors and a 101 intro course. Endless amount of reading and the amount of information expected to be learned for each test is ridiculous. The lectures are sometimes interesting, but rarely did they capture my attention. My section was interesting because I had a good TA.
This class is not all that hard if you read the book. You can still not read and pass..I didn't and I made a B. The only hard part is the pop quizes but go to all classes because you get a participation grade the will help you out greatly. Take Neal Milikan for the TA though she is the best out of the TA's.
I see all of this complaining and feel obligated to write a response. Her lectures were not very interesting, but this is due to the breadth of the course material -- about 200 A.D. to 1600 --, not the professor. Dr. Edwards is personally engaging and the class is not hard. I got an "A" with a minimal amount of work.
AVOID
I had her for my senior thesis and I thought whe was very helpful. She helped me develop my topic and find resources relating to the subject matter.
This class requires you to learn too much for the exams, when you only have a small amount to deal with on the exam. One of the exams required you to know 75 identifications and outline 15 potential essays, only to have 6 out of 10 id's on the test to write on and 2 essays to pick from. If you study like hell, you can pass with a good grade.
So much reading. Lectures are pointless if you read, and if you don't your going to fail. She sucks for reals
way too much work for a general requirement course. her lectures barely ever had anything to do with tests and section was not helpful either. ive never done so much work for a beginning level class before.
boring class. TONS of reading. She can be nice and helpful, but papers are a pain. Takes attendance. Have to learn a lot of information.
Lectures very juvenile and unhelpful; makes vulgar jokes all the time. Attendance is taken, so you have to be there, even though lectures are pointless. OK if you had no Europe History in HS, but otherwise AVOID. Grading policy sort of fair, not too much work(book, tests and a few papers). Get Neal Millikan for TA if possible(is the only good one).
This class was very tedious and time consuming but she is very helpful and straightfoward. There is a lot of little things to turn in not including the Final paper. There is no way you can leave her class and not be able to write a better History paper.
one of the worst and hardest classes I have taken while at USC. Awful amount of reading and really boring lectures to which you HAVE to come to. I got lucky and had a good TA. Avoid this class unless you really LOVE this stuff.
I had her for several classes and I love her. She has a great sense of humor and knows so much. She's accepting of all historical interests. You do some work, but she gives study guides for tests. Plus she is always willing to meet about papers. My favorite professor at USC.
Her class is boring but its HISTORY what can you expect? It's def not hard at all just a lot of reading but if you keep up with it you'll do fine (actually youll prob be fine even if you dont). Shes SO understanding. I asked her if I could make up an exam and she said yess without even asking for a reason. Shes your only option so just take her.
She is the WORST professor ever. I don't understand why people are saying they like her. No one can understand how to study for her class, even the TA's say it's hard. Lecture material=not even one test. Tests are short answer and essay ONLY. I'm usually an A/B student but this class I'm struggling to get a C in. Take anyone else besides her!!!
Lectures are useless. She thinks she is the only class you have because she assigns readings everyday and there always seems to be a quiz or paper due every week. She makes you go to her boring ass, unimportant lectures just so that she can show you how smart she is. This class made me hate history even though I once believed it to be interesting
Doesn't know how to grade and makes everyone sit in assigned seats, even though there are 400 people in the class. Made me sit in the front row even though I SPECIFICALLY asked not to sit anywhere near the front. If there is no one else to take, I would just wait for another semester before I took this class with her teaching it. She's HORRIBLE.
AVOID THIS CLASS. Way to much work for a damn beginner level class. Her lectures have nothing to do with the test and they're so boring everyone slept everyday, discussion sections helped only because I had a nice TA. The tests suck and We just talked about the final which is going to be ridiculous. so avoid avoid avoid.
Her lectures are interesting sometimes but have absolutely nothing to do with the tests. The only way I got B's on the tests was by making note cards of vocab straight from the book and memorizing them. This class is way too hard and comprehensive for a 101 class. I took AP history in high school and never had this much reading or memorization.
WAY too hard for a 100-level class. if i had taken this class as a freshman i probably would've killed myself. lectures are irrelevant but interesting. in a class of 350+ students, she still took attendance. sections are useful if you have a good TA. biggest tip: work on your IDs during lecture.. it'll help you more than listening to her rants
This is yet the worst class i have ever taken at USC. This will be the first class i have made a C in, in college. Mandatory attendence, useless lectures, and test completely unpredictable and useles. Assigns 50 pages to read a night. Im about to rip my head off studying for the Final. Unless you have no life at all, then dont take this class.
I wanted to kill myself in the boring useless lectures. Assigned seats and attendance; what is this kindergarten? Lectures aren't relevant to the test at all. Test include writing 2 essays and defining terms that are barely defined in the text.
This is probably the hardest class I have ever taken, but one of the best. The lectures do not pertain to the tests, so buy the book. A reader is assigned but she also puts them online for those who lose it or can't afford it. She is very understanding and helpful. A very hard class, but its college, do some work and benefit from it.
The subject is very interesting and Dr. Edwards brings that out in her lectures. Surprisingly, despite the length and time of the day of the class, it's easy to stay interested because she knows her stuff. The accompanying reading, however is WAY too much and not realistic and papers are a pain..not an easy A by any means.
First off this is a pretty difficult class that requires you to read and know a lot of information. Dr. Edwards is very knowledgable with the subject and helps with anything if you ask her. She even lets you turn in drafts of all papers two days in advance so you can make corrections for a better grade. Great teacher, but a very hard class.
Her lectures don't cover anything that's on the exams, which are ridiculously detailed. The only reason I survived (barely) is because I had a good TA and made a million note cards from the textbook.
When it comes to writing as a History major, this is the professor to learn from. Though there is a lot of writing, and I mean a lot, she helps you through it and teaches you how to write and write well.
Kathryn Edwards. Where should I begin? For starters and on a positive note, all those who can't hear well, do not worry. She doesn't just speak loudly, she yells. Microphones were never an issue in the class. The class sucks and so do the TAs who don't have a life. Youre expected to spend 9 hours a week studying, according to the syllabus DONT TAKE
While her lectures are interesting, they rarely have to do with the exams. I reccommend going however because the "themes" she constantly mention may help you on some areas of the exams. MAKE FLASHCARDS! Use the IDs from the Reader and define them out of the book using the Who? What? When? Where? Why?. Flashcards saved my grade in this class.
Evil.
This lady likes to scream her lectures. Going over very little if not nothing of the material. The syllabus says buying the book is optional HUGE MISTAKE. BUY THE BOOK! WITHOUT THE BOOK, MIGHT AS WELL TAKE AN F because the TAs are no help. The exams are 20 fill in the blank questions and 3 essay questions...good luck trying to memorize the book
Dr. Edwards is so hard. She doesn't go over anything related to the readings, but rather tells stories about the place in the readings. The lectures are mildly interesting, but her class is impossible. I have never made below a B+ in any class but hers.
i'm a junior who waited forever to take history 101. this is the hardest class ive ever had. her lectures are useless, the section discussions are useless, the textbook barely provides information you need to know. there is a ridiculous amount of terms from each sections and you need to know every minute detail. this class was BIG a mistake
#Fail. She is extremely hard her tests are even harder. The class and sections are boring. you sit around and listen to them ramble about things that arent even on the test. BTW: if you cant hear well that wont be a problem because she screams her lectures at the top of her lungs. Have fun
Dr. Edwards is not nearly as bad as people make her seem. Her tests are very easy if you study the Study Guides that she gives you at the beginning of the semester. The Sections with TA's are a little drab, but not awful if you just go for the attendance. Any question I've ever asked she answered thouroughly and politely. I loved her!
One of the most ridiculous classes I have ever taken. Expects way, way too much for a 100 level. Professor on a power trip. Harsh grading standards. Avoid.
The amount of work in this class is insane and unnecessary. Her TA's grade everything but are inconsistent, difficult, and never know what her plan is. Attendance is mandatory. Online quizzes didn't always work. The study guides are so long for each test that they almost didn't help. The material is so interesting but the class ruined it for me.
Worst professor. Worst class. DO NOT TAKE. If you have a bad TA it's literally impossible to get an A, mine docked my exam grade by 10 points because she didn't like my essay format. Book and course guide are necessary. Lectures have nothing to do with class too
Ok..you wont make an A unless you're a hist major/putting total effort into this class alone. Some find her attitude toward religious topics sac-religious and insulting. I never had a problem with that, but yeah. Don't take, it will drain/stress you! Focus on study guides and put effort in essays, and pray TA doesnt grade harshly.
Lecture is pointless, but you have to go to the lecture. I learned everything from the textbook and that is where the exam questions come from anyway. Trust me, AVOID!
Extremely hard for the sake of being hard. This class is like the work of two 200 level classes in one 100 level class. The work is relentless and her standards are too intense. At least the TA was nice and he tried. I would never recommend this class or professor.
She was an awful professor. I just needed the 101 credit, but she made it a very needy class. There was so much material and too many papers along with the tests. Do not take her if you don't care about history but need a credit.
Professor Edwards knows the material. Her lectures can be a little long winded, but not too bad. Be prepared to write. No tests in the class. Three book reviews and seven Discussion Questions (500 words each), and daily attendance. If you are a good writer, it's not a hard class. If you are a bad writer, I wouldn't recommend taking this class.
This woman will make you a better student, particularly with writing for history. Not surprised to see negative reviews by non-history students, that's to be expected, but history majors; take her. She knows what she is doing and is eager to help. Edwards is wicked smart but still compassionate, relatable, and supportive. I have learned so much.
SCHC 323 is a tough class. There is A LOT of reading and A LOT of writing but Dr. Edwards is an amazing teacher and the work she assigns is not busy work! If you ever need help, she is there for you and she is very passionate about what she is teaching. If you're willing to put in the work, take this class with her as your teacher!
She was compassionate when I was going through a rough time. She encouraged me to talk to someone.
If you are not a history major and just want 101 credit STAY AWAY from her. This class was absolutely terrible. Her lectures have nothing to do with the exam and the exams are all written. She expects way too much for a 101 level class and you'll have a discussion section with a TA who knows nothing. Worst class I've taken in college.
I'm usually really good in history classes, but this class was the hardest ever. The lectures were irrelevant to the material on the test so no one ever goes. The tests are all essays and the prompts are nearing impossible then they're graded very toughly. And the test aren't graded until months after they're taken. HORRIBLE. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
So much reading, a lot of papers
Claims the class will be easy but then grades ridiculously hard. Not friendly at all.
Absolute worst teacher I have ever taken at USC! Her lectures have nothing to do with the material that is on the tests, and her tests are ridiculously hard for a 100 level class. I would never suggest to anyone to take her in any of her history classes since her 101 is extremely hard.
This woman ruined my 4.0 GPA with her participation points, incredibly hard grading, and egregious personality. She assigned way too much reading, too many written assignments, and tried to convert us all to Satanism. She was condescending, her lectures never made sense, and she graded like this was a graduate class. It was a 2nd level course. :(
She makes a HIST101 a priority. I love history classes, but hated it after this class. Her exams are all essay questions and her TAs grade so tough, it ruined my GPA. Participation is 17% of the final grade. Avoid as possible as you can.
This class was much more difficult than one would expect when taking a 100 level course. Lectures truly had very little to do with the tests. Make sure to memorize the key terms and essay questions given in the study guides that are supplied. A good TA can make or break your grade. If you're looking for an easy A avoid this class.
So many papers and so much reader however it prepares to work hard and have a good work ethic.
She is a tremendously harsh grader, but it will force you to learn how to write a good history paper. I think I learned more from her than any other professor in my college career so far. Its a 200 level class, but I worked hard for my B. Dont take expecting an easy A, but do if you want to learn a lot from a kind and interesting person.
This class is definitely not a 100 level class. There are 3 exams, 3 papers, 6 online quizzes and 4 in-class quizzes. Basically, out of the 14 weeks of the semester, there is heavy work load for 10 weeks. Do not take this class if you are not willing to devote at least 6-8 hours a week reading the material to be prepared for class.
Harder than I thought for a 101 history class. You really have to work for your grade, but you can get an A. Tests are VERY memorization heavy, there are ALOT of terms and topics you need to know. READ THE TEXTBOOK. Online quizzes are very helpful for your grade. Doesn't take attendance, but would recommend going to class and taking notes.
Nice lady but her expectations are ridiculous and she does nothing to help you or aid you in any way and there were 1-2 papers PER WEEK and wayyyy to heavy of a load. Easy to handle if only class youre taking otherwise steer clear.
When I took HIST 101 with professor Edwards, she decided that she was going to run the class as a reverse classroom, assigning hours of homework (100 level course by the way) which would require you to read 30 pages of the textbook a night and then take notes on the lectures she posted. In the actual class period, she only answered questions asked.
Very hard teaching style.
Awful x100. She starts off saying 101 classes aren't easier, just not as in depth. I am terrified to know what her classes over 101 level are. Crazy amount of work, and so much reading that doesn't even help with exams. Grading is done by TA's so you never know what you'll get. Truly the worst professor I've ever taken at USC, avoid at all cost!!!
I took this 101 class as a Carolina Core requirement, hoping it wouldn't be too hard. I ended up having to withdraw from the course because it was so difficult that I was going to fail. On top of the regular class meeting times, there is also a weekly discussion section, which do require attendance and requires a lot of participation.
Her class is made of two lectures a week with a required discussion section on Thursday or Friday. The "lectures" are just her answering questions on the online lectures she posts and expects you to watch. Discussions are led by a TA and everything is graded by that TA. Talk a lot in discussion and ask questions, and you'll literally be fine.
AVOID She does a flipped classroom which makes this class so much harder than it has to be. Quizzes and essays due every week along with long readings and video lectures to watch. This class takes up so much of my time and even my TA has told us she doesn't like her or the way she teaches. She does no actual teaching and ur TA does all the work
I got r*ped and I have been falling apart since then. I have struggled all semester, and when I reached out for help, she was very condescending and actually blamed me for not withdrawing from the class. I didn't because I started trauma therapy hoping it would help, but I still was not mentally able to complete what she wanted. Don't recommend.
The lectures are only based on questions kids have about homework all of her lectures are recorded online for some reason.. awful at emailing and rude. Do not take this class, also the TAs sucked and rarely get back to u
This was by far the most challenging class i've ever taken, and this is coming from a STEM major. Every week, theres an essay, 30+ pages of reading, a quiz, more reading, and outside lectures. I study and put in so much effort just to not do well. Attendance in the discussion is mandatory. Textbooks are mandatory.
I liked professor Edwards but her class was difficult with the amount of work it had. You have to read an entire chapter from the textbook every one to two weeks and take good notes on it since the exams use the textbook much more than the online lectures. In person lectures are for any questions but go before the exam for the study guide.
The absolute worst professor I've ever taken. Very rude and frequently would speak over the TA's during discussions. Grades incredibly hard for a 101 class. AVOID AT ALL COST, I don't think you could pay me enough to take ~Dr~ Edwards again.
I had a particularly difficult time with this class. I took the 3 week version of her class and I legitimately had homework every day. All the work she assigned was graded harshly and she does not offer extra credit. A ton of writing for a history course. I'm talking about four 250 to 750-word essays every week. Two of those where part of the exam.
History 101 is a class you would take to fill a social studies credit in hopes of it not being too time costly and for an easier grade, you would think. Not with Dr. Kathryn Edwards, this class is her life blood for some reason, she will take the most time out of your week to do mindless assignment you will soon forget in the next week/month.
I enjoyed this class a lot, the professor was super personable and a fair grader. We did have to write a 3-5 page essay every two weeks but the prompts were always super interesting so I enjoyed it. I definitely would take another class with her.
It's a flipped class, meaning you watch video lectures at home and classes are for questions. There is a huge textbook of readings that are crucial to passing the papers. You have a 5-page paper due each month that is pretty challenging. She makes them due at 9 am as well. Tough grader; her feedback is a bit condescending. Accessible outside class.
Super interesting professor who really knows her stuff. Fascinating material. Lecture videos for hw and class is discussion based, allowing students to ask tons of questions (if she doesn't know an answer, will research for you). Lots of work and writing but she gives feedback on everything and you always know your grade. Brings her dog to class!
She is really smart and obviously knows what she is talking about. You have to learn the material outside of class and then participate multiple times in class in order to receive full participation points. The exams are extremely difficult and require more work than necessary for a 101 course. She brings her dog to class though!
Dr. Edwards is brilliant and made me such a better historian. I bombed the first major paper, but she worked with me for several hours to help me grasp historiography and make my paper effective. She even brought me homemade Irish soda bread for our meeting (my paper was about Ireland). Brings her sweet golden retriever Sunny to class!
I took her honors section. Always ended class early and she was a nice grader. I personally just hate history so I hated this class lol but it was not that bad and would be interesting for someone who liked it. Her exams were a lot of preparation but easy if you put in the work. She brings her dog Sunny to class :)
This class is part of the universities core classes. The majority of the work is papers. She gives you 50 minutes to write three essays during the final exam. Do not take this professor if you want to do well in your required history class.
Absolutely unrealistic standards with hours of lectures a class that barely help with exams/essays, having to know 80 terms + specific dates for each exam, 3 major essays that require reading about 100 pages of sources, plus other assignments. Her "lectures" consist of answering questions about online lectures, but are rarely relevant to exams.
This professor expects you to dedicate your entire life to understanding and memorizing 1800 years of history. This is a mandatory class unrelated to my major, yet I have spent more time doing work in it than in any other class. Don't take if you aren't passionate about history. She is intelligent but maybe too intelligent to teach intro classes.
Very interesting topics, and overall, Dr Edwards is super interested in her field. Essays can be a bit challenging, but she gives very helpful feedback and allows for rewrites. Not too much homework; overall, if you read the readings, you'll do fine.
Do not take her ever if you're looking to take a history class. The worst professor i've ever had ever. Assigns way too much reading after every lecture. Everything she teaches in lecture is a waste of time, it doesn't help on exams, which got me questioning why attendance even mandatory. A 101 History class shouldn't be this hard to deal with.
Absolute worst professor. Rude in person and email. Can't teach. Assigns alot of reading. Lectures are useless. Alot of writing for exams. Currently going through Helene Hurricane, every of my other professors checked up on their students. Not this lady. She's even complaining about how annoyed she is about getting a late email from the school.
You'd think as a HIST 101 class it would be easy and simple, but no, she makes it so hard for no reason. For a basic core class you do not need to grade this hard and be this lecture heavy. 0/10 Don't recommend.
You watch lecture videos at home and come to class w/ writing questions on top of endless reading, bad structure. The class is more than long enough to facilitate. Extremely picky with grading Essays and Writing Assignments. Very rude attitude when it comes to criticism. The first week, she held off on class until the 'W' deadline, very shady.
She wants her class to be your whole life even though it's a 101 class. Her lectures have nothing to do with quizzes or tests. She couldn't care less if you're struggling her not.
Extremely rude and unreasonable. 500+ pages of reading per week. Uses tactics of intimidation and humiliation. Clearly has no life outside of academia and expects students to commit all of their time to her course. DO NOT take unless you are an aspiring historian in a very specific content area. Even then, only take as a last resort.
One of the rudest people I've ever met. She is truly the epitome of the dangers of tenured professors, as she's borderline abusive to students and still makes 125K per year with zero accountability. Avoid unless you are willing to devote all of your time to her course in exchange for mediocrity and blatant disrespect.
I wish I could give 0 instead of 1. The only good thing about her is her dog. Avoid unless you have 10+ hours per week to read and complete assignments.
Lectures are impossible to follow. No notes are given you have to listen and type out what she says which can be very hard in a large lecture class. So much extra reading.
attendance is mandatory. HEAVY reading. easy quizzes. hard exams. she is very nice, but your experience really just depeands on the ta
Way too much work for a 101 class. TONS of required reading each week, which is where most of your learning for this class comes from, as the lectures are mostly useless and don't pertain to the exams. There is also a discussion session each week where attendance and participation are required. Your grade really just depends on how your TA is.
Never have I experienced a teacher so unselfaware, never understood that no one was retaining information or that her lectures had nothing to do with the exams, yet made everyone come in every class. I will never recommend this class. 0/10 save your self the bad grade. Also she never released the exam averages, which should tell you enough. . .
Lectures are only what she is interested in about the time period and aren't tested on at all, but they're mandatory. All exam material comes from the book or other readings. WAY too much work for a 101 course. I don't recommend unless you want to spend all your time reading an entire textbook.
Way to hard of a 101 class
save yourself the bad grade. she was extremely RUDE. oblivious that her students were not retaining knowledge, and too much work and far too hard for a 101 class, no matter how hard you tried, passing felt almost impossible, and too much reading with 4 other classes as well! I never felt cared about as a student in this class, too stressful!
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! In no way, shape, or form would I recommend this class to anyone including history majors. Attendance is MANDATORY for every single lecture and section where I, personally, did not learn a single thing from lecture that would help me on any quizzes or exams. It is simply not worth it and there are other history professors.
I'm a history major and I wouldn't recommend this class. Mandatory attendance for every lecture and section. Weekly reading quizzes and biweekly source analysis. Exams are an online multiple-choice section and 2 essays. YOU NEED THE TEXTBOOK. Final was multiple choice and then 2 5-paragraph essays and 1 8-paragraph essay in an hour and a half.
Do NOT take this class unless you are extremely passionate about European history. The lectures don't help at all with exams, yet attendance to them is mandatory. In addition, this class is WAY too difficult for a 101 course that's taken by lots of non-history majors. You really have to put in tons of extra time and effort to get at least a B.
She jokes about students finding her class extremely hard for a 101 course, because it is. I don't recommend this course with her as the professor to anyone. Tough grading, expecting super intellectual answers and "archeologist" type thinking on Source Archelogies (EXTREMELY time-consuming). Spent more time on this class than classes for my major.
this is is the worst professor I've ever had. do NOT take this class unless you have no life and want to spend HOURS reading from the textbook and doing the very time consuming source archeology assignments. even then, do not take this course. lectures are mandatory attendance but theyre the biggest waste of time.
For a HIST 101 class, I found this extremely difficult and overwhelming. There is so much unnecessary reading, and honestly, I didn't find it all that helpful. The lectures were no help whatsoever for the exams (as someone who took notes every class and had 60 pages worth of notes in Google Docs). It's too much work for a core class.
I am going to be completely honest. She is the worst professor I have ever had. She is very condescending and her TA's are even worse. I had Andrew and he was so rude and a very harsh grader. Your grade depends on your TA and she even sent out an email saying no TA grades more harshly than the other due to the many complaints she received.
Just bad. Not really any other way to put it.
Do not take this class with this professor. She has an extremely inflated sense of importance as you could pass this class without attending a single lecture! The TAs were fine, but both the lecture and the small group section felt like an enormous waste of time as everything you'll be tested on comes from the reading.
This professor is AWFUL. Grades arent published all semester so no one knows where they stand in her class because "she is unable to publish the grades." The worst professor I've ever had and the TA's grade like their life depends on it. If it's not 100% perfect, be prepared to get nothing more than a B on an assignment. do not take this professor.
this class was not bad, but be prepared to do the readings. they can be a lot at time, but not bad if you manage your time well. i had a good ta, which was crucial for this course. the tests are very similar to ap history tests, but the multiple choice is online. overall, not a terrible class if you stay on top of it.
Grade depends fully upon the TA you get. TA's tend to be harsh graders with very minimal feedback. Textbook is required for quizzes each week. Readings and papers due each week for section. Exams are essays completed within class. I would take this professor again, just gotta stay on top of assignments! Nice lady, bad TA's.
This class was an absolute joke. The lectures are 100% irrelevant to the exams yet they are mandatory and use Iclicker to check attendance. The exams are essay based and subjectively graded by your TA. There are quizzes and writing assignments every week. The class size is gigantic and the content is boring.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!! The "101" level of this course is completely misleading. As a junior, this was my most consuming course. She does not prepare you for the exams and everything is graded by a TA. The lecture attendance and discussion sections are mandatory. Unless you are a history geek - in this era - avoid this course at ALL costs.
There is no way she or any administrators pay attention to these reviews. If she/they did I don't believe she would be employed. Folks like her are what's wrong with the History department. This class was hard for NO REASON!
Dr. Edwards was nice, but set several difficult & unrealistic deadlines, & was, in my opinion, too strict of a grader on writing assignments. She cares A LOT about format & structure. If you are not a detail-oriented, deadline-driven person, do not take this class. Ultimately, I improved my research abilities, but I would look for an alternative.
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Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
87%
Textbook Required
100%
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Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
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Declining
-0.87 avg changeRatings by Course
HIST101300
5.0
(1)HIST498
5.0
(1)SCHC323
5.0
(1)HIST215
5.0
(1)SCHC324
5.0
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HISTORY101
5.0
RELIGION206
5.0
RELG206
5.0
101
4.7
HIST309
4.5