Professor Kuefler is very nice and patient.

Best class I've ever taken!! Highly recommended!!

fun class; interesting readings; papers, not tests; easy grader

Great class. Lots of reading and writing. He is always willing to help.

Hard but fair and helpful. Fascinating range of topics.

Has a wealth of knowlege. Uses primary sources but only makes you read sections rather than the whole book. Lectures are topical and he allows some leeway on the topics. Great Guy and one of my favorite professors.

This man has a wealth of knowledge to give his students. He is entertaining and genuine joy to work with. As my graduate chair I think I could not have chosen a more brilliant man to work with to complete my study of history

Matt is one of the most challenging teachers you will ever have. If you are in school just for easy grades stay away. However, if you realy want to learn and grow as a student Matt will push you to be your best...like a football coach for your mind!

after reading some previous reviews I was a bit scared to take him - but he was actually a great teacher. Very helpful, easy to talk to, and incredibly knowledgeable on the subject. Dr. kuefler was on of my favorite teachers at SDSU!

He is very interesting and informative. Very easy class if you read the assignments. Primary sources are long but interesting for the most part. Only quizzes on primary docs and 3 major papers. He's also very leniant with deadlines. Take him if you don't want to work a lot.

Loved him. He knows his stuff! His lectures are fun but be warned... he is a tough grader. I can say this... I am a much better student after taking his class. He pushes you to write at a superior level but is very helpful and genuinely wants you to get a good grade.

If you cannot manage to show up to a lecture or read 3 books do not take the class (or maybe you shouldn't be at a university)...otherwise if you actually show up to class/discussion sessions and take advantage of the free points he gives out you should be able to easily ace the midterms/finals.

Lectures arn't to bad their a bit long winded and boring and he does stress homosexuality throughout history. This class involves more work than a 500 level class the work itself isn't all too hard, theres just alot of it. With anal TA's grading your papers, the tests were easy and he gave you 25% free on each test. He also makes you go to movies

The class is very interesting. He gets through a lot of history in a lot of time. There isn't too much work and the discussions sections are great.

This class was difficult, but I really learned a lot! Assignments were: two book reviews seven pages in length (on books that were only 100-200 pages), one mid-term and a final. I enjoyed the class but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who is a lazy retard.

Good Professor with a deep knowledge of the subject. He covered all the bases when teaching this, and if you find the study of sexuality interesting and are mature enough to deal with the vast content, you'll enjoy it. Lectures are fast paced, but he recaps well. Tests were easy assuming you study and read the book, the book reports are a chore.

I'm not going to lie, this class wasn't as exciting as I hoped it would be. Professor Kuefler is not the most interesting professor in the world, but he is still effective. If you are a wound up frat boy that can't deal with your latent homosexuality, then a class in the history of sexuality IS NOT FOR YOU.

This class does require a fair amount of writing. The comments bemoaning the fact that he grades his papers like English papers are ridiculous. You should expect to have to be a decent writer if you're taking 400+ history courses. Kuefler is not a great lecturer, but when it comes to historic writing he knows his stuff and you can learn from him.

His class is hard, but not impossible. It was a lot of work though. Like most have said it's 150 words per excerpt and there's between 10-20 excerpts every week plus a timed 10quest quiz. The class is powerpoint/lecture based. You must come to class every M/W but Fs are optional. Take good notes and do all of the writings, and you should do well!

He is among the most accomplished professors in our department and has a true interest in his students. If you are not used to high expectations than find someone els. If you actuallly want to learn something with substance than take him. He is understanding and willing to work with you if you have a serious problem. Wrote a great letter for me.

Kuefler wants grammar to be perfect on your essays, it seems more like an english class than a history course. He is fair when grading, I was a graduate student in his class. He gave the option of a a large research paper or 4 reviews of scholarly books plus a essay paper. I did well in his class, if you want a good grade you have to do the work.

Last year I posted a review lamenting Dr. Kuefler's teaching methods. Now I have praise for his style of teaching. Yes he is a strict grader and does focus strongly on grammer, but he is extremely helpful & approachable during office hours. Take advantage of that & apply his hints to your next paper and you should do fine in his class.

One of my all-time favorite classes! Some reviewers apparently do not appreciate his teaching style, and/or seemingly harsh grading methods, I have suspicion that they simply failed to recognize that these are upper-division courses, being taught by an accomplished historian. Definitely taking Dr. K. again.

This was my first class with Dr. Kuefler and i absolutely LOVED it and his teaching. He wants the best for his students and is very helpful. Go to his office hours if you need help or even just to chat, he's very friendly! Obviously he's going to expect a lot from his students because 1. this is college and 2. there's no need for a second answer.

I don't know why he has low reviews!? Turns out I ended up enjoying class. Lectures the whole class period, no need to take notes, Two essay is all you have to do for the whole semester from your choice of 5 books. (essays based off of two books of your choosing) Fair grader. Super nice guy. Highly recommend. will gladly help you if needed.

Definitely not an easy professor, but wants his students to succeed. Probably the smartest professor I have had at SDSU, clearly passionate about history. If you put in the effort, he offers to proofread essays and help with understanding of the content. If you need to take upper division HIST would definitely recommend

I took professor Kuefler for a history through film class, and he made us look the films outside of class, which was odd. We had to make posts on a discussion board, and that was practically it; his lectures were boring, but the class was easy.

Just pay attention in class and participate in group discussion. The course is a good overview of Late Antiquity. Three papers, make sure you sharpen up on Chicago style citations but the course is easy.

Such a fun and interesting class! Grade was made up of research assignments and showing up to class. Lectures were very informative and interesting. No quizzes or tests, just projects that were actually fun to research. Very interesting subject matter, highly recommend.