Goes slightly fast. very honest with students. knows his stuff. Don't ask for a study guide, just take good notes and review the stuff he puts on blackboard

Goes pretty fast, puts all powerpoint slides on internet, plays very boring videos, DONT ASK FOR A STUDYGUIDE, will allow you to come to his office and helps some but not enough i dont believe, cant miss more than 3 classes or 5% gets taken off of grade, teaches alot of info for test,all multiple choice tests..overal lits pretty difficult class

This course was pretty easy. All slides are posted on Blackboard after class. Just follow along with his lectures and take notes and you should have no problems. He does require that you come to class and sit in assigned seats. But if you came to Auburn for an education, this should not be an inconvenience.

EASY!!! If you came to college to learn, you should have no problem. How hard is studying notes/learning material covered in class. Hot in a nerdy kind of way. Very sarcastic, funny if you get it. All tests were multiple choice. WANTS you to pass, even changed the weight of tests so that slackers could pass. Overall nice guy!!

his lectures come from the textbook, or straight from wikipedia. he posts them online after class, so go over all of them before the test, because he doesn't give/do reviews. but if you go back over his lectures and look up the major points on wikipedia it's an easy A. his TA's take roll every single class.

I love him!! he is so funny and just a cute guy....his class is not hard at all as long as you look over the slides before the test and review the textbook a little bit!

He knows what he's talking about. Don't be intimidated by the tone of his syllabus, he isn't that harsh. He's pretty funny, and while history is boring, it isn't his fault you want to fall asleep in class. Theattendance bonus could potentially be helpful. Tests are extremely easy, I never took notes,I just learned it well enough through his lecture

Dr. Kingston is a great professor! I had him for world history 1 and I loved the class and got a easy a! Just go to class and take notes and you will do great! Doesn't really test on the textbook! I only wish he taught world history 2!

I'm not sure if I wrote down the right class number--it was Enlightenment History though, and it's really where Kingston excels. Teaches more in the British way (he is, after all, Irish) which means he's more out to help and teach rather than make students jump through hoops. He's on your side...go to class, read enough to get by, good teacher

umm, the posting below is mine; i meant to put a 4 on easyness, but put a 2 instead...so i'm throwing out a 5 rating on this one to somewhat balance that out. He's not hard. Also, if you're taking him for an upper level class he'll help you become a better writer

He is a very good professor. He definitely knows what he is talking about, but requires a great amount of class participation. Class discussions are challengig and require deep understanding of the readings. Luckily, grades do not come from discussion input, but from comprehension and summaries. Procrastinates with grading essays.

Great for World History I. Just study the powerpoint slides and you can ace each test.

What a great teacher. GTAs were nice and understanding. They really helped out with the study sessions if you were like me and didn't take notes in class. Kingston himself teaches it crystal clear, you watch a couple of movies for a couple of days. Take him.

Honors History I&II are EASY! Class lecture&then discussions with discussion papers that are easy if you are even in class. Come to class because he add 3 points on you final grade if you do. NO tests-just 2 outside essays&the midterm and final are prior disclosure so you have 2 days to prepare the essays. GREAT teacher. AVOID CROCKER and take him!

Dr. Kingston is an awesome professor, and even a more awesome person! Expects alot of depth in your argument, but is very willing to help you through the process in anyway he can. Classes are fun, and often humorous. Great person to just talk to. Oh, and if you miss three or less classes, you get 2% added onto your final grade. :)

Awesome teacher! Really helpful and nice. Very funny and easy to get along with.

Great teacher. Expects a lot from your papers especially, but at the end of the year I ended up with a better grade than I expected (especially on the final). He's also EXTREMELY helpful outside of class... I emailed him all the time about my papers and he got back to me right away. Take him if you can, but be ready to work!

I LOVED Professor Kingston. He makes corny jokes to make class more enjoyable and he genuinely cares about whether or not you learn the material. He had no textbooks just readings and the lectures came from slide shows. I would take him again!

Pretty awesome teacher; his dumb jokes helped in making class somewhat interesting. Has 2 small papers and 1 large paper at end of semester which helped boost my grade A LOT. I absolutely hate history and ended up with a B even after I failed 1st test and got an 80 and 76 on last 2 tests.

Kingston is a really great teacher! He focuses on specific instances and documents of history rather than the boring typical surface of all history. There were several essays and papers. However, he grades them fairly easy even if you royally screw up. Because of all the EXTRA CREDIT I came out with an A. He's hilarious and enjoyable to be around!

Dr. Kingston was very fair with his papers; I really appreciated that he encouraged students to make their own arguments and graded the papers based on the strength of the argument, not on whether he agreed with it. Be ready to write a lot, including the papers, the tests consist of essays and one page commentaries. Overall a good history teacher.

Dr. Kingston is Irish, so he brings a European flair to the class; does not assign a text book because he believes that students shouldn't have to pay more than they already do. If you enjoy history, you will enjoy his class. He's very laid back and funny. His class is a history of ideas - not just events - so you'll have to form your own opinions.

Very harsh grader, especially with reading quizzes, you read 150 pages approx and he asks you five questions online in four minutes. They are very specific, detailed, and even trivial questions.

Dr. Kingston has a very thick Scottish accent, so he isn't the worst professor to understand. He has read around 50 pages each week and asks you four (seemingly impossible) specific, detailed question in four minutes. If possible, I would lean towards taking someone else. His class is doable, however.

Dr. Kingston was an interesting guy. He has an Irish accent, but I had no trouble understanding him. He makes some funny jokes in class and seems to be excited about what he teaches. I found the tests to fairly difficult but aced them all. Reading quizzes however are quite difficult. Overall, not a bad guy to take, just lots of memorization.

Very smart guy who lectures in a way that you'll learn so much just listening to the lectures. Really has a knack for making the material so interesting you won't want to skip. Don't miss the discussion classes and come prepared to discuss the articles. Take him your freshman year to see what it feels like to really "learn" a subject. StudyA

Great professor! He is super funny, a little dorky, but funny. Has an Irish accent but is still easy to understand. His lectures are fun and interesting. His quizes are tough but the tests are easy. I got a 100 on my first test without studying more than 2 hours. Come to class and you will pass. I highly recommend him.

Wonderful teacher!

Kingston is a really nice guy and is very knowledgeable about history.. His lectures can get confusing at times, but if you just pay attention and study a little bit you'll do fine in the class.

Dr. Kingston is a really cool guy, he cracks a lot of jokes during lectures. His class is never boring but his tests are really detailed and are mostly on the lectures. The quizzes are on the readings he assigns, they are really hard but are only worth 3% of your grade. For some reason Auburn is just known for having really tough history classes.

Kingston is awesome, he's Super funny and a really nice guy who's there for you. I enjoyed every lecture and without studying for more than a couple hours I aced all exams but 1 (89), and I thought the reading quizzes were easy. I did all the readings right before the quizzes and literally reviewed (copied down) all the lectures before the exams.

Dr. Kingston is actually a wonderful lecturer. He tells jokes throughout the lecture to keep you engaged and he will truly help if you need it. His tests are hard and there's homework over passages in the book, but if you truly try hard enough you'll get an A. It's not super easy, but it's definitely doable.

His lectures are super interesting as long as you put forth the effort to stay engaged. He constantly tells corny jokes throughout the lecture and makes the class enjoyable. As long as you take good notes and you review them before the test, , read the textbook and online documents, and go to the SI test review, you'll do great! 10/10 reccomend

Pretty good guy, his accent is hard to follow sometimes. Genially cares about our questions and the class as a whole

He honestly was the best professor I have had at Auburn. He truly loves teaching and makes history as enjoyable as possible. His lectures are great and you should defiantly go if you want to make an A, but attendance was 1% of the grade. He puts the all lecture power points online. If you want someone to make a boring subject fun take Kingston.

Professor Kingston is a really good teacher and has a way of making you want to pay attention in class. The tests are pretty difficult, but as long as you put forth effort you should pass. Notes are online and he's a fast grader. There's a discussion worth 400 points so definitely do that. Overall, I enjoyed this class and would take it again

Getting a good grade in this class is straightforward. Pay attention during lectures and read the required readings on canvas and you get an A. Dr. Kingston's accent is fun to listen to and makes it easier to stay focused on the subject.

Absolutely loved this class! Dr. Kingston is a very funny guy & really cares about what he is teaching. His tests can be really hard, but if you study his powerpoints & read the assigned readings from the textbook you should be fine. He gives extra credit for attendance & he gives up to 6 points of extra credit on every test. One of my fav classes!

Attendance is not mandatory, but a lot of test questions come from things he said during lectures that may not be on the powerpoints. He also gives a small extra credit if you miss 3 or fewer lectures. I enjoyed his class, it is interesting to listen to him. he is a pretty chill guy.

Dr. Kingston is hands-down the best professor I had this semester at Auburn. He gives fantastic lectures and is very friendly and approachable. The best advice I can give is to take close notes during his lectures (they're 90% of the material on the tests) and read the online sources. I did very few of the textbook readings and made a 94, though.

He's a really sweet guy. He's really interesting and is really good at responding back to your emails. If you email him your questions or go to office hours, he'll tell you what's important. I loved just talking with him, definitely a teacher you want to take.

Ralph is super chill. Outside of the fact that he speaks insanely quickly and can't quite pronounce the word "three," he gives interesting lectures and easy exams. All you have to do is take good notes in class, skim the supplemental reading, and you'll get an A. Gives decent amount of extra credit on exams and has small discussion assignment.

Wish I could take him again

He made history bearable, probably the best choice for history 1010

Lecture heavy, but if you study the power points and get notes from some one you'll do fine. I've fallen asleep in almost every lecture but I study extremely hard for the test ( 4 in a year) about 4 days in advance and get a B every time.

Dr. Kingston is my favorite professor thus far. He is a really funny dude and his lectures are very interesting. Go to class; you get points for attendance, and his test are mostly lecture materiel. Very intriguing course with lots of chances for an A+.

Professor Kingston is a really cool guy!!!! His tests are mainly lecture based, and can be somewhat hard but the online discussion really helps your grade. He is always available for questions and he makes class not the worst!!! take him if you can

Dr. Kingston is one of my favorite history teachers ever! He is a really great lecturer, he makes the content easy to relate to. His tests are pretty hard but the online discussion helps. He is a very nice guy who is willing to work with you to help you make good grades. He has a decently thick Irish accent but it just makes lectures more fun.

Professor Kingston has well organized lectures and Power Points. Most of the information needed for test can be found in the powerpoint, so if you study from those and take relatively good notes the class is easily passible. Side note, I think his lecture time could be cut in half if he stopped using the word "basically" to start every sentence.

Professor Kingston is very funny and helpful. His class is easy to follow and interesting. There are outside readings which are 'mandatory', but usually only one or two test questions are on them and he goes over most of them in class. There are outside writing assignments but they are very general and he usually gives full credit for an attempt.

Kingston is awesome. He is extremely funny and gives you all the tools you need to do well in this class. He says reading is mandatory but not many test questions are on it at all and if there is one, there is a good chance he will go over it in class. My advice is to sit up front and go to SI Sessions. If you try to do well in his class you will.

People in my class complained that it was really hard, but that is far from true. You're required to read the textbook, but if you go to class and listen to lecture he tells you EVERYTHING you need to know for exams. He has 3 discussion q's throughout the semester (easy grade-booster) and you get extra credit for having less than 3 absences

You don't have to go to class but you probably wont pass if you don't. The tests aren't super easy but if you take relatively good notes & pay attention in class you'll be fine. If you email or go to his office hours, he'll literally tell you everything you need to know. I loved having him and really wish I could take him again. He's also Irish

Dr. Kingston is hilarious and his lectures are very informative. He makes learning enjoyable. Only 4 exams including the final and the discussion assignment buffers your grades so you can afford lower exam scores, however I never got below a B+ on them. As long as you study lecture notes his exams are very manageable. Super nice guy.

HIST1010 was a very positive experience. Professor Kingston is a surprisingly entertaining lecturer with a pretty good sense of humor, and is very easy to follow if you pay a little attention. Tests were content-heavy but weren't exceedingly difficult, and bonus points were consistently offered on each. Take his class if you can.

Dr. Kingston is not the best professor at Auburn, but he is really good, he's a really nice guy, that is always helpful. He grades very fair, and gives a lot of participation points. His lectures are hard to follow, and their were times I didn't know what was going on, but go to class, and participate and you'll be fine.

Kingston is absolutely hilarious and I wish he was teaching 1020 next semester. DO NOT buy the textbooks, just buy the Silk Roads book. His tests are STRAIGHT from the lectures, so if you go to class and at least halfway pay attention and then study the powerpoints (he posts them all) and read over your notes, you'll do fine in this class.

Boring, but possible to still make an A by just studying the powerpoint he posts online. I stopped taking notes and didn't read the book and was still fine. There are short answer questions on every test so be prepared to talk about anything that was covered. If you miss less than 3 classes you get a point added to your final grade.

Great professor, but if the class time is only 50 minutes long it may be more challenging. He tends to get distracted in lectures

Dr. Kingston has an interesting sense of humor and he's pretty goofy. His lectures are straight-forward, tests aren't difficult if you know what you're talking about and there's only one other assignment which is basically a discussion and not hard. I ended up with an 89 and barely missed an A, but I maintained a high A most of the semester easily.

Is genuinely interested in what he's teaching. His tests aren't difficult, as he is more interested in making sure students grasp the why and how instead of specifics. The readings are helpful but not necessary to succeed. What he emphasizes in the lecture is 95% of the exams, so don't skip class. Going to office hours is definitely worth it.

Great professor! I wish he taught HIST1020. His lectures are easy to follow and all of his notes are online. His class is not mandatory, but he gives your overall grade one bonus point if you miss less than 4 lectures. May not sound like much, but it boosted me from a B to an A. He assigns a lot of reading, but he tells you what will be on the test

Interesting lectures. Accent is present but not at all difficult to understand. Tests are straightforward, reflective of the lectures. Readings comprise a small portion of tests, so if you're willing to make B's on every test you can choose to not do the readings. That said, his selection of textbooks is pretty good.

He is a great professor but the class is set up where you have to pay attention and be active and aware of the material that is being taught. If I wasn't so terrible at history I may have had a better grade. He brings humor into his lecture at least once everyday. Lectures are important and being aware is also very important.

Kingston's tests count as 86% of your grade, but his tests are really easy if you pay attention in class and at least skim over his reading assignments. Most test questions come from his lectures, and he usually gives 4 test questions before the test and one short answer. Attendance is mandatory but you get bonus points for only missing 2 classes.

Gives you the powerpoints that he reads in class. Lectures are based on powerpoints and additional notes he has, so you have to attend. Just have to memorize the powerpoints to get an A on test. Lots of readings that are long but he does not check to see if you did them. Very straight forward and funny teacher.

If you miss more than many lectures, you wont pass the tests, but the lectures are interesting and good enought that you will be ok with going to class. Grading is very fair, did an easy online discussion over the course of a couple months that counted for 12%, and gives an attendence bonus.

Interesting lectures, tests are decently straightforward and he gives you a decent amount of insight on what exactly the written portions may be about.

A great class! It is hard but if you do the work, take good notes and attend all lectures you will do fine! There are other easy assignments besides tests to boost your grade. He is super kind and truly wants all students to succeed. He is very helpful if you go to his office hours! Interesting class!

I really enjoyed him and thought he was rather funny. Expect class to last the whole time. There are 4 tests, the final is not cumulative. He puts all his lecture powerpoints online and if you study these for the test, you will be good. Attendance is not mandatory, but if you miss 3 or less classes you will get an attendance bonus added to grade.

He's a great teacher and a great guy. Pay attention and participate in class and you'll do just fine.

Go to his office hours! His lectures are long and full of information, but he tries to make it fun. Tests are little difficult. You really have to study every detail.

Best history professor at Auburn. As long as you take notes on what he says and actually work to understand the material, you'll pass easily. He clearly wants you to do well and is a very reasonable grader. Tests are straight from the lectures, so you definitely need to go. Also gives you a bonus for attendance at the end of the semester.

Very good professor. If you show that you care about your grades he's very helpful. Lots of lectures but test are exactly whats in the lectures.

He wasn't bad. I would have done slightly better in the course if I studied for the last exam, but I am also not a history person so I consider it a win. Pay attention to what he says and shows in his lectures because that is the scope of the exam. Lectures were long, so you gotta fight to pay attention He gives an attendance bonus, so go to class!

Not too many assignments. 3 tests and 3 lecture responses. State dance is not required, but you get extra points added to your grade if you miss few classes.

Kingston himself is a very interesting character, certainly not who I expected. Readings are "mandatory" but not really. Maybe 1-4 questions on the exam from the readings out of 50 + short response. Lectures can get boring but that is kinda to be expected. Study the lectures pdfs and you will do well. No dates on tests.

He knows his stuff. He will respond to you quicky with answers to your questions. He is pretty funny in class. Huge stickler on the mask mandate. Good guy all around.

The grade you get is mostly from tests and those are based on his lectures which can be rather extensive but If you study for the test you should be fine. He does have an accent and can be hard to understand sometimes, so I would sit in the front if I took him again. Good guy and tries to give extra points when he can on tests. Take him!

Really good and funny guy. His accent can be a little hard to understand at times, but hes a great professor in the history department. Lectures can be a little boring but simply paying attention will get you an A. Tests are not hard and the final isnt cumulative. He makes it out like readings and the textbook are required but theyre not.

I really liked Dr. Kingston. He has a bit of an Irish accent, but I personally didn't find him hard to understand, and I liked how the class would focus on different parts of time periods every lecture. I also liked how he covered the material while incorporating humor here and there. All in all, not a bad choice for a professor.

If you show up and take any notes at all you should do just fine. I did the bare minimum and got high A's on every exam. The lectures are definitely long and a little tedious but nothing terrible.

History with Dr. Kingston is very enjoyable although the lecture are very long and sometimes get boring. Just show up for them and then go memorize all the slides and its a easy A. He even bolds all the potential topics that will show up on the test. Dr. K also gives students some simple questions in class. Don't expect to pass with zero effort.

Just go to class and take notes and youll be just fine. Lectures arent boring and hes got a good sense of humor. His accent is not very hard to understand like some have said, and if you make an average effort its an easy A.

Dr. Kingston is an amazing professor. His lectures cover a lot, and he goes through it fast, but he really cares about his students and will review commonly missed questions on tests in class. He grades on only a few tests, but he does not have a final, and he is very easy to reach out to for questions. Very good teacher who cares for his students.

He wants his students to pass, he gives opportunities to do better with bonuses, he engages during the lecture, he also actually cares about history and is very passionate about it. The tests are not too bad and will review some questions with you and the whole class. His grading is not harsh, if you're somewhat right then you're right.

Easy class but a lot of the time his lectures will go over the 1h15m allotted for class. But he gives bonus on tests and for attendance. And he is very generous when grading short answers.

Dr. Kingston is nice and does his best to help people do well.

There are so many negative comments about Mr. Kingston.I agree that history as a pre-req should be an easy A, but this class was really not bad. He offers office hours if you are ever lost.I studied the day before for each exam and made an A in this class. There is also a 2%grade bonus bump if you missed less than 5 lectures. I loved him!

Kingston is a great professor. In my experience the only people who didn't like his class were the ones who didn't try or put any effort into the class. Show up to class and take notes. The more you go over the material outside of class the better. I focused on studying at least a little every day and I ended up with an A.

Dr. Kingston was one of my favorite professors. The lectures are really interesting. Meet with him in office hours! He is super sweet and it really helps. His accent is NOT strong. My only complaint is that there is so much info on the slides and no study guide. Exams are 40 questions + 3 short answer questions,curved and graded generously but hard

Grades based on test essays that are all prior disclosure, a group project, and 2 short discussion summarys. Weekly discussions can be a bit painful but he walks you through them, and lectures. Slightly boring but he's nice, not harsh on grades, and he loves history. Def a true honors version of a class, get ready to read a lot.

Very funny. Lecture and discussion heavy. Get ready to write.

Dr. Kingston was one of the funniest professors I have ever had. His class is graded from discussion summaries, a group project, a paper, and two tests. The tests are prior disclosure essay questions. He grades very fairly and is very willing to help out students.

Does a good job explaining things, gives good advice on essays. Tests aren't too difficult. Honors requires a group project, but it was fun.

Dr. Kingston is such a good professor. I took him with a small class and he made a point to include everyone in class discussions. He was a very easy grader and the lectures were interesting, especially if you like early history. My only critique is that he could jump around a little bit during the lecture, but it was not a big problem.

The lectures can be dry, but Professor Kingston makes an effort to keep things interesting. Tests are challenging, so stay on top of the readings and use unstuck ai for extra practice. Attend office hours - it really helps! Overall, the class is manageable with consistent work.

Honestly, if you go to class and pay attention you will do great. Use the TA's and take a ton of notes on what he said and not what is on the board. Only downside is his lecture goes late quite a bit.

Pretty great guy. You gotta take lots of notes on lectures and reading, but there is ZERO date memorization and a non-cumulative final. Put in the expected amount of work for a college class and you'll be fine. He has a slight accent but I could understand it from the back of the room.

I really enjoyed this class! Very nice and funny professor. No homework other than weekly lecture quiz and optional reading. Tests were difficult, but as long as you study and attend class you will be fine.

Honestly, Dr. Kingston is a very nice guy. Yes the class is difficult because 75% of your grade are tests that are pretty difficult if you don't study. I normally had around 35 pages of notes for each exam which is not something you can do the night before. Take your time to study for the exams and you'll be fine.