BEST HISTORY TEACHER EVER!!

Made me actually want to go to class. Best teacher I've had yet

Best History Professor ever!

makes class fun

Knows his stuff. Great teacher

He was very entertaining. He's pretty silly in class too, but he makes sure you're learning the material. He does not tolerate sleeping or reading the DN in class and will call you out in front of everyone if you do. He expects you to know the material and grades accordingly, but an A is definitely attainable.

Passionate about what he teaches but expects students to know their material come test time

Good teacher, gives tons of notes and won't let students sleep in class.

History is Bunk!

He was great...just know your material and study for the online quizes!

Makes class fun. Not the easiest class but he is very helpfull if you go talk to him.

Depends on his notes to lecture class, and will repeat the same point several times. To keep your attention he will try to speak in random dramatic outbursts but this just drained my interest in the topic. He'll tell you how to sit. The quizzes are very random and often reinforce his own narrow opinion. Writing papers is the only interesting t

Great, entertaining professor with high expectations. Not a coasting course but it's not too difficult either. Just follow his guidelines and you'll be fine.

Best professor I have ever had. I actually wanted to go to class because his lectures were amazing! The class takes a little effort but is completely worth it!

i took american history up to 1877. gotta study, but his lectures are interesting and keep me awake. I enjoyed going to class and he helped me develop a better studying style for the class. amazing teacher.

Does a great job with lectures. They are interesting and full of detail. However they didn't seem to relate to what the chapter readings were about which didn't help with the quizzes. But the lectures kind of related to the big exams. He's funny but a little arrogant. Had mixed opinions about him.

I really like this professor. He's entertaining and doesn't make Amer History boring. But his tests are really hard, essay format. You need to make sure you know the concepts more than just the info. Books and lecture notes are used in tests too.

I have take both his American military History classes. The lectures are frankly amazing, and full of great information. Unfortunately, it doesn't apply to the quizzes, which are out of the book, and with which he is often intentionally confusing. His tests are brutal. If you can deal with the harsh quizzes and tests, he is by far worth taking.

He is an extraordinary professor and is also very handsome... Oh, and his tests are KILLER!

His lectures are very interesting, he really holds your attention. His tests and quizzes are very difficult and will require you to study. If you can get through the difficult tests, this class is definitely worth taking.

An excellent professor in class, as his lectures are entertaining and informative. The quizzes are multiple choice and moderately difficult. The exams are fill in the blank with one essay at the end, and these are considerably more difficult. The book is necessary for the information, he gives often unimportant yet interesting details on them.

Really is one of the most interesting class I've ever had. His class is very lively and funny. However, I can't say this is a easy class. It does require a lot of reading and review. He lets the students to design their own way of grading though, so that helped a little bit.

The lectures were very boring but I have to give him credit for trying to make some things funny. Tests were super difficult for me, though.

People are complaining about him but he is a really good teacher. The test and quizes are hard but you can take the quizes 3 times and its the same quiz each time so you can remember the answers you missed. Exams are hadr you can only take them once but gives 2 out and tkes best score.I slacked off and still learned a lot and got an A-

Professor Berg is extremely passionate about what he teaches, which I find refreshing. His classes require a decent amount of reading, but he is more than willing to clarify anything you don't understand. He's easily one of the nicest professors at UNL. I absolutely recommend him.

Berg is a baller. Nuff said. I think he is an amazin/enthusiastic teacher and I find it hilarious that people are giving him bad reviews. I recommend his class. Sincerely, A truthful student.

Berg is an amazing professor! Students should be aware that most of the material for tests come from the book, not the lectures. However, his grading system was personalized, and the student has opportunities to take tests twice. Not that difficult.

He is entusiastic, a very skilled speaker, funny, and can teach you a lot. You do have to read a lot, but since you can retake the quizzes a couple times and the tests one time, his class is not too hard. No essays were required for WWII History (other than on the exams)! History major or not, it is a lot of fun to attend his classes!!

Wow way different tests this time. My tests ended up being 8-9 page essays written in a little over an hour. If you know the material great. But if you didn't read the book or go to lecture you're done. He's pretty funny but he gets mad easy. Short fuse on that one.

I absolutely loved this professor. I hope to take another class with him in the future. His quizzes are relatively easy and he's really easy to pay attention to. He's one of the only classes I enjoyed going to!

Thomas Berg is one of the most passionate educators I have ever had. While he may not be the easiest teacher, he is always willing to help clarify if you're an active participant in your education. I highly recommend any course with him.

One of my favorite professors so far. Over enthusiastic but in a good way, very interesting class with a great teacher.

He is very open to discussing what you don't understand either in lecture or during officer hours. He's very flexible with his time and a great laugh. He is very passionate about WWII and knows his stuff. I really thoroughly enjoyed taking his class and would do it all over again, even if there was a lot of work to do.

Dont sleep or text or talk or look at your phone unless you want to be called out infront of everybody. He has no mercy for absences no matter circumstances he wont tell you what you missed. Show up take notes and its fine and give him the answer hes looking for or he tries to outsmart you

He thinks he's funny which in turn is kind of funny. He expects you to do the work and to show up. He also wants you to pay attention but if you have a question, his office hours are 100x more helpful than emails.

Dr. Berg is an excellent lecturer. He makes jokes and is very engaging in class. This is not an easy A, you really have to work hard to do well. There is also a lot of reading for this class. If you are strategic and good at studying and time management, this class will be less difficult. Also his assignments have strict due dates and parameters.

Very passionate about the material. Probably my favorite lecturer Ive ever had. A lot of reading is required, and grading is mostly based on tests and quizzes. Used only lectures in class.

Makes class enjoyable. Allows students to dictate how successful they want to be. Can seem intense the first couple of classes but will soon turn into one of the best professors you will have on campus. As long as you communicate with him, he will do what he can to help you.

Berg is a cool guy. He makes class really interesting and fun. It's pretty lecture heavy but most of the tests and quizzes are based on the book. He lets you choose the percent of your grade thats for each part of class and the tests and quizzes were in the dlc and you could take them all more than once

Honestly, an amazing professor! His lectures make his class so much fun to go to! He will help you if you even put in half the work. He really cares about his students and if you talk to him one on one he is very understanding. I would take every class he offers because he helps you get the grade while making class interesting. Learned a lot!

Prof. Berg can be a tough guy to handle but has good intentions. DO NOT USE YOUR PHONE IN CLASS. He will call you out and its really awkward. He has passionate lectures but they only cover about half the material on the tests. I highly recommend doing the project. He goes pretty easy because he enjoys seeing people take interest in certain subjects

Passionate about history. You must read to pass the class.

Holy cow, I LOVE Berg! His lectures are so amazingly passionate about everything! His tests are all taken in the testing center, and they can kind of be hard, but he lets you take them more than once! He can be a tough grader on the short answer portion, but if you know what you're talking about, he gives you the grade you deserve!

Hard, but fair. I loved it, learned a lot

Dr. Berg, is a great teacher and his lectures are very entertaining to watch. In this class he talks about the battles, and is very passionate about the planes and tanks used in World War II. This class is very quiz and exam heavy and very diffficult. I say study the book "A War To Be Won" and watch the lectures online. Be prepared to live at DLC.

Berg is super passionate and is one of the smartest professors I've ever met. If you don't learn anything in this class, that's on you and if you feel that he's too mean or gives too much work, then you're simply just not hard-working enough. Best class and professor I've had in college so far.

Professor Berg is a fantastic lecturer who will not suffer any form of distraction in his classes. Berg will publicly call you out if you use your phone, not fun. Take notes, but I don't think its possible to get consistent A's unless you use sources from the book on exams. I enjoyed the class and his lecturer style, he has some fantastic accents.

I FREAKING LOVE Dr. Berg! He's sooooooo passionate and his lectures are so entertaining and educational! I've taken 3 of his classes (Military History- 303 & 304 and World War 2) and every single time he is my favorite professor!

Berg is a great professor. He is very passionate and knowledgable about the subjects he teaches. You don't necessarily have to read, but you will not get an A without reading. The course grade is based off 3 regular essay exams and one comprehensive essay exam. The comprehensive exam only hurts your grade if you get a C or lower.

Very up-beat friendly person. energetic and gives very interesting lectures. Gives the opportunity for each quiz to be taken 3 times and each test twice.

Berg is one of the most interesting lecturers I've had in college. He makes them so interesting with accents and random facts you wouldn't expect. If you don't know the content well, the class will be very hard. But, he's willing to work with you if you put in the effort. Great guy overall.

Thomas was an amazing professor. You can really tell how much he cares about students. His lectures were always interesting. He takes the time to individually comment on everyone's paper.

Professor Berg has absolutely ridiculous expectations. He expected my class to read three books at the same time, while taking weekly quizzes over the most specific, unimportant details from these books. Hes a fine person but the class is incredibly difficult and Im not sure how people pass. The exams are even harder than the weekly quizzes.

This class is still one of my favorites because of Dr. Berg. There are few assignments, weekly quizzes and a few tests. The formats of the quizzes and tests were appreciated due to the chronological history they followed. This professor showed he really cared about the students in his emails and was very easy to reach and get help from. Recommend!

Yes you have a lot of lectures but Dr Berg is fun to listen to

This teacher is very amazing and you will never be bored. He will teach you as an actor who presents history with fun and a never forgetful experience. I took his class over a decade ago and still remember one of his historical stories which involved dragging drunk people to the votes. He was one of my favorite teachers in college.