Introduces graduate students in English to the department, the university, and the disciplines in which we work. We'll focus on practical matters of pedagogy including discussions of classroom practice and options for grading, and explore various genres of academic and professional writing, including the dissertation prospectus, the conference paper, and the journal article. Beyond the fundamentals of disciplinary practice, we’ll also explore broad issues affecting the study of the humanities in California today. Students in the first year of the program are strongly encouraged to enroll.
4
UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeGraduate students only
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeStem major here. I expected to go into this class and just grind thru for the credit but prof Bernadette actually got me to care ab the renaissance. Readings tended to be a bit dry but lecture was interesting. Would take another class with Bernadette
Andrea is a nice professor. Lectures were hard to get through, lots of tangents. Online final exam, two essays, and one very easy project. Not a hard class but not an engaging one either
Great course to take at GE. Professor is very passionate but lectures are sometimes hard to follow as there is so much info on slides and she switches topics constantly. Slides are posted on canvas, weekly open-book quizzes. Midterm in class essay with cheat sheet, final online lots of writing. Attendance through poll everywhere.
The professor uses very hard-to-understand vocabulary in her lectures, and the reading is super confusing. Pretty dependent on who your TA is and if the sections help with your understanding. Lots of reading and writing, wouldn't recommend. Very broad and unorganized assignments
There was no option for English 145 - but Prof Andrea is an amazing and passionate professor. She cares about her students, welcomes participation and is clearly passionate about the subject. Put effort into the readings and come to class ready to talk! Highly recommend taking one of her courses
Good teacher, inspired me to care a little about the European Renaissance when I previously would have never cared. The class was pretty easy as I did very little of the homework. However, the homework readings were often very fun so I would recommend reading them. Very easy to get at least a B in the class assuming you do all the work and show up.