Prehistory to 800 CE. History 4A introduces students to the histories of ththe ancient Mediterranean and West Asia, including Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Rome. Lectures and readings examine cultural, economic, intellectual, military, political, religious, and other aspects of the period. Weekly small group sections in which students discuss historical sources and methods are an essential part of this course.

No Prerequisites

5

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area E Euro Trad Writing
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DIGESER E D
Elizabeth Digeser
2.8
114 reviews
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HIST4A . Digeser E D 27 Days Ago

She says to buy the textbook: as a non-history major I didn't buy it and got an A. GO TO LECTURE! Posts slides but with no notes; all pictures so really go to class!! As long as you understand the overall themes you will do fine. Easy group project. Required section. Requires handwritten notes. Not super hard overall if you pay attention in class.

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HIST4A . Digeser E D 28 Days Ago

Digeser was good as explaining topics and cared about her students, but the class was difficult as there was nothing in the gradebook until after the final. Also, the essays in class can be challenging.

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HIST4A . Digeser E D A Month Ago

Despite the negative reviews, Professor Digeser is an incredibly intelligent and kind professor who wants you to learn. Grading expectations are clearly laid out, and she makes her lectures incredibly engaging. People are only complaining since she requires handwritten notes (which you can take into the midterm and final)

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4A . Digeser E D 3 Months Ago

This is just the most boring and confusing class ive ever taken. She is not good at grounding you in history. If you zone off for a second you suddenly missed 100 years of history that you cannot find anywhere cause there is like 3 words of each slide. Terribly structured lectures. Possibly needs to be completely restructured. So so confusing.

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4A . Digeser E D 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

Professor Digeser's class was a mixed bag - the content was interesting but the rigid structure and heavy workload made it a slog. Luckily, unstuck ai and ChatGPT helped me stay on top of the readings and essays.

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4A . Digeser E D 2 Years Ago

Digeser wasn't the best professor, but she was pretty iconic. Her slides were unorganized, and she makes you take notes by hand, but the content was interesting. She assigned long readings from a textbook, but I still understood the content without doing the readings. If you don't mind taking hand-written notes, then this class isn't too bad.

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