Survey of the history of Modern Europe, 1650-present. Discusses the major social, political, religious, and cultural characteristics and developments of the period, as well as key interactions between Europe and other parts of the world. Weekly discussion sections are an important feature of this course, enabling students to develop and expand upon material presented during the lecture hour.
5
UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeProfessor Marcuse uses iClicker! Often, his quizzes were worded in ways that were difficult to understand. He is empathetic towards his TAs, however, oftentimes they didn't have a lesson plan before section. The class is doable, but be sure to pay attention in the lecture despite how boring it can get. He appreciates feedback. Befriend your TA!
Professor Marcuse seems like a nice guy but is not so great at teaching. His lectures are boring and low-key pointless. It has gotten to the point where the TAs have to reteach the lectures and rewrite their versions of the assignment instructions. He isn't clear on instruction, and the TAs constantly apologize and seem defeated.
Professor Marcuse is very nice. You can tell he cares about what he is teaching and is very knowledgeable. However, he is so boring. His classes made me exhausted. Grades very harshly. Relies on six journal entries, which can be rough. The final is an essay at home and an in-class identification exam. Attendance based on in-class iclicker questions
Decent... felt like grading criteria for journals was unclear and there was a TON of reading, however, the final was reflection-based and felt deceptively easy.
The material for this class was really interesting and I enjoyed reading some of the readings such as Maus, but Marcuse himself is a flawed professor. He uses iClicker (mileage may vary), there is a lot of reading and books, and his lectures can sometimes drag, meaning that he doesn't cover all the material he wants to. Not difficult, but a hassle.
Sweet professor who was really nice and accommodating to students. Attendance is iClicker based. No midterms, but weekly quizzes. Quizzes were mildly challenging as somebody who skims the reading, but drops 2 lowest scores. Final could be substituted with assignments he picked out. His lectures are a little boring but he's not a hard professor.