Comparative history of how two great cities were transformed from pre-modern to modern; focus on architecture and design as well as politics, economics, and culture; emergence of new ideas about the very concept of "the city."
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UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNot open to freshmen
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeIt was definitely one of the more difficult prereqs I've taken, but if you are prepared for lots of reading, heavy (and quick-worded) lectures, studying, and you really enjoy learning about architecture worldwide, I would recommend this course! Despite the exams being on the harder side of the scale, I learned quite a lot and had an awesome TA.
It is graded by 3 things, midterm, paper, and final (30% each) with 10% coming from attendance and quizzes from sections. Midterm and final are both fill in the blanks or multiple choice and essay. I got a 96, 94, 96 respectively. I am an art history student and I would recommend taking another class if only for GE or take is as P/NP.
Very passionate Professor and very articulate. His lect
soooo boring. the lectures are extremely heavy and they are mandatory. if you miss one lecture you miss like an entire unit because he doesn't post his slides. there's also papers on top of midterm and finals. DO NOT TAKE THIS GE
Prof. Wittman is a great speaker but his lectures are clunky. He's knowledgeable and passionate, but the course isn't structured very well. You will be memorizing A LOT of material for few exams. Memorize what he says and you'll be fine. Exams aren't curved much and he doesn't bump grades. I would avoid this class if you want an easy A.
It is so important to take notes for this class. I really enjoyed this class and I found Professor Wittman to be interesting and engaging!! I would recommend getting notion or another app where you can insert pictures with your notes. Attend all lectures and use Quizlet to memorize dates, locations and sites. It is very hard for a G.E. though...