One of the final prompts was to compare the roles of men and women in the Renaissance. However, few of the readings addressed women in the Renaissance beyond their roles within the family. This made the paper a challenge to write. The history department needs a serious rework, it is full of outdated and misogynistic ideas.

My experience in Professor Bouley's online summer course 121A was fun and intuitive. His lectures were pre-recorded and there were basically two major assignments, as well as weekly responses which were only about a page. It is definitely worthwhile to have good communication with your TA, made my session smooth as my TA was supportive

Lecture is good, but unclear grading criteria.

It is all depend on TA grading. grading criteria is unclear.

Bouley was the best professor Ive ever had. This was my first quarter at ucsb and despite being online, this class was great. We had 2 papers, weekly quizzes, and discussion boards. Take this class if you want to learn about the Renaissance and have an amazing prof. Solid all around.

I loved this professor. He was an amazing lecturer and I actually went to class. The grade mainly depends on your TA and mine was hard but AMAZING. I found this class very fulfilling and interesting. There was a midterm in-class essay and 2 vocab q's and a final paper. The rest of the grade is weekly writings and participation. Take this class!

He is a great lecturer and class was pretty easy. If you go to lecture and take notes you will get an A. There were weekly 300 word mini papers, pretty easy and top 6 count, a midterm where you get a full page of notes to bring, and a final paper that was pretty easy. This was a great class that I really enjoyed.

The professor gives good lectures. The grade is determined by the ta.

As someone who doesn't like history I found his lectures to be very engaging. The midterm is free response questions, where you get a page of notes. The final is a 5-7 page paper. Section is mandatory and you are expected to do a lot of reading some weeks, but it is definitely manageable. Only homework is 6 essay responses to the weekly readings.

He is a very good lecturer and makes the content fun to learn! This class was very easy as long as you do the reading and pay attention in lecture.

You could do well if you are passionate about history, otherwise you'll find the lectures and readings very boring. There are readings every week paired with a 300 word written response, a midterm exam, and a final paper, and they were all graded pretty harshly by my TA. Overall, the experience largely depends on your TA.

Super passionate and engaging. I'm not a history person, but I loved his lectures. The assigned readings are fairly easy to understand and pretty interesting. The lecture slides have ver y little information on them, so don't skip class :)

Professor Bouley is a great professor! I loved his lectures, they were very engaging and entertaining, there are weekly writing assignments but only 6 are required. The midterm is defining some terms and an essay and the final is a paper. I highly recommend this class as the content was interesting as well.

Professory Bouley is AMAZING. Very captivating lectures, and truly made class very entertaining. Grading Criteria is quite clear. If you want an A, you have to attend lecture, as slides are minimal, but attending lecture is so so worth it. Brad is such a G.

Professor Bouley is an awesome lecturer, extremely funny and engaging. You're graded on section participation, weekly response papers (6 mandatory but can retake to keep highest score), an in-class midterm, and a final paper. Grading can vary based on section, but overall pretty light. He wants you to succeed and is extremely accessible.

Prof Bouley is the best lecturer I've ever had, he makes it so fun and he didn't give an in person final. It was just the midterm and an essay + weekly reading responses but you only have to do 6 of them. He clearly cares about History and his students. He is extremely clear when lecturing always checking that people understand. LOVE PROF BOULEY!

Great teacher, lectures are very engaging and interesting- the only thing is that he talks pretty fast and doesn't put information on his slides. If you are a good notetaker, you will do great in this class. Highly recommend.

I took Professor Bouley's History 106R NOT 106B but he's such an amazing professor that everyone should take a class with him. He is one of those people that was born to be a teacher. He is so knowledgeable and makes you WANT to go to lecture. He's very accessible outside of class and gives super detailed and constructive feedback. He's the best.

Great professor, made me minor in History. Loved this class, very entertaining lectures. Readings could also be fairly interesting, and overall the class is easy if you like history. Highly recommend.

simply the best professor on earth.

This class made me switch to a history major! Loved how clear the grading was. There is a weekly paper but it was short and didn't take much time and lowest two grades dropped. Tests were easy as study guide was given. The real reason I loved this class though was the way Bouley lectured, as he made lectures both funny and engaging.

I took INT187AI and loved it. Easy 2 units class, and is actually interesting. You have to show up minimum of 6/10 time to pass (only pass/no pass class). It was taught by 2 professors and they were both super nice and chill. 100% would take it again. Little homework too.

I like him he is funny. And the class is not hard and very clear and interesting. 5 stars! I am a history major now.

Professor Bouley lectures are entertaining, and very well detailed! He is always making sure that everyone in lecture understand and asking questions. I did not skip or miss any lectures which I can defintely say is the reason for my A in the class. If you're thinking about taking the class, do it!