Great if you want an easy GE & work was minimal. A bulk of your grade in the class is dependent on daily quizzes on readings and films, and the only issue I had was that every question you get wrong on a quiz is -1% off your total class grade. I did all the readings and watched all the films yet still got a handful of quiz questions wrong.

Ken is clearly passionate about the topic and is very knowledgeable. The content builds off of itself throughout the quarter. The course has daily quizzes instead of a final and a midterm. Course is based on one film and readings per week, with a discussion post for each. Lectures are easy to follow along with, as he posts the PDFs ahead of time.

Such a sweet guy you just have to read and pay attention a LOT

Professor Hiltner teaches ENGL 22 super well and is very passionate about the subject material however the lectures are extremely boring if your not personally interested in the subject material. Also the daily quizzes are weighted pretty highly so if you miss too many questions on them then there's no chance at getting an A in the class.

It's an easy class, but the quizzes are a pain. If you miss one question, you lose one percent of your grade, and attendance is mandatory. Ken is a funny guy, and he is very passionate about the content.

Class is great if you're an environmental science major or LOVE the environment, but boring for anyone else. Overall it is pretty easy, just a reading, film assignment, and 2 short quizzes every week. Lectures and films are long and often boring. Quizzes have questions designed to trick you. Class should be renamed to something abt the environment

So much reading every week. Also, quizzes are on the most obscure moments in lectures. If you aren't writing down every single word out of his mouth you cannot get 100% on daily quizzes.

Class is very lecture heavy but he makes it interesting because you can tell he is very passionate about what he teaches. We have quizzes every class (instead of a midterm or final) and the questions are VERY specific to the texts/films we are assigned for homework but aren't impossible if you do your work outside of class.

This class had several readings a week and 1 film a week that were accompanied with a "comment" for each that are both worth 2 points. Short quizzes are given at the end of each lecture from previous readings/films. You can prob get by without reading all the texts given, just read through the lecture pdfs and watch some films and u should be good

Although this class has 140 pages of reading every week and a film assigned every week, it is totally doable if you keep up. The guest lectures might be a bit boring, take notes it helps. During the TA strike he actually included many curves, some people's grades were raised a whole letter grade.

If you are one of the people who knows they are great at remembering things and multiple choice tests, this is a phenomenal GE. Not the most interesting class, but tests are always curved and if you're not lazy and actually do the work they should be pretty easy. People complaining here must be either mid test takers or simply not up to par.

this class had the potential to be interesting but the tests were super tedious and difficult for no reason. over 150 pages of reading per week which was usually not interesting, overall a difficult class to manage if you are taking other hard classes. ken doesn't really do much in this class though its all speakers and readings.

There are about 150 pages of reading and a 2-hour film every week, so if you don't want to put in the work, do not take the class. Ken did not handle the TA strike well and canceled the final leaving many students with failing grades due to poor performance on the midterm. He did little to help students do well in his course and had no sympathy.

He gave too much reading. He gave a very difficult exam. I nearly failed this class.

Good class to take if you complete the weekly films (1-2hrs) and readings (100-150pg). Taking notes during lecture is also important. Most of the people complain that it is difficult, but this is because they didn't do the work. Attendance is very important for grade and taken with iClicker. Ken is very nice and understading

The class is definitely unique and one of a kind. The subject matter is interesting for most people at UCSB but the class is massive which makes the grading weird. It's based off his YouTube which we comment on and tests. Very fair but honestly the tests had some extremely specific questions that were opinion based which low key made the class hard

Exams are based on random facts from random lectures and readings, but as long as you actually do the assignments you can phone it in and get a passing grade, which if you are taking his English classes for GE like me, is all you really need. I like him otherwise, good lecturer and seems like a nice guy.

This class was a lot of reading with some randomly specific facts that you were required to know on tests, which was tricky. But hey, its Hiltner, you gotta love the guy.

I love him. He's an icon. Only 1 midterm and a final and the final isn't even during finals week (don't trust what gold says). Only homework is a lot of "mandatory" readings and 1 documentary per week that you have to write a relatively well-thought-out comment for. Final isn't cumulative and you can just rewatch his lectures in 2x to study.

Ken was amazing, definitely would recommend taking his class. One midterm, one final exam, both were 60 multiple choice questions. Exams were fairly easy as long as you paid attention to the lectures. Lecture attendance was taken by two iClicker polls.

Ken has a lot of passion for the environment and literature. The class requires ~30 pages of reading, a film, and a comment a week. 2 ~60 MCQ tests, which can be passed if you have a good understanding of the readings and films. The lectures can feel long at times, but if you listen, the content can be really interesting.

This class has a minimal course workload. So, I recommend pairing it with heavier classes. There's no section and your grade comes from 2 midterms, noncumulative, daily attendance, and weekly comments. Lectures are boring but not too bad and he curves the midterms.

Knowledgeable and passionate about the climate. Unfortunately, he has a monotone voice that makes it hard to focus in lecture. I focused on reading lecture notes and did well on the final. Usually curves the exams to help out the grades. Takes iclicker in class so participation is required. I would take him again just bc I know what to study.

Recommend for good test takers and ppl who don't have time for heavy homework. I didn't read anything in the second half of the course but got a good grade on the final simply by memorizing all lecture notes. Would've gotten an A if I did the same for the midterm instead of spending time reading. Tests weigh so much but he curves.