Adam Sabra

11 reviews
Lecture heavy Get ready to read Graded by few things Tough grader Gives good feedback Participation matters Skip class? You won't pass. Lots of homework
Past quarters
HIST 46A
0 / 162 Enrolled
The Middle East from Muhammad to the Nineteenth Century
Adam Sabra 3.4
T R
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
60.5% A
HIST 146R
0 / 15 Enrolled
Undergraduate Research Seminar in Middle Eastern History
Adam Sabra 3.4
T R
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
52.7% A
145A . A Month Ago

I really enjoyed his class. He is a super nice guy, Super knowledgeable this class consisted of three essays Worth 25% of your grade each and the remaining 25% as participation. The essays were super easy and he gives 3-day extensions on them just in case, without penalty. this class is Super Easy A just show up

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HIST46 . 2 Months Ago

Not a hard class, since it's graded by 25% for each of section attendance, midterm 1, 2, and the final. All of these are essays so there's no stress when it comes to taking a test, and you don't need to know anywhere close to 100% of the material he goes over in the lectures. Often boring and overly information heavy, but he's nice and knowledgable

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HIST46 . 4 Months Ago

This class is just really boring, frankly. He reads off powerpoint slides and some lectures feel like Wikipedia summaries. He's a surprisingly tough grader too, I had my grade dragged down by an endless number of meaningless nitpicks on essays. But even past that, I just don't feel I learned much with him.

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HIST46 . 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

Very interesting class overall. Textbook and lectures line up pretty well, lectures are interesting but not necessary. 2 papers and take home final, all very easy. Class content was taught well and easy to understand if you payed attention.

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HIST46 . 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

Sabra is an okay professor, that about sums it up. His lectures are boring but he delivers the content clearly, and attendance is not mandatory. He is flexible with extensions on papers. I would not consider this class easy but it isn't hard either. If you have to take this class, it'll be fine. If you don't need to take it, then maybe don't.

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145A . 3 Years Ago

I took Hist 145C with Prof. Sabra and it was clear he had an in-depth understanding of the topic. He's a very nice guy and accommodating. As a history major, I enjoyed the class and had a pretty easy time on the essays. The lectures were fast and full of exposition but that teaching style was perfect for me. I would recommend!

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145A . 5 Years Ago

Monotone. Extremely dry lectures. Found myself in deep thought waiting for him to finish his sentence. Two essays, one final, and participation. Attendance matters. Bleh.

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HISTORY46 . 7 Years Ago

He is very informative but speaks way too fast and it was so hard to follow along. I just studied the ID's he gave us and memorized them and got a B on the midterm. I was scared of getting a C so I did pass/no pass. The TA was not very good and she was disorganized but she gave me an A on my papers. Overall, I'd only take it as a Pass/no Pass GE

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HIST46 . 8 Years Ago

Professor Sabra is very informed about the material he is teaching but his lectures are extremely long and monotone. All your grades are decided on by your TA, but you really need to do your readings to grasp the super detailed material, which correlate exactly to the long lectures.

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HIST46 . 8 Years Ago

Would not recommend. Tons of reading, lectures are dry, boring lecture, and has a very clear Palestinian bias. Does not represent the Israeli and Palestinian conflict accurately or unbiasedly.

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HIST46 . 8 Years Ago

His lectures seem a bit dry, but it is very jam packed with valuable info. He doesn't regurgitate the textbook like a lot of other professors, he connects different time periods in history and gives reasoning behind events. Really helps to see the big picture, which I find is the hardest thing in history. Great professor.

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