If you can memorize facts, you'll pass this class. Lectures aren't mandatory, which is nice. Read all of the textbook and go to section; questions from there sneak up on the final. The assigned papers are a different story. There is not a lot of material to study so you'll need good knowledge of the era to make speculative points.

Lecture is not mandatory for tests are based off the textbook. Lectures are pretty boring as well. Most self study and self taught class. Take if you are willing to do a lot of reading and if you like history. If not, it will be a "fun" quarter!

Terrible

She was a decent teacher. No need to go to class because she puts all her lectures online, and it's basically just a regurgitation of the textbook. The essays were difficult because the prompts were so vague and we had such little source information to choose from. There's so little to analyze from that it's mostly just speculation.

She was flat out awful. There was no point attending lecture because she put her lecture powerpoints online, thus you never really learn anything and when the final comes you're screwed. AND she is a really boring lecturer.

She's a really boring lecturer although her voice is really soothing to the ears! Her final was definitely one of the toughest exams I've ever taken... 100 MC and 1 essay (but she gives you 6 essay prompts beforehand as a study guide). Her final has questions on readings covered during sections! Read before attending lecture. Not an easy GE at all!

She is a good lecturer, but you don't have to go to lecture because the class relies heavily on textbook use. READ the textbook and do ALL the reading because she puts questions from the articles on tests.

Even though attendance wasn't mandatory, it's highly recommended. Great professor! Only thing is, is that you NEED to read the book. Plain and simple. If you read, you'll do well on the tests. Essays prompts were vague and required lots of your own ideas but not TOO difficult, especially if you've taken an AP class. I got a B+ and an A on them.

She is a really good lecturer but the organization of this class I think gave people problems. The biggest issue was with the essays as they consisted of vague prompts (which I don't have an issue with) but only allowed the student to use a very specific (and minimal) collection of source material. My TA's grading method was also inconsistent.

Attendance to class is not mandatory. Lectures were unclear and you were not tested on that material. Great professor though!

Great historian! But terrible teacher. She would come unprepared to lecture several times without her notes, or powerpoint. Her lectures are interesting, but are on material you won't be tested on. I thought class would be mandatory to do well, but it's NOT. Read ALL of the material assigned to you and go to section to succeed! Not an easy class.

This class was tough, but not hard. Cohen is great!!