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BOULEY B A

Brad Bouley

63 reviews
Amazing lectures Get ready to read Hilarious Caring Clear grading criteria Respected Lecture heavy Accessible outside class Inspirational Participation matters Gives good feedback Tough grader Group projects
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HIST 295TS
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Workshop in the History of Technology and Science
Brad Bouley 4.8
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14:00 PM - 16:50 PM
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HIST 106A Bouley B A Fall 2025 Total: 137
HIST W 4B Bouley B A Summer 2025 Total: 84
HIST W 121A Bouley B A Summer 2025 Total: 100
INT 37UD Bouley B A Summer 2025 Total: 26
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HIST121A . Bouley B A 2 Months Ago

Even though this lecture was asynch and we just watched pre-recorded video, but Bouley is such a great lecturer and his videos are very engaging! We had weekly quizzies and two papers and a final paper. The grading is not very clear so going to your TA's office hour and Bouley's office hour really helps!

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106A . Bouley B A 2 Months Ago

Bouley is incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about history and makes the class fun to be in. Class was 100 students and he still made the effort to learn names and talk to students during discussions. He is excited to tell you about cool things and wants you to think they're cool too!

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106A . Bouley B A 2 Months Ago

It's simple: 1. I see a class Prof. Bouley teaches.
 2. I take that class.
 Its like talking to your dad about history. Every lecture is story time, he pauses for questions, keeps it engaging, and even though it's a lot of info, the structure and expectations are clear. If you focus and attend lecture, you can pass with near an A.

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HIST4B . Bouley B A 7 Months Ago

The lectures felt like story hour -- very engaging speaker and obviously very knowledgeable.

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HIST4B . Bouley B A 8 Months Ago

midterm gets a cheat sheet, and the final is a paper. Each week has a reading and a short writing assignment, but it's def manageable. He's really nice and passionate about the class. My TA was also great

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HIST4B . Bouley B A 8 Months Ago

Lecture is def mandatory, but he has been my fav lecturer so far!! He is so entertaining and makes lectures seem like a fun gossip sesh! Only prof I will ever glaze

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HIST4B . Bouley B A 9 Months Ago

take this class! graded on 1 midterm where he gives all possible q's + a cheat sheet, section participation, final essay, and 6 300 word papers. i didnt go to class at all after the midterm (go before to get notes and be able to do well on the midterm). i got a 99 in the class bc lectures are interesting, content+paper arent hard, midterm is easy.

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HIST4B . Bouley B A 10 Months Ago

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!

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HIST4B . Bouley B A 10 Months Ago

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.

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HIST4B . Bouley B A 10 Months Ago

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

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HIST4B . Bouley B A 10 Months Ago

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.

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HIST4B . Bouley B A 10 Months Ago

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.

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