LEE J W

John Lee

111 reviews
Get ready to read Lecture heavy Graded by few things Caring Gives good feedback Respected Tough grader Amazing lectures Participation matters Skip class? You won't pass. Test heavy Accessible outside class Clear grading criteria Would take again Lots of homework Inspirational So many papers Online Savvy
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HIST 201E
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Advanced Historical Literature: Europe
John Lee 4.1
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13:00 PM - 15:50 PM
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HIST 111F Lee J W Fall 2025 Total: 42
HIST 203B Lee J W Spring 2025 Total: 6
HIST 4A Lee J W Fall 2024 Total: 302
HIST 111C Lee J W Spring 2024 Total: 50
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111F . Lee J W A Month Ago

i loved 4a with prof lee so chose to take this. so amazing he is really caring and genuinely passionate. makes the class really fun. brought us pizza for the final and let us use it as a review session for the essay. beyond reasonable with the amount of work assigned and is really approachable

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111F . Lee J W 2 Months Ago

Professor Lee clearly cares about his students and caters the class to help students better understand the material. He is very helpful in answering questions in class and in office hours. Lots of reading and group discussions of primary sources, but nothing crazy for an upper division class. All of the reading is useful/relevant to the class.

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HIST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 7 Days Ago

He obviously loves and has a passion for history. HOWEVER when it comes to preparing for tests, as a student I felt kind of lost. All I had to my disposal was the notes I took in class that were kind of all over, and it was hard to tell what stuff I needed to know and what was filler. The comic books had the same problem. No guide on what I needed.

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HIST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 30 Days Ago

very nice guy, GET SAM FOR YOUR TA, class is very chill but go to class. midterm is super easy, paper is easy if you listen to what your TA says, and you get a full piece of paper for the final. there are a lot of books you have to buy which sucks but its easy to find online PDFs

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HIST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Professor Lee is an expert in Mediterranean history, making this topic quite fun. He likes to have fun in class, and lectures are usually not dull due to his personality. No electronics, handwritten notes only that you must submit at the end of the week so you have to go to class. lots of readings. midterm, paper, and final. final is open note.

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HIST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Not a history person but Prof Lee makes everything feel interesting. Slides are posted but most of info comes from actual lecture, attendance is important to understanding the class. Section attendance is mandatory. There's one paper but it's only 1250-1500 words. Cheat sheet allowed on the final was very helpful. He wants you to succeed! Fun class

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HIST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

For what supposedly is an easy class, this was the hardest I've worked for a GE grade. Covers too much content at a fast pace. You have to memorize a ton of locations for the final, often mentioned once or twice in lecture ever. You also have to read 2 books and a very expensive course reader. Very long final with broad essay questions.

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HIST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

very weirdly structured class. makes you buy a reader he could've easily made a PDF so that it was accesible to everyone. assigned seating during lecture. wouldn't reccomend unless you're ready to read a lot. also, doesn't allow a cheat sheet on the midterm like so many past comments. not that great of a professor overall.

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HST4A . Lee J W 2 Years Ago

This class is an easy grade if you want to take it for general education. I took his class in my fall quarter, the test was easy. He gives you study guides and allows a cheat-cheat. There was one mid-term, one final, and two papers that were due over the course. Take this course if you want an easy A!

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HIST4A . Lee J W 2 Years Ago

Prof. Lee was so interested in the subject that it was difficult not to get excited about it as well. The readings could be hard to get through, but sections were helpful in making sure you got everything you could out of them. Midterm and final had study guides, so you knew exactly how to prepare and we could take a note sheet to the final.

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HIST4A . Lee J W 3 Years Ago

He is enthusiastic about the course material, but lectures could be a bit boring and unorganized. Go to the lectures, take notes, read the readings and you'll be fine. Also you can bring a legal size note sheet to the final which was great.

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HIST4A . Lee J W 3 Years Ago

Overall great guy and good lecturer. Lecture got a bit boring at times but was very informative. Section participation matters. Pretty easy midterm and final. Got to bring legal sized piece of paper with notes for final.

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