HIST 132
Topics in European History
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Integrated introduction to important aspects of European history, with emphasis on specific topic within broad framework. May be repeated for maximum of 16 units with topic and/or instructor change. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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This class was about Economic European history. The subject wasn't that great but he got a good point across. He repeats stuff so he can get it in your head. The midterm was ok, it was multiple choice true/false, and the final was ok but took a while to do. The final was exaclty like the StudyGuide he gave us, even though thats cool, you still have to remember a lot of the stuff he taught. Very cool professor, he seems like he gets irritated with questions, but in reality he encourages it. So a pretty good professor. Worth taking, also the he looks at attendance when grading, so its important to attend class.
This class was about Economic European history. The subject wasn't that great but he got a good point across. He repeats stuff so he can get it in your head. The midterm was ok, it was multiple choice true/false, and the final was ok but took a while to do. The final was exaclty like the StudyGuide he gave us, even though thats cool, you still have to remember a lot of the stuff he taught. Very cool professor, he seems like he gets irritated with questions, but in reality he encourages it. So a pretty good professor. Worth taking, also the he looks at attendance when grading, so its important to attend class.
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Fall 2024 - Before taking this class, I had thought that I knew a decent amount about the topic, but I learned that I didn't fully understand the depth of the philosophical movements regarding peace that are often left out of European history courses of a similar nature. The class consisted of a take-home midterm (40%), an in-person final (50%), and a participation grade (10%). The midterm was on a subject that I was actually able to engage in. It was very open-ended which let you form and defend your own argument revolving around a primary source from the class. The paper itself was only 700-800 words. I know some people don't like open-ended prompts, so if that's the case, this isn't the class for you. I have not yet received my final grade, but we were given the questions for the final in advance, so I felt that it was a fair test. Professor Ghervas is much less concerned about grades and more about what students actually take away from the class-which I appreciated but some might find frustrating if you're just looking for an easy A. An A definitely seemed obtainable, but you have to do more than surface-level analysis on the papers. Overall, I would recommend taking it!
Fall 2024 - Before taking this class, I had thought that I knew a decent amount about the topic, but I learned that I didn't fully understand the depth of the philosophical movements regarding peace that are often left out of European history courses of a similar nature. The class consisted of a take-home midterm (40%), an in-person final (50%), and a participation grade (10%). The midterm was on a subject that I was actually able to engage in. It was very open-ended which let you form and defend your own argument revolving around a primary source from the class. The paper itself was only 700-800 words. I know some people don't like open-ended prompts, so if that's the case, this isn't the class for you. I have not yet received my final grade, but we were given the questions for the final in advance, so I felt that it was a fair test. Professor Ghervas is much less concerned about grades and more about what students actually take away from the class-which I appreciated but some might find frustrating if you're just looking for an easy A. An A definitely seemed obtainable, but you have to do more than surface-level analysis on the papers. Overall, I would recommend taking it!
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