Ghislaine Lydon
Department of History
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3.6
Overall Rating
Based on 8 Users
Easiness 2.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.6 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.1 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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25.8%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Spring 2025
Grade: NR
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
May 14, 2025

Took this class hoping for an easy upper div elective, and it was WAY more work than I thought it would be. For the midterm, she gives you a study guide with 40 terms, 4 essays, and a map of all of West Africa to memorize, and she can test you on literally any part of it. Took forever. Also, the mid quarter essay is upwards of 10 pages, and she grades tough. Wasn't an overly hard class but took up way more time and effort than it should've. Also, her lectures are mind numbingly boring, but she grades participation, so you have to show up.

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Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: B+
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Sept. 17, 2023

Professor Lydon's class is interesting, kind, and straight to the point. Her slides are relevant and easy to follow (take notes!). She starts every class with an African music video. Once finished she gives you some fun facts of the artists. She is not a huge stickler on participation, however, you do get graded so make sure you do speak up more than once in the quarter...the main idea is for her to remember your name, if you do, you're doing well. Her lectures are informative and again...straight to the point which is appreciated. I highly recommend taking her class and stop in for office hours, she is interesting and will help anyone that is interested in African History.
Last bit of advice...she isn't the easiest grader. Make sure your essays are polished and relevant to the prompts. She will give you helpful feedback if needed.

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Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A-
June 20, 2016

Absolutely amazing as a professor and person. She's passionate about what she is teaching. Theres a midterm and it has a map, ids, and an essay. Final essay. Loved every moment.

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Oct. 28, 2009

An absolute waste of time. Her lectures are entirely uninformative and not engaging in the least. I truly do not know how a women like this came to teach at such an institution. Her class is quite easy, but lacks any insight. Her lectures are useless and would be skip able, but she takes role on occasion. This women should not be teaching a middle school history course, let alone an upper div at ucla. The class is certainly an easy A, but mind-numbingly boring. I took nothing away from this class.

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Quarter: Spring 2025
Grade: NR
May 14, 2025

Took this class hoping for an easy upper div elective, and it was WAY more work than I thought it would be. For the midterm, she gives you a study guide with 40 terms, 4 essays, and a map of all of West Africa to memorize, and she can test you on literally any part of it. Took forever. Also, the mid quarter essay is upwards of 10 pages, and she grades tough. Wasn't an overly hard class but took up way more time and effort than it should've. Also, her lectures are mind numbingly boring, but she grades participation, so you have to show up.

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Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: B+
Sept. 17, 2023

Professor Lydon's class is interesting, kind, and straight to the point. Her slides are relevant and easy to follow (take notes!). She starts every class with an African music video. Once finished she gives you some fun facts of the artists. She is not a huge stickler on participation, however, you do get graded so make sure you do speak up more than once in the quarter...the main idea is for her to remember your name, if you do, you're doing well. Her lectures are informative and again...straight to the point which is appreciated. I highly recommend taking her class and stop in for office hours, she is interesting and will help anyone that is interested in African History.
Last bit of advice...she isn't the easiest grader. Make sure your essays are polished and relevant to the prompts. She will give you helpful feedback if needed.

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Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A-
June 20, 2016

Absolutely amazing as a professor and person. She's passionate about what she is teaching. Theres a midterm and it has a map, ids, and an essay. Final essay. Loved every moment.

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Oct. 28, 2009

An absolute waste of time. Her lectures are entirely uninformative and not engaging in the least. I truly do not know how a women like this came to teach at such an institution. Her class is quite easy, but lacks any insight. Her lectures are useless and would be skip able, but she takes role on occasion. This women should not be teaching a middle school history course, let alone an upper div at ucla. The class is certainly an easy A, but mind-numbingly boring. I took nothing away from this class.

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3.6
Overall Rating
Based on 8 Users
Easiness 2.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.6 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.1 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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