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Hollian Frederick
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Spring 2025 - If you are trying to get a history GE and this class doesn't genuinely interest you, don't take this class. The course material for this class in itself was really fascinating. However, the professor made it extremely confusing. Most people in the class had never learned anything about the history of Africa, yet she operated as though we had a baseline knowledge that most people did not. The structure of her lectures weren't very coherent. She would jump across time periods and countries, making it difficult for us to understand the bigger picture historical contextualization of the continent. This class is also a lot of work. She assigns many busy work assignments for us to complete and there are quizzes every week. The midterm and final are essay based questions, but focus more on a book we read in class than content surrounding the history of Africa. The professor was in general pretty annoying, assigning us 2 hour long documentaries/assignments late, not allowing phones, and making participation mandatory (the grading for participation was really strict- I went to every single lecture and participated in every section and got a B for participation).
Spring 2025 - If you are trying to get a history GE and this class doesn't genuinely interest you, don't take this class. The course material for this class in itself was really fascinating. However, the professor made it extremely confusing. Most people in the class had never learned anything about the history of Africa, yet she operated as though we had a baseline knowledge that most people did not. The structure of her lectures weren't very coherent. She would jump across time periods and countries, making it difficult for us to understand the bigger picture historical contextualization of the continent. This class is also a lot of work. She assigns many busy work assignments for us to complete and there are quizzes every week. The midterm and final are essay based questions, but focus more on a book we read in class than content surrounding the history of Africa. The professor was in general pretty annoying, assigning us 2 hour long documentaries/assignments late, not allowing phones, and making participation mandatory (the grading for participation was really strict- I went to every single lecture and participated in every section and got a B for participation).
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Fall 2023 - Professor Wint is very reasonable. She assigns weekly readings that are slightly excessive but is doable. You will have a quiz almost every week. The answers to the quiz will come from her lectures. She posts slides but the majority of the information you need for the quiz will be provided during her in-class lectures so make sure to attend and take notes. She offered one extra credit assignment which was a short essay if you wanted to improve your midterm exam score. While she is reasonable, she is not very clear on her expectations for assignments. Attend her office hours to find out what she expects from an assignment or else you might be slightly confused and lose points. Overall, she is a good professor. Her class will not ruin your quarter but the class is not an easy A either. However, getting an A or a good grade overall is very doable.
Fall 2023 - Professor Wint is very reasonable. She assigns weekly readings that are slightly excessive but is doable. You will have a quiz almost every week. The answers to the quiz will come from her lectures. She posts slides but the majority of the information you need for the quiz will be provided during her in-class lectures so make sure to attend and take notes. She offered one extra credit assignment which was a short essay if you wanted to improve your midterm exam score. While she is reasonable, she is not very clear on her expectations for assignments. Attend her office hours to find out what she expects from an assignment or else you might be slightly confused and lose points. Overall, she is a good professor. Her class will not ruin your quarter but the class is not an easy A either. However, getting an A or a good grade overall is very doable.
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