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Katherine Marino
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Winter 2025 - I took HIST 13B in Winter 2025 with Prof Marino and TA Marcellin. I am biased because I generally like history, but this was a pretty awesome class. When it comes to the workload, this was a really light GE: there were no quizzes or exams except for weekly InQuizitives, which allow you to answer as many questions as you need to reach a target score. The weekly InQuizitives and lectures were based on the textbook "Give Me Liberty" by Eric Foner, which is available as an online edition. The only large assignments were a midterm paper and a final paper worth 20% and 30%, respectively. Discussion sections, when I took the course, had a weekly short response to write based on one of the week's primary sources. Content-wise, HIST 13B felt very much like whatever part of APUSH covers the 19th century, but magnified. Coming from an APUSH background, this was nice because I had a gist of what happened but the class was still interesting as it went into a lot more detail and nuance. The content is relatively progressive leaning, but I like how while it doesn't paint American history as innocent or perfect it also isn't afraid to praise the moral underpinnings of our country where they were apparent. I left the class feeling like a very nuanced picture was painted of 19th century American history, which is what you should feel IMO, rather than seeing one side of history. There were some guest lecturers sprinkled throughout the quarter who provided a lot of more niche but interesting topics, e.g. one lecture was devoted solely to talking about the Civil War through everyday artifacts, media, house items, etc that remain from the time. I had Marcellin as my TA and he was great. I like how in discussions he invited us to dig deeper into how different primary sources and how they connect. He was also helpful when I walked into office hours and asked for feedback on my final essay outline. Sorry for the long blurb. I tend to write a lot, but if anything, take that as an indication that this class was something really great and I would recommend it to anyone interested in a relatively easy but enriching GE. Very relevant to our current age
Winter 2025 - I took HIST 13B in Winter 2025 with Prof Marino and TA Marcellin. I am biased because I generally like history, but this was a pretty awesome class. When it comes to the workload, this was a really light GE: there were no quizzes or exams except for weekly InQuizitives, which allow you to answer as many questions as you need to reach a target score. The weekly InQuizitives and lectures were based on the textbook "Give Me Liberty" by Eric Foner, which is available as an online edition. The only large assignments were a midterm paper and a final paper worth 20% and 30%, respectively. Discussion sections, when I took the course, had a weekly short response to write based on one of the week's primary sources. Content-wise, HIST 13B felt very much like whatever part of APUSH covers the 19th century, but magnified. Coming from an APUSH background, this was nice because I had a gist of what happened but the class was still interesting as it went into a lot more detail and nuance. The content is relatively progressive leaning, but I like how while it doesn't paint American history as innocent or perfect it also isn't afraid to praise the moral underpinnings of our country where they were apparent. I left the class feeling like a very nuanced picture was painted of 19th century American history, which is what you should feel IMO, rather than seeing one side of history. There were some guest lecturers sprinkled throughout the quarter who provided a lot of more niche but interesting topics, e.g. one lecture was devoted solely to talking about the Civil War through everyday artifacts, media, house items, etc that remain from the time. I had Marcellin as my TA and he was great. I like how in discussions he invited us to dig deeper into how different primary sources and how they connect. He was also helpful when I walked into office hours and asked for feedback on my final essay outline. Sorry for the long blurb. I tend to write a lot, but if anything, take that as an indication that this class was something really great and I would recommend it to anyone interested in a relatively easy but enriching GE. Very relevant to our current age
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Fall 2023 - Professor Marino is one of my all time favorite professors at UCLA. She genuinely cares about all of her students and will go above and beyond. For this class, there was a Wikipedia group project where you make a Wikipedia page for someone or something that does not have one yet (with the topic being related to the course). This project was so interesting and super cool! I loved it! The class itself is fascinating and the workload is doable. Professor Marino genuinely wants everyone to succeed and will help you get there! She is absolutely amazing, and I definitely recommend taking a class with her!
Fall 2023 - Professor Marino is one of my all time favorite professors at UCLA. She genuinely cares about all of her students and will go above and beyond. For this class, there was a Wikipedia group project where you make a Wikipedia page for someone or something that does not have one yet (with the topic being related to the course). This project was so interesting and super cool! I loved it! The class itself is fascinating and the workload is doable. Professor Marino genuinely wants everyone to succeed and will help you get there! She is absolutely amazing, and I definitely recommend taking a class with her!
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Spring 2021 - This class was by far my favorite class I've taken at UCLA. Professor Marino genuinely cares for her students, not just for their success in her class but also as human beings. I love the format of this class, the class is so small so it's not intimidating to speak up and converse with your peers. However, get ready to read in this class--readings are mandatory to succeed in this class. On heavy weeks I was reading 200-250 pages for this class alone. Also, you must participate at least twice each class as participation is a large portion of your grade so if you are shy, that is something to consider. Professor Marino is amazing and I recommend her to anyone!
Spring 2021 - This class was by far my favorite class I've taken at UCLA. Professor Marino genuinely cares for her students, not just for their success in her class but also as human beings. I love the format of this class, the class is so small so it's not intimidating to speak up and converse with your peers. However, get ready to read in this class--readings are mandatory to succeed in this class. On heavy weeks I was reading 200-250 pages for this class alone. Also, you must participate at least twice each class as participation is a large portion of your grade so if you are shy, that is something to consider. Professor Marino is amazing and I recommend her to anyone!
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