NO NO NO! Personally not an easy class for me. It was super interesting though. It might depend on your TA but I got horrible grades on the papers and I’m an English major/put in hours of effort into them.

10/10 easiest historical analysis or diversity GE. Lectures are actually interesting , but not necessary to attend because outlines and podcasts are all online. Discussion is required because participation is a big portion of your final grade, but if you have a good TA section is helpful and engaging. The midterm was a scavenger hunt around UCLA which was super easy. The final was an actual exam but not hard at all just definitions and other written responses. Overall, would definitely recommend taking this class with a Stein!

This was an incredibly easy yet interesting class, despite being online. Professor Stein posted all of the lecture videos at the start of the quarter and they were all around 20-30 minutes long. Our grade was made up of 25% participation in discussion, 15% Paper 1, 20% Paper 2, 20% Midterm, and 20% Final exam. It is really simple to get all of the participation points as all you had to do was respond to 2 questions on the discussion board each week, and as long as you put in some effort you get all points for that week. The papers were also fairly easy and my TA was willing to check over the thesis and introduction to make sure you were on the right track. The midterm was basically a guaranteed 100%. There was a list of activities like going to a museum/lecture/Holocaust survivor speaking and then you would write a response on what you heard/saw (40 points each). There were also articles that you could read and respond to (20 points each). All you had to do was amass 100 points and as long as you completed the assignment, you get a 100. The final exam consisted of 5 different essay prompts and you had to pick 2 and write a 650 word response for each. They were rather simple as well. All in all, this class is a pretty easy A. You have to put some work in, but the class is engaging, so it isn't really a problem.

This class is as the review below describes. HOWEVER: grade is highly dependent on your TA. My TA was terrible about citations and often took a long time to answer my questions, once it took her three weeks to get back to me. Hope you get lucky.

This class should be a grad requirement. AMAZING lectures by Prof Stein. My TA, Lily, was awesome as well

This class was online and consisted of two weekly discussion posts, two essays based on the online lectures, and a "midterm" and "final". I put them in quotes because they weren't a test, you just had to go to some lectures or the Museum of Tolerance, or read a certain article. You do have to do the readings and watch the lectures to thoroughly complete the discussion posts, and some of the TAs were strict about citations and stuff, but for the most part if you put in effort, you will learn a lot of interesting information, and get an A

I took this for a GE and I've never been more passionate about what I write about and how I feel about the Holocaust (We had a maximum word count and I usually had to take a lot of my writing out because I had written so much). Professor Stein cares for her students and the way she describes concepts were perfect for me. As long as you pay attention to the lecture videos, take notes, and read the required text, the class should be an easy A. Overall, I highly recommend this class.

This was my second class with Professor Stein, and it did not disappoint! The lectures and readings were engaging and interesting. The class really went in depth about multiple and unique aspects of the Holocaust. Each week, one or two discussion posts were due. The discussion posts were mini-essays with a thesis statement, so the workload wasn't entirely light. There were two essays in this class, and the topics were generally not too difficult. Grading entirely depends on your TA. Overall, great class and great professor :)

I honestly think this was the most interesting history course I've taken, simply because of how Stein laid out the class. Instead of focusing on dates and events, she would focus on an object and then give all the cultural history relating to this object (rubber, bananas, plastic, etc.). For someone who doesn't normally like history it was very enjoyable, but she does speak pretty quickly and I always felt like I needed to take lots of notes as quickly as I could because there is no textbook; your notes are your main study tool. If you keep up with notes and actually listen, the quizzes and discussions are pretty easy. Midterm and final do definitely require some studying because there's a lot of content, but Stein is super chill and allowed us a cheat sheet to bring with us.

Keep in mind that I took this class in Winter 2021 during COVID. I want to begin by saying that Dr. Stein is great lecturer, even if her podcasts are prerecorded. They were often short enough to not lose concentration and the way she presented the material was great. That being said, it was still not the same as having live lecture and being able to ask questions in real time, and we really did not have any interaction with her at all. In regards to discussion, we did not have a real live discussion and instead it was just two, 3 paragraph long responses each week. There was a total of ten weeks, or roughly 20 discussion posts that were treated as mini essays and based off the reading we did that week. The midterm was relatively easy and not too time consuming, along with the final which was like a more comprehensive discussion post. There were two papers throughout the quarter, roughly 5 pages in length each, and these were the hardest assignments as they were graded the hardest of all. Your grade is completely determined by your TA who grades everything for you, and they are really your only point of contact. Discussions with them were not even life, and instead, they posted a 5-10 minute video each week outlining the topics and what they were expecting. The reading in this class is A LOT and be prepared for that. It is definitely doable if you get a good start at the beginning of the week, but the books are not cheaper. Overall, I spent about $90 on novels for this class.

In summary, be prepared for not much interaction with instructors and a lot of reading and writing, but the topics are interesting and engaging without a doubt.