HIST 94
What Is History? An Introduction to Historical Thinking and Practice
Description: Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. What is history, who is it that we study, how do we study, and why should we study history? Introduction to basic principles of historical inquiry. Exploration of how we come to know about the past and why it matters. In-depth examination of how the historian works and analysis of sources and visual matters, including site visits. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2022 - Professor Myers is a fantastic lecturer, and very approachable. However, I thought that the workload for this class was slightly much for only 4 units. The grade consisted of 7 weekly reflection papers (option to do 7 out of 10 weeks available), participation (a mix of in person attendance and online discussion boards our quarter), as well as a final project. I would suggest to start the final project early as it is rather daunting: could be any format you would like- (a paper, a podcast, etc) but it had to be about 10-20 pages in written length, with preference for the higher number. Overall I loved Professor Myers but with the strike and everything else occurring this quarter, I found the workload to be a bit much for a lower division class.
Fall 2022 - Professor Myers is a fantastic lecturer, and very approachable. However, I thought that the workload for this class was slightly much for only 4 units. The grade consisted of 7 weekly reflection papers (option to do 7 out of 10 weeks available), participation (a mix of in person attendance and online discussion boards our quarter), as well as a final project. I would suggest to start the final project early as it is rather daunting: could be any format you would like- (a paper, a podcast, etc) but it had to be about 10-20 pages in written length, with preference for the higher number. Overall I loved Professor Myers but with the strike and everything else occurring this quarter, I found the workload to be a bit much for a lower division class.
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Most Helpful Review
Fall 2020 - I took this class fall 2020 during covid and enjoyed it. I found it fairly easy although people seem to have really struggled on the midterm. She was a tough grader when it came to the papers and expects high quality work. If you can't write do NOT take this class. Class wasn't required and was honestly not super useful. However, discussions were INCREDIBLY important and I really enjoyed them. (35% Midterm Paper, 45% Final, 10% easy final assignment, 10% participation in discussions).
Fall 2020 - I took this class fall 2020 during covid and enjoyed it. I found it fairly easy although people seem to have really struggled on the midterm. She was a tough grader when it came to the papers and expects high quality work. If you can't write do NOT take this class. Class wasn't required and was honestly not super useful. However, discussions were INCREDIBLY important and I really enjoyed them. (35% Midterm Paper, 45% Final, 10% easy final assignment, 10% participation in discussions).
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