Historical instructor

Alfred Mccoy

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Raw average: 4.19/5 from 58 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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HIST375 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Maybe the best Professor in the department is in the running for the school. Knows everything about what he teaches and then some. Will stop the lecture sometimes to talk about his personal interactions with important historical figures. Extremely dense lectures and lots of content that is sometimes hard to follow.
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HIST319 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Attend lecture and you will fall in love with it all. Legend.
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HIST375 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Best history class in the department
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HIST375 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. McCoy is great and is a top-tier lecturer He has tons of interesting stories and he presents history in a uniquely dramatic way. Pretty funny too. Readings are pretty dense but are always on topic.
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HIST375 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof McCoy is extremely knowledgeable and keeps lectures engaging, but he doesn't use slides besides for pictures so lectures can be hard to follow (my TA made a lecture guide which was extremly helpful). One of the most rewarding yet difficult classes I have taken at UW. Would recomend for serious history majors.
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319 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor McCoy is an amazing lecturer, he really cares and understands about the content of the course. He tells stories about his time in Vietnam researching and other fun stories! A must take teacher even if you arent a history major!
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