Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
His slides are only pictures, but his lectures are organized and executed very well. I wish I could have him as a history professor again. He's definitely one of my favorite professors here.Rate My Professors ↗
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Charles Cohen
What students say
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Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
I took an intro course with Cohen out of interest and struggled to understand the rambling and cerebral lectures. Even doing all the excessive readings and attending every discussion wasn't enough to help me keep up. If I had a religious background maybe it would've been easier to make the connections, but it was extremely challenging for an intro.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Very interesting lectures from an extremely intelligent man.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Cohen is a overall excellent professor. Although his papers were graded harshly, you could rewrite two of three, thus making it your own fault if you receive a bad grade. His lectures were very interesting, and well put together. He really knows his stuff. Highly recommended.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
i dont think he counts the 20% participation to the overall grade.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
I had a lot of interest in history before I took this class. Though the professor is nice and explains things thoroughly, it is impossible to get a good grade, almost all of my essays (which is 80% of the grade) received a BC.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Charles Cohen
HISTORY 990
Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsResearch and Thesis involves independent research and writing of a thesis under the supervision of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
HISTORY 999
Independent Work
1–6 creditsINDEPENDENT WORK is directed study under the supervision of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | HISTORY 999 | Independent Work |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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