Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He is such an amazing teacher. He gives such good lectures and is SOOO funny.Rate My Professors ↗
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David Fields
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
All around great dude. Interesting lectures, and you can tell he cares about the subjects. Loves talking to students and is very helpful.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
A fantastic lecturer! He's very engaging and you can really tell he loves talking about class material. There's a good amount of reading to do, but it's manageable enough. This class is completely unrelated to my major but it was definitely my favorite course this semester!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Pros: I really enjoy Prof. Fields's lectures! They cover very interesting and broad topics. I can see that he cares about his students, and he is passionate about teaching. Many readings (it's a history class, so it's fine). Recommend this course.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Fields is a great and entertaining lecturer. His course guidelines and expectations are clear, and he provides all materials necessary for any student to succeed! He also encourages extracurricular academic engagement, always promoting relevant and interesting guest lectures that complement course materials!Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with David Fields
Survey of US foreign relations with East Asia since 1899, covering topics from the Boxer Rebellion to the North Korea nuclear standoff.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.18 GPA, 64.3% A/AB (n=42 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.25 GPA, 64.3% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.38 GPA, 69.0% A/AB (n=42 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026INTLST 401
Topics in Global Security
3–4 creditsTopics in Global Security covers contemporary issues in international studies in global security.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.47 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | HISTORY/INTLST 332 | East Asia & the U.s. Since 1899 |
| Spring 2027 | INTLST 401 | Topics in Global Security |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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