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ELIZABETH HENNESSY

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Raw average: 4.50/5 from 4 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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HIST465 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Hennessy is an interesting lecturer who clearly cares really deeply about the topic. There were plenty of guest speakers that also helped keep things interesting as the semester went on. She truly cares about her students and is accessible outside of class. However, her rubrics can be a little vague and the assignments can be frustrating.
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HIST465 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
I enjoyed learning from Professor Hennessy in Global Environmental History this semester. I think she is a great instructor, but her expectations on some of her assignments (like tests and papers) were unclear. I feel like I struggled with them and I shouldn't have- the content was easy enough for me to understand.
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ANATMY1 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I took Anatomy with Professor Hennessy at Santa Monica College during the summer session. It was a lot of work in a short amount of time, but Hennessy makes it understandable. She takes attendance and participation seriously, and if you show up she is more than happy to help you. She offered extra credit too. I highly recommend her as a teacher.
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ES404 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I would highly suggest taking any class you can with Professor Hennessy. She puts a lot of work into making her lectures interesting and informative. It was one of my favorite classes I've ever taken. The only downside of her class was that there was a lot of reading involved.
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Classes with ELIZABETH HENNESSY

HISTORY 999

Independent Work

1–6 credits

HISTORY 999 is an independent work course involving directed study under faculty supervision.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Stephen KantrowitzWalter Stern+21 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2026HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2025ENVIRST 404Special Topics in Environmental Humanities
Fall 2025ENVIRST 900Seminar
Fall 2025HISTORY 705Topics in Global History
Fall 2025HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025HISTSCI 350Special Topics in the History of Science
Spring 2025HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2024HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024HISTORY 999Independent Work
Spring 2024ENVIRST 404Special Topics in Environmental Humanities
Spring 2024GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2024HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024HISTORY 999Independent Work
Spring 2024HISTSCI 350Special Topics in the History of Science
Fall 2023GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023HISTSCI 921Seminar-special Topics
Spring 2023GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023HISTORY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2023HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ENVIRST 404Special Topics in Environmental Humanities
Fall 2022GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2022HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2022HISTSCI 350Special Topics in the History of Science
Spring 2022GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2020ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2020HISTORY 680Honors Thesis Colloquium
Spring 2020ENVIRST 922Historical and Cultural Methods in Environmental Research
Spring 2020GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ENVIRST 900Seminar
Fall 2019ENVIRST/HISTORY 369Thinking Through History with Animals
Fall 2019GEOG 900Seminar in Geography
Fall 2019HISTORY 705Topics in Global History
Fall 2018ENVIRST 600Environmental Studies Capstone
Fall 2018ENVIRST 900Seminar
Fall 2018HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Fall 2018HISTORY 705Topics in Global History
Fall 2017ENVIRST 404Special Topics in Environmental Humanities
Fall 2017HISTORY 200Historical Studies
Spring 2016ENVIRST 404Special Topics in Environmental Humanities
Spring 2016ENVIRST 699Directed Study
Spring 2016HISTORY 225Explorations in Third World History (h)
Fall 2015ENVIRST 900Seminar
Fall 2015HISTORY 705Topics in Global History
Spring 2015ENVIRST 404Special Topics in Environmental Humanities
Spring 2015HISTORY 200Historical Studies
Fall 2014ENVIRST 600Environmental Studies Capstone
Fall 2014HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History

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