Historical instructor

FLORENCE BERNAULT

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Raw average: 3.78/5 from 9 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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HIS278 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Bernault led very interesting discussions. However, I felt like she had more to say about my writing style than the actual content of my work. As a history major, I've worked incredibly hard on refining my historical writing style. For this class, I had to pretty much chuck everything out the window and adapt my style to what she wanted.
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HIST283 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
She is a very nice person outside of class, but if you constantly use passive voice in your writing, or have super long sentences, expect to be marked down 10% on each of your writing submissions. She is a very big stickler on style, so you need to make sure that your writing is impeccable, and even then there may be issues.
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HIST378 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
She is absolutely wonderful. I would love to have her again as a professor. She really cares about her students and she's the only teacher I've had so far that knows my name. She loves seeing kids getting involved in class and going to office hours.GO TO OFFICE HOURS! Loved her, but material is a little difficult since there's so much to remember!
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HIST378 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Good professor, lectures are well structured and easy to understand. Two papers, midterm and final are essay format. Overall good class!
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HIST378 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Great! Highly recommended! I love the accent.
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HIST378 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Not too bad, 2 papers, a midterm, and a final. She tries to be helpful and is pretty good natured about everything. French accent wasn't a problem.
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Classes with FLORENCE BERNAULT

HISTORY 201

The Historian's Craft

3–4 credits

THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT teaches students to conduct original historical research and convey results through archival engagement and communication.

No offering record · Fall 2017

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

David McdonaldPernille Ipsen+3 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2013–Fall 2017
HISTORY 800

Research Seminar in History

3 credits

HISTORY 800 introduces professional historian practices and historical methods, supporting the History MA research paper.

No offering record · Fall 2017

Daniel UssishkinFlorence Bernault

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2013–Fall 2017 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2017HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Fall 2017HISTORY 800Research Seminar in History
Fall 2017HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017HISTORY 283Intermediate Honors Seminar-studies in History
Spring 2017HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Fall 2016HISTORY 861Seminar-the History of Africa
Spring 2016HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Fall 2015HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Fall 2015HISTORY 999Independent Work
Spring 2015HISTORY 861Seminar-the History of Africa
Spring 2015HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2014HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2014HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012HISTORY 699Directed Study
Fall 2012HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012HISTORY 699Directed Study
Spring 2012HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2011HISTORY 861Seminar-the History of Africa
Fall 2011HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2011HISTORY 861Seminar-the History of Africa
Fall 2010HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Fall 2010HISTORY 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2010HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2010HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2010HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2009HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2009HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Spring 2009HISTORY 861Seminar-the History of Africa
Fall 2008HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Spring 2008HISTORY 698Directed Study
Spring 2008HISTORY 861Seminar-the History of Africa
Spring 2008HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2007HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Fall 2007HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2007HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Spring 2007HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2007HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2006HISTORY 861Seminar-the History of Africa
Fall 2006HISTORY 990Research and Thesis

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