JOHANN SOMMERVILLE

Don't take this class/professor for fun. He grades only on two midterms and a final, in which essays are the heaviest weight. He does not give essays a score above 94%, and 93% is the grade cut off for an A, so do not take this as an easy A class, despite it being "easy" insofar as no homework/papers due. He is a poor lecturer with no organization.

I'd recommend this class to any freshman or sophomore looking for relatively simple humanities credits. The class seems like a lot of work initially, but I quickly realized the textbook reading is completely unnecessary because you're tested only on what's on the PowerPoint. You're assigned a lot of reading, but it's completely optional. I wouldn't recommend buying the textbook. The class is very lecture heavy, the class is basically Sommerville talking at you on stage for an hour and fifteen minutes. He gives a ton of information but it's very simple to figure out what you will be tested on because he spends a disproportionate amount of time on those topics. Two exams, 10% MC and 90% essay, graded by the TA, and he is relatively lenient so it isn't hard to do well. You barely even have to know dates or most unimportant names. Final is a 5 day take home final with just 2 essay questions Overall, I liked the material, Sommerville's British accent makes it interesting and he makes a witty joke maybe once a lecture. You should take his class!