Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
History 300 -- class is all busy work.Rate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Marcella Hayes
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
her lectures are super interesting and based on a lot of her own research, which is super cool for an intermediate class. graded on three essays, a midterm, and participation. would definitely recommend her classRate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Really caring, structures the class well so you learn how to make a good argument. TA graded pretty easily. Lectures can be a bit dense but it's like she's sharing juicy gossip so it was super entertaining. She just wants what is best for the students so def would rec!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Lectures are important to attend, but engaging and interesting. Hayes cares about helping her students succeed, and was very helpful in office hours. Readings are helpful but you don't need to do them all. Grade is participation and writing-focused. Would recommend!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
You can tell she is passionate about history. Gives good feedback, grades leniently and also encourages, but doesnt force, participation. Attendence matters. Only thing is, she talks alot throughout the entire lecture and often drops names/dates without any proper explanation/context. Overall solid teacher, would reccomended the courseRate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
she's a great professor. You can tell how passionate she is about what she's teaching and cares about her students and will answer any questions asked. Class is mandatory and is a little longer than other classes but is a very interesting class since she tells the information like a story.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Marcella Hayes
HISTORY 201
The Historian's Craft
3–4 creditsTHE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT teaches students to conduct original historical research and convey results through archival engagement and communication.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.50 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026HISTORY 681
Senior Honors Thesis
1–3 creditsHISTORY 681 is a mentored independent research and thesis writing course for honors students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
An introductory survey of colonial Latin American history from the late fifteenth to the early nineteenth century, examining expansion, contact, and colonization.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.64 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 80.6% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.57 GPA, 77.3% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleRecorded teaching history
Explore courses taught by this instructor →Browse recorded courses
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 201 | The Historian's Craft |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY/LACIS 243 | Colonial Latin America: Invasion to Independence |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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