Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Lectures were boring and slides were disorganized, but the content was pretty interesting. There are a lot of assignments and writing tasks though.Rate My Professors ↗
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Natalia Savelyeva
What students say
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Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
So nice and sweet! This class was lecture and reading-heavy, but the content itself was pretty interesting and easy to understand. Make sure to participate, and I would recommend sitting in front. Also take notes because while most of the content are on the slides, there is some of what she is saying on the test.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Lectures are pretty pointless as she just reads off the slides. Information needed is just whats on the slides posted on canvas. You could skip every lecture and you would have no trouble getting an A in the class. Overall pretty easy class with online lectures and 2 papersRate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I really enjoyed Natalia's lectures, she was quite knowledgeable about the content and so she was excellent to learn from. Reading was pretty light, and assignments were also usually not very intensive — some short essays might have asked for about just 300 words or so. I wish there was more work but I still got a lot from the lectures.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Can't really understand why her ratings aren't higher - took her for Soc 211 and it was so easy. No in person exams, 1 small assignment a week that would never take me more than 30 mins. Shes sweet and would let me leave class early when I had chem exams after. Sometimes the long lectures were boring but if ur interested in soc they're not bad.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Took her for sociology 211. It seems as if during lecture all you need to do is copy down what is on the slide, but you need to be writing down what she is saying. There are weekly quizzes or essay (rarely essays). Midterm tests, essays, final test, and final essay are all worth 70% of your grade.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Natalia Savelyeva
Sociological analysis of historical and recent ethnic/racial conflict and movements in the U.S., focusing on relations between major racial and ethnic groups.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Natalia Savelyeva's lectures are described as boring with disorganized slides, though the course content remains interesting. Students note a heavy workload characterized by numerous assignments and writing tasks.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026C&ESOC/SOC 211 introduces basic sociological principles and discusses key perspectives on society, groups, and social change.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Natalia Savelyeva is described as nice and sweet, with interesting and easy-to-understand content delivered through lectures and readings. Reviewers note that participation is important and recommend sitting in front to engage effectively.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ASIANAM/SOC 220 | Ethnic Movements in the United States |
| Fall 2026 | C&ESOC/SOC 211 | The Sociological Enterprise |
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