Arlene Sindelar - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Arlene Sindelar

Department: History

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I hope you like reading the entirety of Hammurabi's Code and trying to get through Confucian text because that's all you'll be doing. Lectures also deliver vital information but tend to be scattered and it's never clear what's important and what's not.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST104
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Sindelar was a bit scatterbrained at times, but I found her to be super charming and sassy. I loved her lectures, even if they were all over the place. We had weekly assignments based off readings, which were a pain usually, but I liked listening to her speak. V passionate and engaging! The midterm was pretty hard, but the final was better.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Sindelar is an amazing prof!! She is so passionate about what she teaches and is super knowledgeable. She is very friendly and caring, and gives great feedback on essays. Lectures are very interesting, readings are sometimes tough to understand but they are interesting when connections to lecture materials are made. Definitely recommend!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Sindelar knows the material she is teaching very well, but her readings are confusing. The course is completely based on the readings and is more memorization than comprehension. The lectures are not really relevant to the tests. Her tests are difficult.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Would recommend if you like history. She explains concepts well and her lectures are usually interesting.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Good professor

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

You don't need to understand the concepts as much as you need to memorize the readings.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Arlene is super nice and a little cooky. For my first year class I thought it was a bit difficult, but in retrospect it's not too bad if you are good at memorizing and do all the readings well. The lectures are alright if you're genuinely interested in the topic, otherwise it can get pretty boring and she tends to go off track quite a bit.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST476
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good lecturer and explains material well. Fair marker and offers good feedback on assignments. However, the course content was quite difficult and the readings were mostly primary sources, most of which were hard to understand.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ARTSONE
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I had her for Arts One in my first year. She's a little eccentric, and focused a bit much on the historical aspects of the texts, which tended to make seminars a tad dull. But, I want to say this: I have NEVER had a more understanding, kind prof when it comes to asking for help, giving feedback, late assignments etc. She's just a good human being.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST364
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent instructor. Very knowledgeable about Medieval Europe and gave interesting lectures. She can be a picky marker sometimes but otherwise very fair. I like how she focuses on specifics, facts, dates and people rather than giving a broad thematic overview of the material. Would take another class with her.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST491
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's clearly very knowledgable in her field (medieval historylawgender) but she is NOT cut out for teaching. Lostmissing assignments were the norm in our class and the syllabus was super unclear with changes happening into the middle of term. She tries to be organized but fails hard. She's a fairly easy marker but it is NOT worth the stress.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ARTSONCE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Avoid for this program, there are better Arts One profs that will give you much more insight into the material.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ARTS001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Had her only for lectures so I don't know what she's like in her seminars but if you're looking for an insightful approach to the something on the reading list, she's not much of a help. She only gives the historical background of the material she's lecturing on which can be interesting but for 2.5 hours straight? Torture.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LASO204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very unclear in her lectures. No accessible explanations of any concepts. Focused very much on one small section of law and very little on anything else, making it quite repetitive. Would not recommend the LASO minor.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great prof! Tough but fair. She has high expectations but as long as you do the readings and make sure to edit papers you'll do well in her class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ARTSONE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really engaged in her lectures. Lot's of historical background. Great in one on one situations.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: LASO204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Although she does tend to ramble on, Sindelar is a very kind and knowledgeable professor. The way she tests students tends to make you over-prepare, so just take a deep breath and relax. She's very approachable and open. Definitely worth talking to one-on-one if you don't fully comprehend the material. Very interesting class!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: LASO204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class focuses more on the history of law. There are a lot of useless readings and all of the marking is extremely subjective. I was not impressed with either the content or the fact that things were marked as if a history class and not an intro to law.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST473
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Horrible class. She made the whole class buy six textbooks including one on citing that was completely useless. I actually had to go out another book just figure out what she wanted.