Carol Lansing - University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Professor: Carol Lansing

Department: History

College: University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST115A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Lansing is a nice lady and she's passionate about Medieval Italy, but her lectures are very difficult to follow along with. Definitely go to class and type your notes. The final was quite hard to prepare for because she didn't give much explanation about what to expect. While I respect her and her knowledge, I wouldn't take her class again.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 117A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is not clear in her instructions, final was open to interpretations and was hard to prepare for because it was not specific. Hops around on the lecture powerpoint.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 4B
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Work really hard on the essays, they're worth a lot! They're also graded pretty harshly, so go into your TA's office hours for help. I've fallen asleep a few times in this class, but she can engage everyone most of the time. The text book is helpful for the essays and exams, but not necessary if you take good notes. Don't skip lectures!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST4B
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Though you can tell Prof Lansing is incredibly well versed in history, sometimes she cant teach it perfectly. She ends up jumping around often times, but once you learn to follow that it's ok. A lot depends on your TA, and the essays (especially the 2nd) are worth more than your final, so put effort into those. Did not use the book once at all.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

There is quite a bit of reading, but nothing too out of the ordinary. Two papers, a written final, and weekly participation paragraphs online. The final was based on all of the lectures, whereas the essays were based solely on a specific document. Great teacher, would take again, but did grade me fairly harshly and did not respond to my emails.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class was not very interesting despite my being a history major. Lectures tended to be all over the place so it was difficult to keep track of what was actually important to the class. I did not find her to be very helpful and her somewhat sarcastic nature was very unwelcoming.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST121A
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not the most interesting if you're not a history buff, she gives one final and either two essays or one research paper. No midterm (was nice having that time). She will help as much as she can and is very interested in the topic she teachers. If you need help, go to office hour or talk to her.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST115X
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took this in a lecture hall, so there were pop quizzes on the reading, but they were super easy as long as you read. One Final and either two 5 page essays or one 10 page research paper. Lecture can be dry for non-history people and she gets excited when the topic is something she works on. Very helpful professor, go to office hours if you need

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST4B
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very chill, nice, straightforward with information--but that's sort of a double-edged sword because the lectures can get fairly dry. That's to be expected of the subject though, right?

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST4B
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures can put you to sleep. Her tangents stammering make the class unbearable at times, and her powerpoints have nothing but pictures on them. Hard to discern what is valuable information and what is not. Basically says, "know everything" for midterm and final. Essay prompts are extremely vague and confusing. TALK TO YOUR TA! Don't buy textbook

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY115X
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you're not a history buff this is not an easy class to get by with. Grade is based on 2 small essays and a final. She says she gives pop quizzes but only gave one and didn't even count it toward our grades. I struggled keeping up because the lectures were all over the place and history isn't my major. Work hard and you can get a solid B.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY4B
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures can be boring, but at times really interesting. Can be really helpful if you ask for help, especially for essays. Overall, enjoyed the class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST4B
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's a very boring lecturer her voice almost monotone I feel, I've fallen asleep in quite a few of lectures. It's quite hard to understand what she's talking about sometimes, she tends to go off topic. The midterm was very difficult in a sense because we had no idea what ID's were going to be in it. I wouldn't recommend it unless you like history.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 115X
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You have 2 short papers to write which are your "midterm." She gives pop quizzes so you have to read, but only worry about the course reader. She lets you know what will be on the final, but it is still a lot of studying to do. Attendance is not mandatory, but if you do not go to lecture and take notes, you will not be able to do well on the final.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST115X
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

hard class. bad teacher. does no lecture on important stuff. papers are way hard to write and no directions given. must get and read the reader

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST4B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lansing is super entertaining and her class is awesome. However, her slides are often confusing. But if you study the terms on the lecture outline you'll get A's on the tests. The paper is really difficult because the T.A.'s aren't very lenient with grading them and the prompts are badly written. However, I definitely recommend this professor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST4B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were not well organized, but everything from the midterm and final comes from lecture. Book is pretty much useless - dont buy. The paper prompts were somewhat ridiculous because the second is supposed to be a continuation of the first, but it had a different focus and therefore you needed to rewrite your thesis...

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST4B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

pretty good prof. no complaints. pretty clear. lectures a bit chaotic at times, but nothing major. make sure to go to lecture and take good notes and youll be fine. lotta reading that you have to do for section, but grade is basically just midterm, final and 2 essays. ta will decide grade, be on good terms with them

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST4B
• 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:

Pretty good professor, just go to lecture, do the readings and you're golden. The sections aren't worth it unless you need help with the essay.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST4B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I absolutely loved Prof Lansing and the class! She is an excellent lecturer and it very entertaining. You do not need the book AT ALL, the final/midterm/paper only require lecture notes and the reader. She goes a bit fast but if you type your notes you will be fine.