Katherine Christensen - Berea College, Berea, KY

Professor: Katherine Christensen

Department: History

College: Berea College, Berea, KY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIS200
• 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:

Lecture heavy? What do you except in college?

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIS200
• 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:

Great professor!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GSTR310
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is one of the most uninteresting professors on campus. She does not care for student participation and she will give you important assignments that will be due in a really short time period. I would not recommend students who struggle with long reading assignments of essays.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Her classes are extremely boring and dry. History can be fun, but it must be portrayed in a certain way, not in a monotone voice at 8am. I had western civ with her and we basically read the bible every week. Everyone falls asleep within minutes of class starting...

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GSTR310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She assigns about 30 pages of reading for every class, but don't worry, you don't need to read. The class consists of her standing at the front of the room rereading what she assigned for that class. For the 10 pg research paper, she didn't approve our thesis statements until 3 weeks before the end of the semester, then gave us 2 weeks to write it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIS200
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor if you like History. Love Dr. C she is the nicest professor you can find at Berea.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIS200
• 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:

Incredibly boring. Fairly certain she doesn't actually grade anything in any of her classes, she just assigns them arbitrarily. Great professor to take if you like naps, though! She'll put you to sleep.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIS186
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Many students complained about the "boring" lectures but I enjoyed most of them. I like the class and the topic and she isn't a hard grader. Read the readings and participate whenever you can or she will glare at the class until someone says something. DO not talk or eat in this class or she'll give you the death stare!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She has the best lectures but she can be a very difficult grader.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Long lectures every class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIS230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

People complain how boring her teaching style is, I don't mind her talking, because i'm a history major, regardless, she's super easy, just DONT talk in class lol.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HISTX3
• 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:

Directed my attention to fascinating topics and helped me to delve into it deeply. Fine choice of texts and textbooks. Directed and encouraged some of my best projects -- make the most of this class and the material she presents. Not a charismatic, bombastic or arrogant teacher -- but excellent! Took 3 of her classes, thoroughly enjoyed them

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

extremely boring and repetitive, she will literally put you to sleep

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIS219
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really intelligent and helpful. Just be good to her and she'll be good to you. Do the readings and you are guaranteed at least a B.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST219
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Christensen does a nice job with the textbook choice, but her lecture style is difficult to understand. She tends to make a point, and then make the same point, and again, and again. and does not cover what we read.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIS219
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Either you really like history and have the astoundingly nerdy ability to enjoy lectures about internal English politics (...okay, I liked this class), or you die a slow and painfully bored death.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SEVERAL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Provides a lot of information, but does not interact with students while lecturing. Bring big cup of coffee to her class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

great for a nap, dropped the class and the history major all together because of this class.... although Prof. C. is a delight one on one and on Medieval-nesses.... she killed me in class

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIS226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I imagine she's a walker from the looks of that pedometer she wears on occasion.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIS219
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Extremely knowledgeable about the subject. Also very easy to get along with and please (also very open to meeting outside of class for extra help). Lectures can be kind of boring as she simply talks for the entire hour. Assigns a lot of reading, but it's possible to get by with simply skimming if necessary (no quizzes).