Professor: Kathy Olmsted
Department: History
College: University of California Davis, Davis, CA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: 17B
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Olmsted was an amazing lecturer! She was very enthusiastic and passionate about her topics and it really helped to make the class interesting. 2 essays to write based on books, but they're super simple 4-6 pages. Exams were short answer, but you should be fine if you attend lectures. 10/10 recommend even if history isn't your thing!
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: HIS17B
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The class was fun and I actually looked forward to lecture. Had to write two essays, mainly on the reading we had to do in class. There's some textbook reading, but just show up to lecture and you'll be fine. She's passionate about conspiracy theories in the US and I'm hoping to take her seminar on them later this year!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: HIS174D
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Kathy Olmsted is the best Professor on campus. Her lectures are amazing and inspiring. Even if you're not in the history dept. I would highly recommend taking her classes just because she's awesome.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: HIS174C
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof Olmsted is the best professor I've had in my entire college career. Her lectures are so well-done and interesting that it feels like storytime. 4 books to be read for the class, 2 are for the papers, 2 come up as questions on tests. Paper is progressive so you can use the first paper as part of the second, 3-5 and 7-10pgs respectively. 10/10WR
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: HIS188
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Olmsted was such a great lecturer, I really enjoyed HIS 188 and felt that it was a class that was fun, not that difficult, and valuable to my education. I did learn a lot and have a clearer understanding of why history is important. Would definitely recommend this class even if you don't like history.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: HIS188
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Co-taught w/ Professor Rauchway for History of the 1960s. Great class & great lecturer. I'd highly recommend her; the lectures are so interesting that you won't want class to end. One my favorite courses of all time.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: HIS174B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's a great lecturer; her presentations are always clear, in-depth, interesting, and relevant. Her grading criteria is clear and concise, with two exams and two essays. The exams are fair and based mostly on her lectures, while the essays are based more on the reading material. She's a good professor, and you won't regret taking her courses.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: HIS174D
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Her lectures are clear and organized. Grades are mostly based on the exams and papers. The exams are based on lectures, so take good notes and ask questions. The papers are based on readings. She's a great lecturer, knowledgeable & approachable. I did better on papers when I showed her an outline or draft first. Take advantage of her office hours!
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: 17B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Olmsted does a good job of lecture, it is like 50 minutes of story time with her. Exams are very fair and she provides a study guide. I really enjoyed her lectures. However, all the grading is through your TA and I did not have a good one. Took it as a GE and be warned, not an easy A, but easy B/B+
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: HIS17B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Clear and organized lectures. 2 papers, 1 midterm and 1 final. clear study guide. I love her lectures!
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: HIS17B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Good overview of US history since the end of the Civil War. Her lectures are always interesting and the tests and papers are about what you'd expect in any other lower-division history class. Make sure you get a good TA, since they're the ones who grade your papers and tests for your discussion section.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: HIS174D
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof. Olmsted made the class fun and amusing. She is very friendly and presents the material in a non-boring way (It's not just slides and slides of notes). @ papers, a midterm and a final. Fair grader.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: HIS17B
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
She does a great job making the class interesting! She is a great professor and so generous that she gives study guide for midterm & final. TA grades everything so get a good TA - Stacey was amazing! Textbook is not needed but reading can help get overview of her lectures. 4 papers are what the entire grade is based one, two are based on books read
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: HIS17B
- 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:
Her lectures are always interesting and you definitely need to attend them if you want to do well in her class. Overall love her class! its not that hard if you attend lecture and study before the exams, since they are pretty straightforward and she gives you a study guide.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: HIS17B
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The class was okay. However, the book choices were amazing. I really enjoyed both of the books. On the other-hand, discussion was a bit on the extremely boring side!
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: HIS17B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's a great lecturer; I never got bored during class. I took this class passno pass as a GE, didn't do any of the reading, and still easily got around a B+. Your grade depends on your TA with two essays (20% each), a midterm (20%), participation in discussion (10%), and the final (30%). The textbook isn't really needed; just go to lecture.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: HIS17B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Great Professor! Knows what she's talking about, lectures are important so attend class. Theres reading involved but it is a history so its nothing new. She's so cool as well. Gives you study guides for both the final and midterm not that you really needed if you attended lectures and discussion. Get a good TA!! because your grade depends on them.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: 17B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This class was very interesting. I enjoyed going to the lectures. There was one midterm and a final. She gives study guides for both. There were two essays based on books we read throughout the quarter. It wasn't hard, but the TAs graded the papers hard.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: 17B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Olmsted is an amazing lecturer! She is succinct and easy to follow; provides both a midterm and final study guide, which are extremely helpful. Do them and you'll be prepared. Attendance to discussion is mandatory, but helpful. Only used the textbook for references in my essays. Overall recommend!
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: HIS174C
- 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:
Loved this class. Such a great professor, possibly the best in the history department at UCD. Organized, interesting lectures, easy to take notes. Study guides for midterms and final. Interesting assigned books. Only thing is some the TA seemed to grade the first paper rather arbitrarily. Nonetheless, if you read and pay attention, you can get an A
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