Michael Winship - University of Georgia

Professor: Michael Winship

Department: History

College: University of Georgia

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Winship is awesome! I took his class for FreshCo. He's a funny person and actually cares about your learning. Doesn't use PowerPoints, he just tells the history like a story. He made it interesting and fun to learn. Tests were pretty easy and came right out of the lectures. Take his class if you can!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111MAY
• 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:

I had Dr. Winship for HIST2111 Maymester, and he was a great professor. He gave lots of anecdotes/interesting side notes during the lecture, but he would tell us what points were important. Funny guy and overall I really enjoyed the class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Winship can definitely make you laugh but he can also make you cry when you are up all night reading books for his class. There are two papers, a midterm, a final, and a participation grade. The papers are not bad but the midterm was very different from what he taught us in class. ALWAYS attend his lectures even though you get 5 absences.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible communication between him and students. Notorious for changing deadlines/paper instructions and only mentioning it once before class even started or something like that which doesnt allow everyone to hear and account for that sort of information. Your grade is screwed if you mess up one of the 2 test or 2 papers.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

There are no powerpoints or anything but lectures for this class. Instead, Prof. Winship will write (in horrible handwriting) one word on a piece of paper that is projected on to a screen. He has a stutter which makes it difficult to understand, and if you ask a question, expect a sarcastic response that doesn't help.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Winship had great reviews but I found this class super hard. I'm an all-around good student and this class really threw me for a loop. He just talks and you take notes. No slides, handouts, textbook, nothing. You just get tested on what he says. Also, there's long readings and questions every week so, get ready to read.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's entertaining, but you have 2 tests and 2 essays (TA grades) which your grade are based on. The tests have 10 multiple choice, 10 two part short answer, and 5 things you have to write a longer short answer for. You must know dates and significance of the latter 5. Reading assignments and questions are due weekly before breakout sessions.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is fairly easy because the material from tests comes from the notes but WInship is not the best professor. He is pretty entertaining and funny but he literally comes into class and rambles the whole time. no power points, no notes on the board. he just talks. the class consists of two essays and two exams with weekly readings.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Winship is by far one of my favorite professors here on campus. He is funny and truly cares about the success of his students. Yes the course requires weekly readings with corresponding assignment questions, but the class as a whole was fairly easy. There is only a midterm and a final, so be sure to take plenty of notes that may be tested on.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Winship is an awesome history professor. He really knows his stuff and makes the lectures interesting by telling them like a story. Get ready to go to class and take lots of notes, but don't let that keep you from taking his class. He's hilarious and really gets involved with his students; overall a great professor and one of the best at UGA.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took this class during freshman college this year and was very impressed. I was initially terrified because of the work load but he was more than understanding and went very far to help us out in any way. Tests were easy if you prepared and took good notes. Very funny guy, very good at his job.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Winship is an AMAZING history professor. I had him for HIST2111 during Freshman College and LOVED it. He is very knowledgable and makes the material interesting with very engaging stories. The only cons are you do quite a bit of reading and there is a big essay at the end using the readings. Overall, a quality professor!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• 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:

I had Dr. Winship for HIST 2111 in Freshman College. He is awesome, funny, and very knowledgable. Lots of readings with questions but they weren't too hard just annoying to do. His class made me want to take more History classes in the future. Overall, he is a great professor to have and I learned a lot from the class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr Winship is hilarious and his lectures are interesting- he tells history like a story. You must go to class bc they take attendance and there's assigned seating. Tests are straight from lecture notes- take good notes, it's hard sometimes bc he talks fast. Essays are graded so harshly- 5 points off per grammar mistake but you can revise the first1

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• 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:

Winship a great professor, but you have to listen carefully and missing lectures will kill you. You also have to read the readings carefully, which are a lot. TA is very important to your final grade.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Winship is awesome, but its really up to the TA on what grade you get. Test are pretty hard, papers could have been easier, but again depends on what your TA wants to see. My TA was pretty hard, but an awesome person, so the semester was fun. 2 test and 2 essay grades. One of the only classes that I didn't dread going to.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a funny guy which helps keep you somewhat entertained, but you MUST take good notes. He doesn't use powerpoint so you have to attend class because the tests go in depth. It's part MC, part short answer, and part description of certain events. Also, weekly readings along w/ questions. Your grade is 2 papers, midterm, and final.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• 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 easiest class and there's a lot of reading, but he makes it super interesting. He's really funny and a great lecturer. Go to class, take thorough notes and it's not hard to make at least a B

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His class is all lectures. He just talks every class and the whole semester is one long story from the first class to the end. If you miss a class, youll probably be confused so I wouldnt recommend it. He makes lectures interesting though so its not a big deal to go. He has a midterm test/paper and a final test/paper, nothing else.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST2111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Winship is a great profesor. I wouldnt say the same about his TAs. However if you stay awake in class (which isn't hard) and take good notes and study your notes well, you will do well. You HAVE to read for the TAs. You have two exams and two papers and if you pay attention and read you can definatly achieve an A. I would take it again.