Liann Tsoukas - University of Pittsburgh

Professor: Liann Tsoukas

Department: TBD

College: University of Pittsburgh

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST1619
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

An absolutely amazing professor and woman. She is sooo passionate about the topic which is shown through truly engaging and eye-opening lectures that changes the narrative of what you are usually taught about certain events. Made me consider a history minor

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Tsoukas is an amazing professor and interesting lecturer. The class is a lot of work, but the material is interesting and presented in a nice way. Attendance is mandatory, but helps boost your grade. She also allows extra credit opportunities, and if you have a 93 by the end of the semester, you do not have to take the final.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Tsoukas is such an amazing teacher and makes the course so interesting. The class has you write 5 mini papers (literally 600 words or less) and two 5 page papers. You can get out of the final if you have a 93, and she gave us lots of extra credit options for the final (up to 7 points). If you can, you should take her!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Although there was a lot of reading and preparation needed to do well in her class, her lectures were entertaining and her expectations were clear. She wanted her students to do well and gave everyone opportunities to improve throughout the semester. Definitely recommend her class!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm not into history and she made going to her class very enjoyable. I absolutely love Dr. Tsoukas and I wish I had gotten to know her more personally. Lectures are interesting and informative but you still need to read the book to do well. There was a lot of outside reading and writing but overall, you will learn a lot if you put in the effort.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really fun class, she's great and obviously enjoys history and it really helps the students learn too. Not too hard for an intro class, did require a lot of attendance though and a surprising amount of writing. I think she needs better TAs, I don't blame her for the workload and essay grading.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Tsoukas is a great professor. Her lectures are super interesting and she's hilarious and very down to earth. Took her for US History- lots of reading you probably should keep up with, and 5 two page papers and 2 five page papers. However her class is very do-able and the exams are not too bad. Definitely would take again!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Liann is an absolutely AMAZING professor. I had her for my capstone (it was on race and blackness in America) and let me tell you I learned SO much. She really cares about her students and wants to see you succeed. For the capstone, just before thanksgiving we stopped meeting so we could focus on our papers and she was always available for feedback

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Tsoukas is an amazing professor. Her lectures are fun, engaging, and interesting. She really cares for her students and truly wants us to get a good grade. The class overall is pretty easy and doesn't need much outside work aside from the essays. I haven't read the textbook and have still been doing really well. Highly recommend this class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• 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:

Professor Tsoukas is pretty great. She makes sure the course is interesting to everyone, not just history majors. She also makes sure everyone understands how the course is taught and graded early on. A great class to take for history requirements.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST1619
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Many of the graded assignments were not based on lecture, but there was attendance checks and quizzes. Lectures were not too painful for the morning. Pretty good gen-ed to take, You have to put in the work, but not difficult. Memorization like most history classes I guess.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST1619
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Tsoukas was a great professor my freshman year. She's the reason I decided to get my history minor. She tells you at the beginning of the semester that you start off strong and taper off, because she doesnt want you to be too stressed out towards the end of the year because so many profs pile on. ALOT of reading, but easy if you enjoy it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• 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. Tsoukas is absolutely amazing. She is hands down the best professor I've had so far at Pitt. She's very engaging and keeps you entertained during lecture. I can't wait to take another one of her classes. If you are not a fan of history but need the gen ed, I would recommend this class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• 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:

If every professor were like Professor Tsoukas, I would probably have 4.0. She really has a passion for the subject, which is quite infectious; I am a history buff, so I may be biased. Her & Cordelia Brazile, TA, were quite an amazing team and were so helpful for the two exams we had. By far my favorite professor!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

An OUTSTANDING professor. She makes you work for your grade but she makes the class so entertaining. She really cares for her students and wants you to do well in class. I actually loved going to lecture. If I could I would take all my classes with her. 10/10 recommend. The test are straight from her study guides, you just have to do the work.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST1619
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Liann is an amazing lecturer. She is always funny and captivating during class. Two papers, midterm and a final. There are quizzes but she gives you the questions ahead of time so they're easy to take. She makes an effort to get to know her students. Definitely take this class if you get the opportunity.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST1619
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Liann is by far the best professor I've ever had in my college career. She structures the class to make sure that while your other classes are killing you, hers isn't. She cares about students and is always accessible. She recognizes her short-comings and addresses them directly. She's fun and funny and truly engaging!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST0601
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tsoukas blends her narrative with lecture, which makes it very interesting. Although she is a little disorganized and not the most tech savvy, it is clear she loves what she does. She is incredibly engaging during class, and has once chased a student who left early, started waltzing with one, among other things. Has 2 papers on 2 different books.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST0671
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Liann really loves what she's doing. However, if you take this course, be warned; there are a lot of papers, essays, and reading. Every week, there's a 2-3 page paper, a 5-6 paper, 4 page essay on Malcolm X (you have to prepare for 4 prompts), and the midterm/final required you to memorize 100 terms and write a 3 page essay. You need to focus.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST0671
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You can easily tell Liann is passionate about her classes and the material she teaches. However, this class is difficult if you don't have full interest in it. There are writing assignments nearly every week (2-3 pages) and a 5 page paper and a 4 page essay on Malcolm X and a midterm with 60 terms to memorize along with an essay (final is same).