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Anthropology

Derek Milne

ANTH005 · ANTH1H · ANTH002H · ANTH1 · ANTH001 · 333 lifetime ratings

AI rating
67/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
68.91%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want real learning and can protect your schedule for a reading-heavy class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy reading loadLots of papersCaring and passionateNot an easy AGreat feedback
  • Excellent, caring anthropology teacher who makes students learn deeply
  • Workload is extreme for a 3-unit GE:
  • As are common if you keep up, but this is effort-for-reward not free A hunting

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Many students finish with As, but reviews repeatedly say not an easy A and that exams and .

Online and ; honors online is especially intense.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

and analysis make this harder than a typical GE filler.

Online short terms feel especially brutal; in person still reads as rigorous.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, while several in-person sections require presence for lecture-driven success.

Online evidence leans optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Students who want learning strongly recommend him; those seeking a .

; in-person has more major-changing inspiration stories.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Clear rubrics and , but nitpicky scoring and .

Format shift

Both formats mention nitpicky or ; some online notes allow late work at reduced credit.

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

Weekly massive reading, papers, quizzes, and modules routinely compared to multi-class or higher-unit loads.

Format shift

Online short terms draw the strongest overload language; in person is still reading-heavy.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Passionate, organized, feedback-rich teaching that many call among the .

Format shift

In-person students emphasize humor and lecture energy; online students emphasize modules and feedback.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Heavy weight on papers, discussions, quizzes, and modules, with midterm and .

Format shift

; in person also stresses weekly quizzes and reading-based tests.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students praise engaging lectures and career impact while and .

Main concern

Rigorous weekly load and .

What students said

“thought this class was going to be the end of me but it truly set me up for success.”
ANTH005
“Professor Milne is a caring, knowledgable, and hilarious professor, but get ready to give his class your all.”
ANTH002H

Remote format

Online

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and , but weekly reading, discussions, papers, and quizzes overwhelm many GE students.

Main concern

Time sink far beyond and .

What students said

“Definitely the hardest gen ed and honors course I've taken at PCC. A ton of and .”
ANTH1H
“I am on the brink of crashing out. The ammount of research papers, essays, .”
ANTH001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams mix objective items and short answers tied to dense reading; not student-friendly freebies and not described as Lockdown-heavy.

Midterm and finalShort answer FRQsStudy guides partialWeekly quizzesReading-based

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

- and lecture-based and described as fairly difficult, with weekly quizzes common.

Reading-based testsWeekly quizzesTwo main exams
“ and all based on super long lectures and readings.”
ANTH001
“There are a lot of quizzes, but .”
ANTH1H

Online

and ; study guides help but do not fully match every prompt.

Midterm and finalShort answer questionsWeekly quizzesStudy guide partial match
“midterm and prewrite a few but the rest arent given”
ANTH1H
“2 exams with a mix of multiple choice, true/false, and short answer.”
ANTH001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“By no means an easy A, but definitely doable if you are willing to read and write.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting extreme GE workload, strong teaching care, and hard-earned grades. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Shock

16/100

“I've never felt busier in my life than when taking this class. So much work to do, and you absolutely need to read and watch videos to be able to do them.”

❤️

84/100

“Professor Derek Milne was one of the most kind and .”

🎯 Real Learning

80/100

“This class allowed me to perfectly explain evolution, genetic testing, taxonomic traits, etc. It is exactly like taking a class at a UC, 10/10.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are fun, he's easy
  • One of the and engaging online classes i have ever taken
  • his lecture videos are great

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • NOT an easy A, you will have to work for it
  • An A is 88%
  • Get ready to read, watch hour long videos and spend a large majority of

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • incredibly kind and
  • , and
  • super sweet

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

333

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent and older reviews with large online and , and stable themes on workload versus teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5226
4 out of 565
3 out of 517
2 out of 55
1 out of 521

Course coverage

ANTH1H22 reviews
ANTH00120 reviews
ANTH0055 reviews
ANTH002H2 reviews
ANTH11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

36

A+ 4 · A 32

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2