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History

Shauna Mulvihill

HIST300 · HIS310 · HIS311 · HIST310 · HIS330 · HIST330 · HISTORY330 · HIST311 · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
30.3%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Choose her only if and writing, and if you need a low-stress general education class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy readingPolarizing lecturesSo many papersStrict expectations
  • some love her passion and humor, while many describe her as rude, harsh, or intimidating.
  • The course , and essay-style exams.
  • Online reviews are , and proctored quizzes or tests.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many students earn A grades, but comments repeatedly say the , and strict compliance with expectations.

Online reviews make the A feel more labor-intensive, while read, participate, and write well.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The course content is reading-heavy, writing-heavy, and often demands detailed historical analysis.

Online reviews emphasize volume and time burden, while in-person , and essay exams.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

as important, and several say participation affects grades.

Online attendance varies, but and participating with success.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Recommendation is low because , and interpersonal complaints outweigh strong praise from history-focused students.

Online reviews are more consistently negative, while enthusiastic supporters.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students repeatedly call her a tough or , and essay exams.

Format shift

Both formats mention strict grading, with online reviews stressing guideline precision and and .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Reviews repeatedly describe loads of reading, papers, quizzes, seminars, video activities, and .

Format shift

Online reviews show the strongest workload complaints, while and writing.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

She can be passionate, funny, and memorable, but many .

Format shift

, while online reviews include more complaints about tone and feedback.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessment includes papers, quizzes, participation, seminars, readings, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize quizzes, papers, and activities, while , and essay exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are polarized, with many praising her passion and humor while , and rude tone.

Main concern

Students , and a blunt teaching style.

What students said

“She is a . three exams and they were difficult.”
HIS311
“She is energetic, hilarious, knowledgeable”
HIST330

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are mostly negative , and some proctored quizzes or tests.

Main concern

The online workload and proctored assessment setup frustrate many students.

What students said

“Loads, and loads of ”
HIST310
“Some assignments and ”
HIS310

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The because comments cite difficult exams, essay exams, and online proctored quizzes or tests, though .

Proctored Online QuizzesDifficult ExamsEssay ExamsWeekly Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essay exams, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring.

Difficult ExamsEssay ExamsBluebook Exam
“three exams and they were difficult.”
HIS311
“ and you need to prepare like 3-4 essay questions at home.”
HIST330

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention proctored quizzes or tests and weekly quizzes, but do not clearly prove open-book or webcam rules beyond being watched through a .

Proctored QuizzesProctor ExtensionWeekly Quizzes
“she uses a proctor extension that you need to download so that .”
HIST300
“Some assignments and ”
HIS310

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Wayy too much work for a 3 unit history class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“She's passionate and challenges you to really think about the material and and feedback.”

⚖️

28/100

“The , you have to follow DIRECTLY on point to what she wants in her guidelines.”

📚 Workload

18/100

“You'll spend at least a whole day every because you have to read the whole chapter just to get context for the discussion posts.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are great because she obviously is very passionate about what she teaches, so lectures are captivating.
  • She is energetic, hilarious, knowledgeable
  • so condescending.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Wayy too much work for a 3 unit history class.
  • You're gonna work hard for an average grade!
  • Not a class for those who want an easy A.

Theme 3

📝 About Assessments

  • You will have a and 3 papers to write throughout the semester.
  • 3 papers and 3 essay exams so get ready to write!
  • Some assignments and

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

The 50-review set is large, detailed, and spans many years, with consistent themes despite polarized opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 514
3 out of 510
2 out of 511
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

18

A 15 · A- 3

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 4

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1