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Michael Dohr

HIST130 · HISTORYISH · HISTORY6 · HIST · HIS7 · HIST6 · HIS6 · HIST7 · HISTORY7 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
46.67%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can write and read a lot; skip if you want an easy A or a low-effort online class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEssay heavyGet ready to readClear feedbackTough graderLecture heavy
  • Course is built on essays, packets, and many sections.
  • and lively history storytelling when they show up and follow directions.
  • and , while in-person lectures are stronger.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

First essays can be free 100% for honest effort, but and work.

Online students stress cherry-picking on essays; and you get the A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is interesting with clear lectures for many, but and .

Online ; in-person difficulty varies by era of reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and warn skip class and you will not pass or will complain about grades.

A few online or .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Strong praise for teaching and feedback, but and online writers warn hard.

In-person recommendation is stronger; online is more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

44/100

and free first essay help, but and cherry-picking flaws are common.

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and sometimes group projects dominate the semester.

Format shift

Online short terms stack weekly essays; in .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many rate him excellent for , and organization despite some monotone or .

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

and packets with few or no quizzes; older sections had quizzes and essay exams.

Format shift

Online is almost pure essays; and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person, many call him excellent with , and learning that sticks if you attend and write.

Main concern

and older sections report hard essay exams.

What students said

“I learned about history from Dohr more than I've learned it in my entire life”
HIS6
“If youre not a , but compared to CSUF professors his class is super easy and you learn a lot”
HIST7

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and packet heavy with ; some earn A's with effort, others call setup awful and self-taught.

Main concern

Harsh essay nitpicking and .

What students said

“the learning/teaching is all done by yourself ! its three packets along with three essays and he is very picky on the smallest things for grading”
HIS7
“his online class setup is awful. I spent multiple hours daily trying to figure out what he wanted”
HIS6

Exam style

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Many sections replace tests with essays; and finals.

Essay examsResearch paperFew or no quizzesIn-class essays

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person ranges from no exams with group essays to hard in-class essay midterms and finals in older reviews.

Group essaysIn-class essay examsResearch paperQuizzes in older sections
“There are . For from the book”
HIS6
“ and subject you wont know till the day of the test”
HIS7

Online

Online sections emphasize essays and packets with .

No tests or quizzesMultiple essaysPackets
“ , but ”
HIS7
“ ”
HIS6

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I learned about history from Dohr more than I've learned it in my entire life”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews (10 online, 27 in and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“He was an excellent teacher and I took him during summer term while having an additional class and working 30hours a week”

📝 Essay Workload

34/100

“its three packets along with three essays and he is very picky on the smallest things for grading”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“I HIGHLY reccomend this professor to all serious student”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes history come alive through present-day examples
  • he tells history like a story
  • lectures are LONG but

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he's not that difficult work wise
  • Not an easy A and I am an A student
  • Follow DIRECTIONS; you will definitely get an A

Theme 3

💻 About Online Setup

  • learning/teaching is all done by yourself
  • online class setup is awful
  • Could be better in person, but

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

37 reviews spanning 2005-2023 with , and lecture quality.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 54
3 out of 57
2 out of 56
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

5

B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1