AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Robert Bruce

HIST110 · HIST12 · HIST172 · HIST21 · HISTWORL · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you like debate and reading; skip if you are shy or want a low-talk history class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDiscussion HeavyHeavy ReadingEssay ExamsEnthusiastic LecturerNot For Shy Students
  • Most students find him smart, funny, and engaging, with discussion-centered history classes.
  • Easy A is possible with , but and cold-call participation are real.
  • Shy students and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

Comments say an A is not hard and exams and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and hard essay tests keep intellectual demand high.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

One review , but a big chunk of and talking.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most older reviews strongly praise him; the because the class felt boring.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

students say not to stress the A.

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

Lots of reading and staying on top of the book drive the .

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students call lectures fascinating and engaging, with a minority finding him slow, phony, or boring.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade is mostly participation plus a few essays and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and essay tests; enthusiasm is high, boredom and shyness issues appear.

Main concern

Constant cold-calls and .

What students said

“its not hard to get an A, its just the class itself is so boring.”
HIST110
“Most of the class is based on discussion, so if you're shy, this class is not for you.”
HIST21
“ and very difficult. It is a hard class but very rewarding.”
HIST21

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Tests are mainly difficult .

Essay ExamsReading BasedParticipation Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe hard essay exams, memorization, and participation-based grading with .

Essay ExamsReading BasedParticipation Heavy
“ and very difficult.”
HIST21
“there is 2 exams that are pretty hard but he grades them really easy so don't stress to much about that.”
HIST110

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Probably the . Very engaging and loves to interact with the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 , and essay exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“His lectures a facinating. A lot of the class time is focused on debating and developing an opinion.”

📚 Reading Load

38/100

“There is a lot of reading.”

🗣️ Participation Pressure

55/100

“if you're shy like me then don't bother.”

📝

48/100

“ and very difficult.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very enthusiastic about history.
  • Bruce is a very interesting guy, he is funny and keeps you engaged in class.
  • Slow (pauses a lot in lectures because he doesn't know what to say), phony, and judgmental.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • its not hard to get an A
  • Lots of memorization, grade consists of class participation, and 3 essays including final.
  • and very difficult.

Theme 3

🗣️ About Discussion

  • Most of the class is based on discussion, so if you're shy, this class is not for you.
  • He will often call out random names and put people on the spot.
  • Participation is important, and in order to participate, you need to keep up on the reading.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

12 mostly and reading load, but and outdated.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
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2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST218 reviews
HIST1101 review
HIST121 review
HIST1721 review
HISTWORL1 review

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