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Anthropology

Steven Schwortz

ANT300 · ANTH301 · ANTH300 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
51.61%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you want an easy A and can tolerate long, opinionated, sometimes abrasive lectures.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPolarizing political lecturesVery easy gradesAccepts late workHilarious or condescendingLong rambling lectures
  • Coursework is widely described as easy with open-note tests and generous late work.
  • many love his humor and care, many hate political rants and condescension.
  • You can earn a high grade while still finding lectures draining or offensive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Students , and submit late work for an easy A with open-note quizzes.

Both formats report easy As; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

82/100

Content difficulty is low; friction comes from lecture style more than hard material.

In-person and online both call material easy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

, while others say it is not enforced.

In-person more often expects presence; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half love his humor and and political rants.

and ; in-person is more polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

, and late work accepted until term end for many students.

Format shift

A ; recent majority say lenient.

Workload

Light

74/100

Quizzes, notes, and labs.

Format shift

One 8-week online lab complained of too much work for 1 unit.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Knowledge and humor impress fans, but .

Format shift

In-person personality clashes dominate; online is mixed but less face-to-face friction.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Mix of quizzes, exams, discussions, and some papers or lab exercises.

Format shift

Online emphasizes quizzes and discussions; and labs.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and avoid-him warnings about rants, belittling, and lectures running late.

Main concern

Condescension, political tangents, and lectures that run past the end time.

What students said

“His lectures are just god awful. He rambles on and on about random stuff and forces you to listen to his political opinions.”
ANTH301
“He will allow you to turn in EVERYTHING YOU'VE MISSED until the last day of the term WITH NO PENALTIES.”
ANTH301
“If you want an easy A but beware his lectures are absolutely insufferable.”
ANTH300

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and multiple attempts, but one student strongly criticizes political tone and condescension.

Main concern

Busywork load in short labs and polarizing lecture tone still show up online.

What students said

“Everything was self paced, the quizzes were open book/note w/ 3 attempts.”
ANTH300
“He spews his own political opinions constantly with a condescending tone.”
ANTH301
“It's easy but very annoying busywork.”
ANTH301

Exam style

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Assessments are generally easy, often open-note or open-book, with flexible deadlines.

Open note examsOpen book quizzesMultiple attempts onlineLate work accepted

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests and quizzes are repeatedly called easy; notes and .

Easy quizzes and examsOpen noteCurvesLate work accepted
“the . You can turn in late work and and .”
ANTH301
“The tests and and if you aren't easily offended it's a relatively chill class.”
ANTH300

Online

Online quizzes described as open book or open note with multiple attempts and self-paced work.

Open book/note3 attemptsSelf-pacedNo proctoring mentioned
“the quizzes were open book/note w/ 3 attempts.”
ANTH300
“ , and quizzes. It's easy but very annoying busywork.”
ANTH301

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want an easy A but beware his lectures are absolutely insufferable”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Divide

52/100

“One of those professors you either hate or love.”

👍 Easy Grade Path

86/100

“Just show up for an A.”

🗣️ Political Lecture Fatigue

25/100

“He will frequently go on unprompted political rants, keep everyone for 10-20 minutes past when class is supposed to end.”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

  • and takes late work up to the last possible day of the semester.
  • .
  • Really a mean rude person who cuts everyone down.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class is pretty easy but his lectures are just god awful.
  • He grades very fairly and if the class is struggling.
  • Not a hard class but made hard by an unsupportive professor.

Theme 3

🎤 About Lecture Style

  • He rambles on and on about random stuff and forces you to listen to his political opinions.
  • His if you don't understand.
  • Can and will talk past class time so I wouldn't sign up for another class after.

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

31 detailed reviews with a and consistent comments on ease versus lecture tone.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 510

Course coverage

ANTH30014 reviews
ANTH30113 reviews
ANT3004 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 6 · A 9 · A- 4

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1