Carl Sjovold

HST310 · HIST311 · HIS311 · HIST310 · HIS310 · HIS300 · 191 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: 82.61%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you like storytelling lectures and ; skip if you want a light writing load.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing story-style lecturesEssay-heavy workloadCaring and flexibleHeavy reading loadTough on writing quality

Lectures feel like vivid history storytelling and many students rave about them.
Grade often depends on .
Online sections feel more paper-heavy and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students earn A or A- , and lecture notes, but tough writing standards and .

Online quotes emphasize short weekly essays; tests.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is made accessible through and analysis keep it from feeling introductory.

Both formats report substantial reading; online .

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

80/100

and support, tempered by essay load and uneven grading complaints.

In-person enthusiasm is higher; recent online HIS311 reviews are more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Clear criteria and , but several call him a and analysis.

Format shift

; online also notes brief feedback like brush up the grammar.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Steady weekly or biweekly essays, discussions, readings, and a .

Format shift

Online HIS311 often has essays every other week; in-person is fewer graded items but .

Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Most students praise passionate, story-like lectures and dry or unhelpful on feedback.

Format shift

In-person lectures get the strongest love; online quality and dry long lectures.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and a handful of exams or quizzes from lecture material.

Format shift

Online leans slightly more toward frequent short papers; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Old-school no-slides storytelling lectures that many call movie-like; and tests) and .

Main concern

A minority find lectures boring monologues and .

What students said

“if you pay attention to the lecture you'll do fine, everything on the ”
HIS310

“I have never had lectures like his before, when he is teaching he really makes it seem like you are there”
HST310

“This professor was ”
HIS310

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

discussions, long recorded lectures, and manageable but steady reading; writers do well and non-writers struggle.

Main concern

and long lectures that some call dry.

What students said

“There is an weeks. No study guides for exams”
HIS311

“lots of reading as others said, but nothing too crazy to manage. ”
311

“Honestly, I just did the assigned work and got an A without watching lectures”
HIST311

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams usually pull from lectures and ; friendliness depends on note-taking.

Lecture-based examsShort essay examsQuizzes from lecture notesFew study guides sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are often written short essays in class based on lectures and readings.

Written midterm and finalGreen book essaysLecture-driven tests

“Midterm and and I filled out my green book”
HIS310

“The exams and ”
HIS300

Online

Online sections report quizzes from lectures, three exams, and sometimes timed multiple-choice with limited advance guides.

Quizzes from lecturesThree examsTimed questions mentioned

“The .”
HIS310

“there are 3 exams in total and you get 25 questions and 30 minutes to work on it”
HIST311

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He's makes amazing lectures that are super easy and fun to understand! As long as you pay enough attention to his lectures, you'll do well in his class!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person history , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Storytelling Lectures

84/100

“I have never had lectures like his before, when he is teaching he really makes it seem like you are there during whatever event he is talking about.”

📝

42/100

“There is an weeks. No study guides for exams”

👍

80/100

“A super good teacher for those who were new to college! 110% would take again!”

⚖️

58/100

“This professor was . He docked me 17% for grammar structure needs work”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

makes lecture feel like a movie and paint a
he makes his lectures like a story but also packed full of information
His teaching style is so boring. All the lectures are him just talking AT the class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

You're graded by and tests
He was a

Theme 3

❤️ About Character and Help

Very flexible with extending due dates
he wants you to succeed
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across years and both formats show , and care despite some grade outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 59

1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 20 · A- 4

B range

B+ 5 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

C 3 · C- 1

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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

Carl Sjovold

x x if you like storytelling lectures and x x x x x x; skip if you want a light writing load.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Storytelling Lectures

📝 x x x

👍 x x x x

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character and Help

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you like storytelling lectures and ; skip if you want a light writing load.

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