John Takanikos

HIST371 · HIST317 · HISTORY300 · HIST302 · HISTORY · HIST303 · HIS300 · HISTO310 · HIST300 · LATINHISTORY · HIST310 · HIST373 · WESTERNCIV · HISTORY302 · WORLDHISTORY · HIST370 · EUROHISTORY · WESTERNCIV300 · HIS371 · 76 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 51/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
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Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

if you need an easy history GE and can teach yourself; skip if you want focused lectures or are a history major.

Best fit · Easy A HunterOff-Topic RamblingEasy PassNo Attendance TakenPolitical TangentsSelf-Study Required

Lectures often wander into politics and personal tangents with little test-relevant material.
Grades are generally easy with map work, IDs, and a few exams if .
, so many treat it as a low-effort GE credit rather than a real history class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students report , and solid grades with .

; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is not conceptually hard, but memorizing many IDs and map labels still requires some work.

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

92/100

Multiple students say he does not take roll and .

; no online reviews exist.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; widely avoided by students who want real teaching or history major depth.

; no online reviews exist.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

, and easy scores when work echoes lectures.

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Workload

Light

68/100

Typically a few map assignments, essays, and .

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Teaching experience

Average

46/100

Knowledgeable but , and leaves students teaching themselves.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades mainly come from map work plus a small set of exams and short essays.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person lectures are long, often off-topic, and light on structure, but grades are lenient with and .

Main concern

You may learn little real history while sitting through political rants and rambling.

What students said

“ unless you REALLY like history and you're in the mood for a lot of off-topic rambling, liberal rants and bashing of the right.”
HIST302

“ topic every 20 min for 20 min, talks alot about us govt/politics.”
HIST370

“ so easy, so everything is right there for you. It's pretty easy to pass the class.”
HIST310

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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and maps, with essays tied to lectures and handouts.

Map AssignmentsID TermsEssay ExamsStudy Guides Provided

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and short essays drawn from lectures and handouts.

Map AssignmentsID TermsEssay ExamsHandouts and Study Guides

“The IDs are given at the beginning of the semester, so my advice would be to do them ahead of time so you don't get caught with .”
HIST300

“grades are based off of 1 map assignment and three exams.”
HIST370

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You can get a good grade in his class with a bit of self-direction, but you won't learn that much. If you . If you're a history major, don't.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and lecture tangents. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

46/100

“this dude talks NONstop for an hour and a half and way more than half the time he is off topic.”

🅰️ Easy Grades

82/100

“ if you get like 86% that would equal an A.”

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92/100

“The only good part is that so as much as you want.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“If you . If you're a history major, don't.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Goes off topic every 20 min for 20 min
Talks a lot about politics and himself
You wind up teaching yourself most of the stuff for the tests

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

so easy
Very easy class to pass
I got an A, but I studied

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

and very approachable
Takanikos is an easy A or B if you make a decent effort
One of the most knowledgeable men in history I've ever met

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning several years show , and off-topic lectures.

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John Takanikos

x x x if you need an easy history GE and can teach yourself; skip if you want focused lectures or are a history major.

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📈 About Difficulty and Grades

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if you need an easy history GE and can teach yourself; skip if you want focused lectures or are a history major.

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