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Anthropology

Maria Jelaca-Tavakoli

ANTH101 · ANTH130 · ANTH544A · ANTHR140 · ANTHR120 · ANTH120 · ANTH140 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want a rigorous, memorable anthropology class and are ready to read, show up, and study.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerField-experienced expertFascinating lecturesNot an easy AAttendance mattersHilarious stories
  • Highly knowledgeable and engaging anthropologist with fascinating field stories.
  • Course content is genuinely hard and .
  • if you want real learning, not an easy pass.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students repeatedly say an A , and real studying rather than showing up alone.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is repeatedly described as and textbook, and not beginner-light.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Multiple reviews stress attending every day because .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and engagement despite real difficulty and mixed clarity notes.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

She seems fair if you work hard, but As.

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Expect , and study time rather than a light load.

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Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students praise intelligence, fascinating lectures, and helpfulness, with some friction around accent and toughness.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams pull heavily from lectures and textbook material, so tests drive outcomes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students call her amazing and fascinating but warn the class is hard and .

Main concern

Thick accent can confuse some students, and you cannot just show up for an A.

What students said

“If you !!!”
ANTH140
“If you plan to just show up and get an A, you're mistaken.”
ANTH130
“This is not an easy course. You do need to show up for class and read the text book.”
ANTHR140

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and reading; reviews do not prove special proctoring or open-book policies.

Lecture material on examsTextbook-basedStudy sessions offered

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and textbook material; study sessions help, but format details beyond that are limited.

Lecture-linked examsTextbook requiredStudy sessions
“Her lectures are always fascinating, but pay attention! She includes it in the exams.”
ANTH140
“ because she refers to some of her .”
ANTH544A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you !!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting rigor, engagement, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“AMAZING TEACHER, Very very KNOWLEDGEABLE!”

📚 Real Difficulty

32/100

“If you plan to just show up and get an A, you're mistaken.”

👍

78/100

“If you want to take a class to prepare you for transferring, this is the class to take.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are always fascinating
  • she makes it fun with her amazingly hilarious stories
  • She has been out in the field and knows what she is talking about.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • her calss is not easy!
  • This is not an easy course.
  • you can get through it if you really work hard

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • BEST...TEACHER...EVER!!
  • her thick accent can confuse you sometimes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eight mostly consistent in-person reviews from 2005-2010 give solid detail on difficulty and teaching, with limited grade data.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ANTH1302 reviews
ANTH1011 review
ANTH1201 review
ANTH1401 review
ANTH544A1 review
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