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History

Michael Svanevik

HIST101 · HIST130 · HIS202 · HIST201 · HIST210 · HUM140 · HIST202 · HISTORY130 · HIST310 · HMNT140 · HIST201202 · HIST260 · HISTORY · HISTO202 · HST300 · HIS101 · HIST315 · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating
50/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you love history, attend consistently, take detailed notes, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerGreat storytellerHard examsLecture-heavyStrict classroom rulesPolarizing teacher
  • Many students call him a fascinating and knowledgeable lecturer.
  • Grades can be risky because exams are hard and often depend heavily on lecture notes or the final.
  • Students are split sharply between loving his storytelling and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A is possible for disciplined note-takers, but and .

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The course is intellectually manageable for history fans, but dense lectures, heavy note-taking, and .

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but because tests are lecture-based and missing class hurts grades.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Students recommend him for engaging history lectures but warn against him if .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

Reviews frequently , and classes where many students struggled or failed.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

There is often little homework, but the real , and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is praised as a brilliant storyteller, but many students find him disorganized, strict, rude, or .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Grades are repeatedly described as , and .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show a polarizing lecture course with excellent storytelling but , and high dependence on notes.

Main concern

and unclear lecture organization can make grades unpredictable.

What students said

“ .”
HIST260
“Great story teller. But .”
HUM140
“His lectures are very interesting, but the structure of his class sucks.”
HIST101

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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Exams are strict overall because reviews repeatedly describe difficult, lecture-based, and .

Lecture-Based TestsHard FinalEssay QuestionsCheat Sheet MentionedStudy Guides Mentioned

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe , and occasional study guides or a cheat sheet.

Lecture-Based TestsHard FinalEssay QuestionsStudy GuidesCheat Sheet
“ and your only grade.”
HIST260
“ (16 essay questions).”
HUM140
“Plus he gives you a huge cheat sheet on the final.”
HIS202

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Great story teller. But .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“By far the .”

🧪

28/100

“Great story teller. But .”

⚖️ Recommendation Split

52/100

“If you want to learn something about history, take him. Otherwise, don't bother.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Lectures

  • He teaches that History is a story, and it depends on who is telling it.
  • Class is purely lecture based.
  • He is extremely knowledgable and I enjoyed listening to the lectures.
  • All he does is lecture the class and .

Theme 2

📈

  • .
  • the .
  • Avg grade on midterms was 40%.
  • (16 essay questions).

Theme 3

🚪 About Class Fit

  • If you attend all classes and .
  • Strict guy. , but
  • !
  • If you like history, this is the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

64

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews across many years provide rich and consistent evidence of , and lecture dependence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 517
3 out of 510
2 out of 59
1 out of 57

Course coverage

HIST20213 reviews
HIST3106 reviews
HIST3155 reviews
HUM1405 reviews
HIST1014 reviews
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HIST2013 reviews
HISTORY3 reviews
2021 review
HIS1011 review
HIS2021 review
HIST1301 review
HIST2012021 review
HIST2101 review
HIST2601 review
HISTO2021 review
HISTORY1301 review
HMNT1401 review
HST3001 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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B range

1

B- 1

C range

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D range

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F

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