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Anthropology

Monique Fortunato

ANTH14285 · ANTH301 · ANTH300 · ANTH310 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
87.23%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want a memorable, challenging anthropology class and are willing to keep up with , and writing.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate lecturesHeavy workloadThought-provokingStrict or uneven gradingPolarizing experience
  • Many students find her inspirational, knowledgeable, and deeply engaging, especially in anthropology lecture courses.
  • The workload and accelerated online sections, and as strict or vague.
  • Grades are achievable with effort, but this is not a low-effort easy A for everyone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

A grades are common, but students repeatedly say success requires studying, keeping up with labs, readings, exams, and writing.

Online evidence is more mixed and sometimes harsh about effort, while but still warn that studying and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

47/100

The material is interesting but , and sometimes compressed into intense lab or summer formats.

Online ANTH 301 and 8-week sections sound harder due to workload, while but still academically demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

38/100

because students mention no phones, class participation, study guides, lecture-heavy content, and warnings that skipping hurts success.

, while online reviews stress weekly deadlines and staying on top of materials.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Most students recommend her for passionate, memorable teaching, but the recommendation is tempered by workload and .

In-person recommendations are stronger and more consistent, while online reviews are , and grading.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

but not highly lenient because reviews include and full-points comments alongside tough, vague, or strict grading complaints.

Format shift

Online reviews include more complaints about harsh or weird grading, while in-person and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Workload is often heavy, with labs, pages of assignments, , and study guides.

Format shift

Online lab reviews are the strongest workload warnings, while but meaningful study and .

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Teaching is strong overall because many students call her inspiring and engaging, but .

Format shift

, while online reviews are more split between excellent organization and negative tone or clarity issues.

Assessment method

Balanced

70/100

Assessment includes exams, , and participation-style work.

Format shift

Online sections mention labs, weekly work, discussions, quizzes, and exams, while , and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, lectures, and impact, though students warn that attendance, studying, and workload matter.

Main concern

Students need to attend, study, and keep up because exams, labs, and lecture-heavy material can be demanding.

What students said

“It's definitely not an easy A but it is a really informative class overall.”
ANTH300
“You HAVE to study for this class.”
ANTH300
“Super engaging and passionate about her studies.”
ANTH310

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are split between excellent, organized, inspiring classes and , and unusual deadlines.

Main concern

Online lab and accelerated sections can feel overloaded and stressful, especially ANTH 301.

What students said

“No one needs to stress this much over a 1 unit class.”
ANTH301
“Dr. F's class is the most interesting class I have ever taken”
ANTH310
“She really makes you work for it.”
ANTH310

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because students mention multiple exams, a final, test-heavy sections, and trick questions, but also study guides and .

Multiple ExamsFinal ExamStudy GuidesTrick QuestionsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guides, and test-heavy work, but reviews do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring policy.

Four ExamsFinal ExamStudy GuidesTest Heavy
“4 exams, 3 hw assignments.”
ANTH300
“3 papers (not too long). Does offer so ! 4 exams (one of those being the final).”
ANTH300
“DO THE + study guides, they help a lot with preparing for the test.”
ANTH300

Online

, and the need to study, but reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book policy.

Three ExamsTrick QuestionsQuizzes
“ , and discussion posts.”
ANTH310
“You have to study . Lots of trick questions.”
ANTH300
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ANTH310

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you are !”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Dr. F's class is the most interesting class I have ever taken, I learned so much about cultural anthropology.”

📚 Workload Risk

28/100

“No one needs to stress this much over a 1 unit class.”

👍 Recommendation

86/100

“The professor you .”

Theme 1

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super engaging and passionate about her studies.
  • Dr F. is a great professor and gives great lectures and is very passionate about her classes.
  • This class challenges you to think differently and she is able to bring that out of you.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload and Difficulty

  • Her class has an incredibly heavy workload, including the lab.
  • You HAVE to study for this class.
  • She really makes you work for it.

Theme 3

⚖️ and Exams

  • but if you have a question about a grade or something.
  • You have to study . Lots of trick questions.
  • if your answers are wrong, just submit them on time.

Data context

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Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-seven detailed reviews across both formats show a and .

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ANTH31022 reviews
ANTH30015 reviews
ANTH3018 reviews
ANTH142852 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 4 · A 18 · A- 6

B range

6

B+ 4 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2