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Anthropology

Steve Bouscaren

ANTH101 · ARCHE101 · ANTH103 · ANTHR103 · ANTHALL · ANTH102 · ARTIFANANLYSIS · ANTHR102 · PHYSANTROPOLOGY · ARCH101 · ANTHRO103 · 86 lifetime ratings

AI rating
81/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want a passionate anthro mentor and are , and study for real exams.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesLecture heavyInspirationalCaringExtra credit
  • Superb storyteller whose lectures make anthropology feel relevant and life-changing.
  • Attendance is effectively mandatory because book.
  • An A is realistic if and , but exams can be tough and pacing uneven.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students can earn an A with solid notes, attendance, and , but and lazy effort is not rewarded.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is often described as interesting but challenging, with dense lecture material and UC-prep rigor especially in honors sections.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Many students say passing hard because tests track lecture content closely.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

and real-world anthropology insight despite occasional organization complaints.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Grading rewards effort and , but he is no pushover and .

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Expect , and sometimes clustered late-semester exams.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Students repeatedly call him a superb, inspirational lecturer with deep field knowledge and a caring style.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Course success centers on lecture-based tests, midterms, finals, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Students overwhelmingly praise his field experience, humor, and lecture quality, while warning that missing class hurts grades and that .

Main concern

Lecture-heavy exams and occasional disorganization or wait to study.

What students said

“If you put in the work there is no reason you couldn't earn an A.”
ANTH102
“You must show up for class for the lectures. He is a superb lecturer and makes the info interesting.”
ANTH102
“Steve is amazing! Perhaps my most challenging Professor, but .”
ANTH103

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often tough and lecture-driven, though .

Lecture-based examsTake-home testsStudy outlinesPop quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

some take-home options, study sheets, and occasional pop quizzes.

Lecture-based examsTake-home testsStudy outlinesPop quizzes
“ but fair.”
ANTH102
“ and require studying.”
ANTH102
“the last 2 or 3 exams are take home.”
ANTH103

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is the reason I switched to Anthropology/Archaeology as my major.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and fair-but-demanding exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“He is a superb lecturer and makes the info interesting.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

80/100

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📚 Lecture Dependence

22/100

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⚖️ Grade for Effort

58/100

“If you put in the work there is no reason you couldn't earn an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • He teaches using stories
  • Very inspirational and memorable teachings
  • Great sense of humor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but fair
  • and require studying
  • plenty of
  • You will pass his class as long as you try

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Such a sweet teacher
  • really cool guy and REALLY knows his stuff
  • Genuinely wants you to understand the material
  • one of the

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

86

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent praise for lectures with and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 550
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3 out of 56
2 out of 54
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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ANTHR1027 reviews
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Reported outcomes

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6 reported outcomes

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B range

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