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Anthropology

Phyllisa Eisentraut

ANT101 · CULTURALANTH · ANTH101 · ARCH3 · ANTHROPOLOGY · ANTH2 · ANTH1 · CULTURALANTHRO · CULTANTH · PHYSICALANTH · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Great choice for intro anthro if you want an .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyFun & EngagingClear TeacherEasy Intro AnthroGroup Project HeavyHighly Recommended
  • Students , and highly recommend intro anthropology.
  • Course content is generally easy with some biology-genetics weight in physical anthro.
  • A few critics dislike hand-holding group focus and off-topic personal talk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Low difficulty ratings and easy-feeling content dominate, with one reported A and little grade struggle talk.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

75/100

; physical anthro is heavier on biology and genetics.

All evidence is in-person; physical anthro reads slightly harder than cultural.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

reviews.

All thirteen .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Majority of comments urge highly recommending her as , and knowledge-sparking.

All evidence is in-person.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Easy difficulty profile and positive grade tone with .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Light

70/100

Light overall load with activities and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

; a minority call it kindergarten hand-holding.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Group projects, activities, text/workbook work .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and group work; content is usually easy though physical anthro leans biological.

Main concern

Some find the style overly hand-holding or distracted by personal anecdotes.

What students said

“ and clear teacher. !!!”
ANT101
“she got me hooked on Anthropology, and I'll graduate next quarter from UCSB with a degree in Physical Anthropology.”
ANTH1
“More interested in being cool and getting people together for .”
CULTANTH

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize projects and ; exam policy is not clearly proven.

Group ProjectsActivitiesWorkbook

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; students mention activities and group projects.

Group ProjectsIn-Class Activities
“More interested in being cool and getting people together for .”
CULTANTH
“great activities, I loved her shoes”
PHYSICALANTH

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and clear teacher. !!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, highlighting fun clarity, easy intro load, and mixed style critiques. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“ and clear teacher. !!!”

🔥 Inspires Majors

86/100

“she got me hooked on Anthropology, and I'll graduate next quarter from UCSB with a degree in Physical Anthropology.”

🧩 Easy Content

75/100

“The text and workbook (amopan?) are pretty childish. The class did make me consider other cultures, however.”

⚠️ Style Critique

45/100

“More interested in being cool and getting people together for .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Fun to be in class with; knowledgable, helpful
  • Outstanding way of bringing togather multipal subjects to one disaplin
  • Excellent professor; incredibly smart and beautiful

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Heavy on the biology and genetics, films were a bit dull, great activities
  • The text and workbook ... are pretty childish
  • !!!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is fun, young, and very nice
  • She is great as long as she doesn't talk about her shoes, hair, clothes
  • Perhaps the a lot

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen in-person reviews span several years with mostly consistent praise, but many are old and some lack comments.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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CULTURALANTH2 reviews
ANT1011 review
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Reported outcomes

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0

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