M Curtis

ANTHR101 · ANT101 · ANTH101 · ANTHRO105 · ANTH103 · ANTHRO101 · 96 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 81.82%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you want to learn deeply and can handle a lot of reading, writing, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate LecturesHeavy WritingTough ExamsExtra Credit HelpsWorth the Effort

Students consistently praise Curtis as passionate, knowledgeable, and engaging.
The course often requires long readings, lengthy writing, and serious study time.
Grades can be strong because and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

Many students get A grades, but , and as the reason they succeed.

Online sections sound harder and more time-pressured, while and paths.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The content is information-heavy, writing-heavy, and often taught at a university-style level.

Both formats are challenging, but online short-term sections are described as especially compressed and demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students recommend him because the lectures are engaging and the high workload usually feels worthwhile.

In-person recommendations are stronger, while online recommendations are more mixed because workload and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Students call him tough, but , and fair expectations often make high grades achievable.

Format shift

as tougher and sometimes unclear, while as demanding but fair.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Reviews repeatedly mention long writing assignments, , and .

Format shift

Both formats are heavy, with online short-term classes especially compressed and and study.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students describe him as passionate, smart, thorough, interesting, and helpful despite the demanding course structure.

Format shift

In-person teaching gets the strongest praise for lectures, while but more dependent on self-management.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment mixes written assignments, quizzes, tests, discussions, study guides, and rather than relying on one category.

Format shift

Online reviews mention tests, discussions, and written assignments, while in-person reviews emphasize , and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are strongly positive about lectures and learning, but , and attendance value.

Main concern

Students need time and discipline because assignments, readings, and .

What students said

“Prof Curtis is the !”
ANTH101

“ , but there are so many so bad”
ANT101

“He's very good prof, but you need to work for an A.”
ANT101

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews praise organization and learning value but , and heavy workload.

Main concern

Online sections can feel compressed, writing-heavy, and demanding without much direct interaction.

What students said

“ but are open book and straight out of the presentations.”
ANTH101

“His writing assignments ended up being 5-10 pages long and his questions were vague and barely related to the reading”
ANTH101

“ and Curtis is good online teacher.”
ANTHR101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

tests but repeated warnings that tests and finals are long or hard.

Open Book Online TestsTimed Online TestsHard ExamsFinal ExamQuizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and study guides, but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring rules.

Hard ExamsFinal ExamMidtermQuizzesStudy Guide

“ ”
ANT101

“Studying for ”
ANT101

“ so make sure to do the .”
ANTH101

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention open-book tests from presentations, timed tests, multiple choice, free response, quizzes, and discussion work.

Open Book TestsTimed TestsMultiple ChoiceFree ResponseQuizzes

“ but are open book and straight out of the presentations.”
ANTH101

“ and barely finished in time.”
ANTH101

“1 test (2 hours time limit w/ mc questions & free response)”
ANTHR101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Curtis is a solid choice if you're willing to do the work.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and ; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Prof Curtis is the !”

📚 Workload Reality

30/100

“ , as if this was our only class.”

👍 Recommendation Level

82/100

“Challenging but .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is clearly very passionate about his field of work and it is noticeable.
Great lectures, very informative.
He is incredibly thorough and very intelligent.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He's very good prof, but you need to work for an A.
He give A LOT of , which if you do can really help your grade
and you need to really study!

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

Tests were 3 hours and assignments took 7+ hours.
and his test are hard you have to do .
There is a lot to do in such a short time.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats provide detailed, consistent evidence about teaching quality, workload, and grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 562

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3 out of 59

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1 out of 55

Course coverage

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ANTHRO1019 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 9 · A 24 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 7

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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M Curtis

x x if you want to learn deeply and can handle a lot of reading, writing, and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Recommendation Level

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want to learn deeply and can handle a lot of reading, writing, and .