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Brian Thomasson

HIST101 · WCIV564 · HIST161 · HIS161 · HIST102 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
81/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want an engaging history professor and are ready to read, participate, and work hard for the grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerEngaging lecturesHeavy readingTough graderParticipation mattersCaring professor
  • Students strongly praise his intelligence, humor, lectures, and care for students.
  • The course is challenging because reading, participation, essays, and .
  • Grades are not easy, and weaker preparation can lead to harsh outcomes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A good grade is possible, but students , and strong written work.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The course content is intellectually demanding, with philosophical , and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Attendance and participation appear essential because students say showing up, doing the work, and participating are the key to success.

, and no online attendance evidence exists.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

Most students recommend him because his lectures are engaging and meaningful, but his workload and .

The recommendation score .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Multiple reviews call him a and , and midterms.

Format shift

Only in-person evidence exists, and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students mention heavy , and serious test preparation.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload, and they describe it as demanding.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students repeatedly describe him as , and highly knowledgeable.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Reviews mention lectures, participation, , and tests.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and demanding professor whose classes reward serious reading and participation.

Main concern

The , and tests.

What students said

“You will work hard for your grade thats for sure!”
HIST161
“One of my most challenging classes but taught by a great professor.”
HIS161

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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and and heavy preparation, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring or closed-book rules.

Hard TestsStudy Guide MentionedEssay QuestionsShort Essays

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and study guides, but do not clearly prove proctoring or closed-book policies.

Hard TestsMidtermEssay QuestionsShort Essays
“His lectures are interesting but so .”
WCIV564
“He is a and the paper as well.”
HIST161

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“One of my most challenging classes but taught by a great professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“ , and highly educated/intelligent.”

📚 Course Challenge

34/100

“HIS161 was more philosophical than historical.”

⚖️

28/100

“You will work hard for your grade thats for sure!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr. T made it more interesting and made us see early history in a different light.
  • college journey for sure!
  • He has a good sense of humor which makes class by quickly.

Theme 2

📖 About Workload

  • Get ready to read
  • Show up , do the work and participate in class . That's the key to success here .
  • He would give you HW with more than 100 terms, 4 essay questions which on the test he only chose 2, & 20 short essays which again he chose 8 on the test so if you don't study you won't pass.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Exams And Grading

  • He is a and the paper as well.
  • His lectures are interesting but so .
  • One of my most challenging classes but taught by a great professor.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

The evidence is moderately credible because 7 detailed reviews are consistent but limited in count and all from a short time span.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIS1612 reviews
HIST1612 reviews
HIST1011 review
HIST1021 review
WCIV5641 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

4

B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values