Reviews of professor Andrew Detch

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Useless powerpoints, boring lectures with ton of information unreasonably tough grader. Don't put too much attention on book review papers because you're not getting A anyway.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Detch is an AMAZING professor. He is an incredible lecturer, never a boring time in his class. He does assign a fair amount of books (we read 4 this semester), but all of his book choices are super interesting and challenge you to look deeper into certain topics. Just take Detch's classes you will not regret it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Detch is knowledgeable and a good guy, but his book reviews are AWFUL. They are super vapid in terms of the books you have to read and how he wants you to write about them. It's basically summarize + compare/contrast.  That's it. Oh, and it has to all be crammed into six pages. If you enjoy writing and composing stimulating arguments, avoid him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I've taken 2 seminars with Dr. Detch. He has a brilliant ability to facilitate discussions that force you to think critically. Expect to read a lot of historical books and write succinct reviews of them. His assignment guides clearly lay out his expectations which is super helpful. Grading-wise he varied from friendly to harsh, but fair in the end