Reviews of professor Jacob Lackner

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
It is discussion heavy and 2 papers. He responded to emails pretty quickly and provides a clear respond. As long as you use the right source format on discussion and try on it, you get full credit. The paper is the same, it's 5 pages each but if you try it shouldn't be hard to get an A; just make sure to use 5 primary sources from package.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
We had a four week class that covered all of Jerusalem's history, and I would have liked to go a little deeper on some topics, but it probably can't be helped in a class like this. We wrote a paper every week and had to post in lots of discussion boards, and there was a ton of reading! But I learned a lot.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Even though the class was taught entirely through Zoom, Dr. Lackner's lectures were compelling and engaging. This was an upper division class, so there was a lot of work -- including 4 tests, 3 response papers, and a 10-page research paper, so you have to work and read a ton. But, if you do everything and study a normal amount, you will get an A

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Easy A. 4 tests and 1 5-page paper. Gives a study guide a week before the test. Uploads all lectures to canvas. Tests are based on the lecture material. The material covered is very broad and only covers a few people per century.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You don't really need the textbook because he covers everything in the lectures. Start your Prince paper early and perfect it because it's the only homework you'll ever have so the grade really counts. Also, his study guides are great.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took the intercession with Dr. Lackner, only 8 discussion posts and two 5 page papers! I would recommend taking if you need to get a western civ credit out of the way!!