Reviews of professor Seth Archer

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Archer is clearly a very intelligent man. However, sometimes his lectures seem slightly disorganized and it can become difficult to follow along and take notes. His class requires a lot of reading, and some of the readings are quite complicated. He only grades exams and a few quizzes, so one bad score can ruin the overall grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Archer doesn't teach very well. He is obsessed with socialism and liberalism. Socialism and liberalism are fine, but if I sign up for a history class I don't want to have his ideologies slammed down my throat every 5 minutes, I want to learn the class material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very good content and layout He knows his stuff- the lectures are super informative Great textbook choices- very interesting essay tests and key term identification

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Relies on essay exams and identification quizzes. The exams can be pretty tough, but as long as you pay attention to the lectures, readings, and prepare for them, you'll do just fine. His lectures are very detail-oriented and interesting to listen to. Very little homework outside of readings and studying for exams.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You can tell Prof. Archer is passionate about his teaching. He's a really nice guy and is willing to work with students. There is a lot of reading in this course and the material can be pretty difficult. In his online class it's all done through proctorio and so writing essays and identifications can be difficult without notes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Friendly and obviously cares about what he's teaching. A lot of class discussion and participation, so if you are shy be prepared. Lots of readings, some weeks were 100+ pages of text, but it's all very gritty and interesting stuff. Not for those with week stomachs!