Reviews of professor Arne Hocker

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Arne is one of the better Profs I've had at CU (and no, his German accent is not thick at all). Cares about the students provided they care about class - participation is everything, that is what is graded +3 papers with prompts. Easy A if you show up, pay attention and find the class interesting.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor but does have a thick accent that some may find hard to understand. Must know the material very well to do good on tests and attending recitation is crucial to understanding material. Lots of texts are assigned each week, so be prepared to read a ton.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Recitations are huge; they will tell you what happens. Sometimes, it felt like his topics dragged on a bit, but he has no-nonsense grading. Exams are multiple choice + 1 essay. If you skim the readings and pay attention in class, you'll do well! Note that he doesn't do + or - letter grades, so 90%=A, and 89.9%=B.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Relatively easy class, as long as you go to recitation. There are weekly quizzes, recitation participation, and exams that make up your whole grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Loved this class. I learned so much about Nazi history and German history through this class. There was tons of reading every week that you had to do. There would be weekly quizzes covering the reading, and lectures and exams were also heavily based off of the reading, so it was important to read.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Arne is knowledgeable and funny but has unreasonable expectations. Essay questions on exams are vague and the feedback you get from them always critiques on things that you were not told to include. Recitation and his TA ended up being way more helpful than lecture. He sometimes gives off some fake intellectual vibes but he's not the worst.