Reviews of professor Kristy Wilson-Bowers

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was very straightforward and pretty lecture-heavy, but Prof Wilson-Bowers made it a lot of fun!! She is a fast grader and very clear on her expectations for projects. She also provided a detailed study guide for the midterm, which was really helpful after hearing so much material in the lectures. Interesting and great class!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Considering this was not a WI course I had so so much writing to do! The midterm alone was a roughly 10+ page assignment that I still only received a 61/100 on. The research paper is a whole mess as well. She criticized a lot on the topic even though she specifies that it is on a topic we find interesting. Overall I would not take her course again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Bowers was one of my favorite professors this semester. She is extremely knowledgeable in the field of pirates, and she knows a ton of history dating back to the foundations of piracy. This class has quite a bit of reading and writing papers, but overall a fun and enjoyable class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Wilson-Bowers is very knowledgeable in the field of pirates. This class was very exciting and interesting. I leaned a lot about cultures and groups I wasn't expecting to and greatly enjoyed learning about diverse groups of pirates. Professor Wilson-Bowers encouraged the class to go beyond merely learning, bu to analyze sources.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Great professor but it is a tough class. She assigns a lot of essays and reading assignments. Be prepared for assignments to require multiple essays. For the midterm we were required to write 3 essays, each at least six pages in length. We also read a lot of documents and full books so prepare for that.