Reviews of professor Richard Payne

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very nice and goes at a manageable pace. Generally was very interesting but a little boring at times. Tests are detail-oriented but fair so take good notes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I took him for anthro201* and I have to say he was a great professor there are a total of five books I believe they are all very interesting although the first one is very long they get better as the semester continues, attendance is important you could miss a couple of classes but try not to stay on top of the readings to contribute to discussions

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Notes are your friend in this class! You're graded on 3 exams (two midterms and a final) They're all 50 MC questions. Review sheets are provided and review sessions are held, which are VERY helpful. Most of the test material is straight from the readings he assigns and the lectures themselves. Lectures can be quite boring, but it's interesting.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Take notes! He records his lectures so you don't even have to attend. He gives a review sheet & holds a review session for all exams which help a lot. Grade is based on two midterms (each 30%) & a final (40%) that are straight from lectures & readings. All exams were 50 multiple choice & we were given 3 hours. It's straightforward so take him!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The tests were super easy as long as you listened to the lectures which are recorded on Blackboard. Literally no homework, the only thing is the weekly readings which he explains in his lectures so you will ace the test regardless. Prof is a nice person and has great lecture that opened my mind about cultures around the world and throughout history

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Payne is truly great! His lectures are actually extremely interesting, however his voice is a bit mono tone. He assigns some readings to do the days you meet. There is absolutely no homework! Graded on 3 tests - 50 questions , M.C open book open notes. Although attendance isn't "mandatory go and write everything he says u WILL do well!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You will do good if you take notes on the lectures. Exams are based on lecture notes and readings so just make sure you do them. His class can get boring sometimes but he knows what hes teaching. I would definitely take him again if I had the chance

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He gave out 3 tests all of them 50 multi-choice (also spread out 2 EC short answers throughout the year worth 6 points each). His lectures are very boring and slow-paced, but they're dense so your notes are everything. He gives out readings per every class (usually more than one) with them being discussed the class after. Make a friend for help

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
madatory readings each week. only 3 test grades and 1 short response make up your final grade. so if you fail 1 JUST 1 EXAM, you WILL FAIL THE CLASS. he does do exam reviews which cover a lot of lecture material so you will have 98% of what you need to know for each exam. can get stressful if you dont do the readings and participate.