Reviews of professor Adrian Brettle

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Pretty easy history class. 4 book reviews due throughout the semester but reading the books is not really necessary for completion though as the reviews are less on the content and more just using them for quotes. Also 3 exams (2 midterms and a final) Basically the same as the book reviews as they are just a short essay.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Weekly (short) discussion posts, two papers (only 1,000 words each) and every student has a debate. There is a discussion class for every unit, however, he does not grade on participation so don't stress. His class is very little work. And because he is British, Dr. Brettle's lectures are ridiculously entertaining.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Brettle is plenty knowledgeable in his field. Unfortunately, he can't quite translate that knowledge effectively. His presentation slides are blinding walls of text made up of awkward and grammatically incorrect sentences, and they lack any semblance of digestible key terms. The way he talks also makes it difficult to absorb any teaching.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Super knowledgeable but a tad boring.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the worst classes I have ever taken. If you think this will be a fun easy class to learn about American history, it's not. Your grade depends on yellowing posts and detailed tests that you only have 15 minutes to complete. The TAs give different information than the professor and it can get confusing to understand what is being asked.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The professor himself is a good guy, but the class is very lecture heavy and his lectures tend to turn into rants which make him hard to follow. Pop Quizzes are a pain too due to the professor only giving us 10 minutes max to do each quiz when they normally have 5-6 decently detailed questions on each quiz. Definitely wouldn't recommend this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It's a great class and Brettle teaches it well. People who fail do so because they don't want to work. Take notes, do the readings, participate in lectures, and ASK QUESTIONS. He's always down to reword or explain more if you ask. He wants you to succeed. Essays are graded fairly and he will work with you. Very nice guy and really knows his stuff!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not an easy class, meant for history enthusiasts. Lectures provide critical answers for tests not covered on slides or textbooks. Lots of papers for analysis, TA is lenient for grading if you obviously read and had a structure going on. During Covid, professor did offer Zoom for lectures but better in person. Good books, good reading.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Not a terrible prof, if you have adhd probably don't take this class, because his lectures get hard to follow. He's very kind and will give an extension with good reasoning. The lectures get very long and makes the 75 minutes feel like two hours. The pop quizzes suck, but you can definitely skip class occasionally. Just a lot of essays...