Reviews of professor Brendan Shanahan

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great lecturer, although fidgety, but that's to be expected for a first time lecturer. He desperately needs to improve on slides though, by halfway through the semester there were only 5ish slides in his 1.5 hour lecture with no text. Even some bullet points and important takeaways would have been helpful. Generous grading, 2 essays, midterm+final

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Real good for a new professor, will only get better with time.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A brilliant professor and singlehandedly the nicest professor I've had at Cal. So incredibly accommodating. Graders can be a bit harsh, but material was extremely easy to comprehend (especially if you've taken courses like APUSH). Exams were essay questions focused on readings from the reader, with only one question focused on lecture!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is so passionate about teaching! He really wants you to relax and have fun in this class. Also, I can see that he uses lots of time to prepare his lecture because he always brings a thick handwriting notebook with him in the lecture.