It was okay. I just didn’t like that she didn’t have the traditional text slides format and had picture slides while giving background on each one since it made it very easy to doze off in class having to have to listen to her for like 90 minutes straight. Readings a little bit on the heavy side but are manageable (like what 100 a week??). Midterm was a scavenger hunt and Final was easy, allowed us to have a one page cheat sheet. Participation kind of matters since there are quizzes called Four Degrees of Separation but those are open note. If anything, the 2 papers (which are weighted more than the midterm) are more important since it’s kind of harder to get a better grade. Discussions were very engaging though but are mandatory.

Hi, so I am a first year who took Dr. Stein's Hist 22 class for 2019 Fall quarter, and it was actually my favorite class of the quarter. I feel like my passion for history (I'm not a north campus major though) pushed me to want to go to lecture and discussions, but even if you aren't into history at all and just want to get a GE done, then you'll be just fine. She is a really engaging lecturer and a caring professor, she'll make sure to address issues with deadlines and midterms/finals quickly and numerously throughout the quarter. She does a great job at connecting broad and global concepts through a smaller lens, and I guess how she framed her course made me like hist 22. For coursework, there are weekly readings due (depends on your TA when those submissions are due), but I am a procrastinator, so I would always wait till Monday morning to start reading like three sources (about 100 pages altogether, sometimes I would just skip like half of each reading), just to write a short paragraph by Monday afternoon. I'm not sure how my TA ( or how other TAs) graded our weekly submissions though. I forgot to mention that Dr. Stein's weekly readings can range from short stories, articles, to a novel, and they can be read at an appropriate amount of time without feeling the need to cry or stress yourself out. Some of the novels that are used in the weekly readings are used for Dr. Stein's essays (you'll have two papers to write for the course), so you have to read those novels. You have to attend lecture because Dr. Stein does weekly quizzes called 4 Degrees of Separation, and she does it during lecture & will give you around 10-15 min to do it, and those quizzes are based off of the content she explains in lecture, not in the readings. Midterm was extremely easy, it was a scavenger hunt where you take selfies around UCLA campus and/or Los Angeles. For the final, she allowed us to use a one page cheat sheet (front & back). The one thing that I didn't like about Dr. Stein was that she made her entire course purchase her $20+ book that was recently released in November 2019 for a weekly reading, I didn't buy it though because there were free to checkout at Powell ;) (Powell has reserved copies of every book you need to read for hist 22, if you don't want to spend money, go check a book out). I know this is a long description, but I hope this helps. Good luck!

The amount of weekly readings may be a bit overwhelming, but the material taught in this class really helped me learn how to look at history with better understanding. 25% of grades is participation in discussion and pop quizzes (which are easy as long as you attend lectures), and there are 2 papers plus a final. I really recommend this class!

The homework is about 100 pages of reading a week as well as a written response to the readings, plus there's two essays, a midterm scavenger hunt, and the final. The class had a lot of interesting concepts and helped me learn a lot about history. The one thing that I didn't like is that she didn't use traditional slides and just showed us images while she lectured, so it was sometimes hard to get down all of the notes that you needed.
If you have an interest in history then you'll really like this class. Personally, world history isn't my favorite subject and I was just taking this for a GE, but I still learned a lot and got a good grade. It can be a lot of work sometimes but the class isn't that bad.

Professor Stein is a really cool lady, and if you get the chance to take a class from her, you should. The way this class was taught was super interesting and not like your average history class. Each lecture was based on an object, and she examined history through the uses/timeline of this object and how it related to larger concepts (ex: through 'barbed wire' we learned about Nazi Germany, Japanese internment camps, etc). She emphasizes parts of history that we don't normally learn about, such as experiences of minority groups. You do have to go to lecture unless you have a friend send you the information because she doesn't post it anywhere and it's very specific to the class - attendance is only taken in section.
The weekly papers were based on readings, and the reading load was pretty heavy. It wasn't necessary to read everything, as you can get the main idea from skimming it. The papers were just a paragraph answering the prompt that she gives.
There are two big papers (each about 5 pages) based on prompts; however, it's about what we learned, and we couldn't even use outside sources so it's not hard to do, you just have to put in the time.
The midterm was literally just taking selfies. If you went to 3 different places (either on campus or around LA/Westwood), you got an A on the midterm. Yes, it is as easy as it seems.
The final was harder and required a lot of preparation. You get a cheat sheet and she gives you some hints on things you should know, but it's mostly up to you to decide what were the most important ideas from lecture. My TA gave us some hints, but I heard other TAs didn't. It wasn't cumulative. I got a 99% on the final, granted I came in with anything and everything on my cheat sheet.
This class was a bit of work, but very enlightening and I enjoyed it a lot!

NO NO NO! Personally not an easy class for me. It was super interesting though. It might depend on your TA but I got horrible grades on the papers and I’m an English major/put in hours of effort into them.

10/10 easiest historical analysis or diversity GE. Lectures are actually interesting , but not necessary to attend because outlines and podcasts are all online. Discussion is required because participation is a big portion of your final grade, but if you have a good TA section is helpful and engaging. The midterm was a scavenger hunt around UCLA which was super easy. The final was an actual exam but not hard at all just definitions and other written responses. Overall, would definitely recommend taking this class with a Stein!

This was an incredibly easy yet interesting class, despite being online. Professor Stein posted all of the lecture videos at the start of the quarter and they were all around 20-30 minutes long. Our grade was made up of 25% participation in discussion, 15% Paper 1, 20% Paper 2, 20% Midterm, and 20% Final exam. It is really simple to get all of the participation points as all you had to do was respond to 2 questions on the discussion board each week, and as long as you put in some effort you get all points for that week. The papers were also fairly easy and my TA was willing to check over the thesis and introduction to make sure you were on the right track. The midterm was basically a guaranteed 100%. There was a list of activities like going to a museum/lecture/Holocaust survivor speaking and then you would write a response on what you heard/saw (40 points each). There were also articles that you could read and respond to (20 points each). All you had to do was amass 100 points and as long as you completed the assignment, you get a 100. The final exam consisted of 5 different essay prompts and you had to pick 2 and write a 650 word response for each. They were rather simple as well. All in all, this class is a pretty easy A. You have to put some work in, but the class is engaging, so it isn't really a problem.

This class is as the review below describes. HOWEVER: grade is highly dependent on your TA. My TA was terrible about citations and often took a long time to answer my questions, once it took her three weeks to get back to me. Hope you get lucky.

This class should be a grad requirement. AMAZING lectures by Prof Stein. My TA, Lily, was awesome as well