HIEU 2061

This was a great class! There's not a huge amount of work, but you still learn a ton. Kershaw is a very engaging lecturer. If you can, get John Terry as a TA--he's enthusiastic and really cares about how you're doing in the class.

Kershaw is absolutely amazing. He is an enthusiastic lecturer (he NEVER stops moving). He's really funny. He loves his topic, and he really enjoys teaching and talking to students. You cannot go wrong by taking his class. It does require a fair amount of effort and you MUST go to lecture and discussion if you want an A. 1 midterm 1 final and 4-5 papers each about 4-5 pages long. John Terry is a great TA and a fair grader (take him if you can).

When I first was in this class I was really intimated because of the amount of readings that were assigned. But in actuality you don't have to read them thoroughly in order to do well on tests as the T.A's go over them well in discussion! (Try to get John Terry, he is hilarious and makes discussing interesting and is a fair grader). Readings don't even correspond to the lecture, but lectures are good anyways for background information for the essays. Also, listening to Kershaw is always a fun time because he is so enthusiastic. There is a Midterm, Final (both graded fairly easily since they are vocab and short essay but you get a list of possible questions before the exams!!), and 4 Essays (graded more difficultly since you get a lot of time to do them). Get into small study groups for the exams and this will take a load off while studying. This is the only History class I've taken at UVA, I had no background of the Middle Ages beforehand, skimmed through the readings and still pulled an A-. Definitely Recommended.

This class was really interesting because Kershaw was amazing. The work is very manageable. There are 4 essays with an optional 5th one if you want to improve, then a midterm, and final. The reading is not bad and very interesting.

The class is enjoyable and Kershaw is a great teacher.

Kershaw is a very engaging Professor, but like with most history classes do not take The Birth of Europe unless you want to read or write. Both are important components of the class, this includes four essays of four pages each with an option to write a fifth. The Midterm and final are not too difficult but require a good understanding of the material including the primary source readings. Armin is a fantastic TA, although his German accent might be a bit intimidating at first he is incredibly intelligent and very helpful!

Kershaw at first seems really enthusiastic but the lectures are in fact a bore. Be sure to do the primary source readings because they're what you write essays on (4 in total, ~4 pages each), discussion questions that are due every week and are tested on in the Midterm and Final. I enjoyed the class overall and would definitely recommend it especially if you need the class to fulfill your history major requirement. Participate in discussion as well. Kershaw thinks it's really important and therefore it's a big part of your grade. Emily is a great T.A. if she's still teaching!

4 papers required though none of them are too difficult, midterm and final both relatively straightforward.

Armin was a good TA, graded difficult on the papers. Midterm isn't too bad, final is more difficult. Lectures are interesting, Kershaw is an amazing lecturer.

my TA was alright, very knowledgeable but not really very good with people. the class was enjoyable enough but they held the work and papers to a standard that doesn't really fit a 2000 level course.